Author: The Baseball-Science Guy
Developing the Entire Throwing Motion
by Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS If you want to throw hard, you have to train hard often, and train SMART often. Training smart includes knowing that the pitching motion requires full body activity, therefore it is important to train your entire body and not only focus on your throwing shoulder. Don’t get me wrong, to be successful in the game of baseball, you do no need a few things as a pitcher: a lot ...
Proper Core Training for a Baseball Player
The first question that will most likely pop into your head after reading the title is, “well, what is your core?”. Or, it could be “isn’t your core just your abs?” The answers to these questions are pivotal in understanding my concept of training the baseball core. I personally think some of the biggest issues I see in young baseball players are: lack of core control lack of core strength lack of...
Developing the Entire Throwing Motion
by Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS If you want to throw hard, you have to train hard often, and train SMART often. Training smart includes knowing that the pitching motion requires full body activity, therefore it is important to train your entire body and not only focus on your throwing shoulder. Don’t get me wrong, to be successful in the game of baseball, you do no need a few things as a pitcher: a lot ...
Creatine: Important for Baseball Players?
Has anyone ever told you to be careful with your Creatine supplementation because it “damages your kidneys”? Or, that it really has no effect on muscle growth and is clinically unsafe? These are some of the common misconceptions in the field of exercise science. Fortunately for you, this article is giving you the real science behind Creatine. Creatine has been the most widely studied supplement. I...
5 Things I Learned This Year as a Young Coach
I have had time to reflect upon my coaching, training, and relationships. I’ve had a lot to overcome after turning 23 this year, and I’ve learned quite a few new things. Learn to Play and Create Your Own Movement I’ve come to love movement even more now than ever. Something that I am noticing is that the talent level of baseball on Long Island may be growing exponentially, but there are not a lot ...
What Research Says About Weighted Baseballs
WEIGHTED BASEBALLS: DO’s and DON’T’s BASED ON THE RESEARCH Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS Assistant Director of Training, Infiniti Sports Performance Oh boy, here we go again with all the weighted baseball stuff… But, seriously, are you educated yet? Probably not. There is so much more research needed to fully understand everything there is about weighted baseballs. So far, here is some of what we do know...
How Do You Improve Speed?
Some people might tell you that speed cannot be taught. Some people might tell you that it’s just “genetics” and that’s why you’re not quick enough. What I’m here to tell you is that these are some of the BIGGEST myths in regards to athletic development. If speed/quickness is an athletic quality, can’t it be trained like everything else? The answer is yes,...
Strength and Conditioning Weighted Ball Throwing: An Advanced Training Tool
Another year, another chance to get better. At Infiniti Sports Performance, we highly encourage most of our baseball athletes to put a baseball down once October hits. However, the baseball culture still pushes playing fall ball, which is highly unfortunate. My question is, for what reason? At the end of every summer season, your arm has a bunch of mileage on it with not a lot of maintenance perf...
What Research Says About Weighted Baseballs
WEIGHTED BASEBALLS: DO’s and DON’T’s BASED ON THE RESEARCH Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS Assistant Director of Training, Infiniti Sports Performance Oh boy, here we go again with all the weighted baseball stuff… But, seriously, are you educated yet? Probably not. There is so much more research needed to fully understand everything there is about weighted baseballs. So far, here is some of what we do know...
Creatine: Important for Baseball Players?
The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Growth and Why It’s Important for Baseball Players Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS Has anyone ever told you to be careful with your Creatine supplementation because it “damages your kidneys”? Or, that it really has no effect on muscle growth and is clinically unsafe? These are some of the common misconceptions in the field of exercise science...
5 Supplements Baseball Players Should Consider
FOCUS, BUILD, RECOVER, REPLENISH, GROW Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS Before I get into any supplementation stuff, I think it’s important to say that you should first have a very well-balanced diet. What does that exactly mean, anyway? You’re having the appropriate amount of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins based on your age, activity level, lifestyle, genetics and whole load of other factors (which we w...
Lower Body Mobility Training
LOWER BODY MOBILITY TRAINING: What Will a Baseball Player Lose Over the Season? Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS In last week’s article, I discussed what you should be focusing on in your off-season program. This week’s article is dedicated on mobility training, and knowing the WHY behind your program decisions. I think it’s important to constantly re-assess before entering an offseason program: where are y...
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