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The Ongoing Discussion of Risk Versus Rewards with Olympic Lifting – Part 1

Strength in Numbers #172 Olympic lifting, encompassing exercises like the snatch and clean-and-jerk, is often utilized in sports for its benefits in developing explosive strength, coordination, and power. In baseball,…

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Flipping the Script on Tommy John Surgery: Focus on Prevention (Part II)

Strength in Numbers #171 We are building off Part 1 in this two-part series, starting with the word "survivorship" regarding Tommy John Surgery (TJS). We are referring to the length…

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Flipping the Script on Tommy John Surgery: Focus on Prevention (Part I)

Strength in Numbers #170 I used to be squeamish at the sign of blood until I was present in the OR room for my teammate's shoulder surgery at Penn Medicine. …

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A Training Transformation

Strength in Numbers #169 You have learned a great deal about inverted closed-chain training from the previous two parts of this three-part series (Part 1 and Part 2) Pitchers and…

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How Inversions Could Be The Key To Getting Past Shoulder Pain

Strength in Numbers #168 I am going to set the record straight. When a player throws a ball maximally, especially over 90 mph, the force on the shoulder to keep…

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Podcast

Real Players, Real Data, Real Decisions with Coach Erik Wagle

Watch Listen Show Notes In this episode of More Than Velocity, the ArmCare team sits down with Erik Wagle, the CEO of Kinetic Performance Institute (KPI), a premier baseball training…

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A Story About Returning Beyond Performance

Strength in Numbers #167 Return-to-Performance (RTP) is my forte, and I enjoy it. I work with athletes of all ages, positions, competitive levels, multi-sport, and sport-specialized varieties. Still, the part…

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Some Points on Hydration to Enhance Baseball Performance

Strength in Numbers #166 Our time at Northeastern Junior College in Colorado has spurned so many thoughts and ideas. What we think our collegiate athletes know is taking for…

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