The AC performance podcast is all about baseball. From baseball training in the weight room to out on the field.
On this week's episode I sit down with Tim Cook, Sports Performance Coach at the Newtown Athletic Club. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I tackle the myth of throwing “building” arm strength.
Intro into the central nervous system.
Energy systems, energy system demanded for baseball players, how to condition baseball players
Greg Robins is a brilliant S&C up in the Massachusetts area! Glad I found this episode because it is filled with tons of great information! Go follow Greg on IG for more information! @greg_robins_tsh
On today's show I first discuss the myth about lactic acid. Then I discuss what actually happens when we do intense exercise. After that I discuss the fact that lactate doesn't get produced after pitching. I discuss the irony of flush runs. Finally, I explain what you can do if you are being asked to flush lactic acid.
On today’s show I sat down with PFA Baseball’s Dave Coggin. Before starting his coaching career, Dave pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2000-2002. On today’s show we talk about the Pocket Path, a great training tool to help teach and create arm path mechanics. Lots of great information on today’s show hope you enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today's show I sat down with Garrison Roy of Tread Athletics. Garrison is an advanced performance coach who has a ton of experience training baseball players as he has made stops at Cressey Sports Performance and the Florida Baseball Ranch (Now ARMory) before becoming apart of the staff at Tread Athletics. If you are interested in following Garrison, you can do so on twitter and Instagram @royalper4mance --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On Today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Joe Koetters, Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Baseball Performance Center in South Jersey. Lots of great information about how the BPC develops athletes in the weight room and how their culture is second to none.
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with strength coach Brett Cummins. Go follow him on IG @brett_cummins for daily content.
On today’s show I sat down with Director of Sports Biomechanics at Epic Sports Biomechanics in Newtown, PA, Ron Fijalkowski. To learn more about Epic Sports visit www.epicsportsbio.com or follow them on Instagram and Twitter @epicsportsbio
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Bill Miller, S&C coach based out of the greater Chicago area. Bill is all about rotational power development and provides amazing information on how he develops and how it translates to better sports performance. Go follow him on IG @billmillertraining for great daily content. Also go check out his book Swing Fast: https://www.amazon.com/SWING-FAST-Guide-Developing-Rotational/dp/B08GVGMX8F/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&qid=1596947181&ref_=tmm_pap_title_0&sr=8-1-fkmr0
On today’s episode I am joined by the first two time guest Zach Dechant. Zach is the Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach at TCU.
On today’s show I sat down with CJ Appenzeller, baseball performance coach located in South Jersey. If you would like to learn more about CJ and his training you can follow him on tik tok and Instagram @appyhour and Twitter @coachappy
On today’s show I sat down with BDG’s Director of Pitching Lennon Richards. You can follow Lennon on Instagram @richardsbaseball and on Twitter @lennonrichards_ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Season 2 of the AC Performance Podcast opens up with Justin Gerardo of GRIT in North Jersey. Justin takes the time to explain what movements he looks for in a swing and how he trains his athletes to develop elite swings. If you want to see him go over some of the swing movement go check out the zoom call on my YouTube Page: AC Performance. You can follow Justin for daily content on IG or Twitter @ gritnj --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Bloomsburg Pitching Coach Matt Kress. The majority of today’s episode is about pitch design. What pitch design is? How did Matt originally learn about pitch design? And how Matt uses pitch design with his pitching staff. Also, Matt gives us a great cheese story at the end! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast Atlanta Braves Minor Leaguer Greg Cullen joined guest host David Bermudez. Greg in his junior year at Niagara University hit .458. Yes that’s correct .458 for the entire season. Dave asks Greg what his mindset was during that year and what his approach at the plate was. Greg gives a lot of great advice to younger players who want to take their game to the next level. Enjoy the show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance we had a guest host my good friend David Bermudez. Dave sat down with Seattle Mariners Mike Salvatore. Mike was drafted out of high school as a pitcher, wanted to prove that he could play professionally as a shortstop so he went the juco route. After juco he played for Mike Martin at Florida State. Mike was drafted as a shortstop by the Mariners. Lots of great advice given by Mike in today’s show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Lackawanna’s head coach Mike McCary. We discuss how he got into coaching and how he got to Lackawanna. We also dive into the juco grind and what it’s like to play and coach at a community college. Lots of great information is shared by Coach McCary. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Saint Joe’s University head coach, Coach Hamburg. We discuss what he looks for in potential recruits on and off the field. We discuss his feelings on travel baseball vs high school baseball. There is a lot of great information in today’s show for high school players looking to play college baseball. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance I sat down with a good friend of mine Dr.Chris McKenzie. Dr. McKenzie is one of the best physical therapists in the Philadelphia area and has helped athletes from all different sports and levels get healthy and stay healthy. We discuss topics such as icing, electrical stimulation, long distance running for baseball players, and weight lifting for baseball players. Dr. McKenzie drops a lot of great information on the show, and if you want to learn you can check out his book “Unleash Your Pitching Velocity” https://www.amazon.com/Unleash-Your-Pitching-Velocity-Maximizing/dp/1732262446 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with University of Maryland’s standout 1B Maxwell Costes. Maxwell is one of the most humble people I have talked with. He has numerous accolades and achievements that some people only wish for but he doesn’t let any of that get to his head. He discusses everything from hitting mentality to working out to how he writes poetry to take his mind off of baseball sometimes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with LSU’s Cade Beloso. Cade shares his experiences from LSU so far and what it was like to play in the Cape Cod Summer League. Cade explains his routine in the cage and what his mindset is when he steps up to the plate. Lots of great information on today’s show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Harrison Ray. Harrison just graduated from Vanderbilt University. Harrison was on Vanderbilt’s 2019 College World Series team. Harrison offers great insight into what it was like to play at Vanderbilt and under Tim Corbin. He discusses how he didn’t let his failures defeat him but lift him to succeed. