More Than Velocity

In this episode, we dive into the research and science of strength training behind baseball performance.

Dr. David Szymanski is one of the most unique people in baseball and currently wears many hats at Louisiana Tech University.

He is the Chair for the Department of Kinesiology, the Director for the Human Performance Laboratories at the college, and the Director of Baseball Performance for a team that cracked the top 20 in NCAA D1 Baseball last season.

His research area is widespread in evaluating performance outcomes across cardiovascular fitness, strength and conditioning, functional strength, and biomechanics related to pitchers and hitters.

He's also had many students go on to careers in human performance and coaching in Major League Baseball and continues to publish articles year after year despite all of his involvements. 

Be sure to check out his book Strength Training for Baseball.

In this week's episode, we talk with Greg Morrison, who has seen baseball from many different angles.

Having retired from 12 seasons as a professional player, he now applies his education and experience to keep his athletes performing at their best through his clinic, Morrison Health in Medicine Hat, AB, CAN

Learn more about his practice at: https://morrisonsofttissue.com/

Greg also sees things as a manager as the current owner and GM of the Medicine Hat Mavericks of the Western Major Baseball League.

Follow his team here: https://www.themavericks.ca/

In this episode, we dive into assessing and training the shoulder for performance with the notable physiotherapist Ben Ashworth.

Ben is best known for his development of the ASH test and expertise in developing shoulders at the highest levels of performance.

He is currently the Director of Performance for AC Sparta Prague and host of the Inform Performance Podcast.

You can find him on Twitter @benashworth and Instagram @AthleticShoulder

In this week's podcast, we meet with David Meyer who is a physical therapist with a wealth of experience from his time working in major league baseball.

David specifically covers the cognitive side of injury and how athletes face the mental struggle of physical challenges. David is the author of Injured to Elite: A Guide to Empowering Yourself to Transform Your Life After Injury, and hosts the Injured to Elite Podcast.

He's also the founder and owner of Pipeline Performance Inc.

In this week's podcast, we chat with Joe Beimel.

He's a former big-league pitcher, whose looking to make a comeback through some hard work and direction from the ArmCare App.

We discuss what's got Joe currently throwing harder than ever and how he's using ArmCare for himself, but also integrating it with players he coaches at a Beimel Elite.

You can check out Beimel Elite at http://beimeleliteathletics.com/

In this episode of More Than Velocity, we walk through the mental and physical approach for helping athletes who are injured.

Show Notes: 2:20- The athlete mindset when dealing with an injury

5:15- The phases of rehab

15:00- What is Kinesiophobia?

22:00- How to best support an athlete going through rehab

25:20- Goals and benchmarks for rehab

44:00- The explosive rise in injuries and the issues that it brings.

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Take a look at some of the data that we're pulling from the ArmCare App and learn how to personalized programs using data.

Show Notes:

3:30: Changes that happen from pitching and heavy workloads

11:11: 50% of players aren't getting the right dosage

20:00: 80 pitches isn't always 80 pitches

26:38: How testing works in the real world

35:00: Notes on High School Pitchers

41:40: What causes the loss of strength and range of motion

50:00: Strength matters most

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In this episode of More Than Velocity, we'll cover all the essentials for building a training plan to develop high-performance baseball players.

Show Notes:

1:35 - Dialing in the Player First Approach

6:30 - Answer the: What, Why, and How

9:45- When do you intervene in a player's program?

15:15- How to communicate with your players

19:19- A practical example

"The great coach is able to affect change in a positive manner as fast as possible."