THREAD: If you& #39;re an athlete/coach who uses @MotusGlobal it can be difficult at times to know what to do with the data you& #39;ve collected.
I wanted to highlight a few of the areas I have been exploring with athletes @DrivelineBB
I wanted to highlight a few of the areas I have been exploring with athletes @DrivelineBB
A:C Ratio
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">A comparison of your throwing workload in the short term (
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">Past research has shown a 26x increase in likelihood of injury in HS pitchers with an A:C Ratio above 1.3.
Acute and Chronic Workload
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆" title="Upwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Upwards arrow"> over time so too does Chronic Workload
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">Chronic Workload can be thought of as a throwing "fitness" level
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">Higher Chronic Workloads allow for bigger increases in Acute Workload without A:C Ratio being >1.3
1 Day Workload
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">A better measurement of workload than throw counts
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">Varying numbers of throws can result in the same 1 Day Workload dependent on the amount of stress of each throw
1 Throw Workload
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square">Able to compare between different intensity workouts, different drills, and even different ball weights
Throwing Stress Over Time
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Looking at each metric we can begin to identify trends over time between:
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With the use of products like @MotusGlobal on a day-to-day basis there are so many opportunities to continue to learn more about workload and stress within baseball!
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