One of my clients and good friends, Ben Heller, is a professional pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. I received the following text message from Ben in early April and, as you can tell from my response, almost peed my pants: There aren’t many people who deserve it more than Ben. He’s been through a lot, works harder than almost anyone I know, and plays with a chip on his shoulder. I’ve gotten to know Ben over the last year from working with him and writing his of

If you missed my earlier articles of this series on Inseason Baseball Strength Training – Installments 1 and 2, you can check them out here(1) and here(2). During the season we have a dilemma. We know from research that we have to train during the season to avoid losing strength and power. We also have to make sure we’re as close to 100 percent as possible for each game at a time when they can really stack up during the week due to postponements, short school seasons, and s

In case you missed my earlier article, Inseason Baseball Strength Training - Installment 1, you can check it out here. In the first installment, we talked about choosing great “bang for your buck” exercises that involve training multiple areas of the body simultaneously. Another way to approach in-season strength training is by utilizing tools that make exercises more difficult without increasing the weight or “load”. Personally, I love incorporating Fat Gripz into inseason s