workout to put mph on my fastball?

[kkcountry]

just recently, while a friend and i were playing catch, he noticed something in my delivery and tweaked it a little bit. soon he had me popping the mitt and we got a hold of a radar gun, which had me throwing up to 85mph off of a mound. if i can do that in my sorry shape (6'1/2", 240 lbs, wide frame, lots of fat) i know i can get into the 90's if i put a little effort into getting stronger. well, what do you have for me?

[kyleb]

General physical fitness has little to do with how fast you can throw a baseball, but losing some weight and strengthening your core couldn't hurt. The only way to throw a baseball faster is to increase your arm speed, and to do that, you need to improve your mechanics.

[mikeczyz]

i've always read that for most power pitchers, the majority of the power (and velocity) comes from their legs.

[kyleb]

Yeah, that's definitely true.

[droopy0021]

He won't disclose too much about his exact routine, but in reading you get the feeling that legs & core are critical in his regimen. Build the lower half to take as much stress off the arm/shoulder as pitching is a very unnatural motion for the shoulder.
Roger Clemens workout

[wade17]

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He won't disclose too much about his exact routine, but in reading you get the feeling that legs & core are critical in his regimen. Build the lower half to take as much stress off the arm/shoulder as pitching is a very unnatural motion for the shoulder.
Roger Clemens workout

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chemical assistance doesn't hurt either

[droopy0021]

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Roger Clemens workout

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chemical assistance doesn't hurt either

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[lippy]

Long toss builds arm strength.

However, I'm of the opinion that, if you're fully developed, you won't be able to add much speed to a fastball. Tons of work for nominal gains. I would suggest working on fundamentals to gain control and off-speed dominance.