Strengh and Conditioning

Doug Carroll Baseball Academy has formed a strategic partnership with Eric Cressey to provide our clients with elite strength and conditioning instruction in our new facility. Strength, speed and flexibility are key components to developing as a complete player.  This partnership will compliment our baseball instruction while reinforcing our commitment to providing "best in class" instruction in a comprehensive program.

Eric Cressey received his Master’s Degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science through the University of Connecticut Department of Kinesiology, the #1 ranked kinesiology graduate program in the nation. At UCONN, Eric was involved in varsity strength and conditioning and research in the human performance laboratory. Previously, Eric graduated from the University of New England with a double major in Exercise Science and Sports and Fitness Management.

An accomplished author, Cressey is a regular contributor to Testosterone Nation, Men’s Fitness, and Elite Fitness Systems, and Rugged Magazine, authoring over 140 published articles in all. Eric has been an invited guest speaker all over the U.S. and abroad. His Master’s thesis, "The effects of 10 weeks of lower-body unstable surface training on markers of athletic performance," was published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Eric Cressey has rapidly established himself as one of the most sought-after coaches and writers in the field of strength and conditioning. A record-setting powerlifter himself, Eric is unique in his ability to blend his "in-the-trenches" experience with a solid coaching background and extensive academic preparation. In an industry full of condescending coaches who don’t practice what they preach and those who lack even the most basic knowledge of exercise physiology, Eric Cressey is a breath of fresh air: an approachable professional who brings science and practice together.

As a competitive powerlifter, Eric holds several state, national, and world records. A mainstay in the Powerlifting USA Top 100 lifts in his weight class, Cressey is rapidly approaching Elite status with competition bests of 540 squat, 402 bench, 628 deadlift, and 1532 total in the 165-pound weight class. He trained at the world-renowned South Side Gym in Stratford, Connecticut from 2005 to 2006.

Eric has helped athletes at all levels - from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks - achieve their highest levels of performance in a variety of sports. Although prepared in a variety of bodies of knowledge, Cressey specializes in applied kinesiology and biomechanics as they relate to program design and corrective exercise; maximal relative strength development; and athletic performance enhancement. He is a highly sought-after coach for healthy and injured athletes alike, and currently trains athletes and weekend warriors alike in Greater Boston.

To learn more about Eric Cressey and his training approach, please visit his website at http://ericcressey.com/.