Pitching Drills and Workouts
World Series Starting Pitcher Colby Lewis's Upper-Body, Muscle-Building Circuit
Pitching under pressure is what Colby Lewis does best. “It’s all or nothing,” Lewis said after his Texas Rangers dropped Game One of the World Series to the St. Louis [...]
The Training Behind the MLB Divisional Series: Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees
STACK will be providing one-of-a-kind coverage leading up to and during the 2011 MLB Playoffs. Here, we preview the American League Divisional Series between the Detroit Tigers and New York [...]
The Training Behind the MLB Divisional Series: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers
STACK will be providing one-of-a-kind coverage leading up to and during the 2011 MLB Playoffs. Here, we preview the American League Divisional Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas [...]
Three Yoga Poses Every Pitcher Should Try
Stretching and staying loose are important for all baseball players, but especially for pitchers. Tight shoulders, biceps, hips and glutes will limit a pitcher's ability to execute the windup and [...]
Improve Throwing Velocity With These Five Exercises
Baseball players and football quarterbacks need to improve their throwing velocity throughout their careers. Quarterbacks must be able to fire a perfect spiral to a wide receiver; pitchers always need [...]
Dynamic Preparation for Pitchers, Part 2
The first phase of this Dynamic Warm-Up targeted lower-body muscles and joints. [View part one of this Dynamic Preparation Series.] This second part focuses on preparing the core area and [...]
Dynamic Preparation for Pitchers, Part 1
The Dynamic Warm-Up is an essential precursor to every training session, and it consists of four key components. First, the warm-up needs to be consistent and easily reproducible. My approach [...]
Discover Pitcher Colby Lewis’ Arm-Strengthening Secret
After struggling early in his MLB career, Colby Lewis traveled the globe to find a strike-throwing remedy. He spent two seasons with the Hiroshima Carp, dominating Japan’s Central League before [...]
STACK Exclusive: Colby Lewis’ “Hour of Power”
This week, STACK is on a West Coast swing, visiting Major League ballplayers in New Balance’s 2011 lineup to see how they’re shaping up in the off-season. Workhorse pitcher Colby [...]
Pitching Great Bob Feller's Old-Time Strength Training
Major League Baseball lost a pitching icon last week with the passing of Cleveland Indians legend Bob Feller, one of the greatest right-handers of all time. He was 92. Some [...]
