Posted by: Tarheel08 () on Fri Jan 26 21:02:18 2007

> Tarheel,
>
> You couldn't be more wrong. The ability to be consistent is the most wanted characteristic
> that managers and coaches look for and want in a hitter. If a hitter hits 10 home runs the
> first half of the season but hits none the second half because he had no endurance
> training in his lift routine, he has not reached his power potential for those equally
> important games later in the season. The last game is just as important if not more
> important than the first game of a season, so training for just one short burst is not the
> way to go. The season is not a sprint, nor is it a marathon, but it is a marathon of sprints.
> Training like a power lifter will shorten the life of that power in a long baseball season.
>
> Jimmy

Jimmy the facts I posted came straight out of Gene Colemans (strength and conditioning coach for the Houston Astros) 52 week baseball training book. I literally wrote the exact words out of the training manuel. If you want to disagree with that kind of experience than be my guest.