I heard P.T. Mike Reinhold once say that he was a “much better physical therapist because of his knowledge in the strength and conditioning field”. I feel the same way in regards to the education I’ve received from the physical therapy / rehab community. I can’t overstate how much better of a strength and conditioning coach it has made me. The bottom line is together we make each other better. Continue reading “Strength Training / Physical Therapy… Making Our Athletes and Each Other Better”
Here at RPP we take great pride in getting our athletes in the best possible shape to succeed at their sport and mobility work plays a big role in our roadmap to getting them there. One thing I always stress to our athletes and parents is that even if you come and train with us for 2 days/week, at least I know you’re getting in some mobility work. Unfortunately, that’s not enough. That being said I want to make one thing perfectly clear…
“It’s not just what you do while you’re here, it’s also what you do when you’re NOT here” Continue reading “Mobility… Not a Part Time Job”
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”
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 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, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
In Part 1 of this series we touched on a lot of important topics that our 100+ attendees wanted to know about. In Part 2, we keep the ball rollin’ and listen in on discussions about long toss, life in pro ball, and in-season training to name a few. Continue reading “Great Takeaways from the Panel of Experts… Part 2”
By Nunzio Signore (BA, CPT, NASM, PES, FMS)
Last month we hosted our first ever “Panel of Experts” seminar at RPP. Not only was it a smashing success with nearly 100 guests, I got to sit back, listen and let somebody else do the talking for a while. In Part 1 of this 2 Part video series, our guest panelists touch on a variety of different topics ranging from “closed loop” training and pre-throwing mobility work, to making key adjustments when entering the big leagues. Great takeaways on this one guys, enjoy.
Continue reading “Great Takeaways from the Panel of Experts… Part 1 (Dec 2016)”
