Mike Easler's Conditioned To Hit

Hello Hitter’s, Here is a short list of quality proteins for optimum performance.

Your nutrition is the most important aspect of your game. It is one of very few variables that you can control. You can’t control the pitch being thrown, the location and speed, or the umpires call, but you can control what you put in your body.

Proper nutrition is the pinnacle of my “Move Better. Feel Better. Play Better” philosophy. Many people have a very hard time eating properly.
Here are 5 quality protein sources that you CAN incorporate into your diet tonight.

1. Chicken/Turkey Breast
2. Almonds
3. Salmon/Haddock
4. Organic Eggs (my new favorite!!)
5. Tuna

Of course there are several other great sources, but try to get all of these or at least some of these into your regular diet now. They are readily available and can be eaten at all times of the day.

BONUS- here is the best “done for you” nutrition program around.This is so fool proof, even I can follow it. Remember, any “change” to your lifestyle will take at least 4-6 weeks to yield results, so whatever you plan on trying, give it a chance.

Add some power to your game with quality protein!

“Move Better. Feel Better. Play Better”

Brandon Smith CSCS

Hello Hitters,

You must work physically to build yourself as a hitter.

Spending time in the cage and working on fundamentals is important (and always will be) but you must spend time working on your strength and power.

Once you have found a quality strength coach to assess you physically, it’s time to get going!

Begin your building process with movement and flexibility work. Once you have a better movement foundation, you can begin to add strength training and power development.

Get back to basics when working on your lower body. The best exercises to use are the front squat, or any variation of a single leg squat. Squats work on everything from your glutes to your core muscles. Make sure your technique is spot-on and you will have success in the squat rack with minimal risk of injury.

Spriniting  and sled pushing are some other great ways to develop your lower body.  See video here: Sled Push

Strength and Power is developed from the ground up. Do your lower body  workouts with your feet on the ground and stay away from machines in the gym.

Like my old boss Tim Maxey, Cleveland Indians Strength Coach, says “you run, hit and throw with your feet on the ground” You better train with your feet on the ground.

Combine lower body strength and power work with all of your hitting fundamentals and you will become dangerous!