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The Need for an Off-Season
As I find myself in the middle of the summer I think back to the many baseball games I played throughout past summers. Whether it was Little League All-Stars, select...
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Forearm and Grip Strength Exercises
It has been a couple of weeks since my last post regarding forearm strength, but there were some other topics which surfaced that I felt like I needed to address...
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Don't be Afraid to be Different
It has been a couple of weeks since my last post regarding forearm strength, but there were some other topics which surfa ced that I felt like I needed to...
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Trevor Bauer "Javelin"
For those of you who have been watching the College Baseball World Series you have most likely seen a clip of UCLA's ace pitcher Trevor Bauer and what the announcers...
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Forearm and Grip Strength
I figured since last week I wrote about the importance of lower extremity strength I would head to the opposite part of the body and write about forearm and grip...
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Importance of Strong Feet and Ankles
I spoke with Ron Wolforth of Pitching Central and the Baseball Ranch yesterday and we began talking about his summer workout program. As usual with Coach Wolforth, there are a...
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Strengthening The Shoulder and Arm During the Off-Season
Last week I wrote about the routine I followed during the season to help keep my arm healthy and feeling fresh. However, there is more to arm care than in-season...
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Arm Care and Staying Healthy
As the end of May approaches baseball teams at all levels are reaching the critical point in their seasons. High schools are in the playoffs, colleges are having their conference...
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Tim Epling: Upper Deck Training and the WV Miners
Beckley, West Virginia is a rather small town nestled in the heart of southern WV in an area known for its coal mines, it's in the same county as that...
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A Different Kind of Athlete
My father and I returned from a two week trip to Taiwan and China this past Sunday after attending the TaiSpo and Canton Fair sports manufacturer conventions. We had a...
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Minor League Game and Interview
Last Tuesday I had the opportunity to travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to visit with a former college teammate of mine and watch him pitch a couple of innings. I...
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Dynamic and Static Stretching
Now that we have discussed flexibility and its importance to athletes we can focus on the ways to increase it. But before I delve into the different types of stretching...
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