The biggest question about the Strasburg injury is how did this happen? His mechanics looked good and he is young and strong, so what happened? This is a tough question. This shows that the MLB is still very behind in the health science world. They should have had ASMI analyzing every pitcher that they have spent $15 million dollars on or should I say that their insurance company should have required this of them. I believe that Strasburg is a perfect example of the superhero expectation of professional athletes along with an abusive minor and major league schedule. Velocities are increasing and game schedules are still excessive. 162 games a season is just insane. Do the math, a minor league or MLB pitcher throws around 200 innings a season, that could equal about 3,000 pitches a season or more, at an average speed of 95 mph equals extreme amounts of abuse to the pitchers body. I mean honestly do you really believe that Stephen Strasburg has a mechanical issue? I believe that his genetics are impressive but not freakish. My suggestion to his recovery would be that he needs to not throw his slider so hard. Before my rotator cuff tear happened in my career I remember having serious elbow problems. I had about six shots of cortizone in the elbow to deal with the pain, then before I knew it I am having shoulder surgery. I credit my elbow problems to my curve ball. Scouts told me I had a Major League curve ball and it became a problem because when you throw hard and use your ulnar cruciate ligament (UCL) to flex your forearm to fight against gravity and the speed of your arm to throw a curve ball or slider you are putting a lot of excessive forces on your UCL. As your UCL breaks down so does the rest of your arm. It becomes a chain reaction. I credit my ability to overcoming a major shoulder injury to not throwing my curve ball again. I never threw it again because just the thought of it post surgery made me want to throw up. I missed the hell out of my curve ball but I had to say goodbye because I wanted to continue playing this game at a professional level. This must have helped, along with my excellent training program and mechanical corrections that I have put in the Ace Pitcher Handbook, because I never had arm problems again. Once I got on the new program and made the mechanical corrections and stopped throwing my curveball my arm rarely ever hurt again and my velocity increased dramatically. This to me was a miracle and it was also a major transition in my life.

If we are going to see Strasburg emerge as the next best thing again he too must make a major transition in his life to overcome this major injury. Best of luck Stephen!

