Gabriel Pilla
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Augie baseball alum| The Yard Director of Performance| former Tread Intern/ UIU grad assistant | Wanna train with me? click link + Road to 100/ socials ⬇️
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One year ago, Paul Skenes was drafted with the 1-1 and signed for a record $9.2 Million.
He has dominated so far during his rookie campaign and will start as a rookie in this upcoming all-start game!
But some people in the baseball community, including myself, who were not
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6 years ago I was ripping pizza
Last three years I’ve been ripping mental health
Yesterday I ripped a new grey ball PR
On my way to being the king of eyewash
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94 for the first time in a game in 4 years
Special moment for me and just grateful for all I’ve learned
Stay Savage
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Looking to ride the hinge better?
This cue can be a game changer!
Give it a try!
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As an intern, I realized I stopped believing in myself. I decided to believe in myself and decided that last Friday, I was going to hit 95 for the first time in 3 years
I fell short
So, let's look into why and what fatal attraction is
Thread Below ⬇️
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Goobs first thread: 87-94 in 10 weeks, and 94 for first time in 3 years.
What happened? What did I do?
I’m gonna take you through what happened and what changed
So here it goes-> my first thread hope you learn something
@FlatgroundApp
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I honestly can’t comprehend hitting a nuke on this pitch
This is absurd
MLB players are so good
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Let’s ride
@KingofJUCO
has been challenged
This washed up college pitcher has plenty of sweepers and cutters for you to try and hit
The king of eyewash awaits
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6 years ago if you would have told me I’d be trying to make content for tik tok to help grow a business idea I’d say fuck off
But here we are
Enjoy a meme thats sadly happened this fall
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Your arm throws the ball so train it to throw the ball
Sucking less one super dome constraint at a time
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Pelvic rotation is complex and simple at the same time.
We discuss the importance of opening the pelvis before the foot plant all the time. Because we need it to get open (for the most part), but how does it? Because it’s not what you think.
With the simple idea of pelvis
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*athlete gets zero sleep all week and wants to throw hard*
It’s me, I’m the athlete
Unofficial velo day
Happy Thursday
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Men’s league debut final stat line:
5ip 12 k’s 0bb 1 hit 0 R
Touched 90, probably didn’t help I threw live 2 days before but live and learn
Time to throw 100 innings and work back up to 95, and go get a state chip
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Simply put if you’re not sitting 93-95 as a RHP you’re not getting drafted, or signed.
There’s RARE exceptions of course, but hat’s usually guys who played at highest level along with other ELITE qualities
If you wanna play pro ball, sit 93-95
🔥You can tell me velocity over fastball command and you’ll never convince me. I love velocity, but its everywhere now.
You can train for extra ticks of velocity, but you’re an outlier if you have + command.
Coaches are counting outs, not velocity. Outs get you your next start
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Some truth about hard work
It doesn’t matter…it’s the bare minimum requirement. It’s not a separator.
What matters is being smarter. Being better. Better sleep, lifting, throwing ect.
So stop trying to succeed on hard work alone. It’s not gonna get you to where you want
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“Everybody wanna throw 95 but nobody wanna lift heavy ass weight”
Or something like that
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Most guys don’t know how to actually build a good in season routine
So hear are 3 easy to steps to build a killer in season routine
Thread ⬇️
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🗣️🗣️ when you push limits of human performance limits push back 🗣️🗣️
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Prolly late to the party on this one
But honey In your coffee = game changer
Enjoy old video of me chucking while I was deep in the dome
Happy Thursday
@KingofJUCO
hit live off me
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Some guys might not have thrown yet. Some guys might have thrown and struggled.
It’s a long season.
There’s been a multitude of times in my career where I let early struggles lead to anxiety and poor performance down the road.
It’s okay. Take a breath. Trust yourself.
Just
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I’m feeling chaotic
Some one tell me the difference between the 94 (left…duh) and 96( right)
Please don’t say “finishes through it more”
Okay have at it
@FlatgroundApp
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Do you want to throw fuzz?
Outside of consistently throwing hard, you should be able to:
Produce Force
Produce Force Fast
Absorb Force
Make sure your training reflects that
Follow for more, and remember…
Stay Savage
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Most people, especially younger athletes, just need to do the big things really well
Eat: protein + cals
Lift: run, jump, lift heavy
Sleep: 8 hours
Throw: throw hard to a radar gun, and take reco days serious
“Don’t major in the minors” some quote I saw on twitter
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This week, I gave a presentation for the
@TreadHQ
internship about performance anxiety
This is something that I have experienced and many other athletes have.
Let's dive in and learn how it could actually be your superpower.
Performance Anxiety thread: part 1 ⬇️
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Pitchers
Most of you won’t throw hard naturally. Sorry, just the truth.
You’re gonna need to lift, get bigger and stronger.
