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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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12 of My Favorite Strength Training Exercises for Pitchers
In the past month or so I’ve started using Snapchat as a new means of sharing content – both training and nutrition – and connecting with coaches/athletes. It’s a lot quicker, allows the person/athlete on the other end to know if you’ve opened their message (so they don’t feel ignored), it’s like a text message in… Read more
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3 Reasons Why Champions (on and off the field) Prepare and Pack Their Meals
When most people think of improving sport performance or competing at the highest level, generally it’s the practices and training sessions that first come to mind. To get the most out of your body and abilities, you have got to practice and train hard each and every day – we all know that. But, to get… Read more
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Why Youth Athletes Don’t Need The Same Performance Training Methods as an Elite Athlete
Recently I have spoken with quite a few different coaches, parents, and players about performance enhancement methods for the youth or high school athlete. They usually ask something to the affect of, “I know that a lot of pro’s do _____, what do you think about that for my kids?” or “What is the best… Read more
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Players: How to Structure Your Off-Season Workouts When You’re Training Alone
It’s that time of year again. With the high school baseball season coming to an end here in Florida and the off-season getting under way, many young athletes will begin heading to the weight room or gym for strength training to go along with their summer travel ball schedule. This is usually the time I get… Read more
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Weight Room Movements and Their Transfer to Sport – Simplifying Exercise Selection
When putting together a strength training program – especially as a sport coach with no formal education in human performance – the amount of variables that exist can seem overwhelming. Take, for example, just a couple programming components that must be considered when considering a training program: Frequency – number of training sessions per cycle/week/phase… Read more
Ryan J. Faer 