Tommy John Victims

1. Nick Adenhart
2. Brian Anderson[8]
3. Rick Ankiel [9] (converted to outfielder)
4. Andy Ashby [10]
5. Luis Atilano
6. Mike Aviles (shortstop)
7. John Axford
8. Luis Ayala [11]
9. Brandon Backe [12]
10. Danys Baez [13]
11. Rocco Baldelli [14] (outfielder)
12. Grant Balfour [15]
13. Rod Beck [16]
14. Erik Bedard [17]
15. Ronald Belisario
16. Francis Beltran [18]
17. Jeff Bennett [19]
18. Kris Benson [20]
19. Jason Berken
20. Adam Bernero [21]
21. Brent Billingsley [22]
22. Ricky Bones [23]
23. Joe Borchard (outfielder)
24. Zach Braddock [24]
25. Bill Bray
26. Dewon Brazelton
27. Doug Brocail
28. Taylor Buchholz
29. Ambiorix Burgos
30. A. J. Burnett
31. Paul Byrd
32. Jorge Campillo
33. José Canseco (outfielder; injured while pitching)
34. Chris Capuano (twice)
35. Chris Carpenter
36. Rocky Cherry
37. Matt Chico
38. Shin-Soo Choo (outfielder)
39. Todd Coffey
40. Tyler Colvin(while in the minors) (outfielder)
41. Chris Coste (catcher)
42. Neal Cotts
43. Ben Davis (catcher)
44. Ken Dayley
45. Manny Delcarmen
46. Ryan Dempster [20]
47. Chris Denorfia (outfielder)
48. Jorge DePaula
49. Joey Devine
50. Thomas Diamond (minor leaguer)
51. Brendan Donnelly
52. Octavio Dotel
53. Darren Dreifort
54. Phil Dumatrait
55. Brian Duensing
56. Adam Eaton
57. Dave Eiland (twice)
58. Willie Eyre
59. Ryan Feierabend
60. Scott Feldman[25]
61. Jesse Foppert
62. Chad Fox (twice)
63. John Franco
64. Frank Francisco
65. Éric Gagné [20]
66. Jaime García
67. Luis Gonzalez (outfielder)
68. Mike González
69. Tom Gordon [20]
70. Rusty Greer (outfielder)
71. Lee Gronkiewicz
72. Angel Guzman
73. Mike Hampton
74. Sean Henn
75. Pat Hentgen
76. Runelvys Hernández
77. Shawn Hill (twice)
78. Matt Holliday (outfielder)
79. Norris Hopper (outfielder)
80. Tim Hudson
81. Philip Humber
82. Todd Hundley (catcher)
83. Eric Hurley
84. César Izturis (infielder)
85. Jason Isringhausen
86. Tommy John [2]
87. Kelly Johnson (infielder)
88. Josh Johnson
89. Steve Karsay
90. Jimmy Key
91. Josh Kinney
92. Billy Koch [20]
93. Bobby Korecky
94. Hong-Chih Kuo (twice)
95. Scott Lewis[26]
96. Cory Lidle
97. Jon Lieber [20]
98. Brad Lincoln (minor leaguer)
99. Jesse Litsch[27]
100. Mike Lincoln (twice)
101. Francisco Liriano
102. Rodrigo Lopez
103. Matt Mantei
104. Shaun Marcum
105. Scott Mathieson (twice)
106. Joe Mays
107. Macay McBride
108. Seth McClung
109. Dustin McGowan
110. Mark McLemore
111. Jon Meloan
112. Zach Miner
113. Sergio Mitre
114. Paul Molitor (infielder)
115. Matt Morris [20]
116. Peter Moylan
117. Xavier Nady (twice; outfielder)
118. Tim Naehring (infielder)
119. Joe Nathan
120. Pat Neshek
121. John Odom
122. Russ Ortiz
123. Josh Outman
124. Juan Padilla
125. John Parrish
126. Carl Pavano
127. Scott Proctor
128. Bill Pulsipher
129. Chris Ray [13][20]
130. Carlos Quentin (outfielder)
131. Britt Reames
132. Al Reyes
133. Anthony Reyes
134. Arthur Rhodes
135. Jose Rijo (three)
136. Matt Riley (three)
137. Ricardo Rincón
138. David Riske
139. Mariano Rivera
140. Nate Robertson
141. Fernando Rodney
142. Kenny Rogers
143. Francisco Rosario
144. B. J. Ryan
145. Ángel Sánchez[28] (infielder)
146. Aníbal Sánchez
147. Humberto Sánchez
148. Scott Schoeneweis
149. Jae Seo
150. Alfredo Simon
151. Andy Sisco
152. John Smoltz [20]
153. Kyle Snyder
154. Joakim Soria
155. Rafael Soriano
156. Tim Spooneybarger
157. Denny Stark (twice)
158. Eric Stults
159. Junichi Tazawa
160. Clete Thomas (outfielder)
161. Brian Tollberg
162. John Tudor
163. Merkin Valdez
164. Rick van den Hurk
165. Óscar Villarreal
166. Edinson Volquez
167. Billy Wagner
168. Paul Wagner
169. Don Wakamatsu[29] (catcher)
170. Tyler Walker
171. David Wells
172. Jake Westbrook
173. Scott Williamson
174. C.J. Wilson
175. Brian Wilson
176. Vance Wilson (twice; catcher)
177. Mark Wohlers
178. Randy Wolf
179. Kerry Wood [20]
180. Mark Worrell
181. Jaret Wright
182. Tyler Yates (twice)
183. Matt Young
184. Mike Zagurski
185. Víctor Zambrano (twice)
186. Jeff Zimmerman (twice)
187. Jordan Zimmermann

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The question of which pitcher throws the hardest has been one of the most hotly debated questions in all of sports. For the first time, we now have the missing data required to allow us finally reveal the fastest pitchers ever recorded.

FFE=50 foot equivalent
Today’s MLB standard uses pitch speed measured at 50 feet from home plate.

(*) Last updated as of: 11/5/2009 – We are combing through the 2007 season records for any addons to this list and will update the list, if needed.

