Motor Learning is a cyclical process involving momentary performance declines when new technique/skill is implemented, and once the new skill is acquired, significant increase of performance is realized
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Athletes, be patient and trust ur coaches have your best interest in mind!
As young athletes, we adapt to the stress of the intensity/stress of our sport
However, once we’ve adapted to the sport intensity/stress, homeostasis is not disrupted to a level that necessitates further adaption
Moreover, progress then is only achieved via resistance training
Assessing grip strength is worthless if we fail to address arm orientation.
Use 90° shoulder abduction, 120° elbow flexion, with 85° supination to assess pitchers grip strength.
This arm orientation explains the highest percentage of variance in pitching velocity.
Is Fatigue the most multifaceted concept within exercise science?
cardiovascular
energy supply
biomechanical
neuromuscular
muscle damage
psychological/motivation
Non-fatiguing daily assessments should be administered to monitor and modulate
Tired doesn’t always mean tired