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YBE 125: Hope or Hype? Evaluating Baseball Products & Protocols with Dr. Chris McKenzie

By Rob Tong | November 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

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With so many baseball products and ideologies competing in the marketplace, how do you know which ones work and which ones don't...or even worse, which ones make you worse? Are things like long toss and weighted baseballs just hype by their promoters? Are things like the Core Velocity Belt, Rope Trainer or the Durathro sock just hype by their inventors? Dr. Chris McKenzie, a board-certified sports & orthopedic physical therapist, discusses some products & protocols in Part 3 of a three-part interview. Plus Rob answers the Question of the Week about how to help a team when kids have quit on themselves and their teammates.

In this 47-minute episode, you'll learn:

  • Chris's thoughts on the Core Velocity Belt
  • Chris's thoughts on the Rope Trainer
  • how the Baseball Sock, Durathro and towel drill differ from the Rope Trainer
  • Chris's thoughts on long tossing
  • Chris's thoughts on weighted baseballs
  • whether weighted baseballs are acceptable at youth levels
  • Chris's thoughts on medball throws
  • Chris's thoughts on icing in post-game recovery
  • what ideally should be done for post-game recovery
  • whether forearm strength and wrist strength should be targeted
  • one easy tip to develop forearm and wrist strength
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
  • free copy of Unleash Your Pitching Velocity book by Dr. Chris McKenzie
  • Davey Martinez stresses positivity
  • Interview with Stephen Strasburg on what changed for the Nationals (start at the 1:26 mark)
  • Death crawl scene from the movie "Facing The Giants"
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