Brent Pourciau, Ph.D., M.S.

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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.12678 • Jukic et al., Sports Med 2023, doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-0… • Lum & Barbosa, Int J Sports Med 2019, doi.org/10.1055/a-0863-4539 • Thapa et al., J Sports Sci 2024, doi.org/10.1080/02640414.202… #deadlift #strengthtraining #athletedevelopment #baseballtraining #pitchingvelocity #TopVelocity

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"2-lb med ball throws are D-tier." 🤔 Here's what that take got wrong. 1️⃣ Our rule was never "40 = 90." It's this: double your 2-lb med ball velo, and if your mechanics transfer to the mound, that's your range. 45 ≈ 90. 2️⃣ Two of ours: 47 on the med ball → touches 96. 48 on the med ball → touches 93. Both right in range, because their mechanics transfer. If yours don't, the med ball didn't fail. That gap is your delivery. 3️⃣ Yes, the elbow can drop on a med ball throw. That's the point. Two hands and a heavier ball force your pelvis, core and trunk to stabilize. Strong base → arms stay up. Weak base → arms drop. A baseball never exposes that. Research: med ball throw velocity tracked pitching velocity in college players (r = 0.62). When the arm drops below shoulder height, elbow torque goes up. 👉 Find your gap with MechanicsDNA. Start free at topvelocity.org (link in bio) #pitching #pitchingvelocity #medicineball #baseballtraining #kineticchain #TopVelocity

pril: 79 off the mound. October: 90. Today: 92. 🔥 Bryant Ogando just set another flat ground PR, and he's been climbing since his first MechanicsDNA analysis in April. Same guy, same arm. Better sequencing, a stronger lower half and the 3X program, day after day. 👇 Comment VELO and I'll send you the program he used. #pitching #baseball #pitchingvelocity #throwgas #92mph #TopVelocity

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Part 2: you sent us your numbers. Here's what they mean 👇 Your line = 23.6 + 0.14 × weight (lb) + 0.30 × broad jump (in) (23.6 is just the line's starting point.) 📈 5+ mph ABOVE your line → your delivery is already efficient. Your next mph comes from strength and power. ➖ Within 2 of your line → body and delivery match. Raise the line: +10 inches of broad jump = +3 mph on your line. 📉 2+ mph BELOW your line → your body already has the speed. Your delivery is leaking it. Use your AVERAGE fastball, not your best one ever. Measure a standing broad jump in inches. 👉 Comment your line + your velo and we'll tell you what to train first. Chart: 73 TopVelocity athletes, same-day TrackMan average fastball vs. the line. #pitching #pitchingvelocity #broadjump #throwharder #baseballtraining

How hard SHOULD you throw? 🤔 We ran 223 TopVelocity athletes through one formula: 23.6 + 0.14 × weight (lb) + 0.30 × broad jump (in) Those two numbers explained 77% of their velocity. 📉 Below your line → your body has the velo, your delivery is leaking it. Fix the mechanics. 📈 Above your line → your delivery is efficient. Build strength and power. 1 in 3 athletes sat more than 2 mph below their line. 👉 Get your number free with the Velo Calculator at topvelocity.org (link in bio). No credit card. #pitching #pitchingvelocity #baseballtraining #broadjump #throwharder #TopVelocity

More carry. No sticky stuff. 📈 We pulled 804 TrackMan fastballs from 121 TopVelocity pitchers to see what actually makes a fastball ride. Carry is backspin. Three things set it: 1️⃣ Spin rate, which mostly comes from velocity 2️⃣ Spin efficiency: how much of the spin is true backspin 3️⃣ Axis: how close it sits to 12:00 Spin rate alone explained only 16% of carry. At the same velocity and the same spin, clean backspin carried 20.1". Leaky spin carried 13.1". That's 7 inches from the hand. Shortcuts to skip: ❌ Leaning sideways to climb your slot raises elbow and shoulder force ❌ Max-distance long toss changes your mechanics and adds elbow torque What did go with more carry in our MechanicsDNA 3D data: getting the chest out over the front leg at release. PitchDNA grades your fastball. MechanicsDNA shows you why. 👉 Start your 7-day free trial at topvelocity.org (link in bio) #pitching #fastball #baseballtraining #pitchingvelocity #spinrate #TopVelocity

