The first of two special episodes for the baseball coach planning his fall ball program. In Part One, Angel and Joe discuss "old school" practices and traditions that should be updated -- or removed altogether -- based on learnings from scientific research.  For example, what kind of running should pitchers be doing? If your pitchers are still running "poles" or other forms of long-distance, then you'll want to hear this episode. Also, Angel explains why pitchers need to be on a different strength training program than position players, and how to lower the risk of injury for pitchers utilizing exotic velocity programs.

During the trending topics opening the show, Angel and Joe talk about recent injuries to Felix Hernandez (shoulder),  Michael Pineda (elbow / Tommy John surgery), Phil Hughes (thoracic outlet syndrome), Anthony DeSclafani (elbow, forearm, UCL strain), and Edinson Volquez (Tommy John surgery), and Angel goes into depth regarding the mechanical flaw that is commonly described as "inverted W" -- an example of which can be found here: 

http://fixingpitchers.com/pitching-mechanics/inverted-w-pitching-mechanical-flaw-looks-like/

To learn more about baseball pitching troubleshooter Angel Borrelli, visit her website: http://gymscience.com. 

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