anybody have a good workout routine for a baseball player?
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First thing you wanna do is work on your shoulders.simple dumb-bell raises-bend arm at elbow lift straight up, another is butterfly exercise, bend at the knees usin dumb-bells, like a butterfly -bring your arms out like your flying, bending your arm. Push ups are good also, working out your triceps. Another good exercise is find a couch, chair, your bed.use the edge of it like your sitting, but move so your hands are behind you on the bed and go up an up raising yourself, that works your triceps. Another good exercise for your wrists use get a string a put a 5lb weight on it, and extend your hands, and rolling up the string using your wrists, then unroll, and repeat. These are some good ones. What will really help is long tossing, build up your arm strenggh. Good luck
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Keep practicing and playing as much as you can.\n\nGet in a gym by yourself and shoot from all areas of the court within your range.\n\nWork on your release and use proper form.\n\nConcentrate on every shot from each different angle and spot you are shooting from.\n\nIn a game try to realx and shoot the same way as you do in practice even though there will probably be someone running at you or getting a hand up to bother you.\n\nIn baseball get out on the diamond and have a pitcher or pitchers thow some balls in to you and again concentrate on using good form and technique when swinging the bat.\n\nYou also have to have a good eye and know what pitches to swing at.\n\nYou can't expect to hit pitches that are out of the strike zone with any consistency.\n\nIf you practice and play a lot you will become as good as you possibly can and you should become a fairly good player and be able to enjoy the game.\n\nMost of us will never become pros and remember you have to have a certain amount of natural athletic ability to begin with.\n\nSome people do and some don't so don't feel bad if you are not that great but also just enjoy being the best player you can possibly be if you are on a team at any level.
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Diet might be your first step.  But I don't suggest anything dramatic.  You don't need to be the best hitter, or the best server, or the best passer to win a TEAM game.  You just need to contribute to the game.  \n\nDiet, eat normal, if you want to lose some weight. PLEASE don't lose more than 2 or 3 pounds a week.  If you lose more your heart won't be HEATHIER!!!  It sounds ironic but its true.  You need your heart to adapt.  Try running or even just walking 10 minutes a day.  Set a goal that you can make.  Try to eat something before the game, like one banana or a small sandwich.  The truth is, you need energy to burn off fat!  \n\nServing and hitting can come hand in hand.  You don't need to jump really high to have the best hit.  Placement is better than power.  At any point, either serving or hitting, timing and aiming is the key.  Aim for the ball in a direction you want to hit, and wait for the ball to come down to you at a correct height.  \n\nListen, the cliche is practice makes perfect.  So, at the end its all up to you.  Do you have it in you to perfect your serving and spiking.
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I played all the positions on my high school team, Catcher was far and away the hardest.\nYou try sitting on your knees for three hours then try to round the bases on a double, its tough
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Ask your coach. \n\nI asked the same question and that's really the best thing to do.\nThey should give you good ideas for your specific needs and such. =]
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Doing curls or dips won't necessarily improve the speed of your ball.  Concentrate on the mechanics of pitching.  Good mechanics will help with the velocity of the pitch.  Lifting weights is very important for pitchers but having big arms won't make you throw harder.  Lift light when doing arms but concentrate on your legs and your mid-section.  Long toss is also a big help.  One more thing, make sure you stretch after you lift to make sure you don't lose flexibility
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sign up on yahoo for fantasy baseball it has a pre-set ranking.  I make a few changes each year, players like Adrian Beltre are ranked low but he is a top 100 player easily.  Just depends on what youre looking for.
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Correct hitting technique requires that you make a jabbing motion with the handle of the bat prior to the swing. A good way to teach this is to do a drill that slows the mechanics down into small steps.  Break it down into steps that he can walk through slowly again and again to move the motions into muscle memory. \n\n1. Relax (bat on shoulder), 2. Ready (bat up, knees bent etc), 3. Jab (as you step, handle of bat jabs toward pitcher), 4. Swing (bring bat around, turn wrists etc).  The jabbing step insures that the bat will not swing until it is in front of the batter.  I had good luck with this drill during my 10 years of coaching.
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Sounds like a training exercise for baseball players...
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two drills:\nMirror drill- find a mirror and ghost a throw, make sure that your arm is at the correct angle you need it\n\nKnee Drill- Get on a knee (like your lunging, but have your knee opposite of your throwing arm on the ground), and do throw like that for about 5 minutes everyday while warming up- concentrate on good form\n\nIt takes over 6 months to erase a bad habit, so work on drills like mine, ask coaches, and don't get discouraged
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yes -- just run a little bit every day, jog, run a couple sprints on grass, play catch, and anything that's fun but still benifits you toward being a better player.
