Browsing: Baseball

This week’s Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I discuss the nuances of general physical preparation (GPP) and outline a common mistake I see with modern coaches attempting to implement it.

This week’s Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I briefly discuss the rationale for velocity-based training (VBT), but, more importantly, highlight three scenarios where it isn’t a good fit for athletes.

This week’s Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I discuss the utility of bands in training programs for both healthy and rehabilitating athletes. Against the background of five categories of rotator cuff training, I share where bands fit in to the overall equation.

This week’s Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I review a recent Korean youth baseball study that tested 12-15-year-old youth baseball players to assess the relationship between bat speed and medicine ball drills and force plate jumps. The findings revealed some important lessons for developing young hitters.

This week’s Pinch Hit Friday is now available. In this episode, I do rapid fire impressions on common recovery initiatives as they’re proposed to me. Learn which approaches I find the most beneficial for short- and long-term recovery and athletic success.