Baseball Training
This Drill From Giancarlo Stanton Might Be The Most Brutal Lower-Body Exercise We’ve Ever Seen
Giancarlo Stanton is a terrifying athlete. The 6-foot-6, 249-pound New York Yankees outfielder launched 59 home runs and totaled 132 RBIs in 2017 en route to the NL MVP award. [...]
5 Baseball Exercises That Increase Hitting and Throwing Power
Sports are played in all three planes of motion; sagittal, frontal and transverse. So why then do most athletes train in primarily the sagittal or...
Do Home Run Derbies Actually Screw Up Your Baseball Swing?
There has always been debate among those in baseball as to the effect that participating in the Home Run Derby will have on a player's second half...
How Andrew McCutchen Broke Out of The Biggest Slump of His Career
May 23, 2017. After going 0-for-5 in a loss to the Atlanta Braves, Andrew McCutchen saw his batting average slide to .200. One sports writer claims he’s hit “rock bottom” [...]
3 Upper-Body Exercises That Are Safe and Effective for Baseball Players
Baseball strength training is a double-edged sword. It is important for increasing throwing velocity, but when done incorrectly, it can cause shoulder...
Andrew McCutchen’s 9 Tips for Becoming an Elite Baseball Player
Andrew McCutchen knows what it takes. He went from playing on dusty fields in the little town of Fort Meade, Florida, to roaming the outfields of baseball’s greatest coliseums. There [...]
An Inside Look at the Unique Workout Anthony Rizzo’s Been Using for the Past 10 Years
Anthony Rizzo is the rock of the Chicago Cubs franchise. The 27-year-old first baseman has played in at least 140 games for the Cubs in each of the last four [...]
6-Foot-7, 282-Pound Yankees Rookie Aaron Judge Is Absolutely Demolishing Baseballs
Aaron Judge is enormous. The 24-year-old rookie right fielder for the New York Yankees measures 6-foot-7, 282 pounds. That’s freakish size for an NFL defensive end, but for an MLB outfielder? Well, [...]
This Shoulder Press Variation Will Build Strong and Durable Shoulders for Baseball
The traditional Landmine Press is used as a substitution from movements like Overhead Press and Bench Press. For overhead sports, it makes a safer...
How Did Franciso Lindor Become a Great Shortstop? His Dad Used To Smash Grounders At Him From The Top of a Steep Hill
Francisco Lindor might be most spectacular defender in baseball. Not only did the 23-year-old Cleveland Indians shortstop win a Gold Glove award last season, he also captured the Platinum Glove, [...]
