increasing hitting power

[yankee]

hello I know whats the best wourkots for increase hitting power and training routine, times for week, sets and repetitions

[conky149er]

hello I know whats the best wourkots for increase hitting power and training routine, times for week, sets and repetitions

swing at a punching bag


i like that one

[wild12]

You'll want to combine a lot of stuff. You'll want plyometric exercises to increase the explosive power in your lower body, you'll need to do a lot of ab work (specifically doing medicine ball work), and then some explosive work for strengthening your upper body as well.

You do not want to overdo the plyo work, as it is very hard on the body! I'd say 2-3 times a week, and only about 3-4 sets of about 5 reps.

For the ab work, you can basically do it every single workout day, you want to do sets of about 10-15 (as it is not very hard) doing exercises like trunk rotations with a med. ball, the more rotations in your ab workout the better!

For the upper body you want to do things like the snatch and grab, and explosive movements like that, hang cleans are also excellent...those movements require your entire body, improving full body power! Again, you do not want to overdo the power work, because it is very hard on the body. So, I'd say again, 2-3 times a week, and only about 3 sets of each exercise, 5-10 reps would be ideal for building the strength and explosive power.

The key is to not overdo it, you can't just decide to start doing explosive speed and power training and expect to be able to do those workouts as much as you would your standard strength exercises...because they are wayyy harder on your body than normal strength exercises.

[TG Coach]

It would have been better to get into a routine last November instead of when the season is getting started.

[LAball]

It would have been better to get into a routine last November instead of when the season is getting started.

rofl :laugh:laugh Youth is wasted on the young

[Knights Baseball]

One easy thing that will help your power numbers is a great approach. Know what pitches that you crush and look for those pitches early. Remind yourself or your players that you dont have to hit a pitchers pitch until you are down two strikes. When I was younger, I used to get mad when a pro player would let what looked like a perfectly good strike go by him. Once I learned what a good approach was, it made sense.

[hawkiirock]

I would like to know the original posters age before even recommending plyos.You'll want to combine a lot of stuff. You'll want plyometric exercises to increase the explosive power in your lower body, you'll need to do a lot of ab work (specifically doing medicine ball work), and then some explosive work for strengthening your upper body as well.

You do not want to overdo the plyo work, as it is very hard on the body! I'd say 2-3 times a week, and only about 3-4 sets of about 5 reps.

For the ab work, you can basically do it every single workout day, you want to do sets of about 10-15 (as it is not very hard) doing exercises like trunk rotations with a med. ball, the more rotations in your ab workout the better!

For the upper body you want to do things like the snatch and grab, and explosive movements like that, hang cleans are also excellent...those movements require your entire body, improving full body power! Again, you do not want to overdo the power work, because it is very hard on the body. So, I'd say again, 2-3 times a week, and only about 3 sets of each exercise, 5-10 reps would be ideal for building the strength and explosive power.

The key is to not overdo it, you can't just decide to start doing explosive speed and power training and expect to be able to do those workouts as much as you would your standard strength exercises...because they are wayyy harder on your body than normal strength exercises.

[wild12]

I would like to know the original posters age before even recommending plyos.

Good point, I totally forgot about age. In all honestly though, I don't think age is as important as having somebody there supervising you technique and everything else. There are many arguments about kids being over 16 before doing any kind of strength training and stuff, but there are also studies saying it doesn't matter, I'm with the second half of that. I mean, if you watch some of the stuff kids do on the playgroud, and compare it to gym work, the stuff they do on the playground under zero supervision, with zero thought for safety is much harder on the body than using weights, or doing plyo's.

I mean, if somebody has never done plyo's ever in their life, they shouldn't be doing it alone...no matter what their age. So I guess it's my mistake at the start of the thread in not asking some more information about the OP.

[dominik]

Ted Williams:"get a bat that is 8-10 ounces haevier than the game bat and swing it"
I think this is a very good advice.

[TG Coach]

Ted Williams:"get a bat that is 8-10 ounces haevier than the game bat and swing it"
I think this is a very good advice.

If it can't be swung with proper swing mechanics it can do a lot more harm than good. As previous noted, research on swinging a weighted bat in the ondeck circle has proved not to be beneficial. The player isn't getting stronger with ten swings. He's not making his bat lighter when he gets to the plate.

