Since well before I loved lifting weights, I loved writing. My parents will tell you that when I was little, I had this burning (and often annoying) need to narrate and inform. I’d sit down with paper and Crayon, writing and illustrating scenes from Power Rangers or Legend of Zelda. I’d provide vocal play-by-play AND …
I had the privilege of having Fred DiMenna, a former WNBF pro bodybuilder and exercise physiology PhD, as a professor in grad school. Fred is hands down one of the smartest guys I’ve ever met, and he’s got a serious arsenal of peer-review research articles to back it up. Perhaps the greatest lasting impression he …
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 …
Stack.com – The Ultimate Pitcher’s Warm-Up: 4 Shoulder Exercises with Bands Read More »
The New Year is over a month old now, and most New Years resolutions have been forgotten or tossed aside. There’s a simple reason for this: most resolutions focus too much on the RESULT and not enough on the PROCESS. This mindset has been HUGE for me in athletics, coaching, school, relationships, you name it. …
My latest article on Stack.com is one I wish I could go back in time and read to my former self. The summer after my senior year of high school, I heeded the advice of many coaches and college players who said that to get ready for college ball, I needed to hit the ground …
Stack.com – Condition to Perform: Baseball Conditioning Read More »
This was a solid week for writing. I posted a more op-ed, off-topic piece about egoism in the personal training/strength coaching world and my latest baseball article for Stack got posted. There’s another one about baseball-specific conditioning in the hopper, so keep an eye out for that. You can check those articles out here: Tom …
Sunday was brutal. The Patriots have held my heart hostage every week this season, but by the end of the regular season, I’d grown used to Tom Brady waiting til the final minutes to pull off some comeback magic and march to victory. So when the Pats were down 13-3 at the half, I wasn’t …
Ever since my Little League days, I was always very peculiar and protective of which bat I used. First, it was the Easton Octane C405. Then the Black Magic. In high school I raked with the original TPX Exogrid, then fell in love with the Louisville Slugger M9 in college (34/31 C271 model, in case …
It doesn’t get much simpler than picking up something heavy and carrying it. But just like squats, deadlifts and pullups, simpler is often better. Few exercises work the body from head to toe like farmers walks. And even fewer exercises can be used to get stronger, gain muscle, lose fat and improve athletic performance – …
I traveled a lot in 2013, which meant lifting weights away from home. And usually, this means sucking it up and working out at a commercial gym. You know how I feel about commercial gyms. But this year I smartened up. Each time I traveled, I scouted out an awesome training facility and made sure …
