Sprint Conditioning for Baseball Players
September 15, 2008 by BaseballSpeed
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Conditioning for Sprinters By Latif Thomas Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning is an important aspect of overall training for all track athletes. The aerobic system must be able to supply an adequate amount of oxygen to the muscles. If it cannot, ultimately, lactate accumulates and begins to shut the muscles down. Therefore, training must both increase [...]
Baseball Speed Training Tips
July 15, 2008 by BaseballSpeed
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Speed Training Tips by Patrick Beith CSCS, PES, USATF Lv. II When training speed, I advocate a short to long program. That is, begin with short acceleration work (10-30m) and as technique is perfected begin to extend the distance of each repetition. An athlete can’t be expected to run well for 100m or more when [...]
How To Improve Baseball Acceleration
March 1, 2008 by BaseballSpeed
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Acceleration Speed is a product of stride length (the distance your hips travel in a stride) and stride frequency (the number of steps you take in a given time period). However, you will not reach top speed by focusing on increasingly larger steps to increase stride length or taking short, quick steps to increase stride [...]
