highest weight that should be used in Weight Room

There is no such thing as getting "too" bulky, unless you are on steroids. You probably couldnt get to bulky if you tried. physically it is impossible. Lifting your legs is the most important part of the body to lift for a baseball player, besides your neck. Just stay away from the olympic lifts and you most likely wont get hurt.

I think you can get too bulky to play baseball if all you do is lift heavy, do no stretching, and train exclusively for looks as opposed to performance and strength.

Hoss74, I agree with you on the legs being very important, but why do you think the neck is so important for baseball. I think that if you focus on the total body in the weightroom, the neck will get enough development. Also, what are your credentials, player? coach? You definetly have strong opinions on these subjects. Look forward to hearing your response.

Why not take this to the weight and strength forum that Kerry Rosenboom has on this site--- you get an answer from an expert

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1) why is the neck important? Catastrophic injury. Sliding into second base, diving for a ball, anything that can jar your neck. The neck is probably the most underworked group of muscles in the body. It is essential to work alot of different muscles in the body for baseball, but I was just giving an example on something to work that not alot of people think about.

2) Yes I do have strong opinions, but do I know it all... No not at all. Like I said in my very first post on here, this is all just my humble opinion. But I have been around professional football my whole life, and played at some of the highest levels of non professional baseball. I have worked out with some of the best in the world and researched alot of what I do. Is there a right or perfect way? No, but is there a way that is productive and could be more beneficial, I believe so. I credit alot to the man who started the weight lifting revolution... Arthur Jones. Listen like I said, I am not all knowing, I love the new board with mr. Rosenboom where we can hear expert advice and discuss different opinions. I told you about me, tell me about you good sir.

I am just a player who works with a trainer who has a great track record of training pro, college, and high school players. A lot of common beliefs in philosophies I am sure. The reason I questioned you is becuase you said

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Just stay away from the olympic lifts and you most likely wont get hurt.

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I just thought that this was a little bit of a generalization. Plenty of injuries could occur from other things besides doing olympic lifts. What about muscle imbalances or improper lifting technique? Aren't those likely injuries if someone without any guidence begins lifting heavy with the belief he won't get hurt of muscle bound?

Yes absolutely those can account for injury. But the thread I answered was dealing with specific exercises. Olympic lift's cons outway the pros. There are alot more exercises that you can do that will not put as much stress on your back, knees, and joints as olympic lifting does. There was this whole theory of more weight more explosion. But that is a whole other topic. Im sure we have alot of the same philosophies, but like I said there is no perfect workout, just one that works for you and you believe in. But I do believe there is some workouts that are more beneficial.