Strength in Numbers #136 In the intricate world of baseball, where precision, strategy, and athleticism converge, intentional goal-setting often marks the journey toward excellence. Regardless of the level of play—whether Little League or the Major Leagues—setting and pursuing goals is a foundational pillar that propels players toward success.  In this pursuit, the SMART goal framework…

Strength in Numbers #135 If you think a row is a row—that cannot be further from the truth.   The first thing I do when I start teaching upper body training exercises is examine how an athlete rows from a standing position.  We compete standing up, so we must be strong in an upright trunk position. Your rhomboids,…

Strength in Numbers #134 You have probably warmed your arm up with arm circles and cross-body arm stretching, but do they do anything?  I have spent much of my professional life studying warm-up strategies and concluded that rhythmic warm-ups and static stretching without any high-level contraction are not the way to go. If you don't…

Strength in Numbers #133 (Go here to read part 1 and here to read part 2). While I was with the Angels, we drafted this player with a smooth delivery and all the qualities you would want in an athlete. He was young, meso-ectomorphic (long limbs, but can hold muscle mass), an explosive jumper, and…

Strength in Numbers #132 (Read Part 1 Here) You are making a big mistake. And I was, too, when I believed that the words "stressful" and "forceful" were the same things when it comes to the delivery.   I constantly hear from those who favor a mechanical approach, "We reduced stress in a pitcher's…

Strength in Numbers #131 We strengthened our presence on X, which comes with controversy, as 280 character limits don't go well with educating those who do not see the ArmCare.com platform and education as the apex technology and approach to attacking baseball's throwing arm injury problems.   No other time in the game's history has a…

Strength in Numbers #125 I don’t go by Dr. Crotin. My father was in the medical field and went by that prefix, but I have a multidisciplinary PhD. I had to write two competency exams, one to become an Exercise Physiologist and another to become a Biomechanist.   I am saying this to you so you…

Strength in Numbers #124 I'm writing this late on Thanksgiving, and everyone in my in-law's house is overloaded with tryptophan from the turkey and fast asleep. Yet, I have made some discoveries that I'm excited to share with you.   While catching up on emails, I stumbled upon a late-night gem through an old email from…

Strength in Numbers #121 In the world of throwing sports, our throwing arms are our prized possessions.   What is a tennis player without a serve?  A volleyball player who cannot spike?   A cricket bowler who cannot throw?   The point is that arm injuries plague many other sports, and what is common to all of them…