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The Difference Between Pitching Stress and Training Stress
Last week I posted a visual on Twitter illustrating the interactions between pitching stress, training stress, and recovery. The purpose of this drawing was to create an analogy that would help a player or coach understand that not all physical stressors are created equal, as each unique stress will elicit its own specific adaptation within the Read more
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9 Factors That Strongly Influence Pitching Velocity – Part III
In Part I and Part II of this series we discussed six factors that have a strong affect on throwing velocity. Strength Power Efficient Mechanics Mobility Body Weight Throwing Volume In today’s post – the third and final installment of this series – we will discuss the final three components that will be covered in Read more
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The Importance of Rotational & Lateral Movement in Baseball Training
If you have followed much of writings you will know that I subscribe to the philosophy of hitting all of the major movement categories in an effort to improvement movement, strength, and power, with the ultimate goal of improving athletic performance. These primary movement categories include: Lower-Body Knee-Dominant Movements Lower-Body Hip-Dominant Movements Upper-Body Push Movements Upper-Body Read more
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9 Factors That Strongly Influence Pitching Velocity – Part II
In Part I of this 3-Part series we discussed three major factors that strongly influence a pitcher’s capability to throw a baseball with significant velocity. These factors were: Strength Power Efficient Mechanics In total we will discuss nine different factors that can have a significant impact on throwing velocity. Today we will dive into the next Read more
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9 Factors That Strongly Influence Pitching Velocity – Part I
In today’s baseball age, where a 90 mph fastball is now considered below average in Major League Baseball, the question inevitably comes up: how do I throw harder? Recently I received a question along these same lines on Snapchat, where I field many baseball training questions each day. The question was a variation on the Read more
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Why Strength Matters in Baseball
One common misconception that we often seen thrown around is that the only way to train for baseball is to train fast and “explosive”, since the majority of the action in baseball (i.e. pitching, hitting, sprinting) occurs at full speed. While this sounds great (and sells a lot of programs) and should certainly be a part of the training process, Read more
Ryan J. Faer 