In season lifting???

longball38 ,
With the season approaching , I am so glad that you asked this question . Many people in baseball don't understand the importance of In-Season weight-training . I personally believe that your In-Season program is equally as important as your Off-Season program . As a pitcher , your In-Seasin weight will aid with injury prevention , increased recovery time , as well as increased endurance . The In-Season program is vital to the success that my pitchers have with their velocity improvement . So I strongly suggest that you continue on a PITCHER SPECIFIC weight program during the season ,
Best Wishes ,
Kerry

one other thing, is there anything you should do differently when you are lifting in season or do everything the same?

chicks dont dig the long ball, they dig the high heat.

Kerry,

That is great advice. If we have a lifting day that falls on a game day we have our position players lift but not the starting pitcher.

cbj ,
What you are doing with your players is really good . I am very impressed to see players and coaches that really understand the benefits of a year-round training program .

longball38 ,
The normal routine for our pitchers is :
DAY 1 - PITCH
DAY 2 - light upperbody workout
DAY 3 - Heavy lowerbody workout
DAY 4 - medium upperbody workout
DAY 5 - medium lowerbody workout

You need to lift lighter the day after you pitch to insure proper blood flow and recovery time . As a pitcher you will lighten the upperbody program during the season , but I have my pitchers continue to really push the lower half as we continue our goal for increased velocity .
Best Wishes ,
Kerry

say your in high school and you pitch every tuesday...what should you do if you have a week until you pitch again...and what if you pitch tues and play in the field friday? also which day out of those would you recommend long tossing? thanks

dbat1 ,
There are a couple option for you :
OPTION 1 :

Monday -- Light Uppers/Medium Lowers
Tuesday -- Pitch
Wednesday -- Light Upperbody
Thursday -- Heavy Lowerbody
Friday -- Medium Upperbody
Saturday -- Medium Lowerbody
Sunday -- OFF

OPTION 2 :

Monday -- Medium Uppers / Medium Lowers
Tuesday -- Pitch
Wednesday -- Light Uppers / Heavy Lowers
Thursday -- OFF
Friday -- Medium uppers / Medium Lowers
Saturday -- OFF
Sunday -- OFF

If you would like , you can do the Friday Workout on Saturday , I hope that this helps ,
Kerry