Arm Health

Band work won't increase velocity - not directly. What is will do is strengthen the rotator cuff muscles to help stabilize the shoulder joint which, in turn, will allow the shoulder to better withstand the forces of throwing harder.

Band work will also help strengthen the decelerator muscles to better decelerate the arm when throwing harder.

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Originally posted by Roger Tomas:
Band work won't increase velocity - not directly. What is will do is strengthen the rotator cuff muscles to help stabilize the shoulder joint which, in turn, will allow the shoulder to better withstand the forces of throwing harder.

Band work will also help strengthen the decelerator muscles to better decelerate the arm when throwing harder.

Great answer. Alan Jaeger has a great throwing and band exercises program. I think CADad posted a recent link to a Jaeger session in this section. I was told by Jaeger that my son would be throwing in the high eighties by summer. Today, he was clocked by a JC director at a consistent 86-87 mph 2-seam fastballs with a top of 88 mph. His spike curve and change up at 80 mph and his curve at 75 mph. It is now even more important to make sure to take and /or find the time to perform the exercises. He turns 16 later this month.

Jaeger Sports is at: www.jaegersports.com

Since you are from NY and getting to Socal might be difficult get his bands and purchase the "thrive on thowing" DVD.

ASMI is at:

http://www.asmi.org/

Do a search on "throwers 10" and they will give you essentially the Jaeger band workout plus some good weight work.

Good luck!