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A Daily Mental Practice for Baseball Players

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How MLB Pitchers Use Mental Imagery to Enhance Their …

WEBThe following is an excerpt from Bob Tewksbury’s new book, “ Ninety Percent Mental: An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball.” In …

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Four Mental Training Tips for Baseball Players

WEBStep 3: Set a timer for 10, 15 or 20 minutes. Start shorter—10 minutes is a good starting place where you can get your feet wet. Step 4: Sit still, relax, close your …

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Acute to Chronic Workload Ratios in Baseball

WEBIf you would normally start athletes at week 1 at 70% for 4-6 reps, have them use 70% for 2-3 reps. We’re still using 70% but now we’ve lowered the relative intensity. …

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The Modern Changeup: The Best New Pitch In Baseball

WEBThe changeup is the most historically misunderstood baseball pitch.. Despite slight differences in grip, most other pitches are thrown in the same way across …

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Teaching The Modern Changeup

WEBThe catcher calls for a four-seamer. You lock your eyes on the mitt, kick and deliver; the pitch flies straight, and you hit you your spot. Next, he calls a changeup. You …

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Nutrition for Baseball Performance

WEBThe Champion Baseball Nutrition for Performance eBook contains science backed information and studies written with young athletes, parents and coaches in …

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Full Body Pitching Deceleration Drills

WEBPitching is a full body task that takes place in a gravity dependent tri-planar environment. Efficient deceleration includes sequential activation of muscle groups that …

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The Other Type of Shoulder Instability: Batter’s Shoulder

WEBIntroduction: Posterior Instability in Baseball. However, in baseball players, another type of shoulder instability is unique. This phenomenon is referred to as “batter’s …

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3 Shoulder Stability Drills for Throwers

WEBRhythmic Stabilization Drills. Programming our rotator cuff drills in combination with our scapular stability drills will help reduce risk of injury and improve …

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Regaining Shoulder Range of Motion in Baseball Players

WEBJoint distraction forces at the shoulder and elbow rapidly increase to 1–1.5 times the body mass to decelerate the arm. Mike Reinold, in a 2008 study, showed …

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Are Weighted Baseball Velocity Programs Safe and Effective

WEBAfter 6-weeks, the weighted baseball group showed a 3% increase of 2.2 MPH, from 67 MPH to 69 MPH. The control group as a whole did not show a statistically …

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In-Season Training Metrics for the Baseball Player

WEBThe baseball player’s workload volume increases a TON once practice starts. Throwing and swinging 5/6 times a week coupled with cold weather really do not mix …

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How to Throw to Prepare the Arm for the Season

WEBIt is important that any throwing program consists of a rest period after a long summer, followed by a rebuilding period to prepare the arm for the upcoming …

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Building Your Offseason Baseball Throwing Program

WEBThe goal of Phase 1 is to focus exclusively on “stretching”, hence the Stretching Out phase. Depending on the amount of time off you took at the end of your …

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Should Baseball Pitchers Use Long Distance Running for …

WEBIt’s a little longer than that on the sprint days for starters. 200-300 yards breaks down into four 40s and two 60s, or seven 40s. If you run those hard, it takes a lot …

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The Three Hardest Challenges of Tommy John Rehab

WEBPain: that sharp, stabbing feeling. Soreness: that dull, burning feeling. Tightness: When the arm feels constricted and doesn’t move like normal, as if the joint is …

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Returning to Baseball After ACL Reconstruction

WEBThose who returned to sport within 5 months after surgery had a re-injury rate of 100%. Those who returned within 9 months had a 40% re-injury rate. Those who …

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