Optimum Athletes: The Podcast

Short segments discussing baseball training, personal experiences, and tips for current players

Episode 48: OA Fall Services

As we transition to the fall, there are a lot of things we can accomplish training wise over the next three months. If you want to improve your game in any shape or form, check out this episode and let us know what you want to improve on. Let's get to work!

09-08
10:20

Episode 47: The Dead Zone

Lucas and Steven discuss the Dead Zone, what it is, why it is bad, how to avoid it, and how to be successful if in it.

07-08
07:47

Episode 46: Eric del Prado

Lucas sits down with Lewis & Clark Hitting Coach, Eric Del Prado, to discuss their coaching philosophy and recruiting

06-26
15:04

Episode 45: Mike Laneville (TJ Rehab)

Lucas sits down with Mike Laneville to discuss his baseball journey, specifically how he has come back from his Tommy John surgery differently from most people

06-11
24:52

Episode 44: Mentality

Lucas and Steven discuss the importance of you mentality, what a good mentality is, and how to utilize your mentality to achieve more success

06-04
13:12

Episode 43: College Choice Advice

Lucas and Steven discuss what do consider while choosing your college, common misconceptions, questions to ask coaches, and more

05-08
12:15

Episode 42: Our Coaching Philosophy

Lucas and Isaiah discuss why we error on the side of under-coaching instead of over-coaching, methods we use to teach mechanics, and more

04-09
12:58

Episode 41: F.P. Santangelo Jr.

Lucas sits down with NBC Production Assistant & Associate Producer, FP Santangelo Jr. to discuss what it was like growing up in major league clubhouses, his journey to where he is today, his relationship with Barry Bonds, and much more

03-19
22:32

Episode 40: OA Hitting Program

Lucas and Sam discuss the OA Hitting Program. They go over our philosophy, what our hitting assessment looks like, and the different tools we use, and much more

03-10
18:13

Episode 39: Evan Hauger

Ryan sits down with Evan Hauger of KIME PT to discuss the importance of in-season training, how to change programs for in-season, and some of the benefits of the OA in-season program

02-26
16:12

Episode 38: Robert Stephenson

Lucas sits down with Colorado Rockies reliever, Robert Stephenson, to discuss his transition to the bullpen, goals for the upcoming year, and more

02-19
08:20

Episode 37: Spin Efficiency

Lucas and Steven discuss why spin efficiency is important, the effects of spin efficiency on the baseball, and different methods to help improve fastball spin efficiency

02-12
11:19

Episode 36: Dylan Carlson

James sits down with Cardinals outfielder, Dylan Carlson, to discuss his high school days, path to the big leagues, and more

02-05
09:16

Episode 35: Max Stassi

Ryan sits down with Angels catcher, Max Stassi to discuss his routine, training at OA, and much more

02-01
33:40

Episode 34: Youth Development Teams

Craig and Lucas discuss the two teams (12U and 14U) that we are putting together. These teams will train at our facility, play games, and more.

01-19
15:42

Episode 33: Ethan Guevin

Craig sits down with Ethan Guevin of Keep Playing Baseball to discuss the current environment of youth baseball

01-14
24:06

Episode 32: Why Velocity is Important

Lucas and Steven discuss why velocity is imperative for the success of any pitcher aspiring to play baseball at the highest level

01-06
13:51

Episode 31: Nick Mears

Lucas sits down with Nick Mears as he discusses how he got to the Big Leagues and all the crazy ups and downs along the way

12-24
17:30

Episode 30: Aaron Shortridge

Lucas sits down with Aaron Shortridge to discuss his time on the Taxi Squad as well has his training

12-11
14:30

Episode 29: Deseron Loessberg Jr.

Lucas sits down with Deseron Loessberg Jr. to discuss his journey from little D1 interest to being recruited by UC Berkeley

12-05
10:25

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