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PDF: Resistance Training to Develop Increased Bat Velocity

Download 35 times Source: www.nsca-lift.org // Topic: Baseball File Size: 110.09 kb // Total of Page: 5 Page(s) Last download by icf13 Last download on: 1 month ago Share this info: Sample of page (click to enlarge) Short Desciption: consistent training or simply swinging a. regulation baseball bat itself (10). .... Traditional baseball weight training ver-. sus power weight training: ... Content Inside: Baseball Resistance Training to Develop Increased Bat Velocity David J. Szymanski, PhD, CSCS,*D O ver the past 15 years the sport of baseball has changed tremendously in the way players prepare in the off season. Today they are training multidimensionally. Training consists of strength/power, speed, agility, plyometric, nutrition, and regeneration. In order for baseball players to enhance hitting performance, they can and should work on two items during the off season. One is swing mechanics and the other is strength/power. Strength/power is going to be addressed in this article as it pertains to increasing bat velocity. Strength/power can be developed by implementing various forms of resistance training. Baker (1) stated that resistance training exercises can be classified into three categories; general, special, and specific. In order to develop strength/power, a combination of the three resistance training exercises should be implemented. "General" resistance training increases overall strength by using traditional exercises such as squats, deadlift, bench