Fix Stiff Baseball Swing Fast: Youth Power Training for Rotational Hitting Coaches & Serious Players
Unlocking Rotational Power: Why Bracing the Core Might Be Killing Your Young Hitter’s Swing
Forget everything you’ve heard about core bracing and neutral spine. What if the training methods trusted by thousands of coaches are actually stiffening your young athlete, increasing injury risk, and robbing them of game-changing speed and power?
In this explosive episode of the Swing Smarter Hitting Training Podcast, Joey Myers sits down with David Weck — inventor of the BOSU Ball, founder of WeckMethod.com, and one of the most forward-thinking minds in human movement science. Together, they tear down outdated training myths and shine a spotlight on the truth behind dynamic movement, rotational power, and how to build explosive, injury-resistant baseball and softball athletes from the ground up.
🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
🚫 The Real Reason Core Bracing is Failing Your Athlete
“If you’re telling baseball players, ‘don’t side bend,’ Jesus Ch&%$, run away from that coach.” – David Weck
Conventional training says brace the core, stay neutral, resist rotation. Weck says that’s the fastest route to dysfunction, injury, and underperformance. He explains how side-bending, figure-8 movements, and spiral dynamics are the real keys to unleashing stored energy and efficient athletic movement.
🔁 Spiral Dynamics: The Hidden Secret to Fluid, Fast, and Powerful Swings
From fascia to figure 8s, Weck dives deep into how natural movement patterns—like twisting, rotating, and pulsing—mirror our DNA’s very structure. You’ll hear why this is more than theory; it’s the biological truth behind elite-level athleticism.
🧠 Why Functional Training is Broken — and What to Do Instead
“You can’t think your way into rhythm—you have to feel your way into performance.”
Weck challenges the entire “functional training” cabal, sharing the shocking ripple effects of misinformation — from skyrocketing non-contact injuries to pitcher lat tears. Then he offers the antidote: rewire the nervous system with dynamic, rhythmic drills grounded in nature’s design.
🏃♂️ Case Studies: How Pulsers & Ropes Are Rewiring Athletic Performance
Weck shares compelling frame-by-frame sprint transformations using his patented Pulsers, plus the four foundational Ropes drills every coach should master to improve coordination, rhythm, and explosive first-step quickness in youth athletes.
🔗 Recommended Next Reads & Training Tools:
🎧 Ready to Rewire How You Train Movement?
Don’t let outdated methods stunt your athlete’s potential.
👉 Listen to the Full Episode Now
Discover how side-bending, spiraling, and dynamic loading can unlock effortless power and protect your athlete’s future. Let’s raise stronger, smarter players—one swing at a time.
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