Stuff You Should Read: 3/2/10

Written on March 2, 2010 at 10:13 am, by Eric Cressey

Here are a few recommendations for this week:

East Coast Muscle – Recently, Men’s Health Fitness Editor Adam Bornstein traveled all along the East Coast to check out several training facilities – one of which was Cressey Performance.  This blog post details his experiences and features a picture of one dead sexy guy named Cressey lifting heavy stuff.

Five Resistance Training Myths in the Running World – This is one of my most popular articles of all-time, and with the number of crazy endurance folks getting ready for the Boston Marathon in 10-degree weather, it seemed like a fitting time to bring this piece to the forefront once again.

Made to Stick – Someone mentioned this in conversation the other day, and it reminded me that it was one of my favorite books of the past five years.  It’s a great read – whether you’re a teacher, trainer, parent, or any of a number of other things!

Cardio Confusion

Written on January 20, 2005 at 2:04 pm, by Eric Cressey

When it comes to training purely for strength and power, it’s become vogue to vehemently oppose “cardio.” In light of the traditional connotation of “cardio” and “endurance training” — rubbing your ass raw on a bike for an hour — the individuals bashing such initiatives certainly have justification for their views.

However, “cardio” is a very general term. These individuals need to qualify their recommendations on a variety of fronts.

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