Your EXACT Plan to Increase Velo...

I trained myself from throwing 78mph to 96mph in 2 years.

Now, we've trained athletes who've gained 3-10+ mph.

Here's our 10 steps to increasing velocity from scratch in 12 months: 

Establishment Phase:

Step 1 - Gather the necessary equipment.

Here's the bare minimum of what you need:

• Radar Gun (Pocket Radar is affordable)

• Plyo Ball and Baseballs

• An area to throw and workout.

Step 2 - Know your goal.

Why are you gaining velocity?

Is it to get recruited? 

Or to get drafted?

Make the end goal clear, and be ambitious.

Step 3 - Look up the people who are where you want to be.

If your goal is to go to a Power 5 D1 - look up the pitchers at those schools.

If your goal is to get drafted out of HS - look up the HS pitchers from the previous Draft.

Step 4 - Write down the average velo of the people you looked up, +1.

This'll become your goal.

Example:

I wanted to go to Stanford or get drafted out of high school.

A lot of these guys were throwing 93mph.

So my goal was: 94mph.

Execution Phase:

Now that you have what you need and have a target goal:

It's time to execute and start training.

Step 5 - Pick a throwing program.

Best case scenario: Get a coach who has experience with gaining velocity.

They'll expedite your journey and help you avoid many mistakes.

But there are also many FREE programs out there.

Whichever you decide: 

Don't go experimenting with anything crazy.

(We offer a FREE program at the bottom of this thread.)

Stick with what works:

• Plyo Ball drills

• Long Toss

• High intensity throwing sessions

Step 6 - Pick a lifting and mobility program.

Again, having a coach to program you is the ideal scenario.

But if you want to train yourself , here's what I'd recommend:

1) Progress your compound lifts. 

My favourites: Trap bar DL, Front Squat, DB Bench, Weighted Pull ups.

Progressively overload these lifts.

2) Include Plyometric work.

Jumps, medicine balls, sprints.

3) DON'T forget to work on mobility.

If you neglect your mobility - you'll pay the price down the line like I did.

My favourite for mobility is the stuff from KneesOverToesGuy.

4) Figure out if you're someone who needs to gain or lose weight.

It should be pretty clear.

I was 170lbs as a 16 year old - I needed to gain a lot of weight.

Step 7 - Execution

Now that you have your throwing and lifting program, it's time to execute.

Step 8 - Stick to the program.

Looking back, I realized that most programs work -  they just require consistency.

Every time you switch up your program, you're losing out on the compounding effect.

The most important thing is consistency.

Keep showing up, and the results will come.

Step 9 - Put in the work.

Velocity gains isn't linear.

It actually looks more like this:

You grind, grind, grind...

You lose some velo because your body is going through new adaptations.

But then you go on a deload or something clicks - and you get a spike in velo.

Cycle repeats.

Step 10 - Repeat.

Now you just repeat for 12 months.

And if you're super serious: Don't play in a game until you hit your target velo.

This is what I did - I took 12+ months off from playing, trained and came back throwing in the mid 90s.

Excluding advanced athletes (95+) and injuries:

I've yet to hear of anyone who's trained consistently for 12 months and didn't gain velo.

Ask yourself: 

Have I been consistently doing the right things for long enough?

Progress comes gradually... then suddenly.

PS

There are only 2 spots left for ThePitcherLab program.

That's where we help you gain velo and transform your career in the next 90 days.

First we build you a complete velocity program.

Then we coach you daily to ensure you get results.

Then you either enjoy the progress - or continue to push to get recruited or even drafted.

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That’s it for today, thanks for reading!