Strength in Numbers #238
What separates the best from the rest isn’t just knowing the science or logging years of reps—it’s the ability to bridge both.
That’s called evidence-based practice.
At its core, evidence-based practice means making decisions that blend the best available research with real-world experience, rather than relying on “how it’s always been done.”
To truly be evidence-based, a decision has to live at the intersection of three things:
- Latest Research Evidence – Peer-reviewed research that helps us understand biomechanics, physiology, performance, and injury risk.
- Professional Expertise – The intuition you’ve built from coaching, evaluating, and adapting in real time.
- Athlete Values & Circumstances – Applying science and experience in a way that fits the individual athlete, such as their injury history, goals, anatomy, and their strengths or limitations.
For example, when we apply this framework in the real world one evidenced-based conclusion keeps surfacing: Mechanics don’t break athletes. Poor arm strength does.
In this clip from our Certified Pitching Biomechanist Course, we break down how strength, fatigue, and biomechanics actually interact—and why making the arm strong first is often the most evidence-based way to reduce injury risk.
