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6 months

🙌 THANKFUL FOR OUR RAPIDLY GROWING COLLEGE BASEBALL FAMILY! Fired Up for another year of building Armored Scaps across the country and watching these teams dominate!

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

NOT ALL SCAP RETRACTION IS CREATED EQUAL🔥🔥 ⚾️ It is crucial that the throwing arm is able to achieve certain extreme positions in the delivery that the body is not designed to perform over and over again 🔥 One of those positions is Maximum Horizontal Abduction

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

7 months

3 WAYS VALGUS FORCE (ELBOW) IS DISPERSED ✅ Radiocapitellar Joint Compression ✅ Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) ✅ Forearm Musculature The Forearms (FCU, FDS) are the MOST trainable and can decrease the stresses passed on to the Ligament 💪 CRUSH THEM THIS OFFSEASON

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Armored Heat

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14 days

92 MPH at 42 Years old🤯 Dustin Nippert is a former Big Leaguer and KBO Pitcher who has been using Armored Heat to train for his role on the Netflix Show: A Clean Sweep 6 Years (1950 days) since retiring, he is back up to touching 92 MPH and bouncing back better than ever! It…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

⚾️ It is no secret that elbow injuries, specifically UCL injuries, have been on a rise in recent years ➡️ The reason for this is so multi-factorial that it is impossible to pinpoint any 1 reason for an injury 🔥 Here is a Deep Dive into how to Protect the UCL⬇️⬇️

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

9 months

NOT ALL SCAP RETRACTION IS CREATED EQUAL🔥🔥 ⚾️ It is crucial that the throwing arm is able to achieve certain extreme positions in the delivery that the body is not designed to perform over and over again. One of those positions is Maximum Horizontal Abduction, or the movement…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Tommy John does NOT make you throw harder💣 When velocity increases in the process, it is the hard work they put in with the PT, S&C coach, and Pitching staff in that rehab year that made the performance improvements, not reconstructing the non force producing ligament🔥

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@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Single Arm Lateral Hang🔥 ⚾️ Arm: ER and Supinated Position (Palm facing the top of head) ⚾️ By “fighting” the traction, you are using mid and low trap isometrically and forcing the Rotator Cuff to actively hold the humerus as compressed to the glenoid as possible

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

⚾️Biceps Tendonitis is one of the most common arm injuries in baseball, but the quality info for the baseball world is still lacking ⚾️We Teamed Up With @TreadAthletics to give the Community a Complete Breakdown of Biceps Tendonitis and the Rehab Process

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

✅Banded Arm Bar External Rotation ⚾️ Use This exercise to challenge End Range External Rotation and Posterior Scapular Tilt 🔥 As you move in ER, you should see the front of the shoulder move backwards ⬅️ This is a product of the Scap tipping backwards to allow clean layback

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

✅ Pre Throw Activation🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️ Thanks to the feedback from the Armored Heat Family 🙌 We designed each Pre Throw Activation program around 4 Main Goals with each consisting of: ⚾️ T Spine Active Mobility ⚾️ Scapular Activation ⚾️ Rotator Cuff Activation ⚾️ Total Arm Dynamic

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 months

HIP/SHOULDER SEPARATION 📈⛽️ ⚾️ Hip and Shoulder Separation is simply the trunk rotation that occurs between the Pelvis and the Shoulders ✅ This can be a great tool for you if you have a mobility restriction here QUICK TIPS: ⚾️ Add full Inhalation and Exhalation at End Range…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

⚾️ Of the 3 Triceps muscles, it is specifically important to lock in on the Long Head which is the the portion on the inside of the arm closest to your ribs. This portion of the muscle is working overtime in the throwing motion acting as both a shoulder and elbow Extensor

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

The Biceps and Brachialis are strong decelerators of the elbow extension component of throwing which is why it is a common location for day 1 soreness ❤️Give yourself some soft tissue love with this Biceps Tack and Pump technique

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Don’t Let A Tight Pec Minor Ruin Your Layback 🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️ Due to the repetitive nature of throwing, Pec Minor is one muscle that can slowly become tight over time ⚾️ This will lead to a forward Shoulder/Anterior Tipped Scapula ⚾️ From here, your body has 2 options:

