Here is Part 2 of our Best of 2025 articles here at RPP. If you haven’t done so already, please check our Part 1 here.
The RPP Top 10 Articles of 2025 – Part 1
It’s another year in the books, and that means it’s time to look back at the Top 10 articles you, the readers, found most popular. Even though I’ve been focusing more on my Behind the Seams podcast, I still feel the need to write. So here they are — Part 1, counting down numbers 10 through 6…
Training Deceleration in Baseball Players
In the field of sports performance, we are always looking to improve an athlete’s force and velocity production. By building a bigger “motor” we can improve “horsepower,” giving the athlete the ability to move at higher speeds. In baseball, this can equate to a player throwing harder, bat speed, or getting down the baselines quicker (first step quickness). However, when we build a bigger motor, we also must build better “brakes”.
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Dynamic Neuromuscular Training for Pitchers
DNS or “Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization” is a training method that was developed by Czech physiotherapist Pavel Kovar in the 1990’s and was brought to the forefront of training 10 years ago with the release of Frans Bosch’s book, “Strength Training and Coordination”. It’s fair to say that it has since struck the baseball player development realm by storm.
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Three Big Players on the Road to Athleticism
There are many players on the road to athleticism, but spending day-in and day-out on the gym floor, I can tell you that there are 3 simple, yet big, players that I see as big contributors on the road to athleticism.
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