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Baseball Training!
Welcome to the Baseball Training Homepage! You will find everything you need here to improve your bat speed, enhance your baserunning speed and increase your arm strength!
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Training Considerations for
Pitchers
John Pallof, PT, OCS, COMT, CSCS
Consider for a moment the amount of money that is invested in pitchers every year at the professional level - from signing bonuses for new draftees, to the mammoth contracts signed by pitchers like C . . .
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Swing Speed: From the Floor, Through the Core Part II
Joe Bonyai, M.Ed., CSCS
Part I of "Swing Speed" covered the relationship of movements throughout the body during rotational actions. In the second half of this series, I'll provide a bunch of exercise descriptions and rationale aimed at developing the mobility and stability requisite for safe and powerful rotational movement.
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Swing Speed: From the Floor, Through the Core Part I
Joe Bonyai, CSCS
Training for rotation-related sports requires an understanding of technique and specific biomechanics just like training for any other skill. The goals for this article are to review how force is produced during rotational movements, explain what the body must endure to allow this force to be transmitted efficiently, and to depict the similarities of movement between different sports. . . .
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Strength Training for the Shoulder: Should Throwing Athletes Lift Weights Overhead?
Robert Panariello MS, PT, ATC, CSCS
Should throwing athletes lift weights overhead? During the Rehabilitation and Performance Training of throwing athletes, especially baseball players, this is a common concern often expressed by both players and coaches. The specific baseball athlete where this topic appears to generate the greatest concern is the pitcher. The apprehension displayed by both coaches and players, is due to their fear of the possible adverse effect of this type of overhead training on the shoulder, and more specifically the rotator cuff, and throwing performance. Prior to determining if this type of strength training is not only safe, but of benefit to the throwing athlete, it is necessary for the rehabilitation/sports performance specialist to understand shoulder anatomy and biomechanics, as well as the performance of overhead strength training. . . .
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Training For Baseball, Injury Prevention, and Trends of the Modern Day Ball Player
Dana Cavalea
Article and Audio Interview
The game of baseball places unique overall demands on the player. These demands are the result of a mix of variables, some controllable, others uncontrollable. Variables range from game volume to scheduling, travel, weather, to pattern overload, an overuse result of non-quantified skill training.
The game of baseball, as most of us know, is populated by coaches and players that have been doing things a certain way for many years. The rationale is frequently "this is how it was always done," or "this is how my coach used to do it." Whatever the reason is, when working with baseball players, it is imperative to respect where they are coming from and the superstitions and rituals that many attribute their success to. In professional baseball coaches need to work to educate the athlete on the pros and cons of what they are doing, while at the same time supporting them and the program they are currently using. . . .
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A New Model for Training Between Starts: Part 1
Eric Cressey
The management of pitchers between starts is one of the most debated topics in the world of baseball training. Some pitching coaches want multiple throwing sessions between starts, while others insist that a single bullpen is sufficient. Athletic trainers debate on whether or not a pitcher should ice after a throwing session. And, specific to my realm of expertise, there are differing opinions on what kind of running programs are appropriate for pitchers between bouts of throwing.
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An Interview with Eric Cressey
Mike Robertson (robertsontrainingsystems.com)
MR: Eric, believe it or not you've never done an interview for the site before! If you don't mind, please explain to people that we AREN'T the same person. (Yes, people actually thought this for . . .
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Off-Season Training For Baseball…Whats Your Plan?
Dana Cavalea, CSCS
What program should I use during the off-season to help me throw harder and increase my bat speed?" This might be the same question you ask your coaches every year. As I continue to travel and meet young ballplayers of all different shapes, sizes, and mental make-ups, this is the question that I am typically approached with, most often followed by, "What can I take?" . . .
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Movement Preparation
Andy Twellman
If we're looking for any edge we can find, what we choose to do to physically prepare immediately before competition and training is pretty important. . . .
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Strong and Injury Free?
Michael Boyle
Insanity is often defined as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. In the field of strength development, this concept applies directly to exercise selection. . . .
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