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Baseball Pitching Workout – Beginner

This is an excellent beginner workout. It focuses on training the body as a single unit. All these lifts support the development of Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers which will make you more explosive as an athlete. This workout was developed for pitchers but recommend for all positions. When starting this beginner program for the first time, make sure you keep your lifting weight down. Use the bar to start and once you gain confidence in your lifts, you can begin to add weight and use the percentages listed. Select the images below the workout of the lifts to view the instructional video. You can also view the Coach Gayle Hatch instructional videos here: Coach Hatch Videos to learn the lifts. Coach Gayle Hatch is a legend in the sports training world. He is most know as the 2004 USA Olympic Lifting Coach and was just named the World Coach for 2009. Some of the lifts do not have instructional videos. Search the web for exercises that would fill the role. Read more

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Pitching Videos Database

View a full collection of live pitching videos. Also visit our YouTube channel for samples of the Ace Pitcher Instructional Videos and more.If you would like to purchase the entire Ace Pitcher Instruction Videos you can view them TODAY at www.BaseballVideoStore.com.

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Popularity: 60%

1st Component of Pitching

All the photos here are of professionals performing the 1st Component of Pitching – Lift Leg Momentum, as listed in the Ace Pitcher Handbook.

I do not own these photos. This is a collection I obtained from the web.
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Popularity: 30%

3rd Component of Pitching

All the photos here are of professionals performing the 3rd Component of Pitching – Triple Extension and Separation, as listed in the Ace Pitcher Handbook.

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Popularity: 34%

4th Component of Pitching

All the photos here are of professionals performing the 4th Component of Pitching – Chest Thrust and External Rotation, as listed in the Ace Pitcher Handbook.

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Popularity: 28%

5th and 6th Component of Pitching

All the photos here are of professionals performing the 5th and 6th Component of Pitching – Elbow Extension and Stabilization, as listed in the Ace Pitcher Handbook.

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Popularity: 17%

The Pull Perspective

Definition of throwing: the act of throwing; propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist; “the catcher made a good throw to second base”

Definition of pulling: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; “the pull up the hill had him breathing harder”

What definition best describes what a Major League Pitcher does on the mound?

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Popularity: 35%

Pitching and the Point of Balance

Most old school Coaches would talk about the importance of the “Balance Position” and how it leads to good pitch location. New school thought would say that this is stating the obvious and missing the main point. New school thought would then talk about balance as most importantly a means to efficient velocity. This is what I call “Pitching and the Point of Balance.” Read more

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TopVelocity.net and the Lincecum revolution

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Well, it looks like the baseball world is seeing the light. Thanks to little giants like Tim Lincecum and his father.

His father Chris works for Boeing, which is why he produced a son with such a perfect understanding of physics driven mechanics. Tom Verducci has written the article of all articles when it comes to the revolution of the pitching delivery. Verducci writes for Sports Illustrated. In this article he expresses a better understanding of physics driven pitching mechanics than some of the best Coaches in the game. It goes to show how baseball’s ego has prevented its own evolution. MLB has been drafting young, tall and lanky pitchers for years because these pitchers can get away with more and therefore Read more

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How to Develop Top Velocity

To develop top velocity you must first understand it. Newton’s Second Law is the best definition of velocity. Read my article “Olympic Lifting Increases Pitching Velocity” to get a detailed description of Newton’s Second Law.
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