I still hear kids occasionally say the old fear of “I don’t want to get too big”
Usually they’re simply scared of the unknown of how to go about weight training, eating properly, and developing their body physically
Which is understandable
But my immediate response is “what if you DON’T? What if you DON’T add size and strength?”
Because I’ve seen countless talented kids get stuck not because they lacked skill, but because as they got older and the game got faster, they lacked the necessary size, strength and athleticism
And failed out of baseball for it
We know that F = MxA. Therefore a bigger version of you is going to produce more force, and be a better athlete, than a smaller, weaker version of you.
This is of course backed up by the research and data that demonstrates that one of the greatest indicators of who rises through the levels, and who doesn’t, is size
It is important to note that in sports like soccer, and positions in some sports, like WR in football, require that as an athlete gains size, their relative strength (their lb for lb strength) rises with it, as they have to overcome their own bodyweight sprinting and jumping.
But in baseball, where performance centers around throwing a 5oz object, and swinging a 30-35oz bat, most players can gain mass even without raising their relative strength, and still see their performance greatly increase from it.
This is of course reflected at the elite level, where there are many very big, very successful athletes, from Trout, to Harper, to Stanton, to Judge, etc etc
The truth is that gaining the size and strength to match a Mike Trout or an Aroldis Chapman is not the easy, overnight quick fix many think it to be. If you’re not the genetic freak, it takes years of hard work and dedication to come close to their levels of power, and if you’re serious about your goals, you have to begin that process NOW, not later
The concern shouldn’t be “I’m worried about getting too big”; the concern should be “what if I DON’T build the necessary size and strength”. Because very, very few are talented enough to still be successful without the quality that is the foundation of everything you do in sport: strength
-Fenske
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