Baseball Programs

  1. Key Stretches for Warming Up

  2. Increasing Exit Velo

  3. Weight Lifting for Hitting

  4. Plyo Routine for Pitchers or Increasing Velo

  5. Speed and Agility

Key Stretches for Warming Up

Wall Y Slide: Lean against a wall with your arms in a 90 degree angle parallel to you. Slowly go from position A to B to C, back to A holding for a second at each one, 2 sets of 5

Hip flexor stretch: Have one leg kneeling and lean forward to stretch the groin. 2 sets of 5 each side

Posterior shoulder stretch: Grab one arm and pull across your chest, 3 sets for 10 seconds on both arms

Side lying thoracic rotation: Lay down like your sitting on a chair facing one end, then slowly rotate your chest moving one hand to the other side, keep legs still, 2 sets of 5 each side

Pectoral Stretch: Lean against a door/fence place your arm against in 90 degree angle. Lean forward and feel the stretch. 2 sets of 10 seconds

Deadbug: Lay down with one leg bent up and opposite arm up. Alternate opposite hand and leg going up for core stretch. Keep lower back pushing against ground. 2 sets of 5 each side

Increasing Exit Velo

1) Foot Rocker - Achilles stretch

2) 90 90 hip switch - Groin stretch

3) Foam Roller rockers

4) Quadruped leg width

5) Thoracic spine drill - Scalp workout

6) Hip circles

Day 1 - Mobility

1) Donaldson MB throws - Overhead

MB throw

2) Side Jump MB throws

3) Kneeling MB throws

4) Standing MB stanton - Stand with ball next to
shoulder and throw

5) Split Squat MB Toss

6) Med Ball Russian Twists

Day 2 - Med Ball Training

1) Hollow holds

2) Band ABCs - Stretch band in front of face and
write A, then B, then C

3) V ups

4) Russian Twists

5) Plank

6) Side planks hip dips

Day 3 - Core

1) Overload Swings-weighted

baseball swings

2) Rotational jump lunges

3) Banded Rotational throw

4) Single Leg Banded rotational throw

5) Stick Holds - lunge with stick in center

6) Banded Rows

Day 4 - Explosiveness

Weight Training for Hitting

1) DB bench press (heavy)

2) Explosive Bench press

3) Slow cable face pulls

4) Single arm DB pulls

5) Farmer carries

6) Pullups

7) Band Iso shoulder holds

Day 1 - Upper Body

1) Donaldson MB throws - Overhead MB throw

2) Side Jump MB throws

3) Kneeling MB throws

4) Standing MB stanton - Stand with ball next
to shoulder and throw

5) Split Squat MB Toss

6) Med Ball Russian Twists

Day 2 - Med Ball Training

1) Hollow holds

2) Band ABCs - Stretch band in front of face and
write A, then B, then C

3) V ups

4) Russian Twists

5) Plank

6) Side planks hip dips

Day 3 - Core

1) Barbell split squat

2) Hex bar deadlift

3) DB goblet squat

4) DB cossack squats

5) Single leg kettlebell RDL

6) Single leg band jumps

Day 4 - Legs

Plyo Routine for Pitchers or Increasing Velo

Low Intensity: 2 sets at 75%

Medium Intensity: 2 sets at 90%

High Intensity: 3 sets at 100%

Switch off intensity every day (Low, Medium, High, Low, Medium, High) All throws are using Plyo balls and are thrown against a wall

  • Kneeling ER throws - Get in single let kneel and throw plyo against wall

  • Pivot pickoff hips open - Keep legs pointed opposite direction of throwing arm and throw

  • Square throw - Keep legs faced toward wall and throw

  • Split stand throws - Get in lunge position with opposite leg facing forward as throwing arm and throw

  • Roll in throw - Start facing wall then take one step and throw

  • Step back throw - Start off in throwing position then take step back and load back leg and throw

  • Max Intensity thow (Only High Intensity Day) - Throw plyo as fast as possible

Speed and Agility

Side to Side Jumps:
Single leg side to
side jumps, both
legs, 3 sets of 5

180 Hurdle Hops:

180 jumps over hurdles
or anything you can use,
3 sets of 5

Lateral Stair Jumps:
Jumps up the stairs,
both sides,

3 sets of 5

Quick Feet to 5 yards:
Move feet as quick and
short steps as
possible, 3 sets

Lateral jump to Single leg
Hop:
Single leg jump
horizontally and then
immediately jump forward,
each leg, 3 sets of 5

Sprint: Sprint
forward 60ft, work
on staying low to
ground, 3 sets