Austin Wasserman, founder of WassermanStrength.com, is back in the house—this time to talk strength training for youth baseball players. This is Part 2 of a two-part interview; if you missed Part 1, you can catch up here. As with Part 1, this is a unique show in that almost all the questions are from you listeners, and I love that because you get to interact with the guests on this podcast. Tons of great strength training info here for youth baseball players, parents and coaches.
Plus, Justin Stone of elitebaseball.tv answers the Question Of The Week, this time about where to find quality instruction on the fundamentals of baseball.
In this 39-minute episode, you'll learn:
- what to do if your child has flat feet
- how to help with hitting power
- how to increase mobility and flexibility for strong kids
- how to increase running speed
- the top 10 body weight or med ball-assisted exercises for fast twitch muscles
- the lowdown on "speed ladders" or "agility ladders"
- whether to start training after Fall Ball or during Fall Ball
- whether kids should still do strength & conditioning in-season
- an important perspective on strength training
- specific things to look for in a strength training facility
- whether a trainer should have a baseball background or not
- what certifications to look for in a strength trainer
- whether parents should look for personal training, group training or open gym-style in a facility for their kids
- what to do if you have limited time
- the 3 things you must get to achieve a great workout with limited equipment
- how much throwing should be involved in a strength training program
- how to integrate Alan Jaeger's long toss program with strength training
- how a parent can hack together a reasonable strength training program
- how to help make the (pun partially intended) "grunt" work more fun
- whether coaches should incorporate some strength training into their in-season practices or leave it to the parents to do
- The Speed Ladder Fallacy article
- medicine ball throws
- side lunges
- single leg bridges
- double leg bridges
- fire hydrants
- dynamic warmup
- single leg squat
- walking lunge
- skate jumps
- bounds
- single leg jumps
- side slides
- sled drags (Austin's own video)
- side steps
- side shuffles
- foam rolling
- soft tissue exercises (Austin's own videos)
- dynamic warmup
- total body workout
- baseline lunges
- bucket walks
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