Nutrition Guide for High Performance Athletes

The nutrition guide below provides a great program to gain lean muscle mass while training for high performance athletes. A great training program should go hand-in-hand with an excellent nutrition plan in order to unlock the athlete’s potential to get “bigger, faster and stronger”.

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Podcast: Understanding and Using Motion Capture with Dr. Kristen Nicholson

My guest today is Dr. Kristen Nicholson from Wake Forest University, where she has been the Director of the renowned Wake Forest Pitching Lab since October 2018 as the head of biomechanics research. In today’s podcast, we’ll talk about the value of motion capture in not only uncovering mechanical flaws, but also review some of the “big players” from a mechanics standpoint that can help improve velocity while at the same time, reducing the risk of injury.

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What to Expect after Tommy John Surgery

Tommy John Rehab

During the past several years, we have been rehabbing many ball players sent to us by various well-renowned surgeons in the NY/NJ area with great success. Today, we are going to cover a topic that unfortunately has become more mainstream than ever, What to Expect after Tommy John Surgery? We’re going to review what goes into bringing a pitcher or position payer back from Tommy John surgery as QUICKLY and as SAFELY as possible.

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Top Six Med Ball Drills for Pitchers and Ball Players

Top six med ball drills that every pitcher and player’s strength training program should be doing this off-season, along with year-round programming suggestions.  Enter your email address below and your copy of the “Top Six Med Ball Drills for Pitchers and Ball Players” will be sent directly to your email address.  Don’t forget to give us a follow on Instagram / Twitter!

Podcast: Understanding Movement Impairments with Dr. Tyler White

Today, we’re sitting down with Dr. Tyler White. Tyler is a consultant in professional baseball working with organizations and private clients alike. He frequently lectures across the country on ways to improve performance and reduce injury in baseball pitching. His private clients range from high-end prospects to World Series MVP’s and everyone in between.

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Podcast: Understanding VBT, Maintaining Velocity and LTAD

Today, I’m flying solo and answering some questions sent in by our listeners. Topics range from programming with velocity-based training throughout the off-season, training to maintain velo in the later innings as well as tight hamstrings and long term athletic development. A lot here to chew on this week so enjoy and enjoy the long weekend!

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Podcast: Tommy John Options Recovery and Prevention with Dr. Casey Pierce

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My guest today is Dr. Casey Pierce, MD. He is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon, fellowship-trained in sports medicine and arthroscopy. He completed a specialized fellowship at the prestigious American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, Alabama. At ASMI he polished his surgical techniques learning under world renowned mentors: Dr. James Andrews, Dr. E. Lyle Cain, Dr. Jeffrey Dugas, and Dr. Benton Emblom.

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Re-Conditioning Phase (Hypertrophy)… Training in the Fall

Training in the fall sets up the foundation for later phases of training. The main objective is to elicit a progressive adaptation of the athlete’s anatomy and tendon strength to enable them to safely lift with more load later on. Athletes who skip these months and jump right into training strength in November do not reap the same benefits as those athletes that spend 4-8 weeks in the fall prior to moving into November. With the fall season right around the corner, I thought this would be a great time for me to talk a little bit about the importance of early off-season training, what I call the “re-conditioning phase”.

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How to Increase Your Bat Speed in the Weight Room

There are 6 topics that every strength training program looking to improve bat speed MUST ADDRESS.  These topics are easy to incorporate in any strength training program and when incorporated properly can help increase your bat speed.

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