Strength in Numbers #55
Have you ever said a pitcher has an “efficient delivery?"
If so, I will tell you why you cannot use the word in general terms and how you can quantify “efficiency” to make this determination accurate, meaningful, and, most importantly, actionable.
In the context of “efficiency,” we wrote a piece a while ago that gives some definitions as it relates to…
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An Evidence-Based Reason Behind Throwing Arm Injuries: Part 1
An Evidence-Based Reason Behind Throwing Arm Injuries: Part 2
I told you I would spoon-feed the details of why starters get hurt, but now I need to tell…
Strength in Numbers #53
A week has passed, and I still stick to my gut as to why we have so many pitching injuries, especially in starters.
You can review Part 1 here, but the premise is that errors in managing workload are a significant problem that I'll dive into further this week.
"MORE POMERANIAN THAN…
Strength in Numbers #52
We had an internal discussion today that needs to be brought to the table.
In our Certified ArmCare Specialist Course, we discuss what I am about to communicate in deep detail. Still, I think it's important to deliver the message in this newsletter clear and present because we are training our athletes…
Strength in Numbers #51
There are times in our lives when we feel old, times when we feel young, and magical moments when we feel wise.
I believe wisdom comes from taking your good, bad, and uglies and giving this insight to someone else so that they do not make the same mistakes, create a…
Strength in Numbers #50
We have an awesome podcast this week in Chris Bishop. Chris is one of the world's most profound lower body sports scientists.
He publishes on all aspects of training but specializes in force plate testing and functional and non-functional asymmetries.
Functional asymmetries refer to asymmetries that are important for performance. Conversely,…
Strength in Numbers #49
It's been quite a long time since I have ventured home to Canada. COVID-19 and having a second child did not make travel any easier. What's amazing is that my childhood friends, who I had grown up playing with, are now coaching their kids and giving back to the game.
I had…
Strength in Numbers #48
Over the course of my baseball career, I have seen many things, and very few experiences have left me feeling incomplete, a fish out of the water, and begging for more information.
At the tail end of our Pacific Northwest Tour was our trip to Driveline which checked all the boxes cognitively, emotionally, and logistically as we…
Strength in Numbers #47
For the first time in my life, I visited the Pacific Northwest and traveled to Seattle for ArmCare's first-ever ArmCare Performance Clinic.
This offering is private and provided at colleges across the country to give theory and application of our product, how to truly utilize the data for onsite help with…
Strength in Numbers #46
Last week we talked about the issue of pain and getting athletes out of pain when they throw. In this newsletter, we will talk more about throwing programming considerations that can help reduce pain and how to break the pain cycle.
A LITTLE MORE ON KINESIOPHOBIA
I continued some discussion with…