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A true master and student of baseball training will study the available techniques, take the best, and form them into a comprehensive program. Every good baseball training program contains some form of strength & conditioning. The problem is most baseball-specific training programs are completely out of tune with the reality of baseball and cause more harm than good.

Let's face it; every baseball player, coach and parent is looking for the edge that will enable them to take their game to a higher level. Entire industries have developed around the quest to be stronger, faster, hit farther, and throw harder. In this environment where people will do almost anything to get ahead, some people come to the scene who claim to know how to train men and women for baseball, but use old and ineffective methods.

This is obviously not what you want and need to improve your baseball performance. The program you choose should include methods that improve balance as well as strength: medicine ball drills, free weights and other dynamic movements are good examples. By approaching your workouts in a more "holistic" (or complete) manner your overall conditioning will improve at the best possible rate while honing your baseball specific muscle groups.

Be sure to stay away from machine-based training. Trying to do baseball strength training on machines is a complete waste of time. Worse actually, because it's taking time from more effecitive training. One problem with machines is that most of them require sitting, which is exactly opposite of what is done on the baseball field. Train on your feet so that your body is conditioned to respond while you are on your feet - not sitting.

Another mistake is to train by throwing a heavy baseball or swinging a heavy bat. Again, more damage is done with these techniques and they are not improving your game. It doesn't take much to do these particular techniques incorrectly, and when done wrong they will likely lead to injury.

So in order to maximize your baseball performance, be sure to include as many baseball-specific movements in your training program as possible. Movements in gym workouts should recruit the same joints, muscles and movements that are used in the course of practice or a game. Your baseball training program can make or break you as a baseball player.