Scapula Loading

Walk around trying to hold a pencil btwn your shoulder blades.... tough to do but it works the muscles that pinch them together.

anyone else know of any good shoulder exercises? I have heard of ones that are bad but have not heard of a lot of good ones for baseball. thanks

Simple push-ups, if done properly, work the scap area quite well - and they're free.

"Son, when you pitch a strike, Mr. Hornsby will let you know."

From the top of the pushup position, turn to your right and bring your left arm above your body. Your chest is facing the left side and your right hand and foot are supporting your body. It's tough to explain but when done right it really works the scapula. Another good exercise is to start at the top of a pushup and extend up as far as you can. Then, also from the top of a pushup, pinch your shoulder blades together. Hope this helps.

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Check out the new "Strength & Conditioning" forum... Sounds like a perfect question for Kerry Rosenboom.

If you do bench presses,do it resting on a narrow bench so your shoulder blades are not impeded/restricted.

zgathman,

see link . I keep it on favorites and we do the exercises one by one following the video feeds. You sit in a chair punch the button and they do the drills..Best I've seen. Log on and push the forward arrow at the bottom.

http://www.asmi.org/SportsMed/throwing/thrower10.html

Just got an e-mail offer from Ron Wolforth's pitching academy. He's got a new training package coming out Jan 31st. I've been really happy with the results my son has had from the "Backshaping" program. It looks like this new program coming out adds in the use of weighted ball and intensive tube training. Also looks like you'd need to buy a mini-trampoline.....?
http://www.theathleticpitcher.com/pages/1/index.htm
(I'm in now way affiliated with these guys)

"Son, when you pitch a strike, Mr. Hornsby will let you know."