Integrated Performance Blog

Every off-season I get the question: Should I take time off throwing and if so, how much time should I take off?

Throughout the year, your arm and body go through a lot of stress. With any type of stress, in order to build strength and durability, we need some time for recovery and restoration....

There is a reason the best baseball player's reach the top level of professional baseball. Even the Hall of Famer's stand out in what they do, which is what got them to the level that they are at.

What is it that the Hall of Fame player's do that is different than the rest of the player's...

Do you ever wonder what the best way to achieve your highest potential and develop as an athlete? The answer may not be the most glamorous!

Consistency is simplest answer to how you can get to the top of your game. This does not mean only being consistent on the diamond though. Consistency...

There are way too many area's of the body to provide self soft tissue restoration to the whole body. If we were to hit the whole body, we would spend close to an hour or more only on soft tissue restoration, that would be the only thing we would get accomplished that day!

The question comes up,...

Finding the right program to create the most robust athlete can be a challenge, especially if you are trying to do it by yourself as an athlete. The goal of strength training should be to create a balanced athlete that can create the most force in many different movement patterns.

In order not to...

The other week, we went over what we should be doing to prepare for the second game of a double header. The other, but similar, challenge is to be prepared and ready to play in the second game in a day when you have a few hour break.

Much of what you would do is similar to what you would do in...

In order to perform at our best day-in and day-out, we need to make sure that we are ready to perform at our peak for that day, but also have the next game or outing in mind. In order to do this, we have to balance readiness and development daily.

We can do this by performing activities that get...

I often get asked "What should I be doing between games to stay warm, or what should I do to get ready for the second game in a double header?"

This can be looked at differently than if you were playing two games in a day separated by several hours. There is not much time between games in a...

There are many different feelings a pitcher may have after they get off the mound and into the next day. A lot of times, I will get asked if what a player is feeling is normal or if it is something they need treatment on. General muscle soreness is something that you only need a couple...

As the baseball season winds down, knowing how much time to take off from throwing and what to do during this time can be confusing. The MLB Pitch smart guidelines do a great job recommending the right amount of time you should take off throwing based on your age. Those recommendations can...

Pitching is a violent, high velocity activity. Over the course of a game, a pitcher's tissue quality will decline. After an outing, it is best to restore some of those tissue and movement qualities that may have decreased over the course of the game.

There are 3 key things to target when...

I have received multiple questions asking if I find the massage gun and other soft tissue massage implements as beneficial. I want to say that I LOVE when an athlete can benefit by doing something on their own, and I believe the massage gun, and other soft tissue massage implements, can...