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Short segments discussing baseball training, personal experiences, and tips for current players

Optimum Athletes


    • Sep 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 13m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Episode 48: OA Fall Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 10:20


    As we transition to the fall, there are a lot of things we can accomplish training wise over the next three months. If you want to improve your game in any shape or form, check out this episode and let us know what you want to improve on. Let's get to work!

    Episode 47: The Dead Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 7:47


    Lucas and Steven discuss the Dead Zone, what it is, why it is bad, how to avoid it, and how to be successful if in it.

    Episode 46: Eric del Prado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 15:04


    Lucas sits down with Lewis & Clark Hitting Coach, Eric Del Prado, to discuss their coaching philosophy and recruiting

    Episode 45: Mike Laneville (TJ Rehab)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 24:52


    Lucas sits down with Mike Laneville to discuss his baseball journey, specifically how he has come back from his Tommy John surgery differently from most people

    Episode 44: Mentality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 13:12


    Lucas and Steven discuss the importance of you mentality, what a good mentality is, and how to utilize your mentality to achieve more success

    Episode 43: College Choice Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 12:15


    Lucas and Steven discuss what do consider while choosing your college, common misconceptions, questions to ask coaches, and more

    Episode 42: Our Coaching Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 12:58


    Lucas and Isaiah discuss why we error on the side of under-coaching instead of over-coaching, methods we use to teach mechanics, and more

    Episode 41: F.P. Santangelo Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 22:32


    Lucas sits down with NBC Production Assistant & Associate Producer, FP Santangelo Jr. to discuss what it was like growing up in major league clubhouses, his journey to where he is today, his relationship with Barry Bonds, and much more

    Episode 40: OA Hitting Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 18:13


    Lucas and Sam discuss the OA Hitting Program. They go over our philosophy, what our hitting assessment looks like, and the different tools we use, and much more

    Episode 39: Evan Hauger

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 16:12


    Ryan sits down with Evan Hauger of KIME PT to discuss the importance of in-season training, how to change programs for in-season, and some of the benefits of the OA in-season program

    Episode 38: Robert Stephenson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 8:20


    Lucas sits down with Colorado Rockies reliever, Robert Stephenson, to discuss his transition to the bullpen, goals for the upcoming year, and more

    Episode 37: Spin Efficiency

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 11:19


    Lucas and Steven discuss why spin efficiency is important, the effects of spin efficiency on the baseball, and different methods to help improve fastball spin efficiency

    Episode 36: Dylan Carlson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 9:16


    James sits down with Cardinals outfielder, Dylan Carlson, to discuss his high school days, path to the big leagues, and more

    Episode 35: Max Stassi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 33:40


    Ryan sits down with Angels catcher, Max Stassi to discuss his routine, training at OA, and much more

    Episode 34: Youth Development Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 15:42


    Craig and Lucas discuss the two teams (12U and 14U) that we are putting together. These teams will train at our facility, play games, and more.

    Episode 33: Ethan Guevin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 24:06


    Craig sits down with Ethan Guevin of Keep Playing Baseball to discuss the current environment of youth baseball

    Episode 32: Why Velocity is Important

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 13:51


    Lucas and Steven discuss why velocity is imperative for the success of any pitcher aspiring to play baseball at the highest level

    Episode 31: Nick Mears

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 17:30


    Lucas sits down with Nick Mears as he discusses how he got to the Big Leagues and all the crazy ups and downs along the way

    Episode 30: Aaron Shortridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 14:30


    Lucas sits down with Aaron Shortridge to discuss his time on the Taxi Squad as well has his training

    Episode 29: Deseron Loessberg Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 10:25


    Lucas sits down with Deseron Loessberg Jr. to discuss his journey from little D1 interest to being recruited by UC Berkeley

    Episode 28: Austin Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 12:25


    Lucas sits down with Pirates Minor Leaguer, Austin Roberts, to discuss his weight loss journey, what steps he took, and how those changes impacted his performance on the field.

