Teenage Athlete Trying to Gain Weight for Sports

He is working with coaches. With his goal of getting his fastball into the 90s (currently at 84-85mph) and hitting the ball over the fence more, the primary feedback has been adding explosive weight.

Here is an example of a pitcher lower body workout from Tread Athletic, who trains dozens of MLB pitchers as well as amateurs who are hoping to get to that level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkWWUHsw62M

He does like to eat, although he sometimes has difficulty finishing everything we make for him. I feel like a big part of the difficulty in getting him bigger is that he still hasn’t quite matured physically. I just don’t want to rush that, even though he feels like he needs to get there by spring to get the college offer he wants.

I have been surprised at how aggressive baseball coaches and trainers are with weight lifting programs now. I played football and baseball, and I wrestled in high school 30 years ago. I remember people telling me that my football and wrestling routines wouldn’t be good for baseball, but now those same routines (heavy bench press, squat, deadlift) are used a lot for baseball. The caveat is that baseball players have to be VERY careful not to lose their flexibility. My sons do pretty extensive stretching and hanging from a bar (3 minutes) pretty much every day.

With all due respect, “medical science” (especially over the past 5 years) has been found to be much less science and much more manipulation, deception, and profit chasing at the expense of people’s health.

During the 5-7 years we attempted to get help from doctors (personality altering steroids, progressively stronger inhalers that would only provide temporary relief, and other bad ideas), we were awakened to the existence of a diabolical system of healthcare that we’ve chosen not to be part of. Our last two children were born in our bedroom with a midwife and have never seen a doctor. They are by far the healthiest of our 9 kids.

This quick summary of John D Rockefeller’s influence on modern medicine is a good explanation of why we started looking for alternatives: https://x.com/_BlakeHabyan/status/1703273058184618140