I'm a lanky 6'3, 150 pound lefty sophomore who has no trouble throwing strikes, but I can never get it faster than 68-70. A kid on my team who has a similar body build hits 82-85 consistently. I lift weights 4 times a week (2 days legs like squats,lunges, power clean and clean and jerk and 2 days arms with bench press, alt. db press, incline bench and the like)work abs 2-3 times a week and run every day at practice. We do some long toss during practice as well. Anyway, I've put 90 pounds on my squat since the start of the school year, but i've only gained 5-6 mph since last season. Do you guys have any advice for any things I could do to help speed it up? I know mechanics aren't the issue because I've worked 1-1 with a pitching coach all off season. Thanks!
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