Baseball is a sport that its skill is so specific, and so nuanced; while at the same time heavily predicated on genetic traits (talent); that many are confused as to what actually generates success in the sport Into that confusion has come an avalanche of social media guru’s, each touting their swing hacks and mechanics secrets, while creating buzzwords and overly complicating skills in an effort to portray they know “secrets” others don’t This works well marketing wise for l

1️⃣ Lunging Forward His main issue in the past has been lunging forward: this was partially lack of hip/posterior chain strength, partially lack of awareness. The consequence of lunging is the worst error of hitting: it reduces pop and causes pitches to “jump” late which destroys averages. His focus now is starting 70/30 going to 100, reinforcing with Hang Drill and One Drill in his AM work 2️⃣ Bat Path His hitting lessons in the past were well intentioned but only served to

An isometric against an immovable object allows you to produce 15% greater force than any concentric contraction; the negative is that force is limited to 15 degrees above and below where the isometric is being performed A solution is Overcoming Isometrics: a full ROM rep performed explosively, but with an all out isometric performed at your stick point, thereby increasing neural recruitment exactly where you need to get stronger Copy/paste programs can take you from weak to

The Tommy John epidemic in baseball has skyrocketed from 1 in 7 pitchers 15 years ago, to now 1 in 3 Many things have been blamed: the overall emphasis on velocity; greater horizontal ball movement (sweeper/splinker popularity); even the pitch clock While some of those may have validity, the research pins two major catalysts: ➡️ Pitching more than 100 innings in a year increases injury risk 3x ➡️ Pitching more than 8 months out of the year increases injury risk 5x The key wor

Question from the other day: I see on social media guys training in sand, is that good for speed? Training in sand destroys the elastic-reactive response and dissipates forces. The ground is a force plate. What you put in you get back out. You play beach volleyball? Great, go train in the sand. Otherwise, training in sand kills your speed by causing you to take short choppy steps. Just like the foot ladder, which somehow still persists with unknowledgeable trainers, anything

5’9” and THUMPING: from stuck 79-82 for 3 YEARS before starting, to now touching mid 90’s ⛽️⛽️⛽️15 months later!! The 3 things that exploded his velo: 1️⃣ He gained weight and strength Many pitchers simply don’t know how to go about a nutrition plan or training that WORKS. Fixing his diet and raising his strength allowed him to gain 30lbs of lean muscle in 15 months: F= MxA, and a bigger version of YOU will throw 5oz harder than YOU used to throw it! 2️⃣ His mindset shifted W

With all pitching mechanics: You can tweak this, adjust that, copy him, I saw this one thing on IG reels; It’s all just words if you can’t PHYSICALLY perform it Many guys would benefit from mechanical improvements, but they lack what they need to actually improve: 1) Strength 2) Athleticism What often looks like “poor mechanics” typically isn’t because of lack of understanding, or lack of “working hard”: but rather, physical shortcomings that don’t allow for the correct move

It should be noted that training for strength and power, and training for mobility, is not binary. Nearly all athletes would be wise to address both. However, in the ever confused Charmin ultra soft baseball world, mobility often takes precedent at the expense of training for power. Entire programs consist of little more than extremely light non intense loading, rehab movements, and stretching and mobility. Besides these programs providing little to no stimulus to actually im

The first reason to take an off-season is a big one: health and durability. Despite the ongoing injury epidemic in baseball, many stubbornly continue to ignore the research that clearly demonstrates what a catalyst for injury playing year round is (PMID: 16452269 PMID: 29630388 PMID: 26797699). The simplest way to reduce injury rates: take a break from playing! The second reason is development. If you have traits: ie genetic talent that allows you to be more successful than y