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

⚾️ TOP 3 SPOTS TO MOBILIZE WITH A LACROSSE BALL 🎯 3 Money Spots we have identified in pitchers (especially the day after pitching) are: ⚾️ Pec Minor ⚾️ Rhomboids ⚾️ Quadrangular Space (Overlap of Teres minor, Teres major, and Triceps long heads)

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

10 months

TRAIN PRONATION AND SUPINATION THROUGH FULL RANGE OF MOTION This is NOT a stab at the Hammer or Bat Exercises! It is just important to know the Strengths and Weaknesses of Each Exercise The Hammer Pronation/Supination: Super convenient, can easily change the resistance, and it…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

8 months

🔥 GOAT Layback Starts With Elite Scapular Posterior Tilt When looking at the Layback of a baseball player, it is important take into account the 3 primary components it is comprised of: 1) Thoracic Spine Extension 2) Posterior Scapular Tilt 3) Shoulder External Rotation

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

7 months

✅ Pre Throw Activation🔥 We designed each Pre Throw Activation program around 4 Main Goals with each consisting of: ⚾️ T Spine Active Mobility ⚾️ Scapular Activation ⚾️ Rotator Cuff Activation ⚾️ Total Arm Dynamic

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

✅ A Pitcher will never need anywhere close to full overhead motion in a delivery BUT, ⚾️ Some common muscles that can restrict Flexion are the Lat, Teres Major, and Pec Minor/Major ✅ These are 3 muscles that also restrict ability to create clean layback in a throwing arm

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥We Love Our Rapidly Growing Armored Heat Family ⚾️ These programs are leading the way in player development providing all their athletes with Armored Heat 💪 Build Armored Scaps!!

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

5 months

Our 7 Favorite Steps to Increase Thoracic Mobility 💰 ⚾️The Thoracic Spine can play a huge role in both Arm Health and Velocity ⚾️Oftentimes, a Thoracic Spine may be hypomobile (stiff) and limit the amount of force that can be transferred from the trunk to the arm ⚾️In…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥 Elite Posterior Scap Tilt by this MLB Vet Recipe for this Big Scap Tilt: ✅ Upper T Spine Extension ✅ Arm Side T Spine Rotation ✅ Sufficient Pec Major/Minor Length ✅ Sufficient Biceps Length ✅ Elite Low Trap Strength ✅ Elite Serratus Anterior Strength Full Thread⬇️

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Tommy John does NOT make you throw harder💣 When velocity increases in the process, it is the hard work they put in with the PT, S&C coach, and Pitching staff in that rehab year that made the performance improvements, not reconstructing the non force producing ligament🔥

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

6 months

🔥Shoulder IR/ER Dribbles are a Great tool to have in your toolbox Why we like them: ⚾️ Creates quick transitions from ER to IR and also from IR to ER. The Speed component is a valuable piece left out of most Arm Care programs ⚾️ The thick band propelling your arm in the…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Crush This Med Ball Warm Up 🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️ These exercises can also function as the 2 handed plyometric phase of a rehab progression that we have previously talked about 💣 The type of injury will indicate which ones are most crucial to a specific rehab progression

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

The Biceps and Brachialis are strong decelerators of the elbow extension component of throwing which is why it is a common location for day 1 soreness ❤️Give yourself some soft tissue love with these Biceps Tack and Pump techniques + The Throwing Arm Myofascial Stretch 🔑Pin…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

8 months

💎 Banded Arm Bar External Rotation ⚾️ Use This exercise to challenge End Range External Rotation and Posterior Scapular Tilt 🔥 As you move in ER, you should see the front of the shoulder move backwards ⬅️ This is a product of the Scap tipping backwards to allow clean layback

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 months

NOT ALL SCAP RETRACTION IS CREATED EQUAL🔥🔥 ⚾️ It is crucial that the throwing arm is able to achieve certain extreme positions in the delivery that the body is not designed to perform over and over again. One of those positions is Maximum Horizontal Abduction, or the movement…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