Tim Lincecum Note

Despite reported 101 mph pitches, the highest recorded pitch speed we have during the 2008 and 2009 seasons for Tim Lincecum is 99.3 mph for the 2008 season on 4/24/2008, and 96.8 mph for the 2009 season on 6/29/2009.

2009 Season Fastest Pitchers 100+ (qty 100+ for year)

16 pitchers threw 100+ mph in 2009.

• 102.7 (138),Joel Zumaya (Tigers), 6/30/2009, Oakland Coliseum
• 102.6 (39), Jonathan Broxton (Dodgers), 7/3/2009, PETCO Park
• 102.2 (16), Brian Wilson (Giants), 9/5/2009, Miller Park
• 101.3 (12), Daniel Bard (Red Sox), 7/30/2009, Fenway Park
• 101.1 (14), Neftali Feliz (rangers), 8/7/2009, Angel Stadium Anaheim
• 101.0 (15), Justin Verlander (Tigers), 9/19/2009, Metrodome

10 other pitchers threw 100+ but less than 101 mph. Bobby Parnell 100.9 (3), Henry Rodriguez 100.6 (11), Ubaldo Jimenez 100.6 (14), Juan Morillo 100.3 (1), Matt Lindstrom 100.2 (1), Merkin Valdez 100.2 (1), Kyle Farnsworth 100.2 (4), Fernando Rodney 100.1 (1), Kevin Jepsen 100.0 (1), and Mark Lowe 100.0 (1).

In the 2009 World Series, no 100+ mph pitches were thrown – Joba Chamberlain was fastest at 97.1 on 11/1/2009. In the 2009 postseason, 3 100+ mph pitches were thrown – Jonathan Broxton 101.3 (2), Daniel Bard 100.6 (3), and Ubaldo Jimenez 100.0 (4).

2008 Season Fastest Pitchers 100+ (qty 100+ for year)

10 pitchers threw 100+ mph in 2008.

• 101.0 (12), Jonathan Broxton (Dodgers), 8/21/2008, Dodger Stadium
• 101.0 (9), Matt Lindstrom (Marlins), 7/10/2008, Dodger Stadium
• 101.0 (32), Joel Zumaya (Tigers), 6/20/2008, PETCO Park

7 other pitchers threw 100+ but less than 101 mph. Ervin Santana (2), Ubaldo Jimenez (3), Fernando Rodney (1), Brian Wilson (1), Joba Chamberlain (1), Juan Morillo (3).

In the 2008 World Series, no 100+ mph pitches were thrown.

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Mechanically Steven Strasburg is very conservative. His mechanics are not over exaggerated or freakish like Tim Lincecum. This is because Tim is 5’11 170 lbs and Strasburg is 6’4 220 lbs. Tim needs all the help he can get because he is one of the smallest guys on the field. Tim like Strasburg is an elite athlete because of his speed and strength but Tim lacks the leverage because of his size. This is why Tim has freakish mechanics. His ability to generated core torque makes him look like a contortionist. See both pics here of Tim and Stephen in the same position.

Stephen Strasburg proves what I used to overcome a career ending injury to top at 94mph when doctors told me I was done which is the bigger, stronger, faster approach to developing the elite athlete. If you think that if you can pitch mechanically like Strasburg that you will throw as hard as him, you are clueless. The only way you will experience the power of Stasburg is if you jump into his body or you train your own body to be as big, strong and fast as his.

So stop listening to those pitching coaches who are telling you that they have the secrets to Strasburg’s success, because they don’t. Strasburg has no secrets. What he has is good genetics, well trained mechanics and the work ethic of an elite athlete.

If you want a program that will train you like an elite athlete to help you meet your velocity goals then you need the Fusion System in the Ace Pitcher Handbook.

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If you have download the FREE Velocity Starter Kit and also purchased the Ace Pitcher Handbook and you are ready to take it to the next level then I highly recommend that you purchase the stream to the 3X Velocity Camp Instruction Videos. These videos include hours of instruction that I have put together for you, like I was working with you one on one through the Ace Pitcher Handbook. These videos also include more drills to help you take the gains you are making in the velocity drills of the Ace Pitcher Handbook, to the mound. I put these videos together because statistics show that the average person will only comprehend 25% of the information in an instructional manual. These videos will give you that visual aid that you will need to soak up the other 75% of valuable information so you can experience the maximum amounts of success from the Ace Pitcher Handbook.

