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Pitching Drills: Separating the Good From the Bad

May 22, 2013 | Phil Rosengren

For the inexperienced pitcher, parent or coach, selecting decent pitching drills can be overwhelming. With such a wide variety available, it's hard to determine what's effective and what's potentially dangerous. A quality pitching drill can help program a pitcher's arm for...

3-Day-Per-Week Workout Program to Improve Your Baseball Hitting Power

May 15, 2013 | John Cissik

The best hitters in baseball have powerful swings. You can have the best eye in the game, but if you can't drive the ball out of the infield, you will quickly fall behind your competition. (Read about Miguel Cabrera's Off-Season Workout.) Fortunately,...

Consider Lighter Baseballs for Young Pitchers: A Study

May 15, 2013 | Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Practicing with lighter baseballs may help teen pitchers improve their throwing speeds while also reducing the risk of overuse injuries, a small study from Taiwan suggests. After 10 weeks of training, young players who had worked...

4 Ways to Take Care of Your Throwing Arm

May 13, 2013 | Stewart Gonzalez

Over the course of a baseball season, a player's throwing arm is placed under a tremendous amount of stress. Approximately 70 percent of high school baseball players experience some form of upper-arm pain that limits their participation.[2] The source of...

Why Shoulder Injury Prevention Programs Are Failing

May 6, 2013 | Tony Gentilcore

With the competitive baseball season now officially underway, it's a safe bet that many athletes are looking to keep their bodies healthy so they can stay on the field and perform at a high level. To say it's a long season...

How to Prevent Baseball Imbalance and Overuse Injuries

April 28, 2013 | Andrew Sacks

More than 625,000 baseball injuries occur in the United States each year. The most common are shoulder, elbow, groin and hamstring injuries caused by strength or mobility imbalances from overuse. (Learn how Craig Kimbrel stays healthy.) Since baseball is a one-sided...

3 Medicine Ball Drills to Develop Velocity

April 27, 2013 | Andrew Sacks

Baseball constantly employs the phenomenon known as the stretch shortening cycle (SSC). This is when muscles are stretched through a quick countermovement and contract with greater levels of force than from a standstill. When throwing a baseball, the SSC can be...

Welcome to Andre Ethier's Funhouse

April 24, 2013 | Zac Clark

How do you respond after an off year? Some practice harder, others change their diet. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier? He built a state-of-the art training facility in the back yard of his off-season home in Chandler, Ariz. “I want...

Andre Ethier's Workout

April 23, 2013 | Zac Clark

Andre Ethier is so committed to training that he built a state-of-the-art workout facility in the back yard of his off-season home. "When you know you’re physically ready, you know you’re at the top of your game and in top...

Best Baseball Equipment for Pitchers

April 23, 2013 | Kyle Boddy

To perform big on the diamond doesn't mean you have to pony up big bucks for brand name equipment. The most effective gear is durable enough to withstand serious training without costing an arm and a leg. The baseball training equipment...