10 months

DO YOU FEEL STUCK IN YOUR BACK HIP? This sensation or outcome is usually caused by some combination of: 1.The inability to move from hip flexion to hip extension (Sagittal) 2.Poor movement into hip Abduction (Frontal) 3.Lack of sufficient pelvic rotation (Transverse) We will…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

6 months

The Biceps and Brachialis are strong decelerators of the elbow extension component of throwing which is why it is a common location for day 1 soreness ❤️Give yourself some soft tissue love with these Biceps Tack and Pump techniques + The Throwing Arm Myofascial Stretch 🔑Pin…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

7 months

🔥 The Pelvic Rotation around the Front Hip is a Combo of Closed Chain Hip IR and Horizontal Adduction ⛽️ This is rotation is Primarily accelerated by the abrupt stop by the lead leg sending the force up the Femur and into that hip which aids in spinning the pelvis 🛑 This…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

UCL Reconstruction (Tommy John) VS UCL Repair with Internal Brace🔥 Summary: ⚾️ Start Throwing: ~5 Months vs ~3.5 Months ⚾️ Bullpens: ~10 Mo vs ~5.5 Mo ⚾️ Games: ~13 Mo vs ~ 8 Mo ⚾️ How Does The Initial Repair Data look? ⚾️ Is the Hybrid the Future? FULL⬇️⬇️

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT (SA) ✅The Acromion (Part of the Scap) is the “Roof” of the Subacromial Space 💯When the Scap is more downwardly rotated, the roof lowers and the space is decreased which leads to pinching 💵Upward Rotation raises the roof and increases the amount of space

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

NOT ALL SCAP RETRACTION IS CREATED EQUAL!

Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

NOT ALL SCAP RETRACTION IS CREATED EQUAL🔥🔥 ⚾️ It is crucial that the throwing arm is able to achieve certain extreme positions in the delivery that the body is not designed to perform over and over again 🔥 One of those positions is Maximum Horizontal Abduction

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 month

3 WAYS VALGUS FORCE (ELBOW) IS DISPERSED ✅ Radiocapitellar Joint Compression ✅ Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) ✅ Forearm Musculature The Forearms (FCU, FDS) are the MOST trainable and can decrease the stresses passed on to the Ligament CRUSH FOREARMS 💪

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

10 months

Our 7 Favorite Steps to Increase Thoracic Mobility 💰💰 1) T Spine Manipulation or Adjustment (Use Foam Roll or Lacrosse ball if no access to practitioner) 2) Heavy Soft Tissue work and elongation to Pec Major and Minor. If these become restricted, they can end up biasing the…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

5 months

🔥 These Programs are leading the way for our Armored Heat High School Teams 🫡 The coaches and players are dominating the implementation and HUGE gains have been made with High School age athletes using Armored Heat 💪 Excited to see the impact we can make at the HS level!

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

Scapular Motion Cheat Sheet🔥🔥 Elevation ➡️ Shrug Depression ➡️ Slide Lower Retraction ➡️ Squeeze Protraction➡️ Slide Away From Spine Upward Rotation ➡️ Spin Up Downward Rotation ➡️ Spin Down Posterior Tilt ➡️ Top Of Scap Tilts Backwards Anterior Tilt➡️ Too Of Scap Tips Forward

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

⚾️ Of the 3 Triceps muscles, it is specifically important to lock in on the Long Head which is the portion on the inside of the arm closest to your ribs. This portion of the muscle is working overtime in the throwing motion acting as both a Shoulder and Elbow Extensor

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

6 months

📈📈 TRAIN PRONATION AND SUPINATION THROUGH FULL RANGE OF MOTION This is NOT a stab at the Hammer or Bat Exercises! It is just important to know the Strengths and Weaknesses of Each Exercise The Hammer Pronation/Supination: Super convenient, can easily change the resistance,…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 months

🔥 GOAT Layback Starts With Elite Scapular Posterior Tilt When looking at the Layback of a baseball player, it is important take into account the 3 primary components it is comprised of: 1) Thoracic Spine Extension 2) Posterior Scapular Tilt 3) Glenohumeral (Shoulder)…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

