Unless you understand periodization and how to correctly combine means and methods, most programs look pretty good on paper But even many programs that are actually good often fail The reason is many times they’re being performed in a lackluster environment Training to the brain is sympathetic: fight or flight So if you place an athlete in an environment that’s aggressive, where the music is loud, you’re slamming weights, and your training partners are pushing you with posit

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

Everyone wants to know the right swing adjustment, the special drill, the “5 minute mechanics fix” It’s a gimmick oriented culture-ESPECIALLY American baseball which attracts a lot of lazy kids But most of them their issue isn’t a mechanical flaw It’s that they’re weak; lack muscle; are too slow twitch dominant; and lack athleticism The game speeds up drastically as the levels go up, and many guys haven’t made the consistent physical improvements necessary-and THAT’S why t