The following videos come from my 2016 CSCCa presentation on the thoracic spine. It is one of our more advanced progressions through our active t-spine rotation. I say more advanced because of the control it requires from the pelvis, and t-spine. In the active series, the internal / external obliques control motion versus our lying progressions where we can apply opposite arm …
Medball Throw Series
Fall semester intern Colin Feikle gives a brief demo and description of 8 medball throws that we use with rotational sports at different times throughout the year. Generally, we prefer a 6-10# medball with 5-10 reps per side per throw. Side Throw – Focus: Hip rotation Front Throw – Focus: Hip extension into the wall Rebound Throw Focus: Weight transfer …
Training Rotational Movement Patterns
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately from high school coaches about our baseball training. The number one thing is how to implement rotational work into their training. Many small schools, and/or high schools don’t have access to cables, bands, or even med-balls to supplement their program with rotational training. Even if they did have access to some of these tools, due …
