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The Many Swings of Bryce Harper — And The One Swing of Nick Kurtz. How many clubs should hitters have in the bag?

August 3, 2025August 7, 2025

In the spring of 2013, former Washington Nationals hitting coordinator Rick Schu was collecting iconic swings from DVDs of Ken ...read more

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Blog Article, Pitching

Lets Not Kid Ourselves, Greg Maddux Was A Unicorn.

July 19, 2025July 22, 2025

Many have heard the message shouted through the chain-link fence of a local amateur field or read the comments in ...read more

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Blog Article

Off‑Season Speed Training for Position Players – Part 3: Non‑Linear Running

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Welcome to the third installment of our four‑part series on off‑season speed training for Minor League Baseball (MiLB) position players. ...read more

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Blog Article

Tendon Adaptations in Throwers: Mechanisms and Applications

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Introduction It’s hard to find a more dynamic and physically demanding task in sports than throwing. Whether it be a ...read more

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Warm-Up

Velocity Training

Weighted Ball Training Gone Wrong

March 23, 2017May 16, 2022

Weighted balls are a useful tool for developing velocity as part of a training program, however, as with any tool, ...read more

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Blog Article, Programming, Recovery / Warm-up, Strength Training

Using the Warm-Up for Movement Quality, Conditioning, and Recovery

October 10, 2016June 10, 2022

The warm-up in baseball is an integral part of the throwing and pitching process. It is not simply a mundane obstacle that ...read more

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Blog Article, Miscellaneous / Historical, Pitching, Research, Strength Training

Post-Activation Potentiation with Weighted Baseballs

September 29, 2014June 10, 2022

Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) is a controversial topic in exercise science, with research pointing in favor and against it working. PAP ...read more

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