    Episode 27: Joseph King

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 14:49


    Lucas sits down with Joseph King to discuss his recruiting process, mistakes he made, and tips he has for current college recruits

    Episode 26: Grant Holman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 11:31


    Lucas sits down with Cal's ace, Grant Holman, to discuss the development of his curveball this fall

    Episode 25: Deskaheh Bomberry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 16:10


    Isaiah sits down with Sac City Pitching Coach, Deskaheh Bomberry, to discuss how the Rapsodo has helped him coach and develop players

    Episode 24: Lucas Giolito

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 12:01


    Lucas sits down with Lucas Giolito to discuss how he went about developing his slider last off-season

    Episode 23: Tyler Ferguson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 13:20


    Lucas sits down with Free Agent Tyler Ferguson to discuss how he has fixed the cut in his fastball and how he was able to stay healthy for the first time in his career

    Episode 22: Rapsodo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 10:16


    Lucas and Isaiah discuss the information the Rapsodo provides as well as how we use it to help our athletes

    Episode 21: OA Hitting Program Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 15:18


    Riley and Sam discuss our hitting program, our main philosophies, and what we ultimately try to accomplish with our hitters

    Episode 20: Pulldown Tips (For Coaches)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 11:22


    Lucas and Isaiah discuss what how they try to help trainees reach their optimal potential during pulldowns.

    Episode 19: Training Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 10:27


    Lucas and Steven discuss what training economy is, why it is important to keep in mind during programming and training, and more.

    Episode 18: Kevin Haynes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 10:24


    Kevin discusses what changes helped him go from 83 to 93, his mindset on the mound, and much more

    Episode 17: Kevin Gowdy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 11:15


    Philadelphia Phillies 2016 Second Round Draft Pick discusses the decision to go pro instead of college, how he overcame the yips, and his pitching repertoire

    Episode 16: Joey Skracic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 10:20


    Lucas and Steven sit down with Delta Pitching Coach Joey Skracic to discuss implementation of Driveline protocols in a team practice.

    Episode 15: Quarantine Tips with Sean Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 8:19


    Lucas and Sean discuss different ways to be productive and make progress while being stuck at home

    Episode 14: Sean Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 9:24


    Lucas sits down with Sean Johnson to discuss his career as well as his pitching repertoire

    Episode 13: Sam Curtis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 8:55


    Lucas sits down with Sam Curtis to discuss the tough decision to keep playing or to walk away from the game as well as his pitching repertoire.

    Episode 12: Tonko Susac

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 11:45


    Lucas sits down with Tonko Susac to discuss his training plan with the season cancelled, his mentality, and his pitching repertoire

    Episode 11: Should Pitchers Play Summer Ball?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 10:49


    Lucas and Isaiah discuss the options for summer: playing, training, or both, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each choice

    Episode 10: Ryan Costeiu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 10:49


    Lucas sits down with Ryan Costeiu to discuss how he landed a scholarship to Arkansas after not being heavily recruited out of high school as well as his pitching repertoire.

    Episode 9: Ty Tracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 9:57


    Lucas sits down with Ty Tracy to discuss his decision to leave college for pro ball, his pitching arsenal, and his mentality on the mound.

    Episode 8: Quarantine Throwing Hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 4:31


    Lucas discusses tips and hacks for throwing at home with limited resources

    Episode 7: Tyler Robertson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 10:01


    Lucas sits down with Yankees Area Scout, Tyler Robertson, to discuss what he looks for when evaluating a player, do's and don'ts for prospects, and what he is looking forward to this season.

    Episode 6: Nick Avila

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 9:22


    Lucas sits down with Nick Avila to discuss his journey from high school, to junior college, to D1, to pro ball, as well as his pitching repertoire.

    Episode 5: Tyler Schimpf

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 15:23


    Lucas sits down with Tyler Schimpf to discuss what it takes to be great, college versus draft, and his pitching arsenal.

    Episode 4: Polo Portela

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 6:50


    Lucas sits down with Polo Portela to discuss his pitching repertoire as well as things that have helped polish his pitches.

    Episode 3: Sam Long

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 14:55


    Lucas sits down with Sam Long to discuss his college days, biggest factors in his jump from 93 to 97, and his pitching repertoire.

    Episode 2: Lucas Giolito

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 11:51


    Ryan sits down with MLB All-Star Lucas Giolito to discuss training, taking ownership of your career, and what he's looking forward to heading into Spring Training.

    Episode 1: Plyo Ball Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 10:09


    Lucas and Steven kick off the OA Podcast by discussing two great plyo ball tips. We will be attempting to keep our episodes around ten minutes to allow you to listen to it without interruption.

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