Health Fitness

How to Train for Baseball with a Bow Flex

Bow Flex has created an extensive line of exercise equipment for the home. They have complete home gyms; tread climbers and even free weights. All of these have a place in a good overall exercise routine; however, some are better for the baseball player than others.

Baseball

To play baseball well you will need strong legs, back and arms. You’ll also need a fair amount of stamina to go with the strength you build. Each part will need to be properly worked to give you full performance.

Arms

In baseball, no matter what position you play, you need a strong arm to throw, however if you’re going to pitch, this is even more true. There are two ways to get the muscle tone you’ll need for throwing, free weights, and the different exercises available with the home gym.

o Triceps Push Down

o Seated biceps curl

o Sitting wrist extensions

o Preacher Curl

or many more

These and other exercises available with the Bow Flex home gym will help you increase your strength and flexibility.

Back

Your back is a very important part of your core and as such should not be ignored during strength and flexibility training. A Bow Flex home gym can also help you strengthen this area of ​​the body.

o Lying side pulls

o Lower back extensions

o Lying Shoulder Raise

o Wide straps

All of these are great exercises to strengthen your back and prepare you for the rigors of baseball.

Legacy

One of the most important parts of a baseball player’s body is his legacy. They need to be strong and flexible. This means that along with regular training, you’ll also want to stretch. Everyone from the pitcher to the catcher uses their legs quite a bit. Bow Flex Home Gym Exercises:

o Leg extensions

or Squats

or lunge

o Aversion to legs

o Seated hip extensions

leg press

o Eversion of the ankle

o Ankle inversion

These and others are good exercises for building muscle strength and flexibility. However, it is important that you do not focus on building massive muscles, as a ball player you want lean and athletic legs, not a bodybuilder.

Cardiovascular

Finally, to play baseball you need to be able to run at the drop of a hat, or hit, as the case may be. You can run a little or a lot in a game, the point is you never know, so you’ll need to engage in a good cardio workout to be prepared. Ball players will tell you that most practices you will spend half the time running. Make sure your workouts on the Bow Flex get your heart rate up and give you a cardio workout.

Finally

As with any program, all the exercise in the world won’t help much if you don’t eat right and get enough rest, you’re fighting a losing battle. A Bow Flex can help you get into good baseball shape if you wear it often and correctly.