Back in high school I began doing "volume throwing" with medicine balls to condition my body to throw. I started off in the 100's of repetitions and by the time I graduated I had workouts in the 1000's.
By age 19 I was ranked #2 in the World ( I am a javelin thrower ) and went on to compete in 2 Olympics and break multiple World Records. The last one being in 2012 when I came 2nd in my 8th Olympic Trials at age 50.
Even though I have not competed for 3 years I still throw and have just passed 5 million throws in total now.
I have never had any shoulder or elbow problems in my life, no surgeries, no injuries, nothing!
Could the reason be that I throw year round and do a lot of volume throwing?
I wrote a blog ( see below ) giving some details.
I am interested to know if any pitcher , at any level - high school or pro - has ever tried this as part of their training program - even at a lesser degree.
It seems like baseball pitchers and javelin thrower go into battle when the compete and play and destroy their shoulders and elbows.
Could "volume throwing" be a possible solution or cure?
Blog:
bradstockandbradstock.com/2015/05/18/the-man-who-threw-too-much-my-journey-to-5-million-throws/