Sport-specific training is a term that gets thrown out there quite a bit, but what does this actually mean? First and foremost, regardless of your sport and your position you should be training to be the best athlete you can possibly be. This means being strong, fast, powerful, and explosive. From there athletes should be focusing on the demands of their sport and preventing the specific injuries that could arise. So what does this mean for baseball Players? Baseball-specific

As fall ball picks up over the next month or so pitchers across the country are most likely running dozens of poles after their outings. It’s time to put this longstanding baseball tradition to rest. It does not help you pitch longer into games and it most definitely does not flush out the lactic acid. (Blood lactate levels return to normal after pitching) There is plenty of evidence out there to support this: Potteiger, J., Blessing, D., & Wilson, G. D. (1992). The Physiolog