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How to Increase Pitching Stamina

Build a foundation. By building a strong and firm base of strength and muscle size, you can then work on other physical attributes such as speed, power, explosiveness and so on. If you do not have a strong foundation you will be more likely to get injured and recover slower between outings. A strong foundation is built through strength training. Exercises such as squats, deadlifts, chin ups, rows, pushups, DB benching, and unilateral training are imperative to the development of a baseball player. "During my first 3 years in the AL, I pitched more than 900 innings. There's no way I could have Read more…

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Sport Specific Training for Baseball

There is no such thing as a sport specific exercise. This doesn’t mean that all exercises were created equal but instead that coaches and players who try to imitate baseball movements such as a swing or a throw in the weight room will actually hurt their performance. The only way that sport specific training is even relevant is when it comes to conditioning. These types of exercises in the video above teach improper hitting mechanics and thus will ruin your performance on the diamond. The weight room is meant to build strong and powerful athletes, not to mimic the motor patterns required Read more…

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Strongman Training for Baseball Players

Why Strongman? Strongman training is a proven system to improve almost every asset needed to become a better baseball player. This type of training will help you improve physical strength, power, speed, explosiveness and strength endurance. Not to mention the mental toughness you will develop. Strongman training improves real world strength and man strength. This type of training isn’t for baseball players who like wine, cry, or get their hands dirty. It is for those who want a competitive edge over the competitive both physically and mentally. How does it apply to baseball? Baseball Read more…

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Heavy Lifting for Baseball

So you want to be faster, more explosive, throw harder and hit the ball further? The only way to increase all these physical capabilities is to increase your strength. There is no such thing as a fast and explosive athlete that isn’t strong. By increasing strength, you are building a base upon which you can then build other physical attributes. Doing dynamic and explosive work won’t do anything for your performance if you are WEAK! In order to get strong for baseball you need to lift heavy weights. This does not mean you should work up to a 1 rep max week after week with shitty technique. Read more…

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Why Pitchers Should NOT Run Long Distance

It amazes me that many coaches still believe that long distance running will increase stamina and help the recovery process. Pitching is a very fast and explosive movement.If you want to be fast, you need to train fast. If you train slow you will be slow!…

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How to Warm Up for Baseball

Let’s face it, baseball players have no idea how to properly warm up before a game. Think about what you see every high school and most college teams do before games. They will usually jog one or two poles and then perform 5-10 minutes of static stretches while also bullshitting about what they did last night. I am sure these same teams still have their pitchers running poles because it will help improve endurance. It amazes me that coaches still live and die by static stretching and long distance running. They serve absolutely no benefit to becoming a better baseball player and can actually Read more…

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Should Baseball Players Bench Press

There will always be an ongoing debate as to whether or not baseball players, particularly pitchers, should bench press. On one side, the bench press is the king of all upper body lifts and many people believe it should be included into every athletes training program. The haters believe that the bench press is not “sport specific” and that it will eventually lead to shoulder injuries. My stance is that the bench press is a great upper body exercise for most athletes, however when it comes to baseball, the risk vs. reward is too great. Unless an athlete is skinny and weak, there are more Read more…

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Lower Body Training for Baseball Players

Baseball players are often viewed as the laziest of all athletes and such training for baseball is misunderstood. Most coaches believe that long distance running is the key to increasing a pitcher’s stamina and that position players and pitchers should not lift weights because they will get tight. These statements are completely FALSE! In fact, lifting weights can actually help increase mobility, power, explosiveness and speed. Aside from skill, lower body strength is one of the most important attributes a baseball player can have. The lower body and core generate the power and explosiveness Read more…

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