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Each spring kids look forward to the start of Little League, Pony and the all year long travel baseball each year and with that being said, we see an increase in elbow problems in young baseball players. A common elbow problem in these children is “Little League Elbow”.

Annually, an estimated 4.8 million children aged 5-14 years participate in baseball and…

Well, do they? I am not talking about on-field performance level but rather in the gym. Here is what I’m referring too. In the past several weeks I’ve have some of my athletes tell me that they will be testing in their “max” lifts in the coming weeks. These tests are consisting of bench press, squats and power cleans. As I go around and observe some of the training that goes on in the schools I have visited, I’m completely blown away at the lack of technique as well as…