11 months

Dominate Your End Range 🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️ In throwers, it is very common that we see large amounts of External Rotation range of motion in the shoulder. This is a positive adaptation of throwing as it increases the runway for velocity 🧠 With this large Arc of Motion, it makes having…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

8 months

The day after Pitching, your “Arm Care” should include some aspect of soft tissue work on structures that can commonly shorten up and become tight throughout a long season ⚾️ Pec Minor ⚾️ Lat ⚾️ Biceps/Brachialis 🔥 Stay Proactive on this!

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

3 months

Big League Pitchers are showing up to Spring Training already having thrown a good amount of Bullpens They will still throw another Bullpen or 2, then a few live BPs, THEN have an Innings Building in games.. No your High Schooler isn’t ready to go 7 Strong out the gate 🤦‍♂️

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

⚾️ It is no secret that elbow injuries, specifically UCL injuries, have been on a rise in recent years ➡️ The reason for this is so multi-factorial that it is impossible to pinpoint any 1 reason for an injury 💪 With the constant improvement in the development of pitchers, both…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

Leaving the Dodgers this Off Season was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my entire life! I will forever be thankful for the opportunity At the end of the day, I had to make the decision that Lauren and I felt was best for our family and our future! God Bless!

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

3 years

This Variation of a Serratus Slide is Perfect for the athlete who has trouble disassociating Trunk and Scapular motions 🔥🔥🔥 This is very common as we often see athletes resort to high amounts of trunk/spine extension to find a position of stability to work off of ⚾️

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

Good Luck To All The College Programs In The Armored Heat Family That Are Getting Rocking This Weekend 🔥🔥🔥

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Blood Flow Restriction Training has gained a ton of steam in recent years as it continues to prove to be safe and effective 🔥🔥🔥 One issue we see is Athletes, Parents, and Coaches are rarely given an effective but easy to understand explanation for how it works 🧠🧠

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@ArmoredHeat

2 months

WHY DOES THIS WORK? ✅ T Spine Joints ⚾️ When you Rotate to the Right, the Right Side of the joint glides down or closes. When you side bend, a very similar down glide happens at the joint level. We can use this to our advantage by causing a Maximal glide when the two motions…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Push Up Plus ➡️ Piked Serratus Protractions 🔥 ⚾️ The Push up Plus has been a common exercise to target the Serratus Anterior for many athletes 🔥The Problem is so many athletes will just anterior tip the scapula to move their chest further from the ground using Pec Minor/Major

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

Posterior Elbow Impingement 🔥 ⚾️ Occurs with rapid elbow extension banging the Olecranon into the Olecranon Fossa causing an inflammatory response ✅ Baseball Talk: During full Elbow Extension, the two bones in the back of the elbow bang into each other and piss off that area

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@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Posterior Elbow Impingement 🔥 ⚾️Occurs with rapid elbow extension banging the Olecranon into the Olecranon Fossa causing discomfort ✅Baseball Talk: During full Elbow Extension at ball release, the two bones in the back of the elbow bang into each other and piss off that area

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

❓Why does everyone on Baseball Twitter just Bash on what everyone else is doing?

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥 Pec Minor Release Tips ✅ Start with Arm Across body to put the Pec Major on slack ✅ Slide under Pec Major along Rib Cage until your reach the vertical fibers of Pec Minor ✅ Use Arm As a Lever to move the Scap into a Posterior Tilt and Lengthen Pec Minor

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

Baseball Player Vocabulary🔥 ⚾️ Eye Wash: Useless Activity or Fake Hustle ⚾️ Bang It: We aren’t going to do that activity today ⚾️ Starting to tell others “Don’t get old” at 22 years old ⚾️ “Don’t like it? Then, Play better” ⬇️ What other Gems can you think of?

