Your velocity has been climbing all your life at a respectable and more importantly SAFE rate. All of a sudden you’ve been stuck at the same mph for a year and a half and you’re not budging. You’ve tried what you believe is everything to get to the next rung and you’re stuck. Well, making that jump requires more than just pitching lessons and ramping up your throwing program. You’ve tried that and it’s not working. So hear me out…. Continue reading “Muscle Mass and Throwing Gas”
Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Ron Wolforth’s Texas Baseball Ranch and take the opportunity to learn how they go about addressing and correcting mechanical flaws in pitchers. Coming from a strength and conditioning background, I may approach certain things a bit differently on the strength and mobility side of things, but I was there to learn more about how the other side lives… and I did. Continue reading “5 Takeaways from the Texas Baseball Ranch”
Today I want to talk about a method of plyometric training that helps us get a great training effect from a number of angles. Continue reading “Deceleration with Split Squat Depth Drop Holds”
Last week, while training a group of our elite hockey players, I got a call that gave me goosebumps. RPP Athlete and former Suffern High School all-star pitcher Robbie Aviles was calling me from the airport. Continue reading “Suffern’s Baseball Product Gets to Work”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
In Part 2 of this 2 Part Series, we’re going to take a look at look five more “aha! moments” from this past off-season at RPP. If you’d like to read Part 1 please click here. Continue reading “5 More Off-Season Observations — Part 2”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
Now that baseball tryouts and pre-season have begun and my separation anxiety has started to kick in, it always helps me to sit back and watch old video and reflect on the past off-season. Here in Part 1 of this 2 Part Series, we’ll look at the first 5 observations and personal thoughts from the past 4 months at RPP.
Today my interview is with Robbie Aviles pitcher with the Cleveland Indians. I had the pleasure training Robbie this past off-season here at RPP. Continue reading “Interview with the Cleveland Indians’ Robbie Aviles”
Today my interview is with Lantz Wheeler, the man behind Baseball Think Tank and the creator of the Core Velocity Belt. I had the pleasure of meeting him recently while we were both speaking at the Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic conference in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Continue reading “Interview with Lantz Wheeler (Baseball Think Tank)”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, NASM, CPT, PES, FMS)
Today my interview is with Pitching Coach Scott Foxhall at North Carolina State, one of the top baseball programs in the country. I had the pleasure of meeting him recently at the Inside Baseball Coaches Clinic in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In 18 years as a collegiate coach, Coach Foxhall has seen 33 of his pitchers selected in the MLB Draft, including seven in the first 10 rounds. He is the real deal.
Continue reading “Interview with NC State Pitching Coach Scott Foxhall”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
Avoiding energy leaks in the delivery is what it’s all about in regards to not only increasing velocity but reducing your risk of injury. In the case of young athletes who are still growing or pitchers with laxity (loose joints), from my experience the core seems to be the most common site where these leaks occur. Continue reading “Creating Dynamic Core Stability at Foot Strike”
