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New podcast: I review a Korean youth baseball study that assessed the relationship between bat speed and medicine ball drills and force plate jumps in 12-15yo hitters. The findings revealed some important lessons for developing young hitters: ericcressey.com/csp-elite-ba…
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A while back, I received a reader inquiry about how to make improving mobility a priority in one's lifestyle - and I wanted to share my response for today's content: ericcressey.com/mobility-wor…
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A 3-hit night from JJ Wetherholt fuels a @Cardinals W! (MLB x @AbbVie)
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I’m not arguing that pitching velocity hasn’t increased. It has. I’m arguing that we’re leaving out another major part of the equation: what players are being incentivized to optimize for has changed. Luis Arraez is a great example. He’s won 3 batting titles and has elite bat-to-ball skills. But he doesn’t hit a ton of home runs, doesn’t provide huge slugging numbers, and isn’t a major stolen-base threat. Despite being one of the best pure contact hitters in baseball, he’s moved around multiple organizations. Now imagine that same type of player 30-40 years ago, when hitting .300 or .330 was one of the first things people talked about when evaluating a great hitter. I think that skill set would’ve been viewed very differently. Players adapt to what the game rewards. If teams suddenly started giving $700 million contracts to guys who hit .330, even if they only hit 5–10 home runs, do we really think player development and hitting approaches wouldn’t start changing? Of course they would. Remember, these are the best players in the world. Their ability to adjust and adapt is part of why they reached that level. And we can see the exact same thing with pitchers. Organizations showed pitchers that velocity has tremendous value. So pitchers started optimizing for velocity. Training changed. Development changed. Guys started chasing 95, 97, 100+ because velocity creates opportunities and value. If organizations suddenly placed a much bigger premium on crafty pitchers who commanded multiple pitches and lived on the corners, development would shift toward optimizing those skills too. Hitters aren't any different. Today we emphasize OBP, SLG, OPS, exit velocity and damage. So hitters are going to optimize for those outcomes and accept certain tradeoffs that come with them. So I’m not saying increased velocity has had zero effect on batting average. Of course better velocity and pitching make hitting more difficult. What I’m saying is you can't explain the evolution of hitting by only looking at what pitchers are doing. You also have to look at what hitters are being rewarded for doing. Pitchers adapted to what the game values. Hitters adapted to what the game values. The players didn't suddenly forget how to play baseball. The game changed what it rewards, and the best players in the world adapted to those rewards
Why are batting averages down in professional baseball? This is my son this summer hitting in High-A. Notice the mph of each pitch. Mind you, this wasn’t uncommon all summer for these hitters to see. I pitched professionally 25 years ago. This type of arm was 1/1,000,000🦄
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Here are a few of our favorite rotational row variations 😃 Flywheel Rotational Row
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A few of the rockets from last Friday’s live ABs 🔥
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Here are five of our favorite exercises for chasing upward scapular rotation...excluding wall slides. 1. Half Kneeling 1-Arm Kettlebell Bottoms Up Press
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Front squats are great, but they're often performed incorrectly, and in many cases used by folks for whom it isn't a good fit. Here's an article outlining everything you need to know to be successful with the front squat. ericcressey.com/how-to-front…
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We’re looking for strength and conditioning interns for our Spring 2027 internship! This internship will run from Jan 3 - May 31. It focuses on movement assessments, program design, working in a fast past environment, and more! Click here to learn more! cresseyperformance.com/inter…
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We love live at bats today every Friday on the field ☀️ Here are some of our favorite pitches from this morning 🔥
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New podcast: I do rapid fire impressions on common recovery initiatives as they’re proposed to me. Learn which approaches I find the most beneficial for short- and long-term recovery and athletic success. ericcressey.com/csp-elite-ba…
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Here are five of our favorite exercises for chasing upward scapular rotation...excluding wall slides. 1. Half Kneeling 1-Arm Kettlebell Bottoms Up Press
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4. Step Through Landmine Press vs Band
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5. Rotational 1-Arm Jammer Press
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We'd like to give a warm welcome to the newest additions to the CSP - Florida staff! Kayla Ramirez - Strength Coach Ben Cashman - Data Analyst Taylor Bradley - Strength Coach Madison Machado - Administrative Assistant 👏👏👏
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