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I’m more than willing to admit that I hate the winter. It really has nothing to offer me, especially since I got rid of my Camaro and can’t do crazy donuts in the snow anymore. Sure, I enjoy an occasional snow day and love watching my dog have a blast trying to find the snow balls that I throw for her.

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” — Rogers Hornsby

But as much as I hate the winter and can’t stand any of the winter sports I love watching the Winter Olympics. I don’t understand the events for the most part and the only thing I like about ice skating is watching them fall down… hard!

So, if I don’t like the events, why do I like watching the Olympics?

Find out at:

http://www.baseballstrength.com/public/427.cfm

Hitting 4 Power: Forearm Training – The Icing On The Cake
Coach Dan Huff, CSCS
I was reading a baseball strength & conditioning discussion forum the other day and it was downright upsetting how many people are dead wrong about strength & conditioning for power hitters. . . . keep reading

I know that I am going to ruffle some feathers here and probably offend some of you, but I make no apologies for it.

I was reading a baseball strength & conditioning discussion forum the other day and it was downright upsetting how many people are dead wrong about strength & conditioning for power hitters. I would have posted my opinion on the topic, but I am no longer a welcome contributor… they banned me a few years ago when I made the absurd suggestion that pitchers should stop running long distance and start lifting heavy weights!

Anyway, the initial question was something along the lines of, “What muscle groups should I be training in order to hit for more power?”

Searching through over 3 pages or answers to the question showed me that about 85% of the replies were the same… Forearms. In fact, one reply was “Forearms, Forearms, & More Forearms! Do them every morning and ever night!”

Check Out The Entire Article At BaseballStrength.com

Hey Guys,

If you’re a down & dirty baseball guy you might not want to read any further cause I might cause you to think about your emotional side… sorry!

Today I have experienced 2 of the most amazing honors of my life & professional career.

First, I had the honor of being asked to do a presentation on speed training for baseball to a small group of baseball coaches.  Being asked to speak is always an honor in and of itself, but being associated with this group of speakers is simply humbling!  I was speaking along side experts such as Ron Wolforth, Tom Hanson, Jonanthan “Zinger”, Jeff Cavalier, & Paul Reddick… talk about a panel of experts, huh?

On top of that, I got to meet some of my loyal long time readers & customers.  As humbled as I am to be included with such an amazing panel of speakers, I’m even more humbled that you (yes, you specifically since you are reading this far) trust me to provide you with quality information to improve the performance of your baseball players.  It’s an amazing thing when I get to shake your hands instead of just being a guy on the other end of an e-mail, blog post, or online video.  You guys (and your baseball players) are the reason that I (and the other guys that I mentioned) do what we do, and by being our customers you give us the ability to do what we really love to do and I can’t thank you enough for that!

And that leads onto the second amazing & humbling experience that I had today.

Talking with one of you guys at the seminar today we kinda got off of the baseball topic and onto the topic of family.  Because you guys are so amazingly supportive of what we do, I get to spend more time at home with my 2 1/2 year old son.  In fact, tonight is movie night so we are getting ready to watch Shrek as I type.  If it wasn’t for you guys being such awesome coaches & baseball parents I wouldn’t have the life that I do today.  Thank You from the bottom of my heart!

So what go me thinking so “mushy” today?

Well, Tony V. paid me a great comment and it got me thinking about you guys as coaches and the coaches that are giving up their entire weekend to hang out and listen to seminars.  Why do you invest so much time & money into educating yourself?  If you’re saying that it’s to be a better coach I am going to argue that you are lying to yourself and not giving yourself enough credit.

You spend your valuable time, energy, & hard earned money to improve the ability of your baseball players.  Sure, that will result in more wins but thats just an added bonus really.  Your dedication to making better baseball players is what really makes you a great coach and I applaud that!

So Thank You for your support of what I do with BaseballStrength.com!

Thank You for dedicating yourself to helping each and every one of your baseball players reach their fullest potential!

Thank You!

Try this push up variation to improve your stabilization in your shoulder & core while adding rotation to your hips all at the same time!

 It’s time to rethink all of the running that you are doing with your baseball players in the name of “conditioning.”  Long distance running will only help to make your baseball players SLOW!

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How much training is too much for your young baseball player? Well, it depends on your ballplayer… Do they play more sports or EA Sports?

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