Posted by: RQL () on Fri Oct 12 12:11:50 2001

how much can overload/underload training increase batspeed. If it can, what order should you swing the different bats, how many swings each, and how many times per week for how many weeks?? I'm sure overload can do a lot. Now that I won't be playing until spring I'm gonna be swinging a heavier bat all winter and hopefully be able to swing my heavier bat like it was a stick before baseball starts for me. Lifting weights works too.
>>As I pointed out in my thread below on pro talk.Boggs use to swing a fungo in the batters box and Ichiro is doing something similar.They realize it makes them quicker with their regular bat though I don't know if they know why.Remember you have to bring fast twitch muscles to the table and the weight does not ,the lighter bat does.Mass times speed equals power.