Stop being scared and just get after it!
Stay Savage
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I have way more super dome moments but this is the funniest
Me trying to visualize and hit 95 before a velo day
I was 89 that day
What’s the most superdome moment of your career? 👇
I’ll start:
Yes, that is a rubber cup (for cupping) I am throwing into a couch
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Yesterday was my last day as a
@TreadHQ
intern
One of the greatest experiences of my life. So grateful.
To many memes I could make from my 8 weeks. So here’s one and few of my favorite quotes with 0 context
“Where’s doo-lay?”
“How’s the bookshelf going?”
“Can you guys build
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It’s crazy when we look back at life how one moment changes everything…
This video changed my life in ways I never could have imagined
It’s kinda chilling honestly to watch it almost 4 years later
Destroyed my baseball career, but made me grow as a human
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Not so gentle reminder no one really knows what causes injury’s, and it’s (more than likely) not mechanical positions.
Things we know impact risk:
Lack of sleep
Poor on ramp
Poor workload management
Poor diet (sometimes)
Hell. Even that above is hit or miss.
Being elite
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Thank you to everyone at NDSU for the great relationships and awesome experiences. With that being said I’m proud to announce that I’ll be finishing my academic and baseball career and Gardner Webb University!
#gobulldogs
🔴⚫️
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Water Bags
You either love them or you hate them. The reality is, like most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Why do people hate them? How can they help? And are they eyewash?
Fair warning: I'm inherently biased
Thread ⬇️
@FlatgroundApp
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A lot of ways to throw 90
A lot less ways to throw 95
Only a few ways to throw 100
I really think there’s one way to throw as hard as possible
IMO there’s different ways to throw hard because there’s lots of pieces involved and with a high enough ceiling you can ride one piece
But currently I think there’s one way to use all of them as efficiently as possible
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Since this popped up on my feed AGAIN…this is not evidence
Does AA timing matter? Yes. Does it protect you from injury? No.
ALSO, maybe he got “drivelined” because it’s been 10 years, he went from ~30 years old to 41, and tissue degradation is a thing and the body has to
By way of comparison, and to see Spencer Strider's issues, let's look at one of my favorites clips of in his prime, just won the MVP & Cy Young, pre-DRIVELINE'd Justin Verlander as of ST 2012.
See how Justin Verlander's pitching arm gets UP before his shoulders start to turn?
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Expansion from last night
working on improving timing of h/s, by increasing early COM shift to do so, adding more energy
My forearm felt like it was going to explode last night, the body hasn’t experienced that extra energy in a while so it compensated
Solution? Do it more
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🚨 Post Outing Tips 🚨
After and outing your CNS is tapped, and depending on how many pitches/workload tissue could be exhausted too.
Focus more on general throwing then specific throwing. Things like footballs, softballs, or heavy balls are great because they easier on the
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Alright, people, it's time
Let's talk about placebos
We are going to talk recovery, chiropractors, Whoop, mental side, and ice baths
So, let's dive into this monster
Thread below ⬇️
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All of college is started, With high school starting soon.
You still need to train in season.
BUT
it’s going to look different, and can sometimes be confusing.
So, here’s a few tips ⬇️
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Side bend + curved spine = Pelvis Rotation
Aka, spinal engine theory
While I think it’s easy to lose sight of the entire picture with it, there is no doubt that loading the spine is one of the most critical pieces to throwing fuel.
Not to mention, side bending is one of the
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A hill I’m ready to die on
If you’re going into (you’re done with high school) a D1/elite D2, legion is probably a waste of time.
If you wanna make a impact, find players/leagues were you suck and actually get better
Or learn to throw harder 🤷
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Recently I’ve started to use water bags again and here’s why!
Thread ⬇️
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Excited to announce my commitment to continue my career at NDSU, thanks to every one who has helped me along the way
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Burner accounts been coming for blood lately
Btw guys I gave up 10 nukes in 24 innings last year
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The amount of coaches that do this move while some body rips
Good technique
@JohnEcreel
Hit a nice PR on roll-ins today at 96.5 with the grey ball.
There are few things in life as satisfying as max effort rips.
Shoutout
@mattm1302
for helping me figure some things out, and the rip day.
Got the baseline plyo velo done. Now we go
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I’ll never forget this.
This winter I got to talk to someone who through 100mph.
When I asked what he felt like he said “my whole body hurt. It doesn’t feel good”
A reminder that throwing is natural. Throwing 100 is inherently risky
But its a risk worth taking
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This meme applies to like everything right now
Can also sub in
*sweepers
*long toss
*velo
*weighted balls
And line anything
Happy Tuesday
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I don’t believe in the words
“Bullet” and “proofing” when put together
But I am gonna do this until my ucl either becomes a steel beam or explodes
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Day 1
After a small break, we are back throwing building up and will hit 95 soon.
