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Summer Travel-Ball: Optimizing Performance and Maintaining Health
Here in Florida, summer baseball is already underway and will be hitting full swing in the coming weeks. Travel-ball used to mean an entire summer’s worth of weekends were allotted to travel tournaments, leaving weekdays for kids to be kids, go on vacation, and kick it on the block. But, in today’s youth baseball culture, summer ball… Read more
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4 Benefits of the Front Squat for Baseball
This article was originally posted a few years back on a different site. I have pulled it from the archives and given it an update and refresher. Enjoy! *** One of the questions I have gotten a lot lately – especially from my new high school players – is “Why do we front squat?” or, “Why do… 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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Real-Food Protein Snacks for Student-Athletes
Nearly all athletes today know that they need protein in their diet. Proteins, in their most basic form of amino acids, are the the building blocks for many vital functions in our body, including what many athletes are most concerned about: building lean muscle mass. There are, however, some misconceptions about protein digestion and athletic performance,… Read more
Ryan J. Faer 