RedLine Softball Players – Training for the Future

Tim Nolan

If you want to become an elite athlete, then you should train at RedLine Athletics. Lyndsey, Dave, and Erik are top notch when it comes to training. Dave will especially train you until you are no longer able to stand, and then you will train some more. It is not an easy path to choose, but it is very rewarding in the end. You should not sign up unless you have the mind set that you will run through a brick wall to get better. I increased my vertical jump 4 inches, my 40 and 60 times went down by 2 tenths of a second, and my fastball began to jump even more than usual.

The training that I went through took me a long way, but I still had to work extremely hard. I can say that there is a strong correlation between going to RedLine Athletics and my increase in overall athletic performance. I will not recommend any other place to train. Not only will the trainers at RedLine help improve your performance on the field, court, etc., they will also improve you in every other area of life as well. Lyndsey is a great role model for young players and he is someone that they should emulate. As a result of training at RedLine, I became a well-rounded individual rather than just a ball player.

Tim Nolan
Saddleback College / Biola University / Azusa Pacific University
Baseball – Pitcher (Closer)

Carson Palmer Works on Arm Strength

Cincinnati Quarterback Carson Palmer, a RedLine client, looked good at minicamp last week, but admits that his arm strength needs some work. The quarterback’s plan to strength the arm is no ancient Chinese secret. In fact, the solution to the problem is a fairly easy fix.

“Throw,” Palmer said. “It’s just like when a track guy needs to get faster. You don’t do 5,000 squats, you run and run some more. To get your arm in shape you throw and continue to throw. So I will be throwing all summer long as well as in training camp.”

Palmer missed 12 games last season with a serious elbow injury. Now the former Pro Bowler is looking to rebound and lead his team to the playoffs. Palmer’s offseason preparation has included the OTAs and minicamp. These are the first steps in his return to prominence.

“It’s great to be back,” Palmer said. “It’s an exciting time having a minicamp just before training camp. When you have them early you’re really not prepared. Whereas this team was ready for camp conditioning-wise, but more importantly knowledgeable of the offense and defense. I think we have the right mindset and confidence going into training camp to have a great camp and preseason.”

Palmer looked really sharp throwing against defenders in the team’s three-day minicamp. He zipped the ball around the field effortlessly and was precise with his throws. Although the quarterback’s arm strength isn’t quite what it used to be, he still had enough to make all the throws with some mustard.

Palmer is considered one of the most prolific passers in the league, throwing for 15,630 yards and 107 touchdowns in six seasons with the Bengals. The team has counted heavily on the quarterback’s arm and now he will be forced do it with a young receiving corps. Palmer admits that it will be no easy task.

“It’s definitely going to be tough,” he said. “We have a tough offense to understand and we have a lot of new guys in a lot of new spots. More importantly we have guys who are hungry. We have guys who not only want to win a job, but who want personal success as well as team success. When you have young guys it’s always scary, but when they’re hungry that’s all you can ask for.”

Of course it will take some time for the new components on offense to gel, but things appeared to be coming together rather quickly in minicamp.

The quarterback knows that he can’t do it alone and will need help from his 52 teammates in order to get the job done.

“We expect to win,” Palmer said. “We have a mature group of guys who understand that you can’t half-do things. The other teams and players in this league are too good. You have to play as a unit and play together. We realize when we do that we can win.”

Cody Lewis (Univ. of Arizona) – RedLine All-Star

Building a Strong Core

What makes up the core?  Well, for the general public, most think that it consists of the abdominals…ONLY!  However, the core consists of MUCH more then just the stomach muscles.  Without getting too scientific, the core consists of basically everything from your upper legs, through the upper torso region, and all the way around the body.  In the months to come we will explore a series of ways and exercises to help strengthen the origin of movements.

Zac Johnston (Saddleback CC, Signed with San Diego State) – RedLine All-Star

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