CSP Elite Baseball Development Podcast: February 2020 Q&A with Eric Cressey

Written on February 12, 2020 at 6:38 pm, by Eric Cressey

For this week’s podcast, in lieu of a guest, I’m going to do a Q&A on a collection of baseball training questions that were submitted by listeners.

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Show Outline

• Why pitch counts are important, and how that importance relates to the SAID (specific adaptation to imposed demand) principle
  ● What coaches should consider when incorporating vertical pulling exercises with athletes who have a history of lat injury
  ● What the best exercises are for strengthening the deceleration muscles of the throwing motion
  ● What professionals should assess in an athlete when personalizing an arm care program

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