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🎓 M.S. Kinesiology | PhD Sport Science
🕵️‍♂️ MLB Consultant
⚾️ Retired Pro Pitcher
🧨Most Disruptive Coach in the Game | Lawsuits to Prove it
Louisiana TopVelocity.org Joined November 2008
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How to 2X your deadlift 🏋️ (225 → 450)

The mistake: grinding out more reps.
The aha: stop the set the moment the bar slows down. In a randomized trial, stopping at 20% bar-speed loss built the same strength with 40% fewer reps, and nearly triple the jump gains (9.5% vs 3.5%).

The formula
• Heavy triples at 80–85% of your max
• Bar slows 20% → rack it
• Stuck at one spot? Pin the bar there: 6 × 5-second max pulls
• Superset 3 heavy pulls with 3 jumps to turn strength into speed

Want a plan built on your numbers? Get your custom program in the TopVelocity Player Portal at topvelocity.org (link in bio). We'll help you 2X your deadlift and turn it into elite baseball skills.

Research:
• Pareja-Blanco et al., Scand J Med Sci Sports 2017, doi.org/10.1111/sms.12…
• Jukic et al., Sports Med 2023, doi.org/10.1007/s40279…
• Lum & Barbosa, Int J Sports Med 2019, doi.org/10.1055/a-0863…
• Thapa et al., J Sports Sci 2024, doi.org/10.1080/026404…

#deadlift #strengthtraining #athletedevelopment #baseballtraining #pitchingvelocity #TopVelocity
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Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S. Verified account @TopVelocity
Camp: 85.6. Months later: 96 at 18. Here's the whole timeline. 📈

JUL 25 · Camp
85.6 mph on TrackMan. 410 lb total-body strength, 21" vertical.

DAYS LATER · Med ball: 33 mph
At foot strike his chest was already open. Hips and shoulders turned together: no stretch, no whip.

MONTHS LATER · Med ball: 43 mph
Hips open, chest still closed. That gap is hip-shoulder separation, and it's the stretch that whips the arm.

ON THE MOUND
Sep 11: 92. Oct 12: 96.

First evaluation → last evaluation:
• Strength 410 → 700 lb (+71%)
• Rotational power 545 → 707 W (+30%)
• Vertical 21 → 25 in
• Med ball 38 → 45 mph
• +8.6 mph above his line (was +4.9)

Research: 6 weeks of lower-body plyometrics raised ball velocity and cut elbow varus torque about 23% in teen pitchers (Park et al., J Sci Med Sport 2026, doi.org/10.1016/j.jsam…).

Want to see your own separation in 3D? Free MechanicsDNA analysis at topvelocity.org (link in bio).

#pitchingvelocity #hipshoulderseparation #throwharder #baseballtraining #TopVelocity