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

Hitting these 2 Subscap Triggerpoints can unlock shoulder ER very quickly It is common to feel pain in the back of the shoulder when applying pressure It is also important to address Scapular Insufficiencies that may lead to Anterior Shear forcing Subscap to work overtime

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥Try The Single Arm Lateral Hang ⚾️ While the full overhead hang may be a Great fit for certain athletes, there are also some things that make us cringe when it comes to its application to the throwing arm 🎯 Example: with an athlete that has even a small restriction in…

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Armored Heat

@ArmoredHeat

1 year

✅ Pre Throw Activation🔥🔥🔥 We designed each Pre Throw Activation program around 4 Main Goals with each consisting of: ⚾️ T Spine Active Mobility ⚾️ Scapular Activation ⚾️ Rotator Cuff Activation ⚾️ Total Arm Dynamic **Designed to paired with with your normal routine

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@ArmoredHeat

2 months

⚾️ The “Biceps” soreness after pitching is actually Brachialis soreness in many cases ⚾️ It prevents the elbow from slamming into extension during the throw ⚾️ Very common with athletes with a history of Posterior Elbow Impingement as body will try to protect against extension

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥 Banded Arm Bar External Rotation ⚾️ Use This exercise to challenge End Range External Rotation and Posterior Scapular Tilt 🔥 As you move in ER, you should see the front of the shoulder move backwards ⬅️ This is a product of the Scap tipping backwards to allow clean layback

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@ArmoredHeat

2 months

The day after Pitching, your “Arm Care” should include some aspect of soft tissue work on structures that can commonly shorten up and become tight throughout a long season or multiple seasons ⚾️ Pec Minor ⚾️ Lat ⚾️ Biceps/Brachialis 🔥 Stay Proactive on this!

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11 months

🔥 WHY WE LOVE THESE SCAP SLIDES ⬇️ ⚾️ The Starting 90/90 Position Places The Scaps into: 1) ✅ Retraction 2) ✅ Posterior Tilt ⚾️ Now, add the slide up into the Y position and you are adding in: 3) ✅ Upward Rotation ⚾️ That is the money trifecta for Low and Mid Trap…

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@ArmoredHeat

2 years

⚾️ Pain In the Front of the Shoulder ❓ ✅ Anterior shoulder pain is oftentimes diagnosed at Biceps Tendonitis. It is important to realize this is usually a symptom of excessive anterior shearing force of the shoulder WHAT HAPPENS: ⬇️ Read Full Thread

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1 year

⚾️ Always Fighting a “Tight” Pronator? 🔥 Start by addressing the Supinator! 🧠 If Supinator becomes restricted or toned up, it’s like driving with the E Brake on and adding a reactance/workload multiplier to the Pronator each throw

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@ArmoredHeat

7 months

🔓 UNLOCK YOUR TIGHT PECS ⚾️ We are not part of the Anti-Bench group for most Pitchers ⚾️ The Pec Major is a primary accelerator of the Arm and needs to be incredibly strong and powerful ⚾️ We also acknowledge that acutely after an upper body lift, the Pecs can get tight and…

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥 Get That Scapula Moving Around the Rib Cage ⚾️ Combined Trunk, Scap, and Shoulder Motions Will Wind Up Slings Far More Than Isolated Motions

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

✅ A Pitcher will never need anywhere close to full overhead motion in a delivery BUT, ⚾️ Some common muscles that can restrict Flexion are the Lat, Teres Major, and Pec Minor/Major ✅ These are 3 muscles that also restrict ability to create clean layback in a throwing arm

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@ArmoredHeat

2 years

The @KingofJUCO absolutely crushing his Armored Heat Program 🔥🔥🔥 He makes some very difficult movements look easy 💪🐐

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@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Don’t Let A Tight Pec Minor Ruin Your Layback 🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️ Due to the repetitive nature of throwing, Pec Minor is one muscle that can slowly become tight over time ⚾️ This will lead to a forward shoulder/Anterior Tipped Scapula ⚾️ From here, your body has 2 options:

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@ArmoredHeat

11 months

✅ SHOULDER JOINT RESET ⚾️ It is common for the humeral head to creep toward the front of the joint in a thrower ⚾️ One possible local reason for this is a tight posterior capsule ⚾️ Standard treatment for this would be soft tissue work to the posterior cuff and posterior…

