by Tyler Anzmann | Dec 23, 2020 | Fitness
Throwing velocity is undeniably important for getting opportunities to play at the highest level and is often one of the important factors in determining the amount of money made by a pitcher. While some may still believe that throwing velocity is innate and cannot be...
by Tyler Anzmann | Oct 16, 2020 | Fitness
In all athletic endeavors key performance indicators, or KPIs, exist that help guide the training and development of athletes. High velocity throwing is no different in this regard. KPIs exist to help us compare ourselves or our athletes to elite level performers and...
by Tyler Anzmann | Sep 24, 2020 | Fitness
You’re training a 15-year-old pitcher and you’ve been using a high intensity throwing program with overload and underload balls and he’s gained 5 mph in just a few months. Great, right? But, was that necessary and where are you going from here? At this point, it’s...
by Tyler Anzmann | Sep 3, 2020 | Fitness
Physical capacity and mechanical efficiency are both critical in producing the highest possible velocity for an individual pitcher. I’ve covered the importance of lead leg block previously so in this article I’m going to focus on a specific piece of physical capacity...
by Tyler Anzmann | Aug 6, 2020 | Fitness
I’ve talked a lot about how increasing muscle tension and rate of force development is critical for high velocity throwing, but how does relaxing a muscle impact performance? Coaches have long known the ability to rapidly relax a muscle before and after a muscle...
