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At DST we take our new athletes through our assessment process.
Each assessment has 4 main parts to it:
⁃Goals
⁃Injury History
⁃Biomechanics
⁃Nutrition
Find out more specifics about each and how they helps create the best program for our clients:
👇🏻
Enjoy this clip of
@Yankees
prospect, Hayden Wesneski (
@HWEZ02
) taking souls with his 94-97mph sinker as well as his slider, cutter and changeup.
#DSTfamily
Overrated:
- pre workout
- icing a pitcher’s arm
- ego lifts
- training for soreness
Underrated:
- creatine monohydrate
- 8 hrs sleep
- mobility work
- recovery days
- cool down routine
The Astros have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with catcher Evan Gattis, left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel, outfielder Jake Marisnick, right-handed pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and right-handed pitcher Brad Peacock. All five players were arbitration-eligible.
Well here’s a first for us at DST. This past week, two high school
#DSTathletes
showed some serious 🔥
Both Cole Phillips (
@Cole_Phillips_
) and Travis Sykora (
@travissykora1
) topped out at 99mph in their spring season debuts here in 2022. You read that right!
Here’s Cole:
Take a sec to say congrats to fellow
#DSTfamily
member
@TeamCJCorrea
on winning the first Gold Glove of his already award-rich career.
We at
@dst_houston
can’t say enough about his dedication to his craft and the quality of human being he is. Congrats, Carlos!
#DSTfamily
It’s
#GivingTuesday
‼️
Join us in helping raise money for those still affected by the recent hurricanes in Houston, Florida & Puerto Rico.
100% 💰raised goes to those in need:
#HoustonStrong
#DSTstrong
This is one of our pro baseball groups performing kettlebell carries.
Done correctly they can promote:
Shoulder stability✅
Serratus activation✅
Grip strength✅
Muscle recovery✅
Below are FAQ about the exercise and insight on if they are right for you.
Are these only for
For Christ died for sins once and for all, a good man on behalf of sinners, in order to lead you to God. He was put to death physically, but made alive spiritually (1 Peter 3:18)
#DSTathlete
Austin Dean (
@AustinDean_3
) made his major league debut last Wednesday and made his first MLB start. Two days later his first MLB hit was a homerun & two days after that he notched his first MLB multi-hit game. Knowing Dean we aren’t surprised!!! Here’s his DST story:
Overrated:
- long distance runs for baseball
- 5am lifts
- cryotherapy
- traveling for every tournament
Underrated:
- eye contact
- full body warm up to pitch
- red light therapy
- 1 gallon of water
@PitchingCoachU
@FlatgroundApp
The aggressive hip rotation is valuable for a pitcher, but often requires advanced feel for the body.
This is one of the many exercises we employ to help our athletes with that advanced feel of hip movement.
I humbly and proudly announce the arrival of the
@elbowenforcer
… This is a glimpse of what is to be unveiled in the pursuit of lowering the risk of elbow injuries for the first time in 49 seasons!
#DSTfamily
: Join us in congratulating Dondrei Hubbard (
@DrealHub20
) on his signing a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals (
@Nationals
)!
If you know Hubbard’s story, you know his road has been far from east, and now it’s still far from finished. 👇🏻🧵
DST Founder &
@Angels
Strength Coach,
@DST_Lee
highlighted in the news for turning hydration into a competition in the clubhouse:
“Anytime you’re doing something that’s tedious, if you can turn it into a game, then the sustainability is much better.”
It’s official!
#DSTsouth
is fully operational. Come help us break it in at our GRAND OPENING on May 12th () Thanks to everyone who made the new location a possibility!
#DSTfamily
#TeamDST
Hotel Arm Care for Pitchers
Need a simple arm care routine that can be done at any hotel weight room?
We got you, just in time for Jupiter.
Incline Angels- 2x15
Dumbbell Carries- 2x30 seconds
Lying Internal Rotation- 2x8 (hold)
Banded Forearm Pronation- 2x25
Inchworms- 2x12
In 2021, DST saw:
✅ 8 current DST athletes make their MLB Debuts.
✅ 2 big comebacks from guys who hadn’t played in the MLB since 2015 and 2016 respectively.
✅ 3 guys who trusted DST with a small part of their journey from HS to the MLB also made debuts.
#DSTfamily
🙌🏼
A huge 'Thanks' to
@BlueJays
Pitcher and
#DSTathlete
@RTepera
for being a special guest in this Saturday's
#PingPong4Charity
Event!
Don’t miss your chance to meet and play against Ryan!
⚠️Warning ⚠️: You'll have to bring your A Game!
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How to start the day:
- 1,000 calorie breakfast
- be 10 minutes early to school/work
- wait 30 minutes before social media
- tell your family you love them
- find 1 thing to be grateful for
Shoutout to Taylor Pleasants for an incredible COVID Off-Season/Summer!
She was in the weight room & in the cages every day possible - learning, working, and competing with our Pro Baseball crew.
Best of luck in Baton Rouge this year!
#WCW
#GeauxTigers
#DSTfamily
We had a blast working with the
@DobieHS
Baseball Crew this morning on speed work. These guys got after it! Thanks to
@DobieBaseball
for having us out!
#DSTstrong
We would like to introduce a new member of Team DST - Jason McCormack (
@jasonmcmack
).
Jason interned with Us in ‘19. He earned his MS in Kinesiology. Previous to this, he was instructing Physiology of Exercise and Biomechanics laboratory sections at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
#DSTathlete
Daniel is getting his skill work in repping DST! 😎 Daniel has been a BEAST in our weight room for years now! Start em early, start em young. He can only get better from here! 💪🏼
#DSTfamily
#DSTstrong
Announcement Coming Soon
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There are some BIG things happening at DST. We’re incredibly excited to make an official announcement this Friday! Stay tuned,
#DSTfamily
.
Austin Dean (
@AustinDean_3
) is named
@Marlins
2018 Minor League Player of the Year 🙌🏼 Congrats, Dean! It’s been a process, but you’ve never given up and worked your butt off to get this far - and you’re in the Bigs!!! Keep grindin’!
#DSTfamily
We are closing the After School Group at all DST locations today for a very special evening celebrating the marriage of two DST family members,
@rachowens4
and
@TheKevinPoppe
- We'll be back to normal hours on Monday. Thanks!
#DSTfamily
#DSTstrong
Did you know we have a facilities in
San Antonio, TX and Glendale, AZ?
If you are in the area you should check them out!
Pro baseball groups are just getting started for the off-season, but they also train younger athletes of all sports!
@DST_SanAntonio
@DST_Arizona
Awesome group of Junior High students all the way from Edmonton, Alberta (
@Riverbend_SP
) working with us today.
◾️Testing
◾️Speed
◾️Strength
◾️Competition
#DSTfamily
#DSTinternational