Work on your legs, not your arms. Hitting starts with your legs and ends with your arms and
hands. When Jeff Bagwell hits a ball out of sight, the press is quick to credit his power to the strength of his hands and forearms. While strong hands and forearms are important, not even Arnold Schwarzenegger has enough strength to hit a ball 400 feet using only his forearms.
Why? Because almost 50% of your total muscle mass is located in your hips and legs and less than 5% is located in your forearms and hands The force that your hands apply to the bat are initiated in your legs, transferred through your trunk and then applied to the bat. The final impact is the sum of the forces generated by the legs, trunk, arms and hands.
Do 1×10 of the following exercises at a slow to moderate speed. Add a set each week to a max of 3×10. Then repeat the exercises with 3 to 5-pound dumbbells in each hand or while wearing a 10-pound vest.
SQUATS
Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width and your hands extended forward in a fielding position. Keep both heels flat on the ground, head up and eyes straight ahead as you bend at the hips and knees until your finger tips touch the ground. Pause a second and return.
LUNGES
Stand with your feet together. Step forward with your left foot as if reaching for a throw at first base. Keep your head up and eyes forward as you bend your left knee until the left thigh is parallel to the ground. Pause a second, push back with the ball of your left foot and return. Do 10 reps and then work the right leg. Read More
