Baseball
4 Ways Pitchers Can Improve Command and Control in the Weight Room
When a pitcher starts struggling to throw strikes, their first instinct is often to change their mechanics. However, this approach isn't always the right answer. Anatomy tells us that to [...]
Corey Kluber Reveals The Trick He Uses to Neutralize Speedy Base Runners
Corey Kluber doesn’t give an inch. The two-time Cy Young award winner utilizes a devastating arsenal of pitches to baffle opposing hitters, and he recently went 46 1/3 consecutive innings [...]
Baseball Pitchers: Get Warm in a Hurry With This 5-Minute Routine
I was having a conversation about big league ball with Rockland Peak Performance pitching coach Robbie Aviles the other day, and he mentioned that many times as a relief pitcher [...]
Houston Astros Third Baseman Alex Bregman Shaved His Mustache in the Middle of a Game
Baseball can be a slow, monotonous game. A ball might not come your way in the field for innings at a time. There can be multiple pitching changes in the [...]
4 Great Ways to Improve Your Pitching Mechanics in the Weight Room
Over the past few months, I’ve released several videos demonstrating how we can use the weight room to help get our pitchers into better positions during their delivery. This article [...]
Why Your ‘Foot Strike’ Is Key to Throwing Harder (and 5 Tips on How to Improve It)
When talking about how force is transferred from foot strike up into the arm during pitching, I like to use the analogy of “crash test dummies crashing into a wall.” [...]
Study: Traditional ‘Pitch Counts’ Aren’t Doing Enough to Help High School Pitchers
Too many pitches can be bad news for a young pitcher’s arm and shoulder health. That’s why pitch counts have become a trusted way to guard against overthrowing. However, a [...]
5 Keys to Building Better Base-Stealing Speed
Stealing bases can drastically alter a baseball game. However, base stealing is often taken for granted and an afterthought in most coach's game plans. Why is this? It's generally thought [...]
How Jordan Hicks Built a Body Capable of Hurling 105-mph Fastballs
Baseball has a new velocity king, and his name is Jordan Hicks. Hicks, a 22-year-old reliever for the St. Louis Cardinals, threw four of the five hardest pitches registered in [...]
Eliminate Ankle Sprains With This 3-Minute Daily Routine
The frustration and pain of spraining an ankle is very personal to me. I've sprained each ankle at least 20 times (I kid you not). Since becoming a Doctor of [...]