Seattle Mariners Radical Spring Training Workout
According to some great behind-the-scenes reporting from Geoff Baker over at The Seattle Times Mariners Blog, the Mariners are completely re-inventing the traditional baseball training regimen. It was announced many weeks ago that Marcus Elliott, founder of the Peak Performance Project (P3), was enlisted to overhaul the Mariners workouts. Baker has some great insight on what's really going on behind the scenes.
As Baker reports it:
In a nutshell, the idea is to focus on reducing injuries and making Seattle players more athletic through a series of workouts that have little to do with traditional weightlifting.
An injury free Mariners lineup, especially considering the history of Milton Bradley, Junior, and Jack Wilson's recent aches and pains, might make for an unstoppable force in the AL West. In addition to reduced reliance on weightlifting, the team is rethinking the traditional distance run starting pitchers perform the day after a start. P3 is no stranger to working with baseball players on an individual basis, with a track record that most notably includes Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun, but this is the first time an entire ballclub has committed to the P3 program.
Below you can see some video footage Geoff Baker shared from behind the scenes.
