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- Whatever it is his form needs some work. He is swinging the bar up and pulling with his arms instead..
- I think that’s 2 red plates= 120 kg hes power cleaning. Thats 264 lbs..
- I appreciate and respect your opinion as well. I wish I didn’t have to promote my programs to help f..
- Your approaches seem sound for the most part. I respect your opinion, but a lot of times your otherw..
- I am sorry my capitalistic nature annoys you! I am happy you support Alan Jaeger and his program. He..
- I included Jaeger because he is the leading proponent of a sound LT program. I read your previous de..
- Apology accepted! How is the two paragraphs incredibly and inexcusable misleading?
I did not say..
- Apology accepted! How is the two paragraphs incredibly and inexcusable misleading?
I did not say an..
- I admit I spectacularly ceded the high ground in this discussion, and I apologize, but I still have ..
- Billy, I never once mentioned Jeager’s program in this article. Neither did ASMI. We are talking max..
- You are mischaracterizing Jaeger’s program. Jaeger’s going out phase is only one part of the program..
- I do not dismiss long toss. I have continually on this site pointed out that my disagreements are wi..
- You are right, there are a ton more studies, but resistance training/weight training has been studie..
- Christian, yes there is no magic bullet to increasing pitching velocity but there are tons more case..
- You are right there is so much more than developing a pitcher, and I hate when people try to develop..
- You need to read the study because these are not my words man. This is from the case study above by ..
- I understand your loyalty to this art form but the science behind the correlation of max distance th..
- Definitely not ashamed! Ashamed is something you feel when you know you did something wrong. I have ..
- projectile motion: minimum velo per ultimate distance.
At 290 ft, you are more likely to try to t..
- Terrible terrible article Coach Brent. Confirmation bias at its worst. You should be ashamed.
1- It..
- Brent,
I really wish that you would get a copy of the physics of baseball. While 300 feet does n.. - This is just hear say Davis. First off Tim Lincecum has not had a pitching velocity increase in his ..
- I really find this hard to believe. I believe you Davis just not this case study by Dr. Axe. I see o..
- I could not find the exact case study, but here is a quote from baseball prospectus:
Dr. Michael Ax..
- Honestly, I think they need to expand the study. Here is the best except that proves to me that long..
- “Furthermore, maximum-distance throws produced the greatest elbow
and shoulder torques, without any.. - Can you post that study by Dr Mike Axe? The study at ASMI showed a decrease in throwing velocity whe..
- Brent,
If max distance throwing decreases throwing velocity then idk how almost all of the jaeger s..
- If this information is so uninformed then where is your case study or studies proving your claims ab..
- Wow, never read such uninformed information. Not only does a complete full windup help prevent the ..
- Thanks Davis! I know I didn’t have the whole story correct…
- Thanks Davis! I know I didn’t have the whole story correct…
- Brent,
Trevor was never kicked off of his high school team, but he sure was picked on alot by coac..
- Vincent, this post is 2 years old and some of this information has evolved. I plan to redit this pag..
- Im not saying you are purposely misinforming them rather hoping you are not in an attempt to sell yo..
- I don’t get how you can have such an understanding of how lactic acid is produced yet still believe ..
- You’re right. I copied the wrong number. Anyways, thanks for the clarification…
- Your math was a little off. I got 9914.69. The reason is the peak power calculated on the performanc..
- 71.882*..
- Something’s not adding up. Take the vertical jump peak power formula and the average MLB weight and..
- Thanks John! Yes, it was. I just updated it to 223.10 lbs..
- Use a spotter!..
- It is definitely tough, and something to shoot for. Most would have an easier time starting at eithe..
- In my experience most athletes won’t be able to do 3 reps in the bench press with 95% of their 1 rep..
- Is that a typo next to body mass (lbs) of Major League players?..
- Jared, that is correct. You can either work to get a 42.5 inch vertical at your current weight of 18..
- I did the formula until I got the major league average and figured I needed a 42.5! inch vertical to..
- not sure if you still are on the fence about Olifts, but you should also do the olympic lifts becaus..
- Definitely helps with form. I’m surprised that Coach Hatch is letting you give away this valuable in..
- Definitely not a substitute. This just promotes the Bigger, Stronger, Faster approach to enhance per..
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