im a pitcher for my college team. i wanna workout and get stronger but im not sure how much lifting i should do. i have had elbow problems in the past with tendonitis. we are in the middle of winter practices and games start in the beginning of march.
By: dimaggio fan
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By: dimaggio fan
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I play sofbtall and have hand tendonitis.
Remember RICE–
Rest the affected area and avoid further injury.
Ice the area for at least 10 minutes every two to three hours to decrease pain and swelling.
Compress the area with an elastic bandage or wrap to minimize swelling.
Elevate the area to facilitate fluid drainage from the injured site.
Workout for the amount of time that your body will let you, without hurting yourself and causing permanent damage.
This isn’t an answer, but i just saw the question and i wanted to say I’m in the same boat you are. I am a pitcher for my college team and want to gain strength during the season without it hindering my performance. I’ve searched the internet to find answers but haven’t had much luck. So I hope we find some answers.
-cole
Well you’re a little too late to BEGIN a workout regiment, as games start in a month. I’d say just focus on building your skills as much as possible (meaning pitch), and then ask this question after the season and then you’ll be set on a good track for next year as well.
Since you’ve already begun practices, it’s kind of difficult to stick to a training regiment, because if you spend your time working out (i.e. full body workouts Mon/Wed/Fri with conditioning most likely on Tue/Thur) your body is using up all those resources, and add on to practice, it’d just degrade your skill set because your body would be competing for the resources. Also, you wouldn’t have as great of a benefit with the workouts imposing on your skills because you need to be slightly rusty with your skills so that your body utilizes its newly gained resources. This is why you should already be fit by that point.
And you need to be overloaded and get proper rest to receive the full training benefits on a work out. You can’t work out once a week and expect to reach your ceiling level of fitness.
You should be fully fit before you attend your first practice.