As we get closer to the end of another year here at RPP, it seems like a good time to reflect back on 2017, and provide you with a glimpse of where we might be headed in 2018. Continue reading “Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Headed”
The Top Secret Part I Left out from the Secret Sauce
My prior article on our Secret Sauce at RPP (click here) ended with this “Oh, and making our pitchers as strong and explosive as we can, in all the right places”. In this article, I would like to go a little further and review why and how we have been successful in training high performance athletes. The truth is, it’s all about mass customization. Strength training is science but it’s also art. I have heard my partner, Nunzio Signore, say to clients a million times “the body is connected in all parts and ways, a potential issue in one location may very well be due to an issue somewhere else”. The reality is that every athlete that walks into our facility needs a different road-map to be the best they can be. So here we go with the Top Secret stuff… Continue reading “The Top Secret Part I Left out from the Secret Sauce”
Why Certain Pitchers Can “Deal” all Season Long
I have been getting numerous calls the last week or two about pitchers’ velocities dropping as much as 10 mph (one athlete was down from 90 mph to 79-80mph). Continue reading “Why Certain Pitchers Can “Deal” all Season Long”
In-Season Baseball Lifts, Managing a Controlled Fall
At this time of the year, after a full off-season of strength training, and with upcoming tryouts and practices, erratic throwing schedules are a few of the variables that can wreak havoc on an athlete’s body and more importantly his arm. The fact is, if you don’t participate in some sort of in-season baseball lifts and quality weight room work trails off, so will power on the mound and/or on the field. It will likely leave an athlete vulnerable to a cavalcade of maladies including a gradual drop in velocity, mobility, and possibly injury as the season moves along.
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Growth Doesn’t Happen Without….
As we look forward to hopefully another great year here at RPP, it’s a good time to review where we have come from and how we got here. RPP’s youth clientele has increased nearly 6-fold since 2012. By any measure, that’s great and we are very proud of what we have accomplished. But explosive growth doesn’t happen for NO apparent reason; it certainly doesn’t happen overnight, and it definitely doesn’t happen without sleepless nights. Continue reading “Growth Doesn’t Happen Without….”
Why Most Athletes Never Reach their Maximum Potential
The path to greatness isn’t a great mystery, it’s been documented by countless of great athletes since the beginning of time. Some people just seem to conveniently look the other way. Here at RPP, I see it all the time in regards to athletic training.
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Strength Training / Physical Therapy… Making Our Athletes and Each Other Better
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”
Mobility… Not a Part Time Job
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”
Deceleration with Split Squat Depth Drop Holds
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”
Suffern’s Baseball Product Gets to Work
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”