I was at the gym today doing interval training on the treadmill (very effective method) and I saw two guys doing the famous “Bench Press”. The bench press is considered by many as one of the two king exercises in weight training with the squat. While the bench press is an excellent upper body strength … Read more
I’ve been designing softball conditioning programs for over 10 years. Let me tell you that softball conditioning can really help improve a player’s game. Yet, a lot of softball players don’t take it seriously know. They know that getting in good shape by doing softball conditioning would help their game but somehow they don’t give it enough importance or focus. My … Read more
If you are serious about building yourself up for next season, your off-season training involve doing skills training (hitting, pitching, fielding, etc.), sports conditioning and maybe some form of mental/vision training. At times, life gets in the way (vacations, exams or homework, bad weather, general fatigue, sickness, family function, etc.) and we may have weeks … Read more
Tonight, while driving back from practice, I was listening to my voice messages on my cool new iPhone. One of the messages was from one of the elite members of my Softball Peak Performance Club. Since I had about 30 minutes of driving to do. I decided to call him back right away. Personal phone … Read more
ABDOMINAL TRAINING (aka core training)! We know that the trunk plays an important role in softball. More specifically, the trunk and the muscles of the abdominal region are responsible for (1) generating rotational power and (2) stabilizing the trunk which necessary to transfer a maximum amount of power from the lower body muscles to the … Read more
I have worked with and observed a lot of softball players over the years. I have come two main conclusions about most players: 1) They love the game and want to get better 2) They have serious deficiencies in their conditioning which hurts their game big time. A lot players will try to workout and … Read more
Looking to get fitter and improve your softball game? One word of advice to start with: picking a random training program off any fitness magazine or website is a big mistake because most of these programs are as far as you can be from being softball-specific. Most of these programs are either geared at bodybuilders who wants … Read more
Are you going to be trying out for a team in the new few weeks? If so, make sure you read this. I just recently conducted several interviews with top travel ball coaches about tryouts and selection camps. One of things that they all mentioned is that they look for players that are “athletic”. Why? … Read more