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Goldey-Beacom’s Pitching Coach Dan Galati. Dan discusses how he is using technology like the motus arm sleeve and rapsodo system to not only develop better pitchers but to help manage their workloads and reduce their risk of injury. In addition, Dan discusses how he believes it is important to take an individualized approach with players instead of a cookie cutter approach. There is a ton of great information on today’s show and I hope you enjoy it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with Louisiana-Lafayette’s Hayden Cantrelle. Hayden was a 2019 All Sun Belt player and a 2019 Cape Cod All Star. Hayden is listed a one of the best SS in all of D1 baseball and a top MLB Draft Prospect. On the show Hayden discusses his routines in the cage, in the weight room, and on the field. Hayden is also 22nd in all of the NCAA history for career stolen bases so he explains on the show what he looks for when trying to steal a base. We wrap up the show with Hayden giving HS athletes advice if they want to play in college. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I am joined by Joe Miller (UPenn), Andrew Cossetti (St. Joe’s), and Nate McLain (Rutgers). We discuss each of their journeys from high to school to college. We discuss the importance of the weight room, having a good work ethic, and out working your opponents. They also offer advice to high school baseball players who want to play college baseball. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show I caught up with a couple of former teammates Mike and Sam Siani. Mike currently is an outfielder in the Cincinnati Reds Organization and Sam is currently an outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. In the show we discuss how they approach cage work and what they focus on every swing. In addition, we discuss the approach they take at the plate and what their lifting routines look like. For added bonus I ask them to give me a draft grade for the Eagles. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show I took a break from having a guest on and asked my listeners to send in some questions for me to answer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Today on the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with legendary strength and conditioning coach Michael Boyle. Mike served as head strength and conditioning for Boston University, Boston Bruins, and the Boston Red Sox. Mike has so much knowledge on training athletes from elite levels to beginning levels. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with Alex Simone of Simone Baseball Performance. We discuss Alex’s journey from baseball player to strength and conditioning coach. How works with players depending on age level and season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sat down with MSI’s Director of Sports Performance Rob Rabena. We discuss how he got into the field of strength and conditioning and how he assesses and develops baseball players of all ages. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s show of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with TCU’s Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach Zach Dechant. We discuss how Zach got into strength and conditioning and how the S&C world has evolved over the last 15 years. Zach also discusses how he assesses and works with athletes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with former big leaguer Vic Black. Vic attended Dallas Baptist University before going on to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets. Vic shares how injuries during his career inspired him to pursue learning more about the correct biomechanics and the human body. Vic recently joined the Pittsburgh Pirates developmental team this past season. Vic also is known as the “Arm Doc” on Instagram helping thousands of kids create an efficient arm path. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with Jon Shepard. Jon played professional baseball before moving into his current role as the head strength and conditioning at 5 tool performance in Dedham, Massachusetts. Jon discusses his baseball career and how he transitioned into the strength and conditioning world. In addition, Jon explains how he assesses athletes and how he works with all different aged athletes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On today’s episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with Craig Merrick owner of Made Strength in Alpha, NJ. We sit down and discuss how Craig became a Strength and Conditioning coach to how he assesses and trains athletes at every level. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On this weeks episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with my old trainer Carmen Del Mastro. Carmen is from the Philadelphia area and played collegiately at Temple University. Carmen now works out in Chicago where he trains athletes and the general population. We discuss how Carmen got started in the strength and conditioning world and how he assesses and works with athletes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On this weeks episode of the AC Performance Podcast I am joined by the owner of Top Velocity, Brent Pourciau. For over a decade Brent has been helping baseball pitchers reach the coveted 90mph. Top Velocity is an unconventional and revolutionary approach to developing baseball players. Brent and I discuss Olympic lifting, biomechanics, and so much more. You can learn more about Brent and the Top Velocity program by going to https://www.topvelocity.pro/3x-programs/ and by following him on all social media platforms @TopVelocity --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this weeks episode I sit down with Jordan King to discuss the rise in arm injuries from the youth level to the professional level. We discuss why we think this trend is occurring and how you can prevent it from happening to you. We also discuss how the pressure to get recruited might be playing a role in the increasing arm injuries. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In the very first episode of the AC Performance Podcast I sit down with Tyler Diefenbach to discuss the ins and outs of the high school baseball recruiting process. In this episode you will learn some key Do’s and Don’ts of the recruiting process, how you can use technology to give your self as much exposure as possible, and so much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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