Pitcher conditioning

@BB and BB ,

Before my son (RHP) set foot on campus, he was emailed a very detailed spreadsheet (by S&C Coach) that included fitness tasks and routines for the summer before his freshman year.   Position players had significantly more to their workouts.   Son followed it very closely including the nutrition section.  Fast forward 6 months later he had gained between 15-20 lbs mostly in his legs and butt.   So, lots of leg and core strength conditioning using weights.  The weight gain was significant and surprising as he was a very picky eater.  His upper body workout was all bands for mobility and flexibility.  On top of that, he was given a P90X yoga workout that he followed, and I think he did that 3 times a week.   Strength and conditioning coach came up with the program, and the players follow it.

Morning workouts & running with team mostly, and some individual workouts that he did on his own including the P90X.   All of this was scheduled based on his class schedule and specific major workload.   Coaches closely watched and monitored freshman fall progress on the field and in the classroom.   Freshman had to meet with HC every Friday to verify progress.   Those freshman that are not making progress on the field and in the classroom would continue to meet with the HC.   Those freshman that prove they are handling the total workload no longer had to meet with HC on Friday.

I hope that helps.

Afterthought.....out of season and in season workouts vary considerably.   What I've detailed above is mostly out of season.

Agreed with Fenway, Deadlifts (and leg workouts) are the number one for pitchers. Also Pilates and Yoga for flexibility. Sprints for fast twitch. Then Driveline type ball workouts for velocity, and injury prevention.

@BB and BB posted:

What does college conditioning look like for a pitcher?  Is it a team activity or do pitchers do their own thing?

D1 experiences are different, depending on each program. Players at many programs have 24 hr access to their facilities. A lot of time spent in the cage. Most coaches require team building activities and require morning team lifts. Everyone has to rise and shine early. Very early.

The trainer is in charge of  conditioning based upon the initial assessments of the player when he enters the program. Different for pitchers vs. hitters. Many programs have dieticians that help the players to choose the proper foods at the training table (cafeteria).

They begin fall training with coaches which eventually leads into the fall practice schedule. Catchers have intensive training and at UF they have 1 or 2 students (not players) as BP catchers.

It's the pitching coaches job to give pitchers throwing schedules before they report in fall, winter, spring and summer.

I would imagine that for a team to be successful a lot of work has to be put in by all players. All coaches notice who works hard and who cuts corners so players are awarded accordingly during season.

This should be discussed during recruiting. JMO