The price for the hours of the 3X Velocity Camp Instruction Videos for you to stream, for as long as you would like, is based on what it would cost to purchase 8 sessions of personal one on one instruction with me at my Baseball Academy in Louisiana. These videos equal 8 sessions of my instruction because it takes 8 sessions to cover all the information included in the 3X Velocity Camp Instruction Videos. Each session is $60 per hour and 8 sessions would total at $480. I know this is a lot of money so I have an amazing offer for you guys. If you purchase the videos before the end of the summer I will cut the price to a low $99 for the entire stream. That would be like paying $12 per session for one on one pitching instruction and this isn’t your average pitching instruction. This is pitching instruction that will give you everything you need to reach your velocity potential. I believe every pitcher has the potential to hit 90mph!

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If you are not satisfied with the videos and you want your money back then I will offer a 30 day money back guarantee. It is 30 days because PayPal gives me only 30 days to refund your credit card. I am offering everyone this guarantee because I want you to buy these videos to help you reach your velocity goals. If you follow the Ace Pitcher Handbook from the pitching mechanics to the Fusion System along with the 3X Velocity Camp Instruction Videos and you do not gain any velocity within the first month and you are not satisfied then I will be glad to refund your money.

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• Velocity Mechanics (6 Velocity Pitching Components)
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“Pitching in the big leagues is a dream. Preparing to pitch in the big leagues is a nightmare” – Nolan Ryan.

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Increasing Pitching Velocity

This is not an easy task. It takes a good understanding of velocity mechanics and the will to work and train hard and smart. If you are looking for a quick fix then you are wasting your time. I spent five years of my career only working on reaching my velocity goal of 93 mph and it was the hardest thing I have ever done. If increasing velocity was easy then the web would not be full of people claiming to have the secrets to its success. If you are going to reach your velocity goals it will be by learning how to become more total body in your pitching delivery and by developing more fast twitch muscle fibers with a good strength and conditioning program.

The problem with most pitching coaches or strength and conditioning coaches claiming that they have the program to help you increase velocity is that these programs lack a major phase in the process. This phase is adapting your new fast twitch muscle fiber that you developed in the weight room and on the field into your pitching delivery. It is not an easy job to take your strength gains from the weight room and apply them into your pitching delivery. Just like it would almost be impossible to teach an Olympic lifter, who has never pitched, how to throw 90 mph. This is also why most baseball coaches tell you to stop wasting your time in the weight room, this is because they do not understand how it correlates to pitching. The only program that I have ever found to how this keystone to a legitimate Velocity Enhancement program is the Ace Pitcher Handbook. This is because I spent my career working with very talented coaches and trainers to develop the missing link.

If you are determined to find the answer to your question here on How to increase pitching velocity and you will stop at nothing to find the answer then I promise you the answer is here in the Ace Pitcher Handbook. I have sold over 10,000 copies thus far and have received countless testimonies praising its success. Here is the latest testimony from a excited parent that I received yesterday.

“Reed has hit 90 mph for the first time this May. These velocity drills are working. The Ace Pitcher Handbook has been the answer!”

Reed bought the Ace Pitcher Handbook 6 months ago and followed up with me on a weekly basis during the program. He went from 86 mph to 90 mph by the end of the program.

There is no reason that Reed’s success and the countless others who have benefited from the Ace Pitcher Handbook could be yours as well. If you are determined the I suggest you purchase the Ace Pitcher Handbook TODAY!

How to increase pitching velocity? answered here!

