🔥 How to Have Consistent Velo (vs being the “once upon a time” guy)

While new velo touch PR’s are important, an even greater indicator of growth is a pitchers FB average.

The MLB average FB velocity this year was 94.0; while even some low level pitchers have touched that once upon a time, what seperates the guys who climb the levels of the sport vs those who get released, is that they throw hard consistently: every pitch, every outing, month after month.

What most are missing is that a pitchers velo consistency is closely tied to strength. Strength not only drives repeatable mechanics, but also work capacity (velo inning to inning), and recovery between outings. When guys lack the leg and upper back strength to decelerate the shoulder, the rotator cuff bears more of the brunt of each pitch; and thats what leads to fatigue that causes velo drops both within outings, and inconsistency/drops season to season

For Noah ^ strength gains this past season brought new PR’s (92), but even better, his sit went from an up and down 83-87 range last year, to now 89-91 consistently.

All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty

-Fenske