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Reply to "Which lifts are safe for baseball?"

Originally Posted by Leftside:

To me....

Deadlift is king.  Total body strength and teaches you to apply force to the ground. 

I think Cresseys guy squat, they may just front squat. 

Rows

Zottman Curls

Pullups, body weight and weighted

Bench.  Dumb bell, heavy is good. 

A bunch of others but those are my favorites.  

Medicine balls can be great tools too. 

Deadlifts are good- but we focus only on hex bar deadlifts and straight leg (only once the athlete shows the ability to translate backwards and let the glues hold the weight). Many athletes now a days lack the hip mobility and the patterns needed to hold the weight effectively. A traditional deadlift can really hurt players that lack the hip mobility and core strength- which is most youth players.

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