January 2013

Core Concerns

Strengthen your core! Do sit ups, low back extensions, plank until you pass out! WRONG! The core, or mid-section of your body is so super important that this topic cannot be glazed over; how to properly strengthen your core. The legs get the ball rolling, in a big way, at the on-set of a pitch. […]

Developing Baseball Power For Pitchers

Most baseball players, and pitchers would agree that you need to develop great power with your legs in order to throw harder and faster. This is true! Baseball researches have been saying this since at least the late 90’s. A study by MacWilliams’ in 19981 showed a very strong correlation between force produced by the […]

Should You Long Toss? An Experts Opinion

The Great Debate: To Long Toss or Not To Long Toss. Long toss is loved by many, and hated by many. Huge camps of people swear by long tossing, saying it makes their arm stronger, lengthens their arm muscles, and keeps their arm healthy. At the same time, there are coaches out there that would […]

Baseball Pitcher Conditioning

What is “The New Mold” of pitcher conditioning? First, do baseball pitchers, or any baseball player for the matter, need to condition? Yes they do.  However, that’s not the real question. The real question is whether baseball players should partake in long distance running/conditioning?  Hell No! And when I say long distance conditioning or running, […]