This week on the Brute Strength Podcast I’m speaking with a pioneer in the Strength & Conditioning world, Eric Cressey. Eric is a highly sought-after coach for healthy and injured athletes alike. He’s made a name for himself as the go-to strength coach when it comes to physical preparation for Baseball athletes in the US. In this episode we’ll be getting into Eric’s early coaching career as a Grad Assistant at UCONN, as well as his early struggle with an eating disorder and exercise addiction. We’ll also be diving into some of the specifics including olympic lifting and overhead training for Baseball athletes and some of his techniques for developing explosive strength with his athletes. Be sure to check out the links below for more of Eric’s contributions to Strength & Conditioning. Enjoy the show!   Topics:   01:30 - Family matters 09:50 - Eating disorder & exercise addiction 17:20 - UCONN & Brijesh Patel 27:00 - Working with “the Pros & the Joes” 40:30 - Communicating & connecting with athletes 41:15 - Olympics lifts & Baseball 49:00 - Overhead lifting for pitchers 58:40 - Offseason   Links:   Top 5 Podcasts ericcressey.com Cressey Sports Performance T-Nation Articles Twitter Instagram   Books:   Sapiens - Harari Legacy - Kerr Decisive: How To Make Better Choices in Life and Work - Heath   Reviews:   If you love this podcast please click HERE to leave me a review. It energizes me to keep doing these as well as pushes us higher in the rankings. Thank you all for the support.   Follow us on Instagram @brute.strength.