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

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

If you play sports, you won't always feel perfect Every athlete deals with aches/discomforts and pains Every athlete at some point ends up on the IL That’s life   The difference is that athletes who thought playing “low contact” sports like baseball was their ticket to never experience any discomfort or any pain, often overreact when they don’t feel absolutely perfect   Instead of making simple modifications and adjustments, they stop everything and get lost in the physical

The main reason why so many athletes fail to get much out of their workout’s is simple: their workouts consists of working out, not training. An athletes improvement comes from two places: GPP, and SPP. GPP (General Physical Preparation) is non specific work that improves the athletes ability to produce more force. This will manifest in sprinting faster, hitting balls farther, and throwing harder. SSP (Specific Sport Preparation) is specific work to the sport: hitting BP, tak

1️⃣ Weight Releasers allow for supramaximal load on the eccentric, speeding it up. The faster the eccentric, the faster the concentric....

Unfortunately every athlete at some point ends up on the IL Thats because the more an athlete is exposed to the competitive environment;...

Recent question from a HS varsity coach: “Should we be overhead pressing or “training shoulders” in our team workouts?” The answer is...