Posted by: rql () on Fri Jan 8 15:55:51 2010

> Ronnie
> > Here is what I saw with my son at 14 and (now) 15 years old at his high school:
> > Distance of average BP homerun was 400 feet with some to 450 and one BP with 5 around 500 feet when not lifting weights.
> > When lifting weights the average BP longest hit is around 300 feet.
> > If he had not lifted in 4 days he would hit max distance to 350.
> > When off the weights for 7 or mare days the 400 footers came back.
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> This is fascinating stuff. I would like to have seen videos of his swings to see if the weightlifting changed his mechanics at all.
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> Did you try any stretching routines?

Ronnie I have to tell you if your son can hit a ball 500 feet at 15 years old then make sure you dont try to mess him up with weights right now,I say that because the greatest power hitters in homerun derbys can barely reach that though with a wooden bat but it is the rare shot even for these monster guys,I also hit one that far once in the college world series at my prime strength wise and weighed 210lbs and was 21 years ago.At the time it was considered one of the longest shots in college world series history,so keep it up what you are doing,next i like the isometric type stuff that is mentioned and here is why,I did a study about 5 years ago,using a tee to keep everything equal,1 year I did straight weights squat bench ect with barbells and dumbells.I never hit 1 ball over a 310 foot fence off the tee.the next year I did a routine using cable resistance training ,lunges with cables,exercises with cables that mimiced the swing using hips core and shoulders,the key was resistance over a longer range of motion,then back to same park same balls and bat just a year older for me I was then 45,after a few off the wall I hit 4 in a row over and proceeded to hit several more,and over 20 out that year in about 250 swings so i felt the w/o does enhance but range of motion is important,good luck to your son