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CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast – Pinch Hit Friday 91: Better Band Strategies

Eric Cressey — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:30:20 +0000

This week's Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I discuss the utility of bands in training programs for both healthy and rehabilitating athletes. Against the background of five categories of rotator cuff training, I share where bands fit in to the overall equation. This episode is timely, as this week's sponsor is [...]

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Does Posture Impact Pain and Performance?

Eric Cressey — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:51:26 +0000

With my ongoing $40 off sale on Sturdy Shoulder Solutions, I thought it would be a good time to dig in a bit on one of the topics I cover in this popular resource. Posture is a heavily debated topic, and I wanted to throw a bit of my own fuel on the fire. [...]

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CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast – Pinch Hit Friday 90: Does Strength Training Cause Elbow Injuries in Youth Pitchers?

Eric Cressey — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:19:38 +0000

This week's Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I discuss some common misconceptions about strength training for young baseball players. Strength and conditioning programs sometimes have come under scrutiny on social media as the cause of injuries in youth baseball players, but there are other variables at play that we must consider. [...]

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Offseason Sale: Save $40 on Sturdy Shoulder Solutions!

Eric Cressey — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:43:55 +0000

The Major League Baseball regular season wrapped up yesterday - which means that the most exciting few weeks of the year at Cressey Sports Performance are upon us. Many pro guys roll back in for offseason training, and there's plenty of playoff baseball to watch every day. To celebrate, I've put my resource, Sturdy Shoulder [...]

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CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast – Pinch Hit Friday #89: Young Hitters, Bat Speed, and Jump Tests

Eric Cressey — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:33:34 +0000

This week's Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I review a recent Korean youth baseball study that tested 12-15-year-old youth baseball players to assess the relationship between bat speed and medicine ball drills and force plate jumps. The findings revealed some important lessons for developing young hitters. A special thanks to this [...]

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CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast – Pinch Hit Friday 88: Ranking Recovery Methods

Eric Cressey — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:50:22 +0000

This week's Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I do rapid fire impressions on common recovery initiatives as they’re proposed to me. Learn which approaches I find the most beneficial for short- and long-term recovery and athletic success. A special thanks to this show's sponsor, AG1. Head to https://www.DrinkAG1.com/cressey and you’ll receive [...]

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Eating at Night: An Insult to Health or a Harmless Practice?

Eric Cressey — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:59:41 +0000

Anyone who has followed me for a reasonable length of time will know that I'm a huge fan of the great people and work at Examine. Thousands of nutrition and supplement studies are published every month, and Examine makes it easy to stay on top of what matters by interpreting the latest research and efficiently [...]

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CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast – Pinch Hit Friday #87: Hip-Shoulder Separation and Bat Speed

Eric Cressey — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:01:08 +0000

This week's Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I highlight the findings of a recent study on hip-shoulder separation and contact depth as they relate to bat speed in baseball hitters. This is a very nuanced discussion, so I share insights on how to best interpret the data relative to player development [...]

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Cressey Sports Performance – Florida Job Posting: Pitching Coach (9/7/26)

Eric Cressey — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:28:19 +0000

With the growth of our Palm Beach Gardens, FL facility, Cressey Sports Performance - Florida is looking to add another pitching coach to our team this fall. This full-time, salaried position (with benefits) will begin in the next month, and the right candidate will be involved with working with clients ranging from middle schoolers all [...]

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Breaking Down the Countermovement Jump – Part 2

Eric Cressey — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:57:08 +0000

Today's guest post - the second in a three part series - comes from CSP-FL Sports Science Coordinator and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Yassir Kahook. This is the second post in a three-part series on evaluating the countermovement jump (CMJ) on force plates. In case you missed it, here is part 1. Today, I'll discuss [...]

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