Elite Baseball Development Podcast
By Eric Cressey
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The Elite Baseball Development Podcast is a one-stop-shop for baseball development. Please subscribe to get updates for every new show!
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Pinch Hit Friday #33 - Adaptation Should Be Earned, Not Assumed
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May 16, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #32 - Variability, Random Practice, and Youth Development
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May 09, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #31 - Stress, Recovery, and Adaptation
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May 02, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #30 - Oblique Strains: Causes and Prevention
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #29 - Neck Care During Arm Care
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #28 - Low-Hanging Fruit for High School Athletes with Brandon Holup and Spencer Stockton
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #27 - Structure and Function in the Throwing Shoulder
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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209. Chris Martin on College Baseball Strength and Conditioning
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #26 - 3 Thoughts on Baseball Speed Development
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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208. Understanding the Law of Repetitive Motion
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #25 - Avoiding the Recency Bias Trap
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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207. Nathan Mirochnick on Making the Most of Motion Capture in Pitchers
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #24 - Ryan Conroy on Between-Pitch Routines
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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206. Dr. Keith Baar on Bulletproofing Tendons and Ligaments
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #23 - Leveraging the Cross-Transfer Effect
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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205. Spondy What? The Scoop on Stress Fractures in Adolescent Spines
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #22 - Training vs. Competition Maxes
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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204. Joey Wolfe on Developing Youth Catchers
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #21 - Ryan Conroy on Velocity-Based Throwing Programs
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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203. Sean Guenther on Count Control, Horizontal Approach Angle, and High-Leverage Situations
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #20 - The 7 Pitching Stressors
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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202. Reinventing the Return-to-Throwing Program with Alan Jaeger and Randy Sullivan
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #19 - Spencer Stockton on Managing Pitcher Workload
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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201. Tyler Phillips on High School Draft Pick Success and Owning Your Career
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #18 - Steps Back Are Okay
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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200. Dr. Keith Meister on How Pitching Injuries Have Evolved - and What to Do About Them
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #17 - 5 Inseason Training Tips
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #16 - When and How Should My Kid Start Strength and Conditioning?
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #15 - Shoulder Order of Operations
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #14 - The Truth About Scap Loading
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #13 - Training Tall Athletes
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #12 - Projectability, Injury Risk, and Protecting Young Arms
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #11 - 10 More Key Characteristics of Good Assessments
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #10 - 10 Key Characteristics of Good Assessments
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #9 - Vacation Training Tips
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #8 - The Nutritional Tipping Point Age
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #7 - Where to Look When Injuries Don't Make Sense
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #6 - Don't Overlook the Thumb
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #5 - The Perils of Cross-Training
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #4 - "Tightness" vs. Cemented Joints
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #3 - The Problem with Narrow Exercise Selections
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #2 - When Rehab Goes Wrong
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Pinch Hit Friday #1 - Who Fails with Tommy John Rehab?
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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199. 7 Reasons Young Athletes Don't Make Long-Term Progress
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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198. Dr. Ryan Hansen on Healthy, High-Performing Feet
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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197. Will Waterman on Proteus Predictions for Hitting and Pitching Velocities
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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196. Corey Muscara on Leveraging Technology in Pitching Development
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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195. David Peralta on Habits, Adjustments, Perseverance for 10 Years of MLB Service Time
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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194. Dr. William Kraemer on Strength and Conditioning Education, Research, and Practice
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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193. July 2024 Q&A: Scapular Winging, Decreased Velocity, and Toe Spacers
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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192. Kevin Vance on College Recruiting, Culture Change and Bullpen Frequency
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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191. Dave Wallace on Five Decades of Pitching Development
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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190. Justin Su'a on Establishing Processes, Solidifying Confidence, and Failing Forward
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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189. Luka Hocevar on Strength and Conditioning Non-Negotiables
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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188. 31 Questions to Ask During the College Recruiting/Selection Process
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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187. Mike Boyle on Long-Term Athletic Development, Inseason Training, and Training Your Own Kids
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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186. March 2024 Q&A: Sleep Tracking, Work Capacity, and Tendinopathy Wordplay
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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185. Eric Hosmer on Rookie Success, Adjusting to Competition, and the Evolution of Hitting
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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184. Pat Rigsby on Finding Value in Where Others Miss It - in Baseball and in Business
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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183. Bill Parisi on Fascia Aware Training
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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182. Ryan Feltner on College Development, Cold Weather Pitching, and Altitude Adjustments
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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181. Developing College Pitchers with John O'Neil and Eric Cressey
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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180. Dan Swinscoe on Essential Clinical Skills and Rehab Approaches
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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179. Bennett Sousa on Accelerating Development, Establishing Routines, and Thriving in a Big-League Bullpen.
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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178. December 2023 Q&A: Early Specialization Shortcomings, Rotator Cuff Readiness, and UCL Reconstruction Updates.
