Author: The Baseball-Science Guy
Off-Season Training
Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS The off-season grind is slowly coming upon us. The summer heat is cooling down, kids are going back to school, and fall practices will start in a couple of weeks. Now that we transition into the off-season, it’s important to consider some variables. You’re probably enjoying the time off from all baseball activity. Give your body and your brain the rest that it needs Your arm...
Developing the Entire Throwing Motion
Jarad Vollkommer, CSCS Last week’s article discussed the Do’s and Don’ts of weighted baseballs. In case you missed it, I made a small comment that speaks huge volumes: “If you want to increase the longevity of your throwing arm, DO NOT have a microscopic view of the throwing motion. There are other ways that you can increase throwing velocity without the expense of adding volume to your arm.” If y...
The Truth Behind Weighted Baseballs
The Do’s and Don’ts: What the Research Says 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 in a quick summary: Throwing Velocity Using an array of weighted baseballs (4-12oz.) ...
What Is Rotational Power?
Accessing Rotational Power When studying movement, we can classify three different movement planes: sagittal (front and back), frontal (side to side), and transverse (rotational). Our training should be emphasized on all three planes of movement to optimize overall athletic performance. However, there’s no surprise that baseball is a very rotational (transverse) sport, with side-to-side (frontal) ...
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