the end of exams brings stress relief.
But now my job starts, baseball. This is what I do and love, so its fitting that I get started right away. With just a month of preparation left to go before our season starts on June.3rd, this is the time where I can make or break it. The gym and the mound , repetitions of pitches, lifting, working on my stamina. Now i'm gonna do everything in my power to make myself a machine. Brian Wilson like, with no sign of decline. It may sound cliched but any baseball player knows that sometimes you only get one shot to live out a dream, to play at a higher level and I am not taking this likely.
So now my journey and countdown to opening day starts 37 days. Its time to make a statement and it starts NOW.
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Thursday, 21 April 2011
cold weather
any canadian kid playing baseball, whether it be in pee-wee or at the college level always awaits the summer months and the warmth of the sun.
Recently here in the Great White North we have been having a cold spring. With such cold weather comes the halt on throwing outdoors, the halt on long runs, the halt on everything that gets me ready to play and perform.
The lack of indoor facilities, including the fact that our Brock Badgers Baseball team (2010 OUA champs) get kicked out of our gyms at school for throwing and trying to get ready for our season. (side note : Brock Rec people, wake the F*ck up, were skilled at our sport and need somewhere to train, FIO and stop kicking us out based on safety, if we cant hit our the glove of the guys we're catching with we wouldnt be on a championship team ) so basically, me and the rest of my teammates are left with nowhere to throw.
and my arm is starting to itch to throw a ball. It is something that keeps me happy, its safe to say my happiness is absent right now and that if we don't get any warm weather soon, I will start losing my mind.
To end todays post I would just like to shed light on the 105mph pitch by aroldis chapman this week against the pirates. Hardly anyone will throw that hard, so why do we always lose our minds over trying to throw as hard as we can? I hit my spots , I don't throw 90, I am a pitcher who thinks and thats what the game needs more of. Yes, if you were wondering I have read a book outside of school with no pictures.
You're Welcome
Recently here in the Great White North we have been having a cold spring. With such cold weather comes the halt on throwing outdoors, the halt on long runs, the halt on everything that gets me ready to play and perform.
The lack of indoor facilities, including the fact that our Brock Badgers Baseball team (2010 OUA champs) get kicked out of our gyms at school for throwing and trying to get ready for our season. (side note : Brock Rec people, wake the F*ck up, were skilled at our sport and need somewhere to train, FIO and stop kicking us out based on safety, if we cant hit our the glove of the guys we're catching with we wouldnt be on a championship team ) so basically, me and the rest of my teammates are left with nowhere to throw.
and my arm is starting to itch to throw a ball. It is something that keeps me happy, its safe to say my happiness is absent right now and that if we don't get any warm weather soon, I will start losing my mind.
To end todays post I would just like to shed light on the 105mph pitch by aroldis chapman this week against the pirates. Hardly anyone will throw that hard, so why do we always lose our minds over trying to throw as hard as we can? I hit my spots , I don't throw 90, I am a pitcher who thinks and thats what the game needs more of. Yes, if you were wondering I have read a book outside of school with no pictures.
You're Welcome
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Preparation
So to start,
I am going out west to Saskatchewan this summer to play in the WMBL. I will be playing with the Weyburn Beavers, this blog is going to be my diary of my experiences out there and the atmosphere around such a competitive summer league.
As my first post I just want to say that I am "stressed". Its exam time here at university and as any university student I live my days hour by hour now studying and trying to fit my baseball training schedule in between those long hours at the library.
With 2 exams down I have 4 days until my next one, so today I am finally able to hit the gym again. Training for me has become extremely serious because I have realized im past the point of just training to train, I now have to train to compete (Long Term Athlete Development Model). For me everyday brings a new question to my mind , today the question was "hows your shoulder?". I feel as though I haven't thrown in about a month, but I threw just last week. Taking days off doesn't do me any good, I need to throw consistently to avoid stiffness. In my workout today I am going to try and workout the whole body to include a long cardio workout. I am no david wells who can get by being out of shape and throw 90, I a guy who needs to workout and stay in tip top shape to get the most out of my pitches.
So im gonna go hit the gym, get a nice workout in and hopefully get the edge back that hasn't been there in a few days. I'll leave you with this question, if you don't train to be an athlete and just train to look good, is it possible to become an elite athlete?
I am going out west to Saskatchewan this summer to play in the WMBL. I will be playing with the Weyburn Beavers, this blog is going to be my diary of my experiences out there and the atmosphere around such a competitive summer league.
As my first post I just want to say that I am "stressed". Its exam time here at university and as any university student I live my days hour by hour now studying and trying to fit my baseball training schedule in between those long hours at the library.
With 2 exams down I have 4 days until my next one, so today I am finally able to hit the gym again. Training for me has become extremely serious because I have realized im past the point of just training to train, I now have to train to compete (Long Term Athlete Development Model). For me everyday brings a new question to my mind , today the question was "hows your shoulder?". I feel as though I haven't thrown in about a month, but I threw just last week. Taking days off doesn't do me any good, I need to throw consistently to avoid stiffness. In my workout today I am going to try and workout the whole body to include a long cardio workout. I am no david wells who can get by being out of shape and throw 90, I a guy who needs to workout and stay in tip top shape to get the most out of my pitches.
So im gonna go hit the gym, get a nice workout in and hopefully get the edge back that hasn't been there in a few days. I'll leave you with this question, if you don't train to be an athlete and just train to look good, is it possible to become an elite athlete?
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