Coach,

If you’d like a simple, proven system to train your players for speed and strength… safely and in a way that translates directly to the field… so they can perform at their best and have the best chance to play in a college program or beyond… then keep reading.

My name is Zach Dechant.

I’ve served as the Senior Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning at TCU since 2008, while working with the baseball program and football quarterbacks. During the off-season I personally train a group of 30+ current MLB/MiLB players. I've had the opportunity to train some of the best players in baseball, such as Matt Carpenter and Jake Arrieta to name a few...

My new book Movement Over Maxes takes the mystery out of strength training for baseball.

Written for the busy coach who wears all the hats in their program, not only is it easy to read and free of overly complicated scientific jargon, it’s grounded in concrete examples and very specific exercises and workout routines you can use starting today to help your players.

The resounding issue that led to Movement Over Maxes was the need for movement literacy in and out of the weight room.

It was the need for athletes to possess the basic skills that would create the foundation of future development. It was a starting point to not only protect them from injury, but create more sound movement and body control.

The best athletes in sport are often the ones who have great body control and a wide array of movement skills at their disposal.

Yet, so many athletes lack general movement and lifting skills.

It seems that