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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177. Zack Gelof on Chasing Competition, Developing Athleticism, and Adjusting to Higher Levels
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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176. Warm-Up Wisdom
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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175. Julian Merryweather on JuCo Benefits, Velocity Surges, and Durability Discoveries
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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174. Making the Most of Force Plates with Drake Berberet
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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173. Scrutinizing Return to Play Practices with Doug Kechijian
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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172. Tommy Doyle on Tall Athletes, Shoulder Surgery, and Bullpen Success
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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171. Digging in on Diagnostic Imaging
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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170. Trevor Rosenthal
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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169. Baseball Skill Development from Youth to the Pros with Ethan Westphal
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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168. Modern MLB Coaching Considerations with Radley Haddad
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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167. July 2023 Q&A: Swimming for PItchers, Sports Hernias, and Overtraining
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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166. The Evolution of College Pitching with Jason Jackson
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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165. The Far-Reaching Effects of Pitching Velocity w/ Eric Cressey
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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164. Developing College Athletes and Cultures with Brijesh Patel
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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163. Jacob Stallings
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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162. Better Behavior Change with Adam Bornstein
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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161. Current Trends in Power Development with Will Waterman
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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160. Scott McGough
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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159. 10 Nutritional Considerations for High School Athletes with Dan Rosen
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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158. Training for Sports Specificity and Individual Specificity with Mike Irr
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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157. Optimizing Athlete Physiology with Dr. Andy Galpin
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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156. March 2023 Q&A: Tommy John Training, "Clean" MRIs, and Shoulder Surgery Struggles
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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155. Using Archetypes to Individualize Baseball Training with Rick Franzblau
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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154. Making Sense of Manual Therapy with Shane Rye
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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153. How Pitching Injuries Occur
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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152. The Broken Business of Baseball Showcases with Dr. Peter Kriz
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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151. From Research to Results with Dr. Duncan French
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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150. Evaluating and Training Acceleration w/ Loren Landow
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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149. Devin Williams
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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148. Bryan Baker
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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147. January 2023 Q&A: Assessment Principles, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Warm-ups, and 91mph 13-year-olds
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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146. Braxton Garrett
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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145. Creating a Culture for Sustainable Success w/ Tim Corbin
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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144. The Problem with Averages
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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143. Jake Fishman
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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142. Peter Strzelecki
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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141. David Peterson
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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140. October Q&A w/ Eric Cressey
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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139. Building Better Catchers with Craig Albernaz
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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138. Jon Berti
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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137. Mike Brosseau
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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136. Timeless Championship Coaching Strategies with Jerry Weinstein
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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135. September Q&A w/ Eric Cressey
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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134. What Makes a Fastball Elite with Matt Ellmyer
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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133. Building a Championship Culture with Chris Pollard
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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132. Digging Deeper on Dietary Supplements with Nick Milazzo
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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131. Understanding and Managing Workload w/ Eric Cressey
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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130. Reid Detmers
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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129. Key Considerations Across All Sports with Mike Robertson
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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128. Packy Naughton
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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127. June 2022 Q&A with Eric Cressey
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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126. Navigating Youth Baseball Development and College Recruiting with Walter Beede
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May 27, 2022 |
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125. Boosting Athlete Buy-in with Brett Bartholomew
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May 20, 2022 |
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124. Josiah Gray
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May 13, 2022 |
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123. Developing a Major League Mindset with Brandon Guyer
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May 06, 2022 |
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122. Tyler Beede
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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121. Drew VerHagen
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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120. Offseason Hitting Development with Max Rios and Tyler Wolfe
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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119. March 2022 Q&A with Eric Cressey
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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118. Triston McKenzie
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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117. 10 Training Considerations for Hypermobile Athletes
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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116. Cory Gearrin
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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115. College Baseball Strength & Conditioning Considerations w/ Zach Dechant
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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114. Understanding Anterior Shoulder Pain w/ Dr. David Altchek
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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113. Building a Bridge from Scouting to Player Development w/ Eric Yavarone
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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112. Multifaceted Pitching Development w/ Matt Hinkley
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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111. Principles of Power Development
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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110. Summer Training Strategies
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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109. Best of 2021
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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108. October 2021 Q&A
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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107. The Pitching Lifespan w/ Jordan Kraus
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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106. Proteus Rotational Training and Assessment w/ Sam Miller and Will Waterman
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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105. Eric Haase
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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104. Chi Chi Gonzalez
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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103. Should Pitchers Take Time Off From Throwing?
