Upper Body MD Ball Plyometric Progressions for Baseball/Softball By Gene Coleman, Augustine “Augie” Agyei and Al Sandoval A previous article provided the rational, guidelines and lower body plyometric exercises for baseball and softball. (http://baseballstrength.org/plyometrics-for-baseball-by-nate-tamargo/). This...
Arm Care Exercises – Thrower’s Six
Gene ColemanAugust 14September 270advice, Articles, Strength, Top Story, Training, Upper Body, Youth
Thrower’s 6 Exercise Program By Nathan Friedman, CSCS, Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball and softball players of all ages are throwing with greater velocity today than in previous years. With increased velocity, especially among players who are fatigued and are not engaged in an appropriate arm care program, there is an...
Why We Don’t Do the Sleeper Stretch in Baseball
Gene ColemanFebruary 10November 60Articles, Flexibility, Top Story, Upper Body
Why We Don’t Do the Sleeper Stretch in Baseball By Nate Friedman, CSCS and Scott Cline, CSCS, Arizona Diamondbacks A common complaint that strength coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists in professional baseball hear from players is that their posterior shoulder is tight. Given the throwing volume that...
Dumbbells are Smart
Gene ColemanJanuary 23November 130Articles, Core, Lower Body, Strength, Top Story, Total Body, Upper Body, Youth
Dumbbells are Smart  By Gene Coleman and Bryan King If you are an athlete performing strength training for baseball, sometimes it’s better to go lighter than heavier to ensure that your technique is proper and that you are training movements that have carryover value to on-field performance. When performing the...
VIDEO -Plate Lift & Chop
adminJuly 24January 290advice, Core, Lower Body, Strength, Top Story, Total Body, Upper Body, Videos, Youth, Youth Sports
VIDEO – MD Throws
adminOctober 31January 290advice, Core, Lower Body, Mobility, Range of Motion, Stability, Strength, Top Story, Total Body, Training, Upper Body, Videos, Youth
VIDEO – Seated Box Jump
adminAugust 25January 290advice, Core, Lower Body, Plyos, Strength, Top Story, Total Body, Training, Upper Body, Videos, Youth
Squat Jumps– VIDEO
adminFebruary 27January 290Conditioning, Core, Lower Body, Plyos, Speed/Agility, Strength, Top Story, Training, Upper Body, Videos, Youth
Considerations for Hand Grip Testing
Tim RodmakerAugust 27January 280Strength, Top Story, Training, Upper Body, Youth, Youth Sports
Considerations for Hand Grip Testing By Orlando Crance, MA, RSCC, CSCS, USAW-SP, USATF-L1 Every year as the season subsides coaches start to ask “what could we have done better or different.”. This helps us prepare for the additional things or changes that need to occur in the following year. Three things that are...