Fastball Fitness is an excellent book. IMHO it is easier to read than Fit To Pitch. However, House still likes to speak in technical terms, and doesn't always explain things quite as clearly as he could. Still, this is a very good book.
The gist of Fastball Fitness is that people have not been training the core properly. Velocity is generated in part by linear (extension/flexion) movement, but far more (80% per House) by rotatational movement. Therefore the body should be conditioned for rotational movement. Exercises that train for linear movement are of limited value.
I think Fastball Fitness is dead on with what Jon Doyle has been preaching for a long time. I highly recommend both Fastball Fitness and Unbreakable Abs. I think they complement each other quite well. UA has the advantage of doing a better job of laying out a training schedule for you.
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Originally posted by boyinr:
Has anyone read "Fastball Fitness" by Tom House? Is the program/exercises clearer and easier to understand than those in "Fit to Pitch"? Thanks.