Scientific Proof – Post-Exercise Muscle Soreness Decreases Speed, Power and Acceleration
Softball is a sport that requires a tremendous amount of speed, power, and acceleration. Strength training is used to improve these essential qualities.
When working hard enough in the weight room or starting a new training program, you usually experienced delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) or post-exercise muscle soreness. You know you have post-exercise muscle soreness when you feel like you’re discovering “new muscles” and have some stiffness 24-48 hours after a new or intense workout.
Scientific Proof – Traditional Weight Training More Effective Than Medicine Ball Training to Increase Arm Strength
Many people are wondering what is the best way to increase throwing velocity. A study compared the effectiveness of two different training methods to determine which one is the most effective to increase throwing velocity.
Researchers studied which one of traditional weight training (typical strength training in a weight room) or medecine ball training (explosive medicine ball exercises) was the most effective and they determined than traditional weight training was more effective than using medicine ball exercises to increase arm strength and throwing power.
Scientific Proof – Softball-Specific Training Increases Throwing Velocity
It’s officially confirmed – proper softball conditioning using the right exercises - functional exercises (aka ”sports-specific” exercises) – increases arm strength and throwing velocity.
I’ve known a long time that strength training helped to increase arm strength and throwing velocity.
Softball Workout – Shoulder of Steels
Throwing and pitching puts a lot of stress on the shoulder. The shoulder is an unstable, fragile, and complex joint. It is the comprised of many small muscles, tendons, and ligaments that try to keep it strong and stable. However, excessive use, improper warm-up or faulty mechanics can easily lead to overuse injuries.
This workout gives a shoulder stability routines that’s going to help you train these key stabilizing muscles to keep your shoulders strong, stable, and healthy.
Softball Workout – Overload and Underload Throwing Protocol
This protocol has been scientifically proven to be very effective to increase both throwing and pitching velocity. Thanks to Dr. Coop Derenne for doing most of this research. This protocol is used extensively at the elite level in both baseball and softball.
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