Stair Strength and Conditioning Exercises
Variety is the essence of motivation and is also crucial to provide the body with new training stimulus in order to maximize results. This report introduce a different type of training that’s free and can be done almost everywhere using something you use everyday – stairs! It will provide with new training ideas and exercises to improve your muscular strength, power, and general conditioning.
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Performance System – Scientific Core Conditioning for Softball
It is a known fact that the trunk is highly involved in all major movements in softball. The trunk also plays a key role in the generation of rotational power, necessary for hitting, throwing and pitching. Every softball player needs a strong center of power not only to be successful on the field but also to prevent injuries. This is why proper abdominal training is so important.
This performance system explains why training the core is important, how it should be trained, and proposed a progression of the best core exercises for softball.
21-Day Express Shape-Up Workout
This 21-day express softball-specific workout program has been a best-seller for a few years. This workout program was specifically designed for softball players with only a few weeks to go before the beginning of their competitive season or who are already in the first few weeks of their competitive season but want to maximize their performance for the important competitions to come. It is short (about 20-30 minutes per workout) and requires only a few basic pieces of equipment – dumbbells, stability, and a medicine ball and is designed maximize your speed and power in 3 weeks!
Suited for just about any softball players, this fun workout is also a good first workout to do if you just starting to workout as a first introductory workout or if you want to establish a good foundation. Read more
Developing Strength and Power for Fastpitch Softball
This is a great report on the development of strength and power for fastpitch softball – the driving force of the game. The report discusses the importance of strength and power for softball, the specific needs of softball players, and position-specific considerations.
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Medicine Ball Progression for Core Power
The core plays a key role in generating speed and power in softball whether be for running, hitting, throwing, or pitching. The medicine ball is one of the best tools there is in order to maximize core power for softball. This report shows you a great exercise progression to increase your core power for softball.
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Core Training for Softball Pitchers
The core plays a key role in the softball pitching motion. In addition to preventing injuries, it also helps increase speed and accuracy by (a) transferring the forces produced by the lower body to the upper body, (b) creating rotational power, and (c) stabilizing the body during the pitching motion.
Most softball pitchers have a deficient core meaning that their core is not strong or stable enough to maximize performance. This reports provides additional information on the importance of the core for pitchers and will show you several excellent exercises to train it.
Characteristics of Elite Softball Players
A lot of competitive softball players want to reach the next level and become an elite player. Being an elite player usually means playing on a competitive college softball team or in a strong conference or division. The best players represent their country in international competitions.
There are several characteristics that define an elite softball players. This report list the common characteristics of elite softball players. These are the characteristics you need to develop in order to reach an elite level.
Injury Prevention and Recovery Programs
This report provides two different programs: (1) A thrower’s program which is designed to help softball players strengthen all the arm and shoulder muscles involved in the throwing motion and (2) a recovery program using a foam roll designed to help recover faster after a workout, a practice, or a game. Foam rolls are used a lot by elite athlete. The best part, this can foam roll program only takes a few minutes and can be done almost everywhere as it only requires a small foam roll.
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Softball Conditioning Program – Bat Speed and Hitting Power
This is a softball-specific training program to help improve bat speed and hitting power. This complete program has 3 phases and includes a review of the fundamentals of hitting and some hitting-specific exercises.
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Resistance Training to Develop Bat Speed
This is a special report on resistance training to develop bat speed authored by Dr. David Szymanski, an eminent researcher who has done a lot of work in the areas of strength and conditioning and baseball performance.
This scientific but practical report discusses factors affect bat speed, the effect of resistance training on bat speed, the effect of overweight and underweight training on bat speed, training programs, and practical applications to help increase bat speed.
