Best exercises for hitting???

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Oct 21, 2012
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Just wanted some of y'all's suggestion on best exercises to adding strength and power to the bats.

Chad
 
Oct 19, 2009
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I'm right here.
Splitting firewood with a maul...then carrying and stacking the firewood. Shoveling the driveway and sidewalk after the plow throws the wet heavy stuff on it is good stuff too.
 

Greenmonsters

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Feb 21, 2009
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Splitting firewood with a maul...then carrying and stacking the firewood. Shoveling the driveway and sidewalk after the plow throws the wet heavy stuff on it is good stuff too.

If this doesn't teach good lower-upper sequencing then nothing will!!!!
 

JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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Splitting firewood with a maul...then carrying and stacking the firewood. Shoveling the driveway and sidewalk after the plow throws the wet heavy stuff on it is good stuff too.

Mr. Miyagi, is that you???
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JAD

Feb 20, 2012
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Before TCB balls came along we used to hit a partially deflated basketball with an old bat....And before that we had an old tire strapped to a tree.
 
Oct 17, 2014
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I know a lot of players who have suffered shoulder injuries from deflated balls, heavy bags, etc. The rapid deceleration is not good for the joint. Even TCB balls, we do not allow more than 6 swings at them, but we rarely use them. The best success we've had with improving bat speed is to do an overload/underload program using bats 3 oz heavier and 3 oz lighter than the regular bat.
 
Jan 18, 2011
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Why not just the age old barbell strength training? Dead lift, squat, standing press. Heavy weights low reps. Just get stronger.

Now if I only could practice what I preach. :p
 

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