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Baseball Conditioning Series Part 8 Triceps Stretch
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Baseball Conditioning Tricep Stretch
Baseball Conditioning Exercise – Triceps Stretch:
- Stand tall.
- Lift your right arm straight up over your right shoulder.
- Reach over your head with your left hand and grab the right elbow. Pull it back.
- Pull it back as much as possible without excess pain.
- Hold for 10 seconds and then switch arms.
- Repeat with left arm.
- Complete 3 sets with both arms.
Baseball Conditioning Series Part 7
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Baseball Conditioning – Forearm Stretch:
- Stand tall.
- Extend your right arm out in front of you so the palm faces the sky.
- Grab the right fingers with your left hand and pull down while keeping the right arm extended.
- Hold for 10 seconds then switch arms.
- Now extend the right arm with the palm facing down. This time pull up on the fingers.
- Hold for 10 seconds and then switch arms.
- Complete 3 sets of both exercises per arm.
Baseball Conditioning Forearm Stretch
Baseball Conditioning Series Part 6
Posted by: | CommentsBaseball Conditioning – Hamstring Stretch:
- Spread your legs just over shoulder width apart. As you get better and more flexible increase the distance of the spread.
- Reach with both hands down to the right ankle/foot.
- Keep the legs straight to feel the stretch of the hamstring.
- Hold for 10 seconds, repeat 10 times
- Switch legs and repeat.
Baseball Conditioning – Hamstring Stretch
Youth Baseball Resources
Posted by: | CommentsBaseball Resources
Youth Baseball Organizations
http://www.baberuthleague.org/
http://www.pony.org/home/default.asp
http://www.baseballsoftballuk.com/
http://www.hapdumontbaseball.com/
http://www.superseriesbaseball.com/
Youth Baseball Blogs
http://www.youthbaseballinsider.com/
Baseball Equipment Online Vendors
http://www.baseballrampage.com/
http://www.baseballwarehouse.com/
Baseball Bat Company’s
http://www.oldhickorybats.com/index.html
http://www.demarini.com/demarini/index.jsp
http://www.cooperstownbat.com/
http://www.eastonbellsports.com/
Baseball Training Aids
http://baseballtips.com/trainingaids.html
http://www.sklz.com/baseball-training-aids-equipment
Baseball Field Equipment
http://www.baseballfieldequipmentusa.com/
Coaching Associations
http://www.baseballcoaches.org/
Baseball Conditioning Series Part 5
Posted by: | CommentsBaseball Conditioning Exercise – Quad Stretch:
- Stand tall.
- Bend your right leg backward so the foot rises up behind you.
- Grab the instep of the foot with your right hand while balancing on the left leg.
- Pull your foot up to your buttocks
- Pull up until you feel a good stretch in the quad area. Hold for 10 seconds and switch legs.
- Complete 3 sets on both legs and make sure you go slowly and feel the stretch
Baseball Conditioning Quad Stretch
Baseball Conditioning Series Part 4
Posted by: | CommentsBaseball Conditioning Exercise – Lower Hamstring Stretch:
- Stand tall with your feet close together.
- Optional – Cross your right foot over the left foot while bending at the waist.
- Reach down and touch your toes, keeping your legs straight.
- Hold the stretch for 10 seconds and switch legs if you do the crossover.
- You can also grab your toes if you have the flexibility.
- Try to increase the stretch each set. Complete 3 sets on both legs.
Baseball Conditioning Lower Hamestring Stretch
Baseball Conditioning Series Part 3
Posted by: | CommentsBaseball Conditioning Series continues with our next exercise. Hope you find this series helpful. Please let us know by commenting if you can. It would be appreciated.
Baseball Conditioning Exercise 3 – Reach Through Stretch:
- Take the position as shown in the picture below.
- Spread your legs as far apart as possible while keeping your balance.
- Bend at the waist and place your palms flat on the ground. Hold for 10 seconds, repeat 10 times. Raise your body back up before repeating.
- Keep your knees from bending if possible.
- After touching the ground you can add a reach through to the stretch by reaching back between your legs. Complete 10 reps and repeat for 2 sets.
Baseball Conditioning Reach Through Stretch
