The formula for power is Force × Velocity. When it comes to producing power, athletes can approach it in two different ways, by relying more on the force side or the velocity side of that equation.
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Today I’m answering quite a few questions as to how we incorporate strength training into RPP Revolution, our travel baseball program Topics Include:
Today, we’re with RPP Director of Recruiting Sam Sharf to talk about how powerful metrics from our assessment has helped raise the bar and given him more ammo in the recruiting process. Topics Include:
Continue reading “Podcast #157: The Power of Assessments in the Recruiting Process”
Today, we’re going to finish this 2-part series on lower half pitching mechanics by reviewing the Drive, Rotation and the Lead Leg Block phases in the delivery. Topics Include:
Today we’re going to talk about the “Drift” and the “Load”, when coming down the mound. This is Part 1 of a two-part podcast on lower half mechanics. Topics Include:
Continue reading “Podcast #155: Lower Half Pitching Mechanics — The Drift and The Load”
Mobility is something many athletes try to skip when training. So today, I’m going to discuss how to incorporate this work into your programming and making sure your athletes are getting it done! Topics Include:
Continue reading “Podcast #154: Getting More Volume Out of Your Programming”
Every year, we are retained by a select number of colleges to visit with them and perform on-site assessments of their pitching staff (and more recently position players as well). Most recently we were with:
Continue reading “On Campus RPP College Assessments — Road Trip”
Today I’ll be discussing a topic that I feel gets a bit of a bad rap from a population that may not fully understand it. I’m talking about aerobic conditioning using Zone 2 Training. Topics Include:
Continue reading “Podcast #153: Zone 2 Training for Baseball Players”
Improving an athlete’s Rate of Force Development is like striking gold for baseball players because it directly impacts key actions like hitting, throwing, and sprinting.
What is RFD?
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Nothing could be more important to throwing or hitting the ball harder than power production. Today we’re talking how to produce more power, but more importantly producing it faster through improving our Rate of Force Development. Topics Include:
Continue reading “Podcast #152: Improving Baseball Metrics through Rate of Force Development (RFD)”
