In this episode of More Than Velocity, the ArmCare crew breaks down essential assessment tools to evaluate your pitching performance.
Strength in Numbers #8
A recent article shares some staggering results about the state of arm care for pitchers. A group of 242 professional baseball players tested internal and external rotation strength against a fixed dynamometer, and what was found did not make sense...
Pitchers train their throwing arms much more frequently than position players—typically daily for…
As athletes throw harder, there needs to be a better understanding of the progression and proper recovery in their schedule. In this episode, Ryan and Jordan cover the Pitch Strong Guidelines and detail the updates needed to protect young players.
Strength In Numbers #7
Have you ever described a pitcher's delivery as stressful, violent, choppy, and think they must be at a greater risk of injury? Or, like many coaches and sports scientists, you may assume that the athlete with greater elbow torque must have a more stressful delivery. If so, you may be labeling…
Ryan Crotin and Jordan Oseguera explain why lower body strength training is crucial to performing on the mound. From fixing the kinetic chain to handling peak torque, a strong lower half matters.
Lead Leg Blocking is Essential to Throwing Hard
Lead leg blocking refers to the stride leg directing force into the ground to decelerate the body's forward momentum headed toward the plate. It is essential that the lead leg block transfers as much linear energy as possible into rotation.
Strength in Numbers #6
What does "lead leg block" mean? A great conversation with a prominent cricket performance coach inspired this week's ArmCareIQ session, as lead leg blocking mechanics are so different between pitching and cricket.
In this week's Strength in Numbers, I'm excited to deliver new research on lead leg blocking mechanics focused on how…
Baseball velocity programs are massively popular right now, and in More Than Velocity Episode 4, the Arm Care team answers some of the essential questions about velocity training.
You'll hear a lot from us about how strength measurements are key in picking up on fatigue which leads to reduced performance and injuries in baseball players , but in this article, you'll see how it's also a metric for pitching efficiency.
One of the common phrases you hear about a pitcher is that …
Strength in Numbers #5
We have put out a lot of material on the dangers of fatigue and how it relates to reduced performance and health in baseball pitchers. But one we haven't touched on is how we communicate using the word "pitching efficiency," which is often related to pitching mechanics.
You likely hear statements like, "so and so…