TIn this epiosde I interview Tony Gentilcore of Cressey Sports Performance.  Tony has written for T-Nation, Bodybuilding.com, Livestrong, Men's Health, and more.  He is now the #1 guy at Cressey Sports Performance in Boston and a go to source for anyone looking for information on fitness.  He is also a giant nerd who loves Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, 90s hip-hop, and movies.

 

We discuss:

• How he got into fitness
• Living and working with eric cressey
• Young trainers, spend time in a commercial gym and learn how to be a people person
• Wearing sweatpants
• His bowling game
• Being an active kid and drinking pitchers of kool aid
• The benefits of playing multiple sports in youth athletes
• Why baseball players dont need to run for long distance
• Entitlement in youth athletetics
• We need to learn how to fail (article)
• Its not all about winning, but it kinda is
• What book has influenced him the most as a coach(Upside of Down)(The Power of Habit)
• Decisive (Chip Heath) Switch, Made to Stick
• The Martian
• Tony's list of movies and books on his site
• Where did the orange in the armpit come from 
• Hardest habit for him to establish
• Always be mindful that you dont know everything
• That feeling when you hear someone speak and you feel like you know nothing
• Favorite place to get work done in boston
• Purposefully stayed away from star wars leaks online
• Kevin Smith on the Star Wars set
• Favorite extended universe character
• The ewok movies were my first introduction to star wars
• Favorite non-action arnold movie
• Who is superior the Jedi or the Sith
• Playing lightsaber with sticks
• The Star Wars kid
• What he does to deal with stress
• Guilty Pleasure Track
• Gandolf, Mr. Miagi, Yoda