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2 years

Here is a great way to use your @jaegersports bands to train 1st and 2nd finger flexion on your own 🔥🔥 The further towards the finger tips you get, the more you are biasing towards Flexor Digitorum Profundus: the only one of the finger flexors that flexes the Finger Tips ⚾️⚾️

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2 years

🔥Try The Single Arm Lateral Hang ⚾️ While the full overhead hang may be a good fit for certain athletes, there are also some things that make us cringe when it comes to its application to throwing arms

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥 Serratus Anterior Strength VS Lat Stiffness WHATS HAPPENING HERE? ⬇️ ⚾️ Keeping the elbow low feeds Scap Protraction around the rib cage ⚾️ Keeping the Hand High Feeds Scapular Posterior Tilt ⚾️ Adding The Slide into Upward Rotation Gives us the Serratus Trifecta ⚾️ The…

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2 years

Bear Crawls ➡️ Shoulder/Scap Stability ✅ Scapula should stay flush with Rib Cage ✅ No Significant Position changes between Weight Bearing and Non WB 💣 Arms Only Reverse Bear Crawls ✅ Far greater demand placed on Serratus to drive the motion into Protraction and Upward Rot

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11 months

The day after Pitching, your “Arm Care” should include some aspect of soft tissue work on structures that can commonly shorten up and become tight throughout a long season ⚾️ Pec Minor ⚾️ Lat ⚾️ Biceps/Brachialis 🔥 Stay Proactive on this!

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1 year

🔥 There are a TON of different Nerve issues that can arise in the throwing arm Here are the most common issues we see ✅ Brachial Plexus Traction (Low Sitting Shoulder) ✅ Compression at Scalenes/Pec Minor ✅ Ulnar N: Arcade Of Struthers (Triceps Fascia) or between FCU Heads

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6 months

✅ SHOULDER JOINT RESET ⚾️ It is common for the humeral head to creep toward the front of the joint in a thrower ⚾️ One possible local reason for this is a tight posterior capsule ⚾️ Standard treatment for this would be soft tissue work to the posterior cuff and posterior…

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9 months

🔥 Fix Your Shoulder Impingement With Better Scap Upward Rotation ⚾️ Subacromial Impingement occurs when either the Supraspinatus Tendon or Bursa Sac get pinched in the Subacromial Space WHY DOES SCAP UPWARD ROTATION HELP THIS? ✅ The Acromion (Part of the Scap) is the “Roof”…

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1 year

🔥ABCA #1 in the Books Our Squad⬇️⬇️ Ryan Yoshida (right): Our Founder and former Physical Therapist for the LA Dodgers Ben Holmes-Wetzler (Left): Left Handed Pitcher with experience with the Marlins, Dodgers, and Cubs Orgs. He was also a 1st Team All American at Oregon St

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@ArmoredHeat

2 years

Coach Yeskie ( @NateYeskie ) is truly one of the best Pitching Minds in all of Baseball 🔥🔥 He has been trailblazer on the Pitching Development front time and time again Come talk to us if you are looking for the Future of Arm Care for yourself or your Athletes!

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@ArmoredHeat

8 months

Recovery from Pitching outings is a very misunderstood concept 🧠 The workload/stress foundation you built in the weeks and months leading up to the start play a FAR bigger role in how quickly you bounce back than any modality you can strap onto you arm between starts

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🔥 Tripod “T” Bully’s ⚾️ The force into the band from the exercise creates a downward slingshot pushing the arm out of the “T” position Minimizing the Bounce Requires: ✅ Good Scap/Cuff Strength ✅ Quick Neuromuscular Response

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@ArmoredHeat

11 months

⚾️ Does Your Throwing Shoulder Sit Way Lower Than Your Non-throwing Shoulder? A Small difference is normal, but a large difference could end up leading to some unwanted issues down the road in addition to pointing toward some Scapular Inefficiencies With some coaches and…