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3X Timing Factor

The component before 3X occurs is the “Load” position. This is when your lift leg is coming down and your squatting on your drive leg as your hips begin to build momentum towards the target. The speed of your lower body at this position is moving at a slow pace. You are mainly working to get everything in position for triple extension. Most pitchers who do not understand the timing of triple extension would try to triple extend quickly while still in the “Load” position. This would prevent good hip to shoulder separation at front foot strike and the pitcher would leap towards his front foot landing instead of hover. To prevent premature triple extension, you must wait for your hips to be as far away from the rubber as possible with you drive leg still bent and ready to fire and your lift leg is just about to land. Notice the photo of Joba Chamberlain in this position. Now that you know when to fire your drive leg into 3X you must now understand the speed of the movement.

Remember momentum must continue to accelerate to ball release. Therefore if you accelerate two early in your delivery it will cause you to decelerate before ball release. You want the climax of your speed to hit when the ball is launching out of your hand. As for the speed of triple extension, you must start your leg drive after the “Load” position at a slow pace to make sure your drive leg and hip are moving before your back shoulder. Once you feel the separation of back hip to back shoulder begin and your core is starting to tighten then this is when you explode into full triple extension. If you do not feel the separation of hips to shoulders before you triple extend then you could easily triple extend your drive leg and your back shoulder would move along with it killing your chance of creating optimal separation. So once you feel your core tightening then it is time to fire that drive leg and push your hips to your target. Notice in the video clip of Joba here he does not accelerate his lower half and triple extend until he is coming out of the load position and his lift leg is starting to open and land. You will notice that it looks like his knee is driving down into the ground. This is the effect of the extension of the drive leg as the body is moving down hill.

Another indicator that you created good core torque is if you can hear your drive foot dragging before your shoulders and chest start towards the target. This dragging sound should happen just as your chest is thrusting forward. Notice in the video clip of Joba that his shoulders begin following the hips towards the target just after his drive foot is dragging. Most young pitchers will see in video analysis that their drive foot drag happens after their shoulders commit towards the target.

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Tryout camps are open for all players over 16 years of age. There is no fee. Registration will be done 30 minutes prior to start of camp. All players must bring their own equipment. IMPORTANT: Each player must sign a liability waiver to participate. If player is under age 21, a parent or legal guardian must also sign the waiver. A waiver can be obtained in advance at mlb.com or at tryout camp registration. Tryouts subject to change.

DO NOT ATTEND A TRYOUT CAMP WITHOUT READING THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

Do not make the mistake and attend a MLB tryout camp without knowing what to expect and what they will expect of you. If you plan to make an impact this year with scouts I recommend that you visit at least two different camps in distant locations. Call up some teammates and make it a road trip. Each camp may have area scouts from different clubs and scouting bureau scouts who run the tryouts. The reason for attending more than one is to put yourself in front of as many area scouts as possible.

Follow this link below to start educating yourself on what to expect! Best of luck guys!

FAQ MLB Tryout Camps

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The progression of a pitching arm injury starts first with muscle pain. There are two types of muscle pain.

• Muscle Soreness
• Muscle Damage

Muscle soreness is when the pain is at an uncomfortable level but you still have your strength. When that feeling of discomfort grows more intense and evolves into muscle weakness then this is a good sign of damage. Damage can mean a few things. Either you have a few small muscle tears or frays which is causing high amounts of inflammation or you have a good size muscle tear. Whatever the damage, it is going to take some time to heal. Because this post is about the signs of damage I will not go into how to heal a damaged arm in this post. I will list here some of the main side effect of muscle damage in the pitching arm.

Signs of Damage in the Pitching Arm

1. Loss of Range of Motion – If you can NOT move your arm in all directions like you could before then this could be a sign of damage or future damage.
2. Loss of Strength – If you can move your arm in all directions but you are very weak in some areas then this could be  a sign of damage or future damage.
3. Sharp Pain Only When Pitching – If you experience a sharp pain when your arm is abducted behind your head or fully externally rotated then this could be a sign of damage or future damage. This usually means you have an impingement which can cause serious damage to your rotator cuff.
4. Big Drop in Velocity – If your velocity drops a good 10 mph then this could be a sign of damage or future damage.

If you or someone you know has experienced one of these signs then I recommend you see a Sports Medicine Doctor. Do not waste your time with a General Practitioner who has worked on very few baseball pitchers. Find someone who is experience in sports related injuries. This will save you a lot of time, money and maybe your career.

