Week 51 Recap

Week 51 is done. It was a solid week of training. My body was feeling a bit run down, so I took a deload week. I threw with less intensity and volume for most of the week, but my arm felt pretty good for the second half of the week. I still did my plyos and long...

Building Safe and Effective Youth Training Programs

In the last 10-20 years, youth sports have become big business. This has led to more young athletes involved in training programs outside of their normal team practice. I think this is a great thing, but programs involving young athletes require considerations that...

Week 50 Recap

Week 50 is done! This past week is week 3 of a modified on ramp back into throwing. So I’m doing some high intensity throwing and building back up, but not pushing the envelope like crazy. I did some plyo testing last Monday and PR’s in roll ins, which was...

How Often to Change Your Training: 5 Factors to Consider

One of the questions I get asked a lot is, “How often do I need to change what I’m doing in the gym?” My answer is, “It depends.” That’s my answer for pretty much all training related questions because, well…it does. Here are some things that affect it and rules of...

Week 49 Recap

Week 49 is done! It was a solid week of training. It’s great to be able to throw at high intent again. My numbers aren’t great yet, but they’re building and I know since I’m long tossing again they’ll probably come up pretty quickly. My...