Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Does Distance Running Decrease Lactic Acid in Your Pitching Arm?

This is a question that I've had a few people ask me about recently so I decided to make a quick post on the subject.

If you've played baseball/softball long enough, you've almost certainly had (or heard) a coach/parent say that the pitchers need to go on a long distance run after throwing. Why? The reason (if they have one) is to "flush the lactic acid" from the throwing arm.

Is this correct, or is it a waste of valuable time that could be used to make these pitchers better?