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| by Tommy John III |
And yet another way to learn to throw to not hurt your arm and throw faster is upon us. A researched based, which is a loose term considering research can prove whatever you want, new training regimen where you throw a weighted ball and don't let go has now hit the webs of baseball enthusiasts. Based on the "fact" that tennis players don't suffer the same arm injuries as pitchers obviously because they don't let go of the racket. Guys and girls this is all just another item that needs to go in the trunk of bad ideas on how to prevent arm injuries and throw faster.
The cause of ALL injury is the body's inability to absorb force. Force is absorbed by muscle. Period. Muscles may not do their job if they 1. aren't strong enough 2. aren't getting the proper signal from the spinal cord because of interference 3. have a negative charge laid in their cells preventing them from turning on at the right time. So if you are worried about preventing injuries then prepare your body more appropriately…your whole body. This is one of the only countries where kids are given a ball first to learn their sport before learning how to jump, climb, crawl, sprint, roll, spin, twist etc. And the US is leading the charge in 1. youth arm injuries and 2. not rehabbing back properly from the injury. And if you think about it once youths in this country go to hard ball games the ball used in Major League sized. In all other sports the equipment is smaller for youths until they are strong enough to handle it…football, basketball, tennis, and soccer to name a few. Strasburg throws the same weighted ball as your 9 year old.
And clowns like the gentlemen coming up with more ways to make money in the preventing arm injury business, their feat is wrapped up in this analogy: If a kid goes out in winter and gets cold, these guys try to change the weather rather than just putting a jacket on the kid. Doesn't make much sense does it?
