Joe Lopez

Joe Lopez is the New Jersey State Director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He was previously a member of the New Jersey State advisory board committee. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist at Inception Sports Performance in Madison, New Jersey, where he works with many athletes, specializing in baseball, track, hockey and endurance athletes.

10 Basic Guidelines For Marathon Training

Whether you're a veteran runner or training for your first marathon, follow these basic guidelines for your workouts and recovery to reach your max potential for the upcoming race. Listen to your [...]

2012-05-21|Uncategorized|

Improve Bat Speed With These Baseball-Specific Forearm Exercises

If you want to be able to whip the bat through the hitting zone, you need a set of powerful forearms. Make forearm exercises a staple part of your baseball [...]

2012-05-12|Baseball, Coaches, Strength Training|

Why You Should Learn to Embrace Practice

"I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're [...]

2012-04-24|Coaches|

The Best Supplement for Increasing Baseball Power

Baseball has gotten a bad reputation in recent years due to performance-enhancing drug use among some players. Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Ryan Braun all allegedly used steroids and HGH. [...]

2012-04-08|Baseball, Sports Supplements|

Hydration Tips for a Long Baseball Season

Hydration is extremely important on hot spring and summer days, especially for baseball players. Although we are still in March, hot days are happening, and more are coming. When you [...]

2012-03-28|Baseball, Hydration|