Jochum Strength Podcast Eugene Bleecker: Understanding Baseball Performance
Nov 17, 2025
Eugene Bleecker, Founder and Director of Player Development at 108 Performance, shares insights on transforming baseball and softball training. He dives into the importance of movement efficiency and self-organization in athletes, challenging traditional coaching beliefs. Eugene discusses the role of fascia in human motion and how to tailor training to individual athlete needs. He also critiques common strength models and emphasizes the significance of proprioception, providing actionable tips for coaches to enhance performance.
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Fascia And Biotensegrity Drive Movement
- Human movement is driven by a fascially-driven, reciprocally-moving biotensegrity system rather than isolated muscles.
- Great performers share underlying mechanisms and timing even if external positions differ.
Treat Restrictions As Adaptations First
- Stop labeling useful movement patterns as 'limitations' without considering they may be task adaptations.
- Assess whether restricted ranges are protective or adaptive before prescribing fixes.
Limits Of Self-Organization For Elites
- Self-organization research mainly covers novel tasks and novice learners, not rewiring an already hardwired CNS.
- For repeatable sports skills you must preset constraints and optimize individual positions and timing.
