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Training Arm Action for Baseball Speed

April 15, 2008 by BaseballSpeed  
Filed under Baseball Speed Training

Arm Action for Speed
The arms play a significant, yet overlooked, role in sprinting and speed development. Without specifically and regularly addressing proper arm mechanics within your speed training program, full speed potential will not be realized. Today we will address this issue so that we can continue to make improvements on the athletic field.
The role [...]

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Baseball Speed and Power Sample Workout

April 1, 2008 by BaseballSpeed  
Filed under Baseball Speed Training

Sprinters Speed & Power Day Sample Workout
By Patrick Beith, CSCS, PES, USATF II
Here is a structured Speed/Power day workout that you can apply to your sprinters.
I. Dynamic Warm-up
* 5-10 minute warm-up
* Loose skip
* Hurdle pushup
* Backwards loose skip
* Double leg plow
* Side shuffle
* Leg circles
* Side shuffle
* Lunge w/ twist
* Leg swings (front & lateral)
* [...]

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