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Why do you think pitchers take part in strength training regimens currently?

 

To keep muscles toned and in shape. Bulk doesn't help you with pitching all that much. It's probably a bad thing.

Do you see a lot of bulky swimmers? Phelps only weighs 195 pounds and he's 6'4''.

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Why do you think pitchers take part in strength training regimens currently?

 

To keep muscles toned and in shape. Bulk doesn't help you with pitching all that much. It's probably a bad thing.

Do you see a lot of bulky swimmers? Phelps only weighs 195 pounds and he's 6'4''.

 

Still, it's like James said, swimming and baseball are just two different things. David Wells probably couldn't make it to the other side of an Olympic sized swimming pool, but he can rack up 240 wins and throw a perfect game.

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Why do you think pitchers take part in strength training regimens currently?

 

To keep muscles toned and in shape. Bulk doesn't help you with pitching all that much. It's probably a bad thing.

Do you see a lot of bulky swimmers? Phelps only weighs 195 pounds and he's 6'4''.

 

Still, it's like James said, swimming and baseball are just two different things. David Wells probably couldn't make it to the other side of an Olympic sized swimming pool, but he can rack up 240 wins and throw a perfect game.

 

argument over, babe ruth would still hit 900 home runs today

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Why do you think pitchers take part in strength training regimens currently?

 

To keep muscles toned and in shape. Bulk doesn't help you with pitching all that much. It's probably a bad thing.

Do you see a lot of bulky swimmers? Phelps only weighs 195 pounds and he's 6'4''.

 

Still, it's like James said...

 

I wouldn't cling to this. James prefaced that argument by saying it wasn't likely.

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