Integrated Performance Blog

What is the main goal as a pitcher? To throw absolute fire, right?! We want to blaze it right past the hitter, don't even let him have a chance to get the bat off his back shoulder. If he does, the ball is already in the catcher's mitt. 

We also want to pain the corners. If for some reason...

There are periods of no throwing throughout the year for every baseball player. Whether is in the off-season for 8 weeks, or you had to stop throwing due to some nagging pain or soreness that you  were experiencing. One thing we do not want to do is go from nothing to full throwing very...

I recently had a conversation with a player about ways he could improve himself as a baseball player. This player is an absolute beast and willing to do whatever he needs to take his game to the next level. 

When we were talking, he kept listing off different baseball programs that he signed...

I often get asked, what all needs to be done to keep an arm healthy and strong for a baseball player. There are many things that can be done, but most get broken into two categories to train:

1. Train movement
2. Train the arm itself

The body has to move well in order to limit stress on the arm when...

I was recently asked by a player what he should be doing to help his recovery. He said he was always tired before his workouts and games. He felt as if he was doing everything he could to help recover from each workout. 

He was foam rolling, using the compression boots, and even stretching,...

Velocity is talked about a lot on the area that most players want to improve. Pitcher's and fielders could both benefit from improving their throwing command whether it is on the mound or throwing across the diamond. 

There have been many drills and exercise's to improve throwing velocity to...

Long toss is an integral part of building arm strength and arm speed. If done correctly, you can get big improvements on your throwing velocity as well. If done incorrectly, you may find yourself with a tired or painful arm at the wrong time and possibly even an baseball injury. 

A...

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...

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...