2006 New Mexico Coaches Conference

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• 2006 New Mexico Coaches Conference
• Tissue Regeneration Pitcher Recovery

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Day 1.. Coach.. Im ready to play this year
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Last Day of the Seasonwhat a year!
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Coach.. I found your Leftfielder
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Components of Athleticism
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Breakdown Leads to Breakdown
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Regeneration

• Method Used to REBUILD broken down tissue from
  training and playing

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So you have a little broken tissueWhats the big
deal?

• Overuse Injuries
• Compensation Patterns
• Training Plateaus
• Decreased Performance
• Classic signs of Overtraining Syndrome

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Overtraining Syndrome

• Syndrome resulting from excessive demands, ex.
  Lifting, running, practice, mental stress
• Leads to
• Injuries
• Negative Mental State/ Attitude
• Poor Performance on Field
• Decline in Weight Room

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OVERTRAINING

• THIS IS A BIG DEAL!!!
• This is classified as a syndrome, could take
  months to years to break out
• More is not BETTER.. Quality over Quantity

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So how do we prevent it?

• Include regeneration training into each workout/
  practice/ game,
• Provide days of the training week designated
  towards recovery
• Provide weeks OFF, Low Volume weeks, and FUN Weeks

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Progression

• Use progressions when developing programs..
• To much to soon immediate gains? huge losses in
  the end

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Regeneration Techniques

• FOAM ROLLER
• AIS Rope Stretching
• Static Stretching
• HOT/ COLD CONTRAST
• Massage
• YOGA
• Pool ( Tread WATER for 8-10 sets of 1 minute in
  deep end, follow with stretching in pool and
  circular leg patterns)
• Steady paced biking- low/moderate intensity

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The 2 Secret Regenerators..

• Sleep
• - Lack of sleep will result in inhibited cellular
  remodeling
• Nutrition
• - Lack of proper nutrients will result in poor
  re-synthesis of the muscle FOOD aids in recovery
  _at_ the cellular level

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But I dont have time!!

• If you have time for lifting and conditioning,
  and practice,you must mandate time for
  REGENERATION Training
• 150 mph Fastball.. But.

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Pitchers Post Game-Welcome to the Land of
Mythology

• Poles, Poles, and more Poles
• How many Coach..umm..15-20 poles
• Ice, Heat, who knows? Well my coach told me to
• But I have to FLUSH the lactic acid out
• SCRAP THE POLES AND EXCESSIVE POST GAME WORK

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Why are numbers down at the end of the season??

• Lets see.. I run them, run them more, then they
  pitch, then they play the field, then we
  condition, then we lift
• No REST..huh Coach??

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DONT WOUND YOUR SOLDIERS..

• Excessive post game work will impede the ability
  to recover, and overtime you will be fighting a
  war with no bullets in the gun
• Overtraining Syndrome here we come!

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Goals of Post-Pitching

• Flush WASTE PRODUCTS out of body
• Provide tissues with Oxygen and other nutrients
  used to HEAL the body
• Realign tissue/ muscles filaments that have just
  been altered due to pitching
• Reduce the development of fibrous knotting
• Re-hydrate/ Refuel

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The MOST IMPORTANT

• RECOVER
• FOR THE NEXT START!!!

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The Ideal Post Game for Pitchers

• EAT TO REPLACE LOST NUTRIENTS
• Ride Bike 15-30 minutes- Acceleratory Blood Flow
  Ride
• Foam Roller/ Tissue Work
• AIS Rope Stretching
• Static Stretch TIGHT areas- Corrective
• Hot/ Cold Contrast/ POOL/ or Whirlpool

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Conditioning Pitchers

• Fast, Explosive Work!
• Work Rest 15-20sec 40-60sec

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How much is to much??

• Talk to your athletes and get feedback from
  them.. They are the ones doing all the work..

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VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS
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WWW.MLSTRENGTH.COM

• Consulting and Program Design
• Team Motivation Seminars Nutrition
• Coaches Education
• Equipment
• ON-SITE TRAINING

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WWW.MLSTRENGTH.COM

• The Ultimate Baseball Training Manual
• Dynamic Warm-Ups DVD Regeneration
• SPECIAL 40 for Both DVDs
• 25 Dynamic Warm-Ups DVD
• 15 Regeneration DVD

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Thank You!

• To succeed in baseball, as in life, you must
  make adjustments
• - Ken Griffey Sr.