Baseball Bat Training to Help Prevent Elbow Injury
April 24, 2012
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One of the biggest contributors to throwing elbow injury is improper mechanics:
with shoulder and elbow strength being just as important.
While using a weighted jump rope is my #1 recommendation to help prevent arm injury, a new study:
has introduced a baseball bat program to increase elbow strength.
The goal of the training is to target 2 specific muscles:
With 3 of the exercises I recommend most here:
(email me if you'd like the rest of the exercises)
to be done in these amounts:
during these days:
IMPORTANT!
The researchers give 2 important notes about the training:
especially for young players:
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