Presents exercises to build the chest, shoulders, biceps, triceps, forearms, and upper back as well as developing muscle balance, strength, range of motion, and joint stability

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Sean M. Cochran, a strength and conditioning consultant in the San Diego area, has consulted with many collegiate athletic organizations, such as the University of San Diego and the University of California�San Diego. He also has consulted many professional baseball clubs and professional athletes from a wide variety of sports.

Completing a masters degree in sports medicine, Cochran is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the Chiropractic Rehabilitation Association. He is the conditioning coordinator for Functional Fitness Paradigms, which develops conditioning programs for the public and athletes. He is also a member of the USA Weightlifting Federation and coaches on the club level. He has been involved in three fitness videos, and his manual, Torso Medicine Ball Training, details extension, flexion, and rotational exercises for the lower back and abdominal muscles. Cochran lives in San Diego, California.

Tom House is one of the world's foremost authorities on upper body strength and conditioning. His company, Bio-Kinetics, helps athletes maximize their performance through proper biomechanics in such sports as baseball, softball, tennis, golf, and volleyball. A Major League Baseball pitcher from 1967 to 1979 for Atlanta, Boston, and Seattle, House went on to coach pitchers for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Texas Rangers�including Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. He also has coached in Japan and Latin America. House has authored eight books on baseball and eight instructional videos on pitching, including Fit to Pitch (Human Kinetics, 1996) and the second edition of The Pitching Edge (Human Kinetics, 1999). In 1998 he was presented with the American Baseball Coaches Association's lifetime achievement award. House lives in Del Mar, California.

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