This article, How to Get the Most Out of the Start of Your Baseball Offseason, was originally featured on MikeReinold.com.
It’s been a long summer of baseball and it is time to start thinking about your offseason training … Read more >
The baseball world has been buzzing regarding a potential new surgery to repair the Tommy John ligament, rather than the traditional reconstruction, that has the potential to reduce the time to return from surgery.
The new procedure involves repairing the … Read more >
Elite Baseball Performance is excited to announce that we have just released the exclusive online version of the ASMI Injuries in Baseball Course. Learn from the leading experts in baseball sports medicine!
The American Sports Medicine Institute has been conducting … Read more >
When working with overhead athletes, optimal positioning and function of the shoulder complex is vital for sustained performance. Whether you’re a high school outfielder or major league pitcher optimal development and function of the serratus anterior and the deep abdominals … Read more >
It seems like we are starting to see more and more injuries to the latissimus dorsi, or lat, in baseball pitchers than ever before.
20 years ago, lat injuries in baseball pitchers were fairly rare. You always had the one … Read more >
The two most commonly reported areas of pain in baseball players are the shoulder and elbow.
However, the area in pain may not actually be causing the pain itself.
The body is a chain and weakness in one link of … Read more >
Baseball season is right around the corner and hopefully our athletes have participated in an offseason strength and conditioning program. Achieving optimal weight, improving movement patterns and getting as strong as possible are prized during this time.
But now that … Read more >
Building strength, creating mobility and optimizing mechanics can all increase pitching velocity.
Velocity may put the pitcher on the mound, but efficient deceleration will help keep him there and off the treatment table. During the deceleration phase, the primary function … Read more >
Tommy John injuries continue to rise throughout baseball, from youth through the professional level. The best decade has seen a dramatic increase in Tommy John injuries, and also an increase of youth injuries seen.
When I first started as a … Read more >
A common concern we often hear at Elite Baseball Performance is pitchers not knowing what to do for an inseason throwing program. We recently discussed how to perform a throwing program to prepare for the season. If you’ve followed … Read more >