by Brent Pourciau | Jan 13, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Pitchers long tossing is praised by many and shot down by few. I have heard the likes of Alan Jaeger preaching pitchers long tossing as the secret to velocity and the likes of Dick Mill's trying to prove scientifically why you should never do it again. I have...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 12, 2009 | Pitching Articles
Maintaining a healthy body and avoiding injuries requires proper posture. However, poor posture is a widespread issue that effects a large number of people, particularly athletes and those who perform repetitive motions. One such group is pitchers, who frequently...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 9, 2009 | Pitching Articles
This article is for every athlete out there who are having pitching shoulder problems. I am an athlete, who overcame a career ending rotator cuff tear in college, to pitch again and make it to minor league ball. I was told I would never pitch as hard as I did before...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 8, 2009 | Pitching Articles
If your Coach or Trainer has pitchers long distance running for longer than five minutes at a SLOW pace then you are training to be just that, SLOW! Muscles have a mixture of two basic types of fibers, fast twitch and slow twitch. Fast-twitch fibers are capable of...
by Brent Pourciau | Jan 7, 2009 | Pitching Articles
The most effective way to speed rest recovery pitching is with more anaerobic ATP. This can take up to three minutes to completely restore. More ATP in our system means more explosive energy in our muscles. The problem is in between innings we usually get a lot...