Pitchers: you can read a hitter's hot zone before you throw pitch one. 👀 Watch his hips the moment his front foot lands. 🔴 Hips already OPEN → his swing is built to meet the ball out front → usually an inside hitter. Plan: work away, change speeds. 🟡 Hips still CLOSED, chest loaded → he lets the ball travel → usually a middle-away hitter. Plan: hard, in, up. Why it works: in 3D motion-capture research, inside pitches get hit farther out front, and outside pitches get hit deeper, about 10 milliseconds later. We pulled 42 swings from MechanicsDNA. Hips at foot strike ranged from 22° closed to 29° open. Same strike zone, completely different hot zones. Hitters 👇 the best swings have both: hips open, chest still closed. That's separation. In almost 4,000 D1 game swings, more separation went with more bat speed. What's YOUR hot zone? Get your swing analyzed in MechanicsDNA. 👉 Start your 7-day free trial at topvelocity.org (link in bio) #baseball #hitting #pitching #baseballtraining #hittingtips #TopVelocity

Steal these 4 grips. ⚾🔥 1️⃣ 4-Seam 2️⃣ Cutter 3️⃣ Slider 4️⃣ Splitter See the grip. Watch it move. Then watch it hit the glove. Which one is your best pitch? Grade it free with PitchDNA: 👉 topvelocity.org/grade-my-pit… 💾 Save this for your next bullpen. Send it to the pitcher who needs a new pitch. #pitchinggrips #pitching #baseball #pitchingtips #slider #splitter #TopVelocity

Why is your arm hurting? It could be early trunk rotation. 👇 A new 2026 study tracked 339 pro pitchers with 3D motion capture. The ones whose trunk turned BEFORE the front foot landed: ⚾ threw no harder 💥 put about 8% of their bodyweight more force on the elbow, and nearly 10% more on the shoulder Every pitch. All season. The 2-second check: film from the side and pause when the front foot lands. ✅ Glove up, chest still closed = on time ❌ Glove down, chest facing the target = early That's why I invented the Trunk Excelerator. It locks the arm with the shoulders so early rotation can't hide, and you learn to hold the trunk and let the hips lead. Text TRUNK to (985) 400-7054 to learn how it works. #pitching #pitchingmechanics #armcare #baseballtraining #pitchingvelocity #TopVelocity

↓ If your elbow hurts after you throw hard, read this. Your elbow is the last link in the chain. The forearm muscles that sit over your UCL help resist the valgus stress of every pitch, like a seatbelt for the ligament. The catch: they fatigue. In collegiate pitchers, that muscular "seatbelt" strength dropped about 10% after 7 innings while the stress on the elbow stayed the same, so the ligament carries more of the load late in outings. After 100 pitches, high school pitchers needed about 24 hours to fully recover that stability. To be straight with you, the research isn't settled on how much forearm strength protects the ligament itself. What it does build is a forearm that holds up longer late in an outing. So yes, do these: 1️⃣ Add them to your pre-throw warm-up 2️⃣ 2 x 15 reps each 3️⃣ Slow and controlled. Not fast. But I wish it was this simple. Arm care alone isn't enough to keep you healthy. How you throw decides how much load your elbow takes. In adult pitchers, rotating the trunk too early was linked to higher elbow valgus load. No band routine fixes timing. Submit your video to MechanicsDNA Mini at topvelocity.org and we'll find the real problem. If something is already sore, that calls for an assessment from a medical professional, not a warm-up. — Dr. Brent Pourciau, TopVelocity #pitching #baseball #armcare #elbow #ucl #pitchingvelocity #TopVelocity