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Due to the competitiveness of today’s high school and collegiate athletics, athletes who have the desire to win must work harder during the off-season to stay ahead or even to keep pace with everybody else. This is especially true in baseball. To succeed in the highest level of baseball, the player must dedicate himself to a specific regimen of running, throwing, and strength training during the off-season.
Running is essential to improving a player’s speed and cardiovascular endurance. This cardiovascular endurance is specifically crucial to pitchers who should be able to pitch for six to seven innings per game; which usually amounts to 80-90 pitches. “The most important single indicator of overall health is cardiovascular endurance, which is what running develops.” (Fixx 6). To ke...