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@ArmoredHeat

9 months

⚾️ Always Fighting a “Tight” Pronator? 🔥 Start by addressing the Supinator! 🧠 If Supinator becomes restricted or toned up, it’s like driving with the E Brake on and adding a reactance/workload multiplier to the Pronator each throw

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@ArmoredHeat

1 month

Why is Quality Layback Important? ✅ Layback is your Runway for Velocity of the Arm ✅ Improving the Posterior Tilt of the Scap helps to disperse the Range Of Motion and decrease Anterior Shear (Underlying factor for Internal Impingement and Biceps Tendinitis) 🤷‍♂️ We discovered…

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2 years

FREE Hat Giveaway 🔥🔥 To Enter: 1) Comment Your Favorite Hat (Left, Middle, Right) 2) RT This Post Help us decide which hat to move forward with 🔥🔥 Winner Announced: Tues 2/22

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1 year

⚾️ As You Start To Throw Harder, Your Finger Nail Care Matters ❌ Finger Nails That Are Too Long on Index and Middle Fingers Can lead to Cracked Nails ❌ Finger Nails Too Short Can Lead to Finger Tip Blisters 🔥 It sounds funny, but these are a pain in the ass on the mound

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@ArmoredHeat

6 months

🚨 Scap City: 90/90 To "Y" Breakdown The 90/90 to Y slides do a better job of maintaining recruitment than a regular "Y" due to the position force feeding all 3 Primary Scapular Motions of the Low Trap: ✅Horizontal Abduction ➡️Scap Retraction ✅ER ➡️ Scap Posterior Tilt ✅…

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11 months

Deload From Throwing or Keep the Arm Going? ⚾️ Over the course of a season the UCL becomes Thicker and More Lax as an adaptation to the stresses ⚾️ In an Off Season Deload, the ligament “tightens” back up and returns to baseline thickness ⚾️ So, in an ideal world, you would…

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

⚾️ Elite Scapular Retraction unlocks Elite Horizontal Abduction performance 🔥 They are NOT the same thing and achieving them out of order is a recipe for disaster!

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@ArmoredHeat

21 days

✅ Pre Throw Activation🔥🔥🔥 ⚾️ Thanks to the feedback from the Armored Heat Family 🙌 We designed each Pre Throw Activation program around 4 Main Goals with each consisting of: ⚾️ T Spine Active Mobility ⚾️ Scapular Activation ⚾️ Rotator Cuff Activation ⚾️ Total Arm Dynamic

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@ArmoredHeat

5 months

✅ A Pitcher will never need anywhere close to full overhead motion in a delivery BUT, ⚾️ Some common muscles that can restrict Flexion are the Lat, Teres Major, and Pec Minor/Major ✅ These are 3 muscles that also restrict ability to create clean layback in a throwing arm ⚾️…

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

⚾️ Pain In the Front of the Shoulder ❓ ✅ Anterior shoulder pain is oftentimes diagnosed at Biceps Tendonitis. It is important to realize this is usually a symptom of excessive anterior shearing force of the shoulder WHAT HAPPENS: ⚾️ Internal Impingement over time creates an…

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@ArmoredHeat

3 years

Knowledge Bomb #3 💣🔥🧠 Biceps Soreness after pitching The speed of elbow extension during a pitch has been measured at over 3000 degrees per second. The primary muscle group responsible for slowing down all of that speed is the biceps brachii.

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@ArmoredHeat

1 year

🥶 Cold Water Immersion: Everything You Need To Know In One Post 🥶 Our 15 Biggest Takeaways ⬇️ 1) Cold Water Immersion is more effective than Cold Showers ✅ Obviously, not every athlete has access to a Cold Tub or Cold body of water, but the temperature transfer from skin to…

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@ArmoredHeat

6 months

✅BIG TIME JUCO PARTNERSHIPS Fired up to provide Armored Heat to: ⚾️ @OfficialCCSF Baseball ⚾️ @panther_bsb ⚾️ @sscbaseball1 ⚾️ @MATC_BB These guys are at the cutting edge of JUCO Baseball 📈📈

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5 months

🥶Top 9 Cold Plunge Tips 🥶 ( #4 and 6 are our Favorites)

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