In-Season Training - Can We Develop and Win at the Same Time?
As we move into the the final weeks of the calendar year, it isn’t just the holidays that are fast approaching. High school baseball season, too, is almost here. Many...
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Weighted Baseball Research and the Data Supporting Their Use
With the recent release of ASMI's Biomechanical Analysis of Weighted-Ball Exercises for Baseball Pitchers we decided that it was appropriate to discuss its findings in a more in depth review....
The Path to Long-Term Training Progress and Adaptation
In the previous post we discussed the importance of a ballplayer's first year of strength-training, and how to go about making the most of that first year. Today we will extend...
The Most Important Year of Your Training Career
While every year, off-season, month, and week of training is vitally important to the development of the athlete, not all years are created equal. In fact, many might say that the...
“Core Training” – What It Is and How to Progress It – Part III
The previous two parts of this series discussed both the intro and intermediate phases of my own progressions for core/trunk training. Part I specifically discussed what it actually means to train...
Spin Rate Part II: Spin Axis & Useful Spin
Building on Part One of this series we’ll be looking at how spin rate actually causes pitches to move, and what we can do to affect this. Review of Spin...