Beware of Bad Pitching Mechanics in Prominent Places!

By Carly | April 16, 2012 |

This post is somewhat in keeping with my post from last week, which explained how to be smarter about what you take from watching NCAA softball games on TV. The example I’m about to give, however, is much more specific. Actually, it’s been a pet peeve of mine for quite some time, and I’ve been looking forward to writing about it for months. There is an iconic image of a pitcher that many of you may have seen. Many of you may even see it regularly. And frankly… well, it’s awful.

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Strong Words From Bonyai #1

By Joe Bonyai | April 11, 2012

If you don’t want to lift weights, don’t play sports.
Lifting means doing squats, deadlifts, lunges, step ups, push ups, and pull ups.
If you can do more than 10 reps of an exercise you’re not lifting, you’re counting. Add weight. If you can do more than 10 pull ups, I want to see.

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Think Before You Mimic: What You See on TV Might Not Be So Great

By Carly | April 9, 2012 |

I’m a big baseball fan, and I’m always excited when the beginning of the baseball season comes after a long winter. What REALLY makes it feel like spring to me, however, is the start of the softball season! I love seeing NCAA softball games on ESPN, and a few have started popping up this past week. While the games are fun to watch, and you can certainly learn a lot from studying great college softball players, I’m going to issue a warning for you today: be careful what you mimic.

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What Makes YOU Successful?

By Joe Bonyai | April 2, 2012 |

Fastpitch Power is not about attracting readers; it’s about drafting a team! It’s important to us that we communicate with philosophically like-minded individuals, and possibly change a few opinions along the way. We WILL show you the best drills and exercises, but it is the integrity of our philosophy and coaching style which forms the context of our applications. The purpose of this post is get the right athletes, parents, and coaches on board with Fastpitch Power and get the rest, well, the heck out.

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Everything in your body really is connected

By Carly | March 29, 2012 |

This post came to me yesterday while I was meditating.

Seriously.

Ok, I don’t really meditate hoping for divine inspiration for blog posts. In between my normal workouts, I do yoga, and sometimes there is a 20-minute group meditation before my yoga class. Yesterday I was sitting in the usual cross-legged position on the floor with the best posture I could muster, and, as usual, I was having trouble focusing. Why? Because no matter how hard I tried to clear my mind, all I could think about was how much my back hurt.

You might be thinking, “Well, what did you do to your back?” The thing is, I didn’t do anything to it.

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Softball Strength 101: Terms You Must Know!

By Joe Bonyai | March 26, 2012

Welcome! My name is Joe Bonyai, strength and conditioning specialist and co-founder of Fastpitch Power. I promise you will not find a better source of evidence-based skill, strength training, and injury prevention strategies for softball players than here on FastpitchPower.com. The initial posts on FP.com are a critical introduction to our language. It seems that too often, a language-barrier exists between coaches, trainers, and parents that ultimately only hurts the people we want to help the most: the athletes.

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Introduction to Pitching Terms

By Carly | March 8, 2012 |

We’re thrilled that you’ve decided to learn windmill pitching or improve your pitching skills with us. Before you can fully take advantage of all the information Fastpitch Power has to offer, you need to understand what we’re talking about. In this introductory post, I will explain our most often used pitching terms, with a few pictures for reference. Let’s get started!

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