title: Effects of general, special, and specific resistance training on throwing velocity in baseball: a brief review.
abstract: Throwing velocity is a necessary requirement for success in baseball. All position players, including pitchers, may increase their defensive performance if their throwing velocity is improved. A review of the literature suggests that throwing velocity can be increased by resistance training and/or biomechanical improvement of the throwing motion. This paper reviews the 3 broad categories of resistance-training methods by which throwing velocity is increased. The results of research using general, special, and specific throwing resistance-training exercises are presented. The role and applications of these different exercises for baseball players of different ages are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology and Leisure Science, College of Education, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu 96822, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Derenne
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D001484:Baseball / Q000502:physiology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D007551:Isotonic Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000502:physiology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology