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Post by bunghole on Mar 3, 2010 9:44:32 GMT 10
gday folks,
i just want to get some opinions on exercises/workouts that are used commonly in baseball.
obviously there are general warm up exercises for all players but i want to know more about specific workouts for specific positions for maximum performance/minimum injury
eg. i'm guessing a pitcher would want to focus on the chest, shoulder and back muscles. i'm also guessing that a pitchers most common injury would be shoulder/rotator cuff?
batters? arms chest back legs everything i spose?
for catchers i'm guessing squats would be a major one
any thoughts?
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Post by snoball on Mar 3, 2010 15:47:50 GMT 10
If you're seriously after information re workouts for ball players, there are a number of sites online that give you that information. Google the topic and you'll be given a lot of info.
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Post by H on Apr 26, 2010 15:59:16 GMT 10
Baseball is very much about total body work outs, e.g. just exercising upper body won't make you a better pitcher, and as such you should try and do a bit of everything. For pitchers, the most important muscle group is probably the legs surprisingly enough. That's how those 5-10 pitchers in the bigs can throw 95mph. And squats are probably your best exercise there. As snoball said, just google something like "Baseball Pitcher Workout" and you should be able to find something good. I've started following a routine similar to the one shown here. www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wotw69.htm. And it utilises some plyometric exercises which are also very important for baseball because they help develop balance. Hope this helps. |
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Post by Ryn on Jun 23, 2010 22:21:37 GMT 10
Core strength and power programs. Feel free to hit the gym and do all the bicep curls you want - you'll look great at the beach. Core training is the foundation of powerful movements, so you need to train this way. Start with a program built around proximal segments (glutes, quads, lower back, abs, chest, hip flexors) and build them. Once your base strength is there, move on to plyometric exercises which is where you start to develop your power and speed.
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Post by BQ Office on Jun 24, 2010 16:31:27 GMT 10
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Post by padres29 on Jun 25, 2010 15:29:00 GMT 10
There are some good exercises QRL football players use, i use them myself. Sit on the ground with legs strecthed comfortably, and reach your hand out to the opposite foot and repeat this motion several times while being aware of any pulling feeling or painful sensations. This does help "stretch and loosen back muscles,hamstrings and calfs which can give so much grief if gone into play with only a quick "run"
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