In this episode, Dan discusses reasons on whether throwing a football is beneficial for pitchers. Dan also gives helpful suggestions on equipment to use when working out at home. Links: Home workout video mentioned in the episode; Try Early Work Strength Program for free here. To submit a question for the Q&A segment, email a voice recording to Dan at [email protected]. Want to support the show? Buy a copy of Dear Baseball Gods on Kindle or Paperback, or listen on audiobook. Or, pick up Pitching Isn’t Complicated, his advanced-but-understandable pitching manual. Enroll in one of Coach Dan’s online pitching courses or his mental skills course. Use code BASEBALL GODS to save 20% on any course, just for being a listener. Sign up for Dan’s Email list and get a free pitching checklist, and follow up with him on the interwebs: YouTube Channel | Twitter | Danblewett.com EP108 Transcript: EP108 – Is Throwing a Football Good for Pitchers? Plus Home Gym Tips You’re listening to the Dear Baseball Gods Podcast. In this show, I help parents, players and coaches better navigate their baseball careers. All right. Welcome back to Dear Baseball Gods. On this episode, we’re going to talk about is throwing a football. Good for pitchers. And we’re going to go into some home gym tips. So things, if you’re stuck at home, working out, what are some creative ways you can get it, you know, a little bit of workout kind of maintain your strength or maybe even get stronger. So before we get going, make sure you check out the show notes of this podcast. Wherever you’re listening. I have my two books on baseball, my memoir, Dear Baseball Gods. Which is my story and can definitely help a young athlete or parent understand what their journey is going to look like. Also, my pitching manual Pitching Isn’t Complicated. That’s down below. Also my online courses links to my YouTube channel. Social media handles all that stuff. And my new strength conditioning program built for ballplayers called early work. So if you’re new here or you’re a longtime listener, definitely check out the show notes, grab a book, grab some that can help you and just continue learning. So first thing on the docket today is throwing a football. Good for pitchers. And I think the resounding answer is yes, especially if your pitcher who throws a slider. So quick thing about me. I was a curve ball, high, fast ball, like high spin rate kind of pitcher. And. Now I was never a football player. I was also never super interested in football, so I was never a good thrower of footballs. I understand how to throw them.