Introduction to Baseball Training

Hey everyone my name is Jonathan Hall and I'm a sophomore at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. I am from Kenilworth, Illinois a small suburb on the north side of Chicago. I am involved in many sports at Trinity, but play baseball competitively. It is often said that baseball does not take much strength, conditioning, or focus to be successful, thus making it sound like a "lazy" sport. However with the long season and grueling games, baseball takes a lot of muscle strength and conditioning along with a strong mind.

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Coming into a tough, competitive Division III baseball program as a freshman, I thought I knew how to train and push myself to my full potential. But when lifting, running, or training alone you can make yourself believe you got everything out of the workout. This is my first lesson/tip to get into great shape. Training with a friend on the team, or a partner pushes both of you to beat the other, thus reaching your full potential in the workout. Our strength and conditioning coach, Nick Vera, writes up workouts every day that strengthen our muscles, condition us, and focus on mental strength as well. So whether you have a strength coach or not, grab a friend or teammate with the same dedication level as you so they can push you as hard as you push them. (**Make sure one of the people in the group knows proper form for all workouts. Form is more important than how much weight you can lift**).

For details on lifts/workouts from our offseason training, follow the TU Baseball Strength and Conditioning link at the top of the page.

"Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical." - Yogi Berra