Strength Exercises

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Being a Pitcher can put a lot of strain on your arm and shoulder so being an active participant in the weight room is a very good idea. If any person does any type of strenuous activity in sports and does not have the sufficient amount of muscle to complete the act they will easily tear something. Some simple but very effective exercises to do in the weight room are as follows.

• Over the shoulder dumb bell lifts
• Single Arm Rows
• Side Shoulder Raises
• Upright Row with a weighted bar
• Bicep curls with a weighted bar
• One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Curl
• Alternated Dumbbell Press

All of these exercises above vary in the spot on your body that you are training but it is also important to strengthen your core as well. Whether you are hitting, pitching, or playing in the field in the sport of softball or baseball, your core strength plays a huge factor. My advice would be to do a lot of sit ups and use a medicine ball. Always continue doing more sit ups every week. Being a pitcher is a lot of tough work but in the end all the hard work you put in will definitely pay off.