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How Do Pitchers Safely Add Velocity?

How Do Pitchers Safely Add Velocity?

Pitchers can add velocity, but a radar gain is not a verdict on readiness. This guide outlines an eight-week fall block for building strength, rotational power, and throwing capacity—and explains...

How Do Pitchers Safely Add Velocity?

Pitchers can add velocity, but a radar gain is not a verdict on readiness. This guide outlines an eight-week fall block for building strength, rotational power, and throwing capacity—and explains...

Pitcher in throwing deceleration after ball release.

Why Does Deceleration Matter?

A pitcher does not finish the job at ball release. The arm is still moving fast, and in professional pitchers it is still speeding up. The force after release is...

Why Does Deceleration Matter?

A pitcher does not finish the job at ball release. The arm is still moving fast, and in professional pitchers it is still speeding up. The force after release is...

Coach completes mobility screening for an athlete's shoulders.

What a Mobility Screen Actually Tells You

A mobility screen tells you what a pitcher can reach—not necessarily what he can use on the mound. Learn what shoulder range can reveal about a delivery, why small measurement...

What a Mobility Screen Actually Tells You

A mobility screen tells you what a pitcher can reach—not necessarily what he can use on the mound. Learn what shoulder range can reveal about a delivery, why small measurement...

Does Lower-Body Strength Increase Pitch Velocity?

Does Lower-Body Strength Increase Pitch Velocity?

Pitchers use their legs, and faster pitchers often show different lower-body forces, muscle size, and test results than slower ones. Both statements are well supported.

Does Lower-Body Strength Increase Pitch Velocity?

Pitchers use their legs, and faster pitchers often show different lower-body forces, muscle size, and test results than slower ones. Both statements are well supported.

Pitcher walking to the mound for an early morning start.

Road Less Traveled: Corbin Burnes - The Work B...

After a season that exposed the limits of talent and adrenaline, Corbin Burnes rebuilt his pitching approach—and the routine he used to prepare for the next start.

Road Less Traveled: Corbin Burnes - The Work B...

After a season that exposed the limits of talent and adrenaline, Corbin Burnes rebuilt his pitching approach—and the routine he used to prepare for the next start.

Pitcher lifting weights during a training season

How Should Lifting and Throwing Fit Together?

The fall weight room should build the capacity the season will spend — not become a separate project that leaves a pitcher too fatigued to complete the throwing his role...

How Should Lifting and Throwing Fit Together?

The fall weight room should build the capacity the season will spend — not become a separate project that leaves a pitcher too fatigued to complete the throwing his role...

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