5 Tips To Build Rotational Power And Increase Pitching Velocity - PT 3
Elite athletes initially harnessed the power of ballistic training to amplify their explosive performance. Nowadays, medicine ball throws, bench throws, jump squats, olympic lifts and plyometrics are all common exercises used in modern ballistic training. Ballistic exercises are a proven way for baseball pitchers to build rotational power and increased pitching velocity.(2) By incorporating ballistic exercises into their workout routines, pitchers can develop a powerful kinetic chain that will help generate more explosive rotational power. Additionally, these types of exercises help increase rate of force development, allowing athletes to quickly transfer energy from the ground up into their trunk and ultimately enhance throwing velocity.
There is evidence to support the idea that RFD may be the most significant performance factor in athletics. We may start to establish a foundation for ideal power generation in training and competition by developing high maximal strength output, but we must tap into this capability through the use of Ballistic exercises. The maximum amount of force that can be produced ultimately comes from maximal strength, but RFD enables us to utilise this force in a way that is unique to the time of force application in baseball.
In other words. Train heavy and light/fast to bridge the gap between speed and strength and maximize your bodies ability to quickly produce force that will be more applicable to usable force on the mound which = more pitching velocity.
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