Strength in Numbers #79
On Thursday, January 5th, 2023, we marked one year since the official release of the ArmCare Platform at the ABCA Conference in Chicago.
Our launch at last year’s ABCA was a modest event for us, with mainly sports medicine and healthcare specialists in the crowd at our expo presentation and mostly casual conversations about this new device.
But this year in Nashville was very different.
Our presentation on building bulletproof arms was a multidimensional audience of professionals ready to make ArmCare a part of their program.
And we had many discussions with people who believe this will change the landscape and language of baseball by providing the ability to gauge fatigue responses, physical deficits, and imbalances.
And we’re just as confident about that as well. No other company in the game offers a money-back guarantee for both performance and health.
BIOMECHANICS
Another big deliverable this year was the launch of our second certification course on biomechanics. The course blends strength and range of motion testing to provide a pathway into strength and coordination training.
It uses an algorithm to help make mechanical changes that reinforce performance or reprogram the athlete to accept a new delivery style.
To accomplish a successful biomechanical transition, you need to understand motor learning concepts that require strength, length, and timing.
For example…
EARLY LAYBACK
Out of everything presented at the tech expo, we went through the most critical graph in the field of pitching biomechanics – the external-internal rotation graph.
We indicate how to spot changes in early layback and how to train the arm to accept a variety of positions after foot contact and what type of strength and coordination approaches are required to adjust arm position at foot contact through lower body training.
THE CRITICAL INSTANT
Once maximum layback is reached, we communicated the need to understand co-contraction principles to set up the arm as a catapult and one that does not break at the hinges.
We also covered the force-velocity curve and why athletes need to focus on BRAKE TRAINING instead of GAS TRAINING.
You know the old adage, “You can only accelerate what you can decelerate,” – but are you actually training your athletes that way?
To accomplish a successful biomechanical transition, you need to understand motor learning concepts that require strength, length, and timing.
For example…
EARLY LAYBACK
Out of everything presented at the tech expo, we went through the most critical graph in the field of pitching biomechanics – the external-internal rotation graph.
We indicate how to spot changes in early layback and how to train the arm to accept a variety of positions after foot contact and what type of strength and coordination approaches are required to adjust arm position at foot contact through lower body training.
THE CRITICAL INSTANT
Once maximum layback is reached, we communicated the need to understand co-contraction principles to set up the arm as a catapult and one that does not break at the hinges.
We also covered the force-velocity curve and why athletes need to focus on BRAKE TRAINING instead of GAS TRAINING.
You know the old adage, “You can only accelerate what you can decelerate,” – but are you actually training your athletes that way?
If you want to learn more about our courses, ArmCare Elite’s features, and how it will provide you with a competitive advantage, please reach out to me. Also, if you want a copy of the ABCA presentation notes, I will send them to you so you can get a taste of what’s coming.
ARMCARE HAS ARRIVED
In short, following the 2023 ABCA Convention, I’m excited and encouraged about the future of ArmCare.
We have arrived as an impactful company in the sport of baseball and one that is committed to its customers and community. But, most importantly, people are getting the message and the metrics. Strength Matters Most.
I hope you’ll invest in your coaching development and be a part of something bigger than ourselves in the game.
R
