Episode 18 - Player Dev with Strength & Conditioning Coach Mark Weisman

As we head into our annual day of Thanks, I sat down this week with Mark Weisman, the strength & conditioning coach for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Mark spoke at length about how he went from a college football running back at Iowa to a baseball strength coach in Myrtle Beach and he went in depth about the Cubs organizational commitment to player development. He talked me through what and how the Cubs measure performance and how that data is used to build strength while also balancing work load to reduce injury risk. In the back half of the episode, Mark got into how they train for the uniqueness of baseball and how rule changes are opportunities for a competitive advantage - provided you can train better for those new rules. He also talked about some of the players who made the biggest strides in 2022 with the Pelicans. I learned a lot in this episode and I hope you will as well.