Book Review: Baseball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete
STACK Media. (2010). Baseball Training: For the Athlete, By the Athlete. Chicago, IL: Triumph Books.
Scientific evidence has proven that strength and conditioning training is a vital part in optimizing performance in the sport of baseball. Baseball Training: The pro’s guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger. is a collection of workout regimens by several Major League Baseball (MLB) players including Jimmy Rollins, Johan Santana, and Dustin Pedroia that have been published in STACK magazine since 2005. Baseball Training: The pro’s guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger. provides in-depth and detailed information for baseball players that are looking to improve or implement a quality strength and conditioning program that is sport specific.
Each chapter of the book focuses on a different element of training and how MLB players incorporate these methods into their training regimens. Exercises in the book relate to specific baseball areas-pitching, fielding, hitting-and how they impact the areas of the body that are needed to successfully complete each skill. Readers will receive step-by-step instructions (that are accompanied by photographs) on how to implement each exercise into their workout programs. The detailed instructions and photos easily allow readers to complete each exercise.
Baseball Training: The pro’s guide to becoming bigger, faster, stronger. is an excellent read for all athletes interested in examining how MLB players train, or are interested in improving their own strength and conditioning programs. This book is highly recommended to athletes looking to gain an “edge” on competition by improving the efficiency of their training and conditioning programs.