by Tyler Anzmann | Apr 15, 2020 | Fitness
Sprinting is a foundational movement in which athletes in all sports should be proficient. This doesn’t mean that all athletes should train like 100m sprinters, but if you look like a baby deer when you sprint, it’s likely a symptom of poor general movement...
by Tyler Anzmann | Apr 2, 2020 | Fitness
With COVID-19 delaying and cancelling many baseball seasons, pitchers are finding themselves in limbo. Do they continue to throw as if the season is happening next week? Do they shut down? Do they treat it like the offseason? A deload can work well in this situation...
by Tyler Anzmann | Mar 24, 2020 | Fitness
To throw at elite velocities, pitchers must be able to produce a lot of force in a short amount of time. Strength plays an important role in this, but when trying to improve rate of force development and throwing velocity, increasing maximum strength alone is not...
by Tyler Anzmann | Feb 14, 2020 | Fitness
There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding about what a long or short arm action means for pitching velocity. Neither is inherently good or bad, but let’s dig into each a little bit deeper. First, let’s define short and long arm action. Short arm action is...
by Tyler Anzmann | Jan 31, 2020 | Fitness
Throwing velocity is a complex topic that involves the intersection of many different ideas and training philosophies in order to improve. In order to reach your highest possible throwing velocity, your “mechanics” have to be “good” or biomechanically sound, but what...
