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 it in its socket is above their body weight.  In other words, when the ball is let go, the force trying to pull your arm…

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 that requires the most creativity, adaptability, and dynamic adjustments is when athletes have gone through hell with their arm and picked up the ball for…

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 granted time to fully educate on the basics – SLEEP, HYDRATION, AND NUTRITION.  The young men of today are more engaged with technology than ever…

Strength in Numbers #165 The past three days were a whirlwind.  We educated coaches on various techniques, applied understanding and decision-making to their processes, and worked with all 56 players on the roster.  We filmed nearly 60 training exercises and drills for their pitching and strength coaches, connected dots for their medical staff, and brought…

Strength in Numbers #164 We have started offering a unique college offering called the ArmCare Accelerator. It's a fully integrated and custom educational offering that includes technology, training equipment, on-site and remote support, and more. It's no joke that pitching injuries are high when guys come back from breaks, and right now, we are helping…

Strength in Numbers #163 If you are a pitcher, you may have had a strange pain in the back of the shoulder at some point. You get it when you scap load and internally rotate, and it lingers and sometimes comes and goes, a transient pain problem. Welcome to the world of internal impingement, and…

Strength in Numbers #162 Injury prevention is paramount in baseball, particularly for pitchers. Handgrip dynamometry—measuring the force generated when squeezing a device with the whole hand—has gained popularity among the various methods used to assess potential injury risks. However, its effectiveness in predicting throwing arm injuries, particularly those related to the ulnar collateral ligament…

Strength in Numbers #161 I have been so blessed to participate in the USA 13/14U ADP event in Cary, North Carolina. Jim Koerner, the Director of Player Development, runs his camps better than what I have experienced in MLB.  Jim has always been a mentor to me, a true technician, and a coach who is…

Strength in Numbers #160 Collegiate summer league teams and other amateur leagues are entering the do-or-die zone.  It's playoff time, and let's face it, teams want to win.   We talked about short rest do's and don'ts in a previous Instagram live webinar, and this is where you have to be data-led as not only…

Strength in Numbers #158 Transfer of training effects means you can transfer your training approaches to on-field performance.  This is truly the essence of player development and injury protection. If you train an athlete in a particular attribute, shouldn't it translate to greater performance?   If that were the case, there would be no performance…