Every day, I will post what the journey looks like. It might not be perfectly linear and “I threw this day and then again this day,” but it will be my training every day.
The first step is
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What makes good vs bad pitcher?
Good pitchers can throw any pitch at anytime with complete trust
Bad pitchers need all the conditions to be write and tend to rely on their fastball to much
In this 6 pitch AB I threw ONE heater? Why?
It’s not my best pitch even at 91
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The spine matters in baseball
The neck is part of the spine
Therefore, train the neck
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
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A reminder with Striders injury:
We simply do not know the reason!
If someone on this app says it’s “xyz…arm action…timing…hinge…preferences” ect, they don’t know that!
CORRELATION ≠ CAUSATION
the larger the claim, the larger the burden of proof is!
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For the first time in three years sat 93-94
@FlatgroundApp
Playing is done, but I’m here to help grow this game, using my journey.
So check out socials in my bio, and lets create a community of growth.
97 is misread but won’t be for long.
will sign for 50 million
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🚨‼️Community thread ‼️🚨
Stealing this from
@AlbertusIV
Post a video of a velo session that’s near and dear to you
Could be a PR, or just a sick day
Here’s Mine: 94 for the first time in 3 years. Took a lot to get back here and was a special moment for me.
Drop yours⬇️
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Throwing live to my college boys tomorrow
Don’t underestimate some joints moves and a few barefoot sprints to prime the body
Motion is medicine
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Gabe pilla
6’1” 215lb
just “finished” rd sophomore year
@NDSUbaseball
FB: 90-92 T 93
SL: 80-83
CH: 84-86
7 AP/ 9.1 IP/ 7 H/ 1 R & ER/ 0.96 ERA/ no extra BH/ 13 K/ 3 BB/ 1 W/ 1 L/ 2 SV
@FlatgroundApp
@PitchingNinja
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The purpose of post throw arm care is not to strengthen the shoulder but just get blood flow
While this is fine it’s still stress that compounds, and the juice just isn’t worth the squeeze imo
Arm care should meet or exceed the demands of the throw. Prepping the shoulder for
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We have reached the point where unless you're sitting 93+ with elite movement qualities, really anybody can hit a heater
This doesn’t mean you don’t use your fastball; it just means you use it less!
Look. Usually, an average slider is more challenging to hit than a good
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I struggled with maintaining a healthy weight for years.
Gain, lose, gain, lose.
Many athletes on both ends of the spectrum (need to gain and lose) experience this.
So here are a few of my favorite tips for any athlete looking to gain or lose weight consistently
Thread ⬇️
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After 4 innings pitched I’m ready to say it
He’s better prospect then Skenes
All aboard recency bias hype train
Chase Burns got bored throwing 99-101 with a 92 mph slider against the first 5 batters he saw. So he decided to whip out a mid-80s hammer to end the 6th AB. 5 Ks already.
Good god.
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Gabe pilla
6’1” 215lb
Draft eligible Rd shirt/corona shirt sophomore
SHORT BOX PEN PR 96.9!
Hit 96 twice, 95 once, sat 94
Two videos+ pitch logic info
Looking to build draft stock
Video of stuff (game video) pinned to bio
@FlatgroundApp
@PitchingNinja
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The journey to throw 100 is on
Been working on a project being announced in few weeks that’s involves it
Like how I was at a player, I let attachment, desire, and expectations steer me
Accountability, reload, surrender, and on to the next step
Deleod-> new phase
Stay tuned
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Pro day, in season, training everyday…if you wanna play until you’re 40, some how someway you have to be undeniable
You have to be so good that there is no other option. That you warrant having a job over some one else
That’s it, that is the way
So be undeniable
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A story in 3 parts
The people voted and people got it
Handful of 93’s
Death to the leg lift
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It comes down to what you want.
I wasn’t good enough going into my junior year and topping only 75mph at my first showcase. So, I quit football and started training for baseball. A year later, I hit 88 and got a D1 scholarship.
For plenty of athletes, this would have
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Athletes struggling to gain weight
I made this in 15 minutes on side of a rest stop
Roughly 1000 calories and 50g+ of protein
Under $5, fast, and taste good
Don’t sleep on ramen and meat
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I want to tell a little story about my career after a conversation from today.
This is the (short) story of being at three different schools in six years.
The lessons I learned
Thread ⬇️
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You don’t need to have elite carry to throw up in the zone!!