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Pitching in today’s game is a game of power and deception. Back in the day, pitchers could fool hitters without high velocity but in today’s game this isn’t the case. Pitchers are in serious need for velocity and the best place you can find it is in the weight room. The problem is it isn’t that simple. The weight room can be your best friend or your worst nightmare. It is a nightmare for those who do not have the education or the guidance to survive it. The reality is the weight room is a concentration camp, for the lack of a better word. It is a place you go to destroy your body to a point just before injury. The reason for this behavior is to force your body to breakdown and rebuild bigger, stronger and faster. The issue is this takes a lot of trial and error before you get it right because every one’s body is different.

The point I am trying to make is that injury is going to happen but serious injury can and must be avoided without abandoning your best friend, the weight room. This is why I put together this article on the most important things to look out for in the weight room when training in or out of season.

10 ways pitchers can injure themselves in a Weight Room

1. Over Training – This is when you stop listening to your body because your ego is getting in the way. Weight training for speed/velocity is a science and not a competition. The most important component of this science is the recovery part. So when your body is saying, “I am not recovered yet,” then you better listen to it or be forced to face the consequences. This is when you stop and take a day off. Taking a few days off after a hard week of training actually makes you stronger.
2. Sacrifice Strength Gains For Joint Integrity – Joint Integrity is balance in a joint. Our entire body is put together and functions around all of our joint systems. If we have poor integrity in these joint system then we have a poor performing machine. Do not push for strength gains when these gains are jeopardizing your joint integrity. A great example is bench press. Guys love to grow big pecs and talk about how much they can bench, which is fine, unless your back is now weaker than your chest. This will cause poor joint integrity in your shoulders because the chest and back muscles are apart of the shoulder joint systems. Remember, to keep integrity you must pull whatever you can push in the weight room.
3. Training Outside of Your Sport – This is why the label sport specific training is so popular today. This label isn’t for marketing purposes. It is defining the evolution of strength and conditioning. Athletes have learned that less injures occur when you are not training outside of the muscular demands of your sport. A good example would be with base running. If you train for more speed in the off season but your workload was only in a straight line then the day you showed up to spring training to show off your new explosive speed it could have gone down like this. Let’s say you got your first hit and when making it to first base the ball went past the first baseman to the back stop and at this point you quickly make a cut to second base. This cut will put serious amounts of pressure on your groin muscles as your body quickly changes direction. Because of your off season linear sprint training program you did not develop these muscles like you developed the quads and hamstrings. This makes you very vulnerable to pulling or tearing these groin muscles in this game situation.
4. Lifting With Your Friends – I never once had a great workout in the weight room with a friend. The problem is we all are such competitors that we will turn the lift into a competition instead of a training regimen. We will ignore the process to go for the most weight or most reps to show off to the friend. There is nothing wrong with this behavior in sports but in the weight room it is the number one ingredient for injury.
5. Bad Mechanics – I am  not talking pitching mechanics because this would not fit in this article. I am talking about training mechanics, especially with lifts like the Olympic lifts. The better lifts are usually the more risky lifts. These lifts are considered better because they are the lifts that have a more positive effect on the athletes performance. These are functional lifts like the Olympic lifts. They train the body as a single unit as opposed to isolating a single muscle.  They are risky because the movement to perform the lift is more complicated than a single movement isolating a single muscle. Therefore bad mechanics with the functional lifts can easily cause injury. This is why when starting off with these functional lifts you must have an experience trainer guide you through the workout.
6. Adding More Weight to Bad Mechanics – What is more risky than training with bad mechanics is adding more weight to those bad mechanics. If you do not feel comfortable with a lift or you do not feel that your mechanics are efficient then DO NOT ADD MORE WEIGHT! This is like pouring gasoline on a fire. Adding more weight when you are not ready can easily cause an injury.
7. Poor Training Program – There are a lot of workouts out there today. I was lucky to have been trained by the best because that was all I had to chose from. I can’t imagine what you guys are experiencing today with the web and the hundreds of training programs and gimmicks you come across but remember that a training program can make or break a season. Do not find yourself using a training program that was designed for Navy Seals or Hollywood Models. It is very important that you are using a training program that is either developed for the baseball player or the pitcher. If you ignore this piece of advice you could find yourself with an injury or very poor results.
8. Too Much Time in Weight Room – The weight room is a positive place until you have overstayed your welcome. I believe that where you spend most of your time has more of a dominate effect on your body. If you bench press all day every day then you will be pretty much a bench pressing machine and it will be very difficult to be as effective with any other skill. This means get in the weight room and do not screw around. Get your workout done and get back on the ball field.
9. Poor Nutrition – Most ball players pay little to no attention to diet until pro ball. This is a mistake. If recovery is such an important part of training and diet is such an important part of recovery then nutrition should be a top priority. You have a small window after you workout of about one hour when your body needs optimal nutrition before it goes into starving mode. This mode has an effect on your body chemistry and development and can throw everything out of whack. Miss a good meal after a good workout and you will probably not sleep well that night and you will wake up in the morning feeling like a truck hit you. Overtime this cycle will cause your body to breakdown more than build up. This breakdown is the beginning of injury.
10. Illegal Supplements – This is a no brainier. Illegal substances like steroids, amphetamines and HGH is not for the uneducated. Unless you are a medical Doctor then stay away from these supplements. Oh yeah, did I say that they are ILLEGAL. This means don’t mess with them. They make this stuff illegal for a reason and it usually has to do with your health. I trained with many ball players on these substances and I could still lift with them. I was blown away by their new found strength but it was always short term. They would either plateau or stop taking the drug and the effects would wear off quickly. Also the majority of the people I know who used these illegal substances wound up with an injury during the time period. Mainly because they over trained due to the quick strength gains.

