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In-Season Training Part 3: HOW?
SO, you’ve made it this far, you’re all in on in-season training as an absolute MUST as a ballplayer to be the best you, you’ve created some tangible goals for the in-season training period, and now you want to know the ins and outs of HOW to train in-season, things

In-Season Training Part 2: WHAT Should My In-Season Training GOALS Be?
So, hopefully the first part of this series convinced you that in-season training is not only a GREAT idea, but as a matter of fact an absolute necessity if we’re going to be OUR BEST for this season and for season’s to come. But now, if you’re like many driven

In-Season Training Part 1: WHY Should I?
One of the absolute biggest mistakes high school ballplayers make is stopping their strength and power training in-season. Unfortunately in my ten years of coaching I still haven’t seen this trend begin to shift to the majority of HS ballplayers maximizing their in-season period from the developmental side. YES, of

DELOAD: What, When, and Why
Last week most of our athletes went through a deload. Deloads are a pretty common talking point for myself with interns, new athletes, and even outsiders. So let’s dig into the what, when, and how of a Deload! Deloads are essentially a period of training where we look to minimize

The ANATOMY of A Strength Training Session for Baseball
So, you’re training and you’re training HARD, BUT you might be missing a key ingredient to your success, in today’s video blog I run through the anatomy of a training session: The big rocks, the order of operations, and some insight into how it all plays together. Press PLAY to

STRIKING OUT OLYMPIC LIFTS
Recently posted a quick note on my Instagram page (@appyhour) about how we don’t utilize Olympic lifting in the programs of our ballplayers. Quite honestly thought it was a mild statement essentially detailing a few quick reasons why we can do OTHER THINGS (exercises, subcategories, and modalities) that give us