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Optimal Power Performance (OPP) started out as an experiment in 2015 for our founder’s personal baseball career. The experiment was to test different training methodologies and player development strategies on a surplus of athletes to see what strategies would work the best. Our founder Aj Arroyo, ended up collecting the data of hundreds of athletes during this process. At the time, he had no intentions of creating a baseball training company. He was just trying to figure out what works in the shortest amount of time possible. After his playing career ended in 2017, he decided to start coaching athletes full time. In 2019 he opened up our first baseball training facility in Tempe AZ. It was here where he realized he could do something big. In 2023 we expanded into our new location in Phoenix Arizona. We have worked with well over 2,000 baseball players from the High School level up to the MLB. Now, with our platform we are dedicated to showing the world how we provide this service and some of the lessons and failures along the way.

Aj Arroyo


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    #11 Mental Side That Destroyed My Career

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 13:09


    Aj breaks down his pitfalls in the mental game during his career! Great learning experience for athletes. Sound quality isn't amazing as this was recorded in the car. Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformanceTwitter: @OPPtraining

    #10 Dealing With Old School Coaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 14:21


    In this episode Aj discusses how to deal with old school coaches who don't agree with your training methods in any aspect of your game.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformanceTwitter: @OPPtraining

    #9 The Baseball Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 15:30


    In this podcast Aj breaks down the Backwards framework to help coaches make better decisions when scaling their business.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformanceTwitter: @OPPtraining

    #8 Risk to Reward Chasing Velocity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 20:39


    In this episode Aj breaks down the risk to reward with chasing Velocity at all levels of the game. Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformanceTwitter: @OPPtraining

    EP 7 Coaches Who Never Played

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 12:35


    Many athletes are only seeking coaches who played at a high level. Although there are amazing coaches who never played doing great things for the baseball community. In this episode Aj talks about his experience as a coach and some of the struggles he has gone through. He also explains why it's so important for coaches to be more involved in their training process and actually be able to show athletes how do the very thing they are coaching. If you're a coach, baseball facility owner, or aspiring coach, this is a great episode to learn from.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformanceTwitter: @OPPtraining

    #6 Lesson Paradigm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 15:14


    In this episode Aj discusses the fall of the lesson paradigm that athletes are consistently stuck in from a young age. He covers how athletes are actually negatively impacted in their career by only investing into lessons. He also covers it from a coaching perspective and why results can be drastically better when their is a long term commitment involved. If you're a coach or athlete, this is for you!Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformance

    #5 Individualized Baseball Training

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 16:13


    In this episode Aj discusses the fall backs of highly individualized training. This perspective is different than what most of the industry is pushing. But after years of testing and applying both perspectives with highly individualized programs and group training, Aj shares his thoughts on the process and what he recommends for athletes and coaches. The results speak for themselves.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformance

    #4 Youth Training

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 15:47


    In this episode Aj dives into the world of youth athletic development. He goes into detail about sport specificity and how it's damaging our youth. He also dives into the importance of playing multiple sports, building a quality foundation and how to begin training as a youth athlete. This is a must see episode for parents and coaches who are dealing with youth athletes 8 - 14 years old.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformance

    #3 Service First Approach In The Baseball Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 15:42


    In this Podcast Aj Discusses how he and his team at OPP have grown consistently every year. In that process he shares his observations on how other coaches could do it too. This simple approach could easily 10x their business if they take a Service First approach.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformance

    #2 Strong Enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 22:41


    Many people in the baseball industry believe that there is such thing as becoming "too strong" and that once you hit X, Y, Z numbers, you're "strong enough'"Aj Explains in this podcast how that is impossible. Using scientific literature, methods and practical application. Aj has experience training a few thousand baseball players over the last decade.  Take a listen on how his athletes (even at the professional level) have had great success constantly pursuing strength to the highest degree, year in and year out.Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformance

    #1 HLP Podcast w/Richard Schenk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 27:49


    Richard (aka teacherman) is a hitting pioneer who helped transform Aaron Judge's swing back in 2017. Since then, his hitting method called HLP has transformed thousands of baseball swings over the years. Yet, there is a lot of controversy about this swing method.In this podcast we cover Richards online persona, his personal success with HLP and MLB hitters, as well as deep dive on some of the hitting methodology. We break down what Launch Quickness really is and how hitters must be Ready At Release to succeed at the highest level.Training information: www.optimalpowerperformance.comOPP Training app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opp-training/id6479377811Launch Quickness app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/launch-quickness/id6477305821Training: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Merch: https://optimalpowerperformance.com/Instagram: @optimalpowerperformanceYouTube: @optimalpowerperformance

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