While working with the Angels, I ran into an interesting use case with the ArmCare System via the professional pitcher Joe Beimel.
At that time, he was coaching and running a high-performance training academy called Beimel Elite. He was past age 40 and technically in retirement, but he knew in his mind that he wasn't…
Ryan Crotin, PhD CSCS RSCC, Executive Vice President
Strength in Numbers #68
This week I posted trivia on trunk angular velocity and its impact on Biomechanical Efficiency Grades, or BEG. You can read more about BEG in this article recently published by myself and some heavy-hitting scientists in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
As a refresher, BEG indicates velocity production relative…
Velocity is associated with arm speed, which tends to be length-driven in today's game. However, when it comes to health, you need to ensure a consistent arm position throughout this range, and yet again, why strength matters most!
At the intersection of arm position and arm speed is essentially power—we are talking about the multiplication of…
Strength in Numbers #66
In part 1 of the training imbalance saga, we talked about how we need to critically look at unilateral versus bilateral exercises in our programs.
As a refresher, when it comes to the lower body, the legs are both on the ground for only a brief instant in pitching. That's a…
Strength in Numbers #65
"Why" is the most critical question in sports science.
In my opinion, it leads to the most breakthroughs and an understanding to apply the knowledge for new tests to try out (that generally fail many times before acceptance.)
I've seen this play out by visiting the MLB teams in Arizona. I…
Strength in Numbers #64
Last week I talked about a multi-dimensional approach to integrating ArmCare technology, creating customized training, and throwing programs across multiple sports.
Our last stop at UCONN was impressive, to say the least, and we had just about every athletic therapist and strength coach they have in the school, along with baseball coaches Josh…
In this ArmCare FX, we cover how to create cultural buy-in across multiple stakeholders. This section is an excerpt from our full player onboarding video which be seen here.
Strength in Numbers #63
I first wanted to thank everyone who reads our newsletters. This past month has been so rewarding to receive emails from people who are learning new things, applying, asking questions, and being engaged.
For anyone in any industry, the feeling of being recognized and appreciated is such an excellent feeling, and our company is truly grateful for sharing those sentiments. We typically don't make people’s…
Strength in Numbers #62
As we get back to our educational tour, Jordan and I traveled from Louisiana to Orlando to educate the University of Central Florida staff.
It was an awesome opportunity for us, as Kaylee Shores, who is an expert in integrating the ArmCare platform, had become the athletic trainer for the baseball…
We've got to protect athletes by improving their lower body power. In this video, we'll show you the compensations that happen when a player is underpowered in their lower half.
Spoiler Alert! They've got to make it up somewhere if they want to get their velocity up and that leads to increases in elbow…