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Technique Tuesday: Coaching Hip Rotation During the Med Ball Scoop Toss

The rotational med ball scoop toss is a staple exercise for our CSP athletes because it develops power in the transverse plane to help our guys and gals throw harder and hit bombs at the plate. And while many of these athletes succeed because of superb hand-eye coordination, they need to learn to use their …

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Technique Tuesday: Thoracic Flexion and Rotation for Pitchers

It may not feel like it with up to 2 feet of snow in Massachusetts today, but baseball season is right around the corner. This week’s Technique Tuesday features a drill we use with our pitchers to work on thoracic flexion and rotation during the follow through position. Many thoracic mobility drills work on rotation in …

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Stack.com – 3 Post-Activation Potentiation Combos for Explosive Strength

As the high-school and professional baseball season approaches, more and more of our athletes are Cressey Sports Performance have shifted their training focus from maximal strength to maximal speed. Baseball, like most team sports, relies heavily on lightning-fast movements, so the athlete’s training must reflect that. We’ve spent all off-season training our athletes to be brutally …

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Stack.com – Are You Making These 3 Shoulder Press Mistakes?

Since starting my internship at Cressey Sports Performance, my knowledge of shoulder anatomy and function has grown by leaps and bounds. Which is great, because we work with dozens of professional baseball players on a daily basis. But we also see tons of non-athletes who have shoulder issues from overuse, poor posture or less-than-great lifting technique. …

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Stack.com: 3 Worst Core Exercises for Baseball (and What to Do Instead)

Baseball players undoubtedly need tons of core strength. But what does “core strength” even mean? The term has been bastardized to the point that Fred DiMenna, my grad school professor and former WNBF pro bodybuilder, would say “I don’t know what a ‘core’ is” when people would ask him about core training. Most people think …

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Stack.com – The Ultimate Pitcher’s Warm-Up: 4 Shoulder Exercises with Bands

Pitchers LOVE bands. But do bands love them back? The answer is yes, but only if used correctly. “Arm care” is kind of a funny term when it comes to baseball. What exactly IS arm care? Is it rotator cuff work? What about long toss? Icing after a game? Lifting weights? Truthfully, all those things …

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