Navigating the sea of advice from social media can be overwhelming for high school and middle school baseball players trying to utilize the weight room to improve on the field. With countless posts about must-have equipment and exercises "specific to baseball," it's hard to know what to believe.
Why Not Trust Social Media Influencers?
Hidden Agendas: Influencers aim to sell products or grow their following, not necessarily to help you. Their flashy advice might benefit them more than you.
Lack of Context: While some exercises might be beneficial, they often lack context. Exercises meant for pre-season might not be suitable for early off-season when you're building strength. Moreover, power exercises, popular in viral videos, aren't ideal for young athletes who need to focus on building a solid muscle foundation first.
So, Who (or what) Should You Trust?
Trust Frequent Objective Feedback Using Technology
Force Plates: Track improvements in lower body strength.
Proteus: Monitor progress in core and upper body power.
Timing Gates: Measure enhancements in speed.
These tools provide accurate, unbiased data. The only way to see improvement is through intense, consistent, and intelligently designed training.
Why Futures Training Center?
Intense Training Environment: Futures fosters a training intensity that surpasses what you can achieve alone or in a regular gym.
Accountability Coaches: At our Summer Camp and Learning Academy, our coaches ensure that you consistently show up, fuel properly, and recover adequately.
Expert Coaches: Our sports performance staff combines years of experience with the latest science to develop baseball players, creating programs that drive results.
Measuring Success Beyond the Weight Room
It's not just about better Force Plate and Proteus readings. We also measure how your physical improvements translate to baseball-specific metrics like hitting exit velocity and pitching throw velocity. No need for a showcase—Futures provides this feedback during hitting and pitching sessions.
The Bottom Line
Futures Training Center leaves no doubt about your training's effectiveness. You’ll know where you are strong and where you need improvement, how fast you are, and how your training impacts your performance on the field.
All you need to do is commit and go ALL IN. The best ways to go ALL IN are at our Learning Academy or our evening Unlimited Membership.
Join us at Futures Training Center and take your game to the next level. Nick Kern
Director of Sports Performance
Futures Training Center
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