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Baseball has been called a “game of inches” and those few inches can be the difference between winning and losing. In order to gain an edge you have to develop a winning exercise program. Evan Waters at Bodybuilding.com has constructed a fitness regimen for baseball players or those just looking to develop the physique of one.

The program is mostly strength-training based focusing on ways to develop and maintain strength throughout the upper body, lower body, and the core. If you had to choose between those three areas the latter two are the most important in terms of baseball specific moves.  A strong core and lower body allows for more power in hitting and throwing. Mostly every baseball move derives from the core therefore it’s very important to develop that area.

On the field, the program outlines a few drills (30-yard dash, throwing with a weighted ball, and long toss) that will complement your work in the gym.

Many of us who strive to lose weight and tone our muscles have heard of the term interval training but most people really don’t know what it is.

We’ve all been on the treadmill and elliptical machine continuously looking at the timer hoping that its magically going to turn to our desired time and we can complete our workout.

With interval training the focus is on alternating between high and low intensity bursts rather than a sustained 20 or 30 minute session. The purpose is to raise the heart rate, then quickly lower it. The energy that is required to do that burns calories in your body more effectively in a relatively shorter time frame.

You can really do interval training anywhere, on the treadmill, elliptical, pool, track, or a bike. The key is short 30-60 second bursts at full intensity. And then an equally amount of time at about 1/3 to 1/2 of full intensity. Give it a try!