The Perception & Action Podcast 533 – The Integrated Anatomy of Pitching, Randy Sullivan
Apr 8, 2025
Join Randy Sullivan, author and owner of Florida Baseball Armory, and movement specialist Frans Bosch as they delve into the science of pitching. They discuss Sullivan's new book, emphasizing movement variability and motor control for injury prevention. The conversation critiques traditional biomechanics, advocating for individualized training approaches. Discover how proprioception influences pitching performance and the critical role of attractors in maintaining stability and preventing injuries. This deep dive reshapes our understanding of performance in baseball and beyond.
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Anatomy Meets Ecological Dynamics
- Randy wrote the book to connect anatomy (hardware) with ecological dynamics (software) and to explore organismic constraints.
- He researched microscopic coordination and anatomy to explain how bodies constrain movement solutions.
Limits Of Motion Capture
- Motion-capture gives valuable external data but misses internal muscle synergies and microscopic coordination.
- Biomechanics is mostly 'mechanics' and must be interpreted through a biological, attractor-based lens.
Infinite Permutations, Individual Bandwidths
- The body has many possible coordination permutations, but anatomy creates preferred bandwidths of solutions for each athlete.
- Self-organization, not a single modeled template, is the only realistic way to find individual optimal movement.
