Exercises to Help You Throw Harder

I get asked a lot about how to throw faster and some other exercises for softball. I have answered several Yahoo Answers that pertain to this so here is one of them.
One of the best things to do for arm strength in softball is simply to play catch. If you don't have anyone to play catch with, you can hang a blanket or a tarp or an old piece of carpet in a tree or on the fence or even in your garage. Then throw into the blanket. The blanket will stop the ball and you can throw as hard as you like. Remember to work on your technique and proper mechanics. If you are a pitcher, you can pitch into the blanket too.
Fastpitch softball is a very dynamic sport. It requires a lot of explosive movement to hit the ball, catch the ball, run the bases and especially to pitch the ball. There are a lot of really good excercises you can do. Exercises that strengthen your core are the best. Your core is your midsection, abs and upper body mostly. A strong core is essential to an elite fastpitch player.
Here is a good one, not an easy one though. Get on your stomach, then raise up on your elbows and hold your body off the floor. Try to hold that pose for 30 seconds, then rest and do it again. You will feel it in your abs, your arms, and your legs. Leg lifts and crunches are good as well. Squats to strengthen your legs are helpful. Check out a site called softballperformance.com , that guy has a lot of free videos and dvd's if you want to buy them. He knows what he is talking about. Just thought of another good site to look at: softballexcellence.com she has lots of go info too.
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