Cincinnati Reds
Brewers Slugger Eric Thames Stopped Lifting Heavy Weights and Now Leads the MLB With 11 Home Runs
If you hadn't heard of Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Eric Thames until this baseball season, you’re probably not alone. Thames last appeared in the the MLB in 2012, and for [...]
WATCH: Brandon Phillips’ Fake Tag Almost Gives Juan Uribe a Heart Attack
When a team is playing the last game of a four-game series and are likely to get swept, the game can get boring. That's the position the Cincinnati Reds were [...]
Joey Votto’s New Batter’s Box Routine is Totally Bizarre But Seems To Be Working
Joey Votto has earned the right to experiment inside the batter’s box. The four-time All-Star is a career .311 hitter with 633 runs batted in. But when the Reds slugger [...]
How 5 MLB Favorites Trained This Off-Season
With spring training games in full swing, the MLB's pre-season is a perfect time to size up your favorite players and learn about the type of work they put in [...]
Blink and You’ll Miss Aroldis Chapman’s Blazing 104-MPH Fastball
Flame-throwing Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman is widely regarded as the hardest throwing pitcher in baseball. Last night vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chapman turned it up another notch, throwing scorching [...]
Andrew McCutchen Is Raking His Way to Consecutive MVP Honors
[youtube video="HpkmhnFLh3E" /] What’s most valuable to Andrew McCutchen? Fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history. "They say I'm valuable, that [...]
Exercise of the Week: Med Ball Clean and Press
The STACK Exercise of the Week will help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week, we highlight the Med Ball Clean and Press, an [...]
Exercise of the Week: Kettlebell Chair Shoulder Press
Every Wednesday, STACK features an Exercise of the Week to help you improve your overall sports performance—including strength, speed, conditioning and flexibility. This week we highlight the Kettlebell Chair Shoulder [...]
Key Training Tips to Prepare for the Season
No two baseball players are built alike, which means training requirements can vary person to person. However, all still need to start with a strong base and balanced muscular strength [...]
2011 NSCA Coaches Conference Highlights
STACK attended the 2011 National Strength and Conditioning Association [NSCA] Coaches Conference in Dallas, Texas, at the beginning of the year. The event attracted the nation’s leading strength and conditioning [...]