However, you probably should have good VAA, and an arsenal that brings the eyes to the bottom of the zone
Here’s an example of one of my athletes
@JoeSperry7
doing exactly that (still has + run on it)
Pitches in
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“You need to be confident” every coach ever in my career because I wasn’t
If you have been told this, this video might be for you
So let’s talk about it
New video out: Confidence
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Good morning savages
First mound session today
Let’s all go throw fuel, have a energy drink, enjoy life, wear a headband. The essentials
Sometimes the journey sucks. But…
“Pain is the price of admission”
And the only way is through
Stay Savage
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Telling athletes not to think is the exact same thing as saying “just throw strikes”
Humans average 60,000 thoughts per day. Like it’s kinda a wild statement when you think about it
Teaching athletes to funnel there thoughts through focal points, while also showing them
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Conversation I had with a client last night about goal setting
Over the years my perspective of goals has changed. I used to think they were everything. Now not so much
Don’t get me wrong they help. But it’s easy to loose sight of the bigger picture.
Anyways peep convo ⬇️
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“What’s it like throwing slow on velo day?”
Its meme Monday now I guess
Happy new year…let’s throw harder
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If you’re not following my insta hammering velo lines and voting on stupid stuff for me to do before, I got one thing for you:
Let’s lock in buck
For real tho, sat my PR on plyo velo and the over hit
S/O to the following people because they make me better and deserve credit:
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Is chasing mechanical positions hurting you?
Read this to find
Let's dive into mechanics and training globally vs. segmentally
Thread ⬇️
@FlatgroundApp
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Gabe pilla
6’1” 215lb
Rd shirt and corona shirt sophomore
@NDSUbaseball
@FlatgroundApp
Break down of mechanics
Video of “stuff” pinned in bio and down below
FB: 90-92 T 93
SL: 80-83
CH: 84-86
7 AP/ 9.1 IP/ 7 H/ 1 R & ER/ 0.96 ERA/ 0 extra BH/ 13 K/ 3 BB/ 1 W/ 1 L/ 2 SV
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Everyday serves its own day.
Velo day isn’t supposed to be reco and vice versa. Ones not better than the other, they compliment each other.
IMO this is the same in life. Good vs bad days need each other.
Happy Wednesday
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First vlog for the road to 100 out (bio)
@samschneider22
and I have been working hard on this
So much to announce soon. This is a goal to create real change and something bigger than us, just the tip of the iceberg
Mental health matters, so let’s grow together
@FlatgroundApp
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You’re scared of seed oils
I eat them as pre start snacks
We are not the same
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Most recent velo day
Not even close what to what I wanted
Oh well we fall short we move forward. It ain’t that deep. Recover more and throw fuzz.
Stay Savage
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Everyday when I show up to the facility I’m reminded how much better at baseball people are then me and it’s actually so cool
Watching mutants> not watching mutants
It is now officially 2024 and this is what a Free Agent looks like. The bar gets higher and higher.
@DakotaChalmers
peppering the zone with upper 90s.
FB 95-97 T98
90 MPH gyro
85 mph hammer
@TreadHQ
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What your body experiences is all that matters.
Do you think it knows the difference between a 6oz, 5oz, or 4oz baseball? No. It doesn’t.
It knows what’s safe and what’s not safe.
But sometimes, we have to trick the body. Fire it up. Get it excited. Because occasionally, it
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We are all thinking it….
Kyle Hendricks is off to a horrendous start.
There are 3 things he needs to do:
1. Throw less FB/SI (55% currently - .525 xWOBA!)
2. Throw more CB to LHH (3% currently)
3. Add a gyro slider
Something has to change quickly.
What do you think?
Full outing from last night 👇🏻
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What’s fascinating about humans is we go round and round debating over and over again about generally arbitrary things that, in the grand scheme of things, don’t matter that much.
Will bench make you throw harder? Will it get you hurt? Is it dangerous? Or is it the saving grace?
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Honest question. Do sleds do anything? Or are they the football version of hitting tees?
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Amazingly I made this a year ago lol
Mood
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Doing what ever it takes is really just doing the free/easy things better than everybody else
-sleep better
-track calories
-lift consistently
-throw consistently
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Made like 12 throws today
Quality> quantity
Some fire cues, under load balls, and velo made for a hell of a day
Velo line is up on the insta, shenanigans are posted
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Iowa does not have an MLB franchise.
Yet, baseball fans in Iowa are not able to watch any Brewers, Cardinals, Cubs, Royals, Twins, or White Sox games due to blackout rules.
Ridiculous.
Iowans deserve better.
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New YouTube video out: How to Stop Sucking During Velo Days
We got into some awesome rabbit holes today but biggest thing I can say is this
Surround yourself around people who love, support, push you, and tell you the truth.
I’m blessed to be around those people
Link ⬇️
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My dream is to throw live to you
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Young athletes
This is doing NOTHING
Go in and recover
DEDICATION:
#Panthers
2nd year QB Bryce Young is the LAST PLAYER ON THE FIELD after practice, in the rain working on his core.
👏👏👏
Today is also Bryce’s 23rd birthday.
COMEBACK SZN… INCOMING!!!
(Via
@KeepPurringBen
)
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