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3 quick tips\n\n1) Keep simple stats on your 1st 3 games(while they're still "gearing up"). At mid season start complimenting  them individually for bringing up their average, RBIs, cutting down on strike-outs etc. Motivate them to get better!\n\n2)Pizza party or ice cream for a "best effort" game - win or lose!\n\n3) If they are coming out flat after a rough loss, challenge them for just 1 or 2 more hits this week than last...and let the kids help motivate themselves.\n\nIt's all for fun, but winning and being recognized for getting better are great motivators
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Practice! But also try light weight wrist weights while parcticing. Because of the added weight they make you throw harder. When you take them off, your pitches are harder and faster.
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Get a "Gameface". It is a protective mask which some pitchers and first and third basemen use. That should remove some of the fear, and then you can stop using it if you wish. Best thing, use a tennis ball, or "rag ball" and catch grounders and flies untill you are sick of it! This will get you tracking the ball better. The reason you get hit is simple, you didn't catch the ball! Practice that until it is natural, and the fear should go away. \n\nTo practice throwing, first learn to do it correctly, you'll need a coach to help there. Then, set a bucket on it's side on top of home plate, and start on the pitching rubber throwing into the bucket. Work back to second base, short center, then deep center. It won't help to make a few throws one day, you will need to make thousands all year long. Even the pros continually practice. That is the only way to improve.
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Take a bag of balls find a padded wall somwhere or sturdy fence. Start throwing  balls at it repeatedly. Start from 15 to 20 ft and toss lightly. Move back every little while. Keep throwing. I'm not kidding it sounds silly but I'm serious. Don't get fancy, just throw the ball. Like catch, as you get further you can throw a little harder but don't get crazy. But you'll see that as you go back you start throwing a bit harder involuntarily.\n\nYou'll do two things. Get your arm more durable, and work the muscles you'll use to throw which will increase velocity. Pitching is an unnatural motion you have to develop the muscles you use to throw which don't get used as often in normal circumstances. There's no easy fix. Throw, throw, and when you're done throw some more. Young pitchers don't just throw anymore.\n\nRemember Jim Morris the 35 year old Science teacher who'd had arm surgery and at 35 was throwing 98 MPH, and later pitched for the Devil Rays. How'd he do it? He was throwing batting practice to the kids he was coaching. Just throwing over and over.
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Evaluate your lineup and player attributes. Place the best contact hitters and speed runners near the top of the lineup and play small ball to score runs early. Be aggressive on the bases and try to steal often. Most pitchers won't expect it, or might make a bad throw to the base, either way you advance the runners. Teach the hitters to work the count and take pitches. Most pitchers will not get the ball over the plate everytime. You can get more walks and increase the pitch count on the opposition which will force them to go to the bullpen. Play the outfield deep so they can run toward the ball if it is hit shallow, it is much harder to run backwards and catch a pop fly. Teach pitchers two good pitches and make them stick with it. A decent breaking ball in would very difficult for most 16 yr old hitters to make contact with. Even if the breaking ball ends up in the dirt , they will swing. I could be more specific if you gave more detail on the team's weaknesses.
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This is a simple routine that you can easily incorporate to your preexisting workout schedule. Simply add these exercises three to four days per week and watch your muscles become shapely and defined.\n\nBicep Curl (tones front of arms)\n\nThe classic move, bicep curls can be underestimated and overused if you’re not careful. It’s not just about lifting a weight up and down; when done correctly, this can be one of the most powerful moves in your arsenal. Begin by holding one weight in each hand with your palms facing inward. Rotate your arms out so that your palms now face to the front and slowly lift the weight almost one hundred and eighty degrees until your palm and the weight face your shoulder. Slowly lower the weight back to its original position and then repeat. By slowing down the speed of the movement, you force the muscle to work harder than it would with the momentum of a fast action. This develops the bicep muscle faster and better. Repeat this move for three sets of 25 repetitions for each arm.\n\nTricep Press (tones back of arms)\n\nThe tricep muscle can be one of the most difficult muscles to develop primarily because most people do not use it very often in daily life. Running along the back side of the arm opposite to the bicep, the tricep muscle can turn flabby and droopy without exercise. The best move to tone saggy arms is to begin standing with feet shoulder-width apart with weights in hand. Take a giant step forward with your right foot, lean forward slightly and then raise the weights behind you with your palms facing the ceiling. Raise the weights toward the ceiling as far as possible and then slowly lower. Repeat this move for three sets of 20 repetitions: on the final repetition of each set, hold your arms up and gently pulse the weight up no more than a few inches. Asking your tricep muscle to squeeze every ounce of strength out of it will start to show serious results in a short amount of time. \n\nOverhead Raise (tones shoulders)\n\nShoulders can be neglected when you focus on improving the arms, but having strong, healthy shoulders is vital to many everyday movements. Strengthening the shoulders will allow the arms to grow stronger as well and improve your overall upper body muscle. Begin by standing with weights in hands about shoulder height. Slowly lift the weights overhead and then lower. Repeat the movement for three sets of 25 repetitions. This move tones the muscles that run on top of your shoulder and increase performance from the bicep. When these muscles grow in strength, they complement each other and increase effectiveness as well as turning your muscles into lean, beautiful powerhouses.