Today we’re talking about creating a more efficient lead leg block through lower half activation with PT Greg LaMendola. Topics Include:
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The Scapula (shoulder blade) attaches to your ribcage via two main muscles, the serratus anterior and the trapezius. These muscles (with help from the Rhomboids), pull in different directions to help keep your shoulder blade stable while your arm moves and accepts force. They are otherwise known as your “scapula stabilizers”. Why is it Important? Continue reading “The Scapular Stabilizers… Why Are They Mission Critical? — Part 1”
Today I’m flying solo addressing how to identify and train Scapular Stability. This is such an important topic with many athletes ramping up into hard throwing. Topics Include:
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I love to use the phrase, “training doesn’t happen in isolation”. In other words, there’s a time to train strength and a time to learn to apply that strength quickly. Post-activation potentiation (referred to from here on out as “PAP”) is a phase we use once harder throwing begins at the mid-point of the off-season with our more advanced athletes to train explosive power.
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After speaking at last week’s ABCA, today I’m sitting down with Dr. Jimmy Onate, Director of Human Performance at the Ohio State University to discuss last week’s convention… and a lot more!! Topics include:
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Today, we’re sitting down with S&C Coach Zach Kollar with the Toronto Blue Jays, who was also formerly the Director of S&C at RPP Baseball. Topics Include:
Continue reading “Podcasts #124: A Day in the Life of an S&C Coach in Pro Ball with Zach Kollar”
Being efficient and staying healthy as a pitcher is highly reliant on both internal (IR) and external (ER) ranges of motion at the shoulder. In this article, we are going to focus on the IR side of things.
Continue reading “How to Improve Shoulder IR in the Off-Season”
This week we’ve got a special episode featuring the Top 5 downloaded podcasts of 2024. Topics include:
Once again, have a safe and Happy New Year!
Do you have an arm care program? It’s a question we’re often asked by parents of young athletes. Unfortunately, this question also comes with an expectation that any arm care program would be mostly focusing on band work. This couldn’t be farther from reality. With respect to throwing a baseball nothing happens in isolation, and a great arm care program is no different. I can recount many conversations with parents about arm care. And, when I tell them that it’s about a number of different things, including strength training, I can see it in their eyes. Their response often is “but I’m looking for arm care”.
Let me explain!
Today we’re sitting down with Sam French, Freshman Pitcher / Corner Infielder at Red Bank Catholic High School (NJ), and his father Alex French. Sam (Class 2028) is ranked #92 Nationally by Perfect Game as a RHP, and Top 20 Overall in New Jersey. We’ll be discussing Sam’s recent gains in lean muscle mass, how he got there, and the subsequent gains it has brought him. Topics include:
