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In-Season Baseball Strength and Conditioning: Part 2 – High School Baseball
In case you missed Part 1 of this series on In-Season Baseball Strength and Conditioning, you can check it out HERE.
Today, I’ll be discussing how to attack in-season training for high school baseball players. I’ll divide things up between position players (plus catchers) and pitchers.
Position Players/Catchers
With our position players and catchers, we typically opt for [...]
Strength Training Programs: How Many Sets and Reps? – Part 1
Q: I know this is a loaded question with hours upon hours of answers, but I’m trying to make some sense about the different kinds of ways/philosophies involved in writing strength and conditioning programs. I have read different articles and chapters in books that discuss program development, looked at programs at my current job, and [...]
Show and Go: A Personal Trainer’s Experience
I received this email the other day and thought I’d share it with those of you who might be on the fence about whether or not Show and Go is a good fit for you.
“I just read your recent blog post in which you mentioned sending Show and Go testimonials. Well…it would be a [...]
The Top 4 Long Toss Mistakes
In part 1, I made the case for long toss as an effective addition to a throwing program. Today, we answer the question, “Why don’t some pitchers respond well to long toss?” Let’s look at the top four reasons why someone may not be approaching long toss optimally.
1. They structure it incorrectly.
By far, the [...]
Strategies for Correcting Bad Posture: Part 3
This is the third installment of my Correcting Bad Posture series. In case you missed the first two installments, you can check them out here:
Strategies for Correcting Bad Posture: Part 1
Strategies for Correcting Bad Posture: Part 2
Today, we pick up with tip #9…
9. It’s not just the strength exercises you perform; it’s how you perform [...]
