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