[Drill]

pray,

drill

[Knights Baseball]

I have read that a lighter bat, around five ounces lighter than the one you swing, will be helpful if you swing the light bat on the on deck circle, it tricks you nervous system into firing your regular bat quicker. You still need to have great timing, but i feel it works better than a heavy bat.

[soceric]

Ted Williams:"get a bat that is 8-10 ounces haevier than the game bat and swing it"
I think this is a very good advice.

I think that's great advice. Doing it in the on deck circle isn't the point I don't think. Swinging the heavy bat with your same mechanics over time makes you stronger and quicker.

[THop]

Self toss using wood bat and weighted baseballs

[dominik]

If it can't be swung with proper swing mechanics it can do a lot more harm than good. As previous noted, research on swinging a weighted bat in the ondeck circle has proved not to be beneficial. The player isn't getting stronger with ten swings. He's not making his bat lighter when he gets to the plate.

Yeah definitely not for LL players. But for players with mature technique(say good HS players or better) this could be a good training if maintaining the mechanics.

Of course I'm not talking about on deck, but taking hundreds of those swings in training.

[hawkiirock]

I don't think kids need plyos but they should most certainly be lifting weights. Most parents that scream and yell that lifting is bad will let them run on a hard soccer field not knowing they are putting at minimum 5x their body weight of pressure on their knees and other joints. I always get a kick out of the ignorance that is rampant.
So please don't think I am anti lifting. My son lifts regularly and has for years now. He lifts smart and we take plenty of breaks. Really get him listening to his body.. I do not have him doing plyos yet though. He is close to ready b/c he has started puberty but really don't think he needs them yet. That is my opinion though and not saying it is definitely wrong to have some kids do them. I just don't have mine doing it yetGood point, I totally forgot about age. In all honestly though, I don't think age is as important as having somebody there supervising you technique and everything else. There are many arguments about kids being over 16 before doing any kind of strength training and stuff, but there are also studies saying it doesn't matter, I'm with the second half of that. I mean, if you watch some of the stuff kids do on the playgroud, and compare it to gym work, the stuff they do on the playground under zero supervision, with zero thought for safety is much harder on the body than using weights, or doing plyo's.

I mean, if somebody has never done plyo's ever in their life, they shouldn't be doing it alone...no matter what their age. So I guess it's my mistake at the start of the thread in not asking some more information about the OP.

[hawkiirock]

i would still be cautious with this. I do recall studies posted last year on this site showing swinging a heavier bat actually caused a lower bat speed. It advised swinging heavier and lighter bat to work on speed and strength. Made sense to meI think that's great advice. Doing it in the on deck circle isn't the point I don't think. Swinging the heavy bat with your same mechanics over time makes you stronger and quicker.

[wild12]

I don't think kids need plyos but they should most certainly be lifting weights. Most parents that scream and yell that lifting is bad will let them run on a hard soccer field not knowing they are putting at minimum 5x their body weight of pressure on their knees and other joints. I always get a kick out of the ignorance that is rampant.
So please don't think I am anti lifting. My son lifts regularly and has for years now. He lifts smart and we take plenty of breaks. Really get him listening to his body.. I do not have him doing plyos yet though. He is close to ready b/c he has started puberty but really don't think he needs them yet. That is my opinion though and not saying it is definitely wrong to have some kids do them. I just don't have mine doing it yet

For sure, I totally agree...I get a kick out of all the people losing it over seeing younger kids using weights and not knowing the amount of stress kids put on their body by the everyday things they do. To each his own on the plyometrics, I wouldn't have an 8 year old kid doing them or anything, but as they approach puberty and are 12-15 years old I think you could really consider them as an option.

[soceric]

i would still be cautious with this. I do recall studies posted last year on this site showing swinging a heavier bat actually caused a lower bat speed. It advised swinging heavier and lighter bat to work on speed and strength. Made sense to me

As far as I know, those studies were of the type where you take 10 cuts with the heavy bat, and then they measure your batspeed with the regular bat, like your in the ondeck circle. If you work on staying within your mechanics, and being short and quick, swinging a heavy bat consistently makes your hands strong.