Olympic Lifting for Baseball
There will always be on an ongoing war regarding whether or not athletes should perform Olympic lifts. Most coaches have a love/hate relationship with the lifts. Unfortunately, there is no middle ground, you either do them or you don't. Before I get into why I am not a huge fan of Olympic lifts for baseball players, let me start by saying the Olympic lifts are the ultimate test of explosive power. I think that when they are performed with proper technique, they are one of the best ways to improve rate of force development, however I don't think they are for everyone, especially not baseball players. When Read more…