Strength and Conditioning Stuff You Should Read: 6/4/20

Written on June 4, 2020 at 7:17 am, by Eric Cressey

It’s time for another recommended reading list from around the ‘Net. Let’s get to it!

A conversation: Retired African American MLB players on race, baseball, America – It would be tone-deaf to publish a recommended reading list in current times without alluding to the challenges facing the world right now – and this tremendous roundtable discussion with some of the most successful African American athletes of the past 20 years in baseball was outstanding.

EC on the EliteFTS Podcast – I joined the EliteFTS team to talk strength and conditioning for baseball on their podcast. You can listen to the entire conversation on their YouTube page:

EC on the Baseball Outside the Box Podcast – I also chatted with Peter Caliendo on his baseball podcast this past week. Check it out:

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Morgan was cut from his high school program as a junior. He worked hard and earned a college scholarship before he ever threw a varsity pitch. That was six years and about 18mph ago. Don’t ever let them count you out until they’ve let you in. Proud of you, bud. #cspfamily https://t.co/2K1rXO0b2G

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Supine low trap raise is a great regression strategy if you have an athlete who struggles to get good lower trap recruitment in prone positions (which mandate that the athlete compete against gravity). With this exercise, the arm is positioned at 135 degrees of abduction, and the athlete pushes back against the foam roller via scapular posterior tilt; the arm just comes along for the ride. This is also a great option for athletes with considerable mobility limitations (stiffness through lats, pec minor, etc) because it’s gravity assisted. Thanks to @mark_lowy for the demo.👍 #cspfamily #armcare

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