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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102. The Reconditioning Roundtable
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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101. Jose Trevino
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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100. Current Concepts in Performance Training w/ Dan Pfaff
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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99. Daniel Ponce de Leon
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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98. High Performance Nutrition Principles w/ Brian St. Pierre
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May 27, 2021 |
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97. The Next Generation of Biomechanics w/ Dr. Scott Selbie
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May 20, 2021 |
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96. Developing Pre- and Post-Throwing Routines w/ Tanner Allen
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May 13, 2021 |
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95. Lessons Learned From Orthopedic Surgery
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May 05, 2021 |
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94. Jimmy Nelson
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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93. Nick Wittgren
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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92. March 2021 Q&A
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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91. Daniel Bard
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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90. Understanding Asymmetry w/ Ron Hruska
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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89. Lat Injuries in Baseball w/ Dr. Anthony Romeo
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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88. Making Sense of Athlete Monitoring w/ Ben Ashworth
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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87. The Evolution of Elbow Surgeries w/ Dr. Jeffrey Dugas
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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86. Baseball Hindsight w/ Sahil Bloom
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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85. Developing Players and People w/ Mike Gambino
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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83. Evaluating and Developing Championship Players with Shaun Cole
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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82. Billy Wagner
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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81. Tyler Kinley
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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80. Should Pitchers Bench Press?
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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79. AJ Ramos
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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78. Fine-Tuning the Fascial System w/ Bill Parisi
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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77. Managing Baseball Injuries w/ Dr. Christopher Camp
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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76. Performance Principles and Progressions w/ Kelly Starrett
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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75. Does Early Sports Specialization Work?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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74. A Model for Movement w/ Ty Terrell
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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73. Jesús Luzardo
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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72. Kevin Youkilis
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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71. Making Movement Better w/ Bill Hartman
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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70. Tom Koehler
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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69. Tackling Controversial Throwing Topics w/ Mike Reinold
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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68. From Negative to Neutral w/ Trevor Moawad
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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67. Biomechanics in Baseball w/ Dr. Glenn Fleisig
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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66. July 2020 Q&A
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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65. Josh Lindblom
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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64. Developing College Pitchers w/ Dusty Blake
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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63. Antoan Richardson
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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62. Safer Sprint Training w/ Derek Hansen
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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61. Avoiding Injuries When Baseball Restarts
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May 27, 2020 |
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60. Lou Trivino
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May 20, 2020 |
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59. Kolten Wong
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May 13, 2020 |
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58. Two-Seam Roundtable
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May 05, 2020 |
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57. Enhancing Coach-Athlete Communication w/ Nick Winkelman
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May 01, 2020 |
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56. Cutting-Edge Catching w/ Tanner Swanson
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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55. Mitch Haniger
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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54. Speed Training in Baseball w/ Lee Taft
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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53. Setting the Coaching Guardrails w/ Butch Thompson
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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52. Tommy John Timelines w/ Stan Conte
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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51. Beyond Pitch Design w/ Mark Lowy
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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50. Helping Hitters to Higher Ground w/ Doug Latta
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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49. March 2020 Q&A
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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48. Aaron Civale
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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47. Tim Collins
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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46. February 2020 Q&A
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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45. Justin Dunn
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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44. Mobility Methods w/ Dana Santas
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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43. Optimizing Rotational Power w/ Dr. Greg Rose
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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42. January 2020 Q&A
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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41. Brad Hand
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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40. Kyle Hendricks
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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39. Mike King
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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38. Brad Miller
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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37. Developing a Hitting Approach w/ Will Middlebrooks
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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36. Understanding the Throwing Elbow w/ Dr. Chris Ahmad
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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35. Using Data for Development w/ Sam Fuld
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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34. To Ice or Not to Ice? w/ Gary Reinl
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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33. The Evolution of the MLB Strength Coach w/ Brandon McDaniel
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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32. Refining Rehab Approaches w/ Eric Schoenberg
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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31. Making Sense of Dietary Supplements w/ Angie Asche
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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30. Rick Ankiel
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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29. The New Breed of Hitting Coaches w/ Jeff Albert
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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28. Aaron Barrett
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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27. Believing in the Basics w/ Kyle Driscoll
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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26. Building a Better Throwing Program w/ Alan Jaeger
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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25. Off-Season Planning w/ John O’Neil
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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24. Logan Morrison
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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23. Monitoring Arm Stress and Workload w/ Ben Hansen
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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22. Mike Soroka
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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21. Making Nutritional Changes Stick w/ Dr. John Berardi
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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20. Alex Wood
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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19. Should Pitchers Distance Run?
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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18. Brandon Kintzler
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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17. Blake Treinen
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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16. Sparing the Spine w/ Dr. Stuart McGill
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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15. The Evolution of Hitting w/ Bobby Tewksbary
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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14. Sleep Strategies w/ Brandon Marcello
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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13. Miles Mikolas
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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12. AJ Pollock
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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11. Richard Bleier
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May 28, 2019 |
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10. College Recruiting w/ Matt Hobbs
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May 21, 2019 |
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9. Scott Oberg
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May 14, 2019 |
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8. Tyler Skaggs
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May 07, 2019 |
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7. Kids & Curveballs w/ Eric Cressey & Christian Wonders
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May 02, 2019 |
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6. Adam Ottavino
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May 01, 2019 |
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5. Mental Skills w/ Bob Tewksbury
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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4. Ryan Flaherty
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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3. Steve Cishek
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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2. Joe Panik
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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1. Corey Kluber
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Introduction with Eric Cressey
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Mar 25, 2019 |