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:
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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:
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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:
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Today I’m sitting down with Nutritionist and Dietician Nick Valenti. We refer all of our athletes looking to help increase their performance to Nick. Today he talks about the how and why muscle mass and “healthy” weight gain is imperative if you’re looking to play at the next level.
Topics Include:
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Today my partner, Bahram Shirazi, and I are discussing some of the key takeaways we’ve gathered since putting together our travel baseball program under the RPP Revolution banner. Topics include:
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Today we’re sitting down with Coastal Carolina Pitching Coach Matt Williams, just recently back from Coastal’s run to the CWS in Omaha. In this episode we discuss:
Today we are sitting down with Murray State’s Assistant Coach and Pitching Coach Steve Adkins, fresh off a run to the CWS in Omaha. Topics Include:
Iona Prep HS and University of Maryland commit Shane Jelenevsky joined us last summer to get a head start on his training for spring season of this year. At the time, Shane was looking to add velocity to his heater, improve his arsenal, while optimizing his mechanics this offseason. By this past spring, Shane had added 4 mph on his fastball going from 88 mph to 92 mph. And more recently he was selected as Westchester / Putnam Pitcher of the Year.
How did he do it?
In today’s podcast, I’ll be discussing important protocol that should be in every pitcher’s training program in order to throw harder and do it safely. Topics Include:
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