RHP Bourke Reid joined us last September to get an early start on his off-season training. The 6’3” righty came in weighing 173 lbs. having topped out at 80 mph on July 22nd last summer at a Perfect Game event. Fast forward to the end of the off-season, after packing on nearly 20 lbs. of lean muscle mass, Bourke is now touching 87 mph. And there is much more to come here. How did he do it?
Today, we’re sitting down with the Brewers Pitching and Development Coach Blake Nation. Blake was recently at the Brewers Dominican Academy working with the young Latin players. Topics include:
With the baseball season kicking in, I thought it was a great time for my yearly sit down-talking about the importance of staying in shape in-season. Topics Include:
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Today we’re sitting down with the San Diego Padres throwing coach Eric Junge, founder of Pitch IQ. Topics include:
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In most situations, athletes are generally trying to gain weight to become more explosive. But when dealing with higher level athletes that already possess adequate size and strength, the key generally lies in improving lean body mass and many times LOSING weight. In this week’s podcast, we’ll talk to RPP Pitching Coordinator Matt Goehrig and discuss the different parameters involved in his transformation…
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Today we’re sitting down with Dr. Ismael Gallo, founder of Baseball Flows. Dr. Gallo and I spoke last year (Episode #33) and the response was so great that we’re sitting down again. This time we’ll discuss creating better movers on the field and training stability throughout larger ranges of motion through Dr. Gallo’s Baseball Flows.
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Today with high intensity throwing starting to ramp up here in the northeast, I’m going to try and answer the annual question coming into our facility by many young athletes and their parents.
Why isn’t my velo up yet? It’s a multi-layered answer and I’ll address what I believe to be the big players.
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This week we’re sitting down with mental performance coach Mike Huber. Mike came to RPP the other day to watch an athlete who has been struggling a bit with command / control while on the mound. Today, he’ll discuss some of the visual signs he looks for when helping an athlete with the mental side of the game.
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Every off-season athletes come to RPP looking to improve their pitching velocity. Unfortunately, quite often they also believe that throwing harder is only about pitching mechanics. Not sure exactly where this type of thinking started but it points to a complete lack of understanding about where throwing velocity comes from. Wish it was that simple!
Today I’m going to break down a presentation that I gave recently on profiling pitchers at this year’s Bridge Seminar at Wake Forest University. Topics include assessing:
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