I still occasionally hear kids say the old fear of “I don’t want to get too big” Usually they’re simply scared of the unknown of how to go about weight training, eating properly, and developing their body physically Which is understandable What they SHOULD be worried about though is what happens if they DON’T get “too big” Because I’ve seen countless kids get stuck not because they lacked skill, but because as they got older and the game got faster, they lacked the necessary

One of the most important aspects of programming correctly is understanding the Law of Accommodation The Law of Accommodation states that response to stimulus decreases over time If the brain is not being challenged, it fails to adapt: which is why a program must be constantly evolving One of the simplest ways to avoid the Law of Accommodation is by utilizing many different bars Different bars provide: varied volumes within the periodization plan stress muscle tissue in vari

This past week a HS pitcher came in for an intro, and said how he’s been stuck at 81-83 mph for YEARS. He said how frustrating it’s been: he’s tried weighted balls, pitching lessons, everything, and nothing has worked to this point What I told him was this: “What’s happening is that you’ve reached the “high school wall”, meaning you’ve maximized your SHOULDERS ability to throw a baseball, aka your genetic layback, and other hereditary shoulder factors that influence velocity.

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

On your iPhone go to settings -> screen time -> see all activity If you’re the average American teenager, you’re spending 7 hours and 22 minutes a DAY on your phone So you do have the time. All the time. For everything. Your problem isn’t time It’s application You can watch marketing reels all day about this arm slot and that bat path and flexibility and yoga and towel drills, but it’s all just hypothetical until you actually take action The key is to: 1️⃣ Understand the CORR

If you’re not Milb or MLB, you probably don’t have a true “offseason” in a given year. And while it certainly doesn’t serve an athlete well psychologically or durability wise, the reality for lower level athletes is often a year round cycle of games, practices, and tournaments Unfortunately it’s the athletes development-what would allow them to actually rise above the average and get to the higher levels-that often falls by the wayside The athlete gets stuck in a year round l

A problem a lot of athletes have as the levels go up is they’ve never been allowed to grow up They’ve never matured beyond the parent being their mentor/coach/psychologist/decision maker That might’ve been fine in 8th grade, but naturally as a man you want to establish independence-a sense of autonomy So as you grow up your parents making all the decisions causes lower application and resentment Because it’s not YOURS It’s THEIRS You correctly perceive you’re still operating

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