How he went from throwng 82mph to 90mph

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3 months ago, Hunter was only throwing 82mph.

But today, he's up to 90mph and well on his way to throwing in the mid nineties as a high school senior.

Here are the 3 steps that helped him get there:

Step 1: Strength Accumulation

At the start, Hunter was a walking toothpick, but he had great motor recruitment and the ability to move explosively.

We built him a complete program with detailed sets and reps to help him gain strength and mass.

Within weeks, his lifts went up fast.

But his velocity stayed the same.

This is where the concept of adaptation lag came in.

His body had not yet adapted to the new strength and mass.

We told him to give it four more weeks.

Soon after, he entered what we call the "have fun phase".

His pull down velocity jumped from the mid eighties to ninety.

Then his mound velocity followed.

Step 2: Converting Strength into Power and Speed

Once the strength base was built and his body adapted, we moved to high intent throwing and force production.

This is where we focused on converting strength into power.

Albertus gave him pull downs, turn and burns, and constraint based drills.

These drills forced him to move athletically and use his lower half efficiently.

We did not change mechanics at this point:

It was about letting his body express the strength he had built.

Soon, his mound velocity jumped to 87,88,89.

Step 3: The Cyclic Model of Development

Cycling between strength, power, and speed at the right times.

After transferring his strength into power, we moved him back into strength.

Then we cycled through power and speed.

Each phase built on the last.

The key is timing.

Stay in one phase too long, and progress slows.

Move too fast, and adaptation never happens.

By rotating phases at the right time, we kept progress steady.

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