The young pitcher sounds like a teenage girl when it comes to their body weight. "How can I lose weight and throw harder?" "I don't want to strength train with weights because I will get big muscles." It is obvious these young pitchers have an elementary understanding...
I get this question a lot from both young and experienced pitchers, How do I throw harder? I then follow with my answer but to prepare you, my answer is NOT just words, it is a perspective change. Here is the perspective. Every Pro has his own answer to this...
Most old school Coaches would talk about the importance of the "Balance Point" like Mr Miyagi in the Karate Kid. New school thought would say that this may produce an accurate pitcher but it will destroy velocity in return. New school thought would then talk about how...
To develop top pitching velocity you must first understand the science behind it. Newton's Second Law is the best definition of velocity. Read my article "Olympic Lifting Increases Pitching Velocity" to get a detailed description of Newton's Second Law and how it...
So the question is does Olympic Lifting Increases Pitching Velocity? Both Olympic Lifting and Pitching Velocity are NOT on different ends of the spectrum of sports as conventional wisdom would have you believe. Specifically Olympic Weight Training and Velocity are...
