Strength in Numbers #232
When I began working in professional baseball, what stood out immediately was not just how hard pitchers threw—but how variable they were from outing to outing.
The same pitcher could:
- Look explosive and efficient one week
- Appear stiff, late, or “off” the next
- Report no pain, yet show clear mechanical drift AND NO CHANGE IN VELO
What was missing was a quantified understanding of arm readiness.
That gap drove the research questions behind multiple studies I’ve been involved in:
- How does fatigue alter stride length and sequencing?
- Why do pitchers shorten their stride under stress?
- How does localized arm weakness change whole-body mechanics?
The answer that kept repeating itself:
When strength capacity drops, mechanics adapt—and not in a way that protects the arm.
This realization shaped both the science and the applied framework behind ArmCare.
To learn more, check out the ArmCareIQ class below, available to our ArmCare Elite Members.
It goes into some heavy science (along with some cool animations) on how arm strength changes with mechanical changes.
This is an oldie but a goodie…we have these ArmCareIQ classes available for our ArmCare Elite Members. This one goes into some heavy science on how arm strength changes with mechanical changes. There’s some cool animations in this one.
Strength Matters Most,
Ryan
