Joey Cunha

Is an arm bar always bad?

Not always.

We hear “arm bar” and think dragging, long swings, or losing the barrel. But for some hitters, it’s how they manage slack, create space, and sequence better.

The key is knowing who it helps, who it hurts, and how to train it.

Athletes can tell the difference.

Most coaches don’t have a buy-in problem.

They have an alignment problem.

When athletes know you’re truly about helping them become who they say they want to become, trust gets easier.

Buy-in starts when they know your plan serves their future, not just your system.

You’re trying to grow as a coach, but every athlete feels like a new puzzle and you’re not always sure where to start.

That’s exactly why we built the Foundations Course.

To give you a clear foundation, a stronger lens, and a better path to train athletes with purpose.

Your body will usually choose the path of least resistance.

The shapes you already own.
The ranges you can access without effort.

But adaptation often lives in the options you’ve lost.

That’s why how you do the rep matters. We intervene to rebuild what the body avoids.

Fighters train the jab, hook, and body shot to still do damage.

Hitters need the same lens.

Train the secondary tools to be primary weapons so they can still create power when the game takes away perfect conditions.

As athletes mature, they recruit more motor units.

That’s powerful, but expensive.

Max-effort reps need time for the nervous system to reset and energy stores to recover, or the next swing won’t have the same ceiling.

That time also lets the athlete take inventory.