Day 3 of a Pitcher’s routine: Strength and Conditioning

Sportsgist.com recently spent five days with Tampa Bay Ray pitcher Chris Mason down in Durham, North Carolina. Chris is in Durham pitching for the Durham Bulls who are the AAA affiliate of the Rays. Our objective was to hang out with Chris and learn exactly what a pitcher does both on the days he pitches and on the days that he does not pitch. These videos are valuable to any pitchers out there that want to know what it takes to have success out on the mound. Chris takes us through each day of his routine and explains what it is that he is doing and why he is doing it. We also get to hear from Chris’ pitching coach as well as his strength and conditioning coach and his roommate.
 

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING:

In this video, Chris is going through his off day workout routine. He will do his leg work out on the field with the strength coach and then will go inside to do his upper body lifts. His leg workout is a continuous circuit which will help Chris to develop strength in his legs and at the same time to work on his endurance, both key elements for a pitcher to be effective throughout a long season. Unfortunately we were not able to go inside with Chris, but you do hear his strength coach talk about the importance for a pitcher to focus more on his back and pulling exercise then his chest and pushing exercises.

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