If you feel more confident about the weight room then I would highly recommend that you start with the Ace Pitcher Handbook. It was developed by a pitcher to train a pitching machine.

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The pay range of a nutritionist has a wide variance. Based on estimates by PayScale.Com, a nutritionist could earn a minimum of $28,000 to more than 6 figures. It is surprising to note the widely varying salary range of certified nutritionist. So here is a quick look on the factors that can influence the salary level of a nutritionist.

Years of Experience

Like in many professions, the salary levels of certified nutritionists are highly dependent on the years of experience gained by an individual.
Entry level nutritionists could have a starting salary of $28,000 to $38,000.

For practicing nutritionists with up to four years experience in the industry, the salary range is $30,000 to $40,000. Those with a minimum of
5 years experience can also command a $30,000 average salary. If you have 10 years up to 19 years of experience as a nutritionist, then it is possible to earn a salary average of $46,000. For nutritionist with more than 20 years experience, the maximum salary level could reach up to $100,000,

Field of Specialization and Nature of Work

The nature of your job and your unique expertise can also determine your salary potential in the field of nutrition science. Your job description has a direct impact on your salary level.

As an example, a nutrition program administrator working in a hospital environment could command a higher salary than a nutritionist who works as a private coach or consultant.

If you have a job in the public sector working as a community nutritionist of a state funded program, then your salary level will be lower than those working in private hospital or private health clinics.

Your educational background, extra trainings, and special continuing education could significantly increase your earning potentials. Take note that a Registered Dietitians could earn more than a nutritionist.

That is because a Registered Dieticians has more schooling and certification. Professional dietitians could command an entry level salary of $35,000 while those with enough experience and education could have starting salaries of $65,000 annually.

So if you want to boost your income level as a nutritionist, then you need to take more training and get extra certifications from continuing education programs.

Location of Employers

The place where you work is also a big factor that can influence your salary level. For example, nutritionists in New York and Georgia earn about $60,000 to $65,000 average income. Those working in California, Texas, Oregon, Illinois or Ohio could earn less than their colleagues in New York.

About the Author

Amanda Clary writes a non commercial blog focused on her experience on helping her family and friends to eat healthy. She is a “Nutritionist for Hobby” and writes on the nutrition certification programs blog to help people learn how to get certified and learn all the aspects related to this job (Skills, requisites, everyday problems, upgrading, etc…).

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