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Comment on Strategies For Fueling Workouts by Rob Taylor

Rob Taylor — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:05:53 +0000

Thanks for the tips Coach! Keep them coming. I appreciate the insight.

Comment on USA Baseball Statement on Aluminum Bats by Rolando Ramirez

Rolando Ramirez — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:03:54 +0000

I find USA Baseball’s position to be a bit cavalier. Anyone who know baseball knows that metal bats have a trampoline effect that almost super charges the ball when hit right on the sweet spot of the bat. Watch a season’s worth of high school baseball and see the number of home runs that are hit then watch those same kids play a season of Legion ball where they use wood bats; the difference is night and day. USA Baseball failed to note that the injury rate in NCAA games (17 injuries/93 teams) during their 2 year study was three times that of the summer league games (15 injuries/246 teams).

Comment on USA Baseball Statement on Aluminum Bats by Mike May

Mike May — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:39:13 +0000

I represent a coalition in the baseball industry known as Don’t Take My Bat Away, which is supported by players, coaches, fans, parents, bat makers, and associations such as the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, USA Baseball, Little League Baseball, PONY Baseball, among others. It is a group that supports “bat of choice” when it comes to selecting the type of baseball bat one uses in a Little League, recreational, high school, American Legion, or college baseball game.

The implication that using today’s non-wood/metal bat presents a safety issue has no validity. See the third-party research below:

1) Since 2003, metal bats used in high schools and colleges have been scientifically regulated so that the speed of the batted balls off metal bats is comparable to that of the best major league wood bat. This standard has been adopted by the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations.

2.) Bats used at the Little League level are governed by the BPF Standard which dictates that the rebound effect of the batted ball off non-wood bats cannot exceed the rebound effect of the batted ball off a wood bat. These standards (both BESR and BPF) are presented to bat makers which they must follow.

3.) A 2007 study on the “Non-Wood vs. Wood Bats” by Illinois State University concluded that “there was no statistically significant evidence that non-wood bats result in an increased incidence of severity of injury.”

4.) In April of 2002 (before the current standards were implemented), the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is “no information, nor is the Commission aware of any, indicating that injuries produced by balls batted with non-wood bats are more severe than those involving wood bats.” Since then, new regulations have been put in place to reduce the performance ability of bats even more.

I would also encourage you to visit our website (DTMBA.com) for more information about this topic.

Sincerely,

Mike May
Don’t Take My Bat Away
6650 West Indiantown Road — Suite 220
Jupiter, FL 33458
p: 561.427.0657
c: 561.317.6111
mmay@sgma.com
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Comment on My Day: March 3, 2009 by zach even - esh

zach even - esh — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:22:10 +0000

yea dude, ur abusy man, killing it, love the productivity!

great connecting today!

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Comment on History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training – Part Three by zach even - esh

zach even - esh — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:47:58 +0000

Carlo, I rd. this story a while back and LOVE IT

Dr ken is the man!

I just bought 14 OLD muscular development magazines w/dr. ken’s articles, he is training w/missiles, steel beams and other crazy tools!

Your blog is awesome bro, I am glad I found you and hope to meet you one day!

Kill it beast!

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