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June 17th, 2010 | 
Author: Need to get stretched out and ready to go in a hurry? Don’t have time for a big, full-body stretch? You’re in luck; I have a video for you with 5 great stretches that are ideal for baseball players, and can be done with comprehensive flow in a short time.
I don’t do a lot of videos, partly because I don’t have an omnipresent assistant and partly because I prefer to lay things out in writing. But, my friend and strength coach Nick Tumminello and I made a little how-to before I left the city for my flatter, more opportunistic midwestern town.
So check this out, and hopefully you learn a few things about the sleeper stretch, hip mobility, thoracic mobility and a few things you might have been doing incorrectly.
Every kid growing up playing baseball wants to someday be a pro; a Major Leaguer, really, but I guess being a minor leaguer counts too. Aside from living the dream, playing a fun kid’s game for money, and living devoid of the job responsibilities most of the world endures, there is one other, big perk: All the PB&J your face can handle. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s that time of year when I’m increasing my conditioning to report for the season in top shape. Being in great cardiovascular shape has numerous benefits, but I’m going to share another one that you may not realize: the increased ability to relax. Read the rest of this entry »
Some workouts are hard, if not impossible, to complete without taking strides to keep ourselves motivated and on track. This is the very reason people hire personal trainers – to create additional accountability and ward off their inner-pussality.
Yet, if you’re trying to get in shape, and really want to tackle some tough workouts, here are some tips to keep you with it ’til the end. *PLUS!! As a bonus, read to the end to learn a new word for softness that I just invented!*
A Soft and Delicious Destructor. You're just soft.
If you want to challenge yourself to the most torturous leg workout around, then the following metabolic leg circuit is for you! Read the rest of this entry »
Do you remember the Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commericals, in which Terry Tate would lay out a co-worker and then let out an emphatic, WOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in triumph?
A friend of mine had a client a while back who was just as big, and screamed WOO! just as loud during their sessions-except he did it between sets in the middle of a quiet room while having a conversation with himself. Read the rest of this entry »
Even the best athletes in the world say “I can’t” much more than they say “I can.” Yet, the elite figure out a way to get it done, even when their body and mind don’t want to.
I was recently running with a friend who quit before I did. I also had a solo workout in which I quit before I completed my intended volume. And last week a client of mine told me that he couldn’t do any more [reps]. All of these situations raised in me the question…
What If you HAD to do more?
What if you were forced, FORCED, to keep going? Could you? Read the rest of this entry »
Today what I have for you is some video of myself and a local high school pitcher, Andrew Connors, throwing with and without the Phantom weight sleeves. Andrew has been using a sleeve for a number of weeks now, but this was the first time we got to compare his mechanics with and without it side-by-side.
Now, don’t be too critical of us, because neither of our mechanics are picture-perfect. Andrew is working on getting his arm up sooner, as his arm reaches way behind and drags. I have numerous kinks that I am working on as well, so be kind to us both. Nonetheless, what is salient here is whether or not our mechanics change when we put on the weighted sleeves. Read the rest of this entry »
Your training should mirror the demands of your sport, but it should also mirror, to some extent, the expectations of your coach or organization.
Let’s take running as an example. Baseball is an anaerobic sport-requiring many short bursts of intense physical movement. Knowledgeable trainers, for this reason, are shifting their baseball players’ training away from the traditional long distance runs to more sprint training. Pitchers, who since the beginning of time have run long distance for conditioning, are also switching to and benefitting from this change in methodology.
So, as a baseball player, we should all run only short sprints all the time, right? I’ve written about this before here and Andrew Sacks has here. This way, we would be maximizing our training by not wasting time on superfluous exercise. Not so fast… Read the rest of this entry »
If you haven’t read my articles titled Do You know Your Throwing Anatomy, now is your chance to catch them! InsidePitching.com is running parts one and two on March 15th and 22nd, respectively, and my third and all new installment is due to premier on their site on March 29th! Check them out!