Notes on In-Season Strength Training for Baseball
In Season Strength Training It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the best athletes in the world put in a little bit of practice every day. Consistency is something that is required to become an elite level athlete. To maintain their offseason work and continue to operate at their peak levels, our players find the time to get their training in throughout the course of an 150+ game season. Most of these guys will play 200+ games this year, and still make time to get their work in. When I was with my first professional team , players execute their training in “blocks ”, which are essentially lifts . They are expected to lift a minimum of 8 blocks a week. The players have the choice between doing a little something every day, or picking 2 days a week to get their lifts in. These lifts are paired with Sprinting and conditioning, depending on playing time and position. Other organizations do it differently, but all professional athletes are expected to continue training in se