Being jacked isn’t a requirement to be a great athlete, but it sure does help. Just look at guys like Bo Jackson (to the right) and gals like Serena Williams. Sure, they had unreal skill and athleticism, but I guarantee they’d tell you a lot of their success came from their superior physical condition. Athletes …
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Superstition is as much a part of baseball as bats and bases. Spitting sunflower seeds, leaping over the foul line and not washing your lucky jock… none of these things make you a better baseball player, but good luck telling someone on a 10-game hitting streak to ditch the silly antics lest their fortune runs …
Getting strong and athletic is pretty simple: lift, sprint and jump. You can sprinkle in some other stuff from time to time, but if you focus most of your efforts on these three things, you’re on the right track. The jumping part is probably the simplest of them all, too. Box jumps are a straight-forward, …
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Imagine NBA teams drafting players based on their dunk contest routines. Or MLB teams choosing hitters based on the Home Run Derby. Well, the NFL Combine, the most beloved test in all of sports, isn’t too far off. It’s crazy how many traditions go unchallenged in sports. No one stops to think if something makes …
I’ve been incredibly lucky the past few months to be able to volunteer with the strength and conditioning staff at Brown University. Not only do I get to learn from and rub elbows with some of the best and brightest coaches around, but I get exposed to well over 100 athletes in just a few …
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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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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 …
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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 …
Hey everyone, great news! My first article has been published on Stack.com. I’m pretty jacked up about it because Stack is a great source of training/nutrition information with some pretty notable contributors. In case you haven’t heard of Stack before, here’s the blurb from the “About Us” page: STACK: WHERE ATHLETES GET BETTER STACK is …
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