Posts Tagged ‘strength’

Partner Pallof Press for Core Stabilization  By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E and Jose Vazquez, PT, RSCC Regardless of whether you are practicing, playing or working in the weight room, a strong core is needed to provide a stable base from which the arms and legs can move and ensure that the forces initiated in the...

Lateral Bounds for Strength, Speed and Power By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E The lateral bound is single-leg plyometric exercise in which you leap off one leg, and propel your body as far as you can in the frontal plane. Lateral bounds target the muscles of the lower body – hips, thighs, claves, ankles and feet –...

LM pull, rotate and press http://baseballstrength.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Smallest-compressed-LM-Pull-Twist-Press.mp4

Youth Sports The Goblet Split-Squat Increase Lower Body Strength and Balance Without Directly Loading the Spine By Jose Salas, CSCS, Philadelphia Phillies. In an attempt to better serve the coaches, players and parents involved in youth and high school baseball, the PBSCCS periodically publishes information on factors...

Nolan Ryan’s Advice for Young Pitchers By Nolan Ryan If you are a pitcher in professional baseball, you are in the game because you have a love of the game and you have a gift. You were given a gift. I didn’t do anything to be blessed with the arm that I had. It took me a while to figure out that I was blessed...

Terence Brannic, CSCS, RSCC Major League Head Strength and Conditioning Coach  Pittsburgh Pirates Terence Brannic is in his 10th year as a strength and conditioning coach and coordinator in professional baseball and his first as a Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach. His coaching career started in 2012 as a...

Research Review Hip Abduction Strength Contributes to Dynamic Control of the Trunk and Legs Simple single-leg step-down test (SLSD test) can help assess hip abduction strength, enhance performance and reduce the risk of injury A recent study by medical personnel at USC and California Angles of 180 minor league...

Developing A Year-Round Strength & Conditioning Program for the Pro Baseball Player By Matt Krause, RSCC*E, ATC The primary purposes of the New York Yankees strength and conditioning program are to 1) reduce the risk of injury and 2) increase potential performance. Strong and flexible muscles are able to produce more...

Consistency is King When Programming for Sport By Max Torres, M.Ed., CSCS Any trip onto various YouTube fitness pages yields a plethora of videos demonstrating every variation of every exercise that you could possibly think of. With all of these exercises shoved in your face, how could you possibly provide your...

Improving Athleticism and Performance in Youth Baseball and Softball Players By Gene Coleman, Ed. D., RSCC*E If you are a young baseball or softball player (or the parents or coach of a young baseball or softball player) who wants to become a better player, you MUST become a better athlete. To become a better athlete,...