Fatigue...Hey It's The Dog Days of Summer

Dana Cavalea: Performance Training for Baseball

Well its the summer , and even more than the summer, for the baseball community its is the Dog Days of Summer. The weather is hot, there have been a lot of games played, and hopefully a lot of training done! With that being said, its time to say it; you have to adjust and cut back your training. By this we mean not to STOP TRAINING, but to REDUCE YOUR VOLUME. When we say cut back though, this doesn't mean to stop lifting heavy, and increase your reps, it actually means the opposite. Stop lifting light, and decrease your reps. Typical August rep ranges would look similar to 4-6 reps, and 1-2 sets.
So, cut back, and enjoy the game!

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Dana Cavalea and Major League Strength serve as baseball performance strength and conditioning consultants for all Baseball Factory events. Dana currently serves as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the New York Yankees. He has also spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays. Dana founded Major League Strength, a company that works to provide athletes with first class professional training and a dynamic program designed to elicit positive results in all aspects of Human Movement and Sports Performance. Dana is certified by the CSCS, NASM-PES and the USAW.