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Baseball: The Occipital Muscle And Brain

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Baseball is america's pastime. It's the greatest sport ever created. In order to play you must be good with your muscle and brain. When getting into the later part of the game your body switches to cellular respiration. This is incredible. A game where you have to be mentally and physically strong.
All baseball players, regardless of position, need to focus on the core muscles of the abdomens, hips and legs. Swinging a bat requires a lot of strength and rotation of your abdomens. If you have a weak abdomen, not only can it affect your performance. Also it can lead to potential muscle pulls and strains that could lead to recovery. Even pitchers have strong cores.This is because your core is a big part in throwing a pitch with good velocity. To develop a good core you can do various workouts. …show more content…

“The frontal lobe is used with memory for habits”. Baseball players use this part of the brain to help himself perfect their swing and to swing the same way every swing. They work on their mechanics of their swing repeatedly. The frontal lobe helps to build good habit in baseball. “The occipital lobe deals with vision”. Baseball players use the occipital lobe to determine whether a pitch is in the strike zone.The difference between a ball and a strike could be an inch. This is why baseball players need to use their parietal lobe. Baseball players use the parietal lobe to hit a baseball. Finally, the brainstem controls reflexes. Baseball players need the brainstem when a line drive is hit right at them. Reflexes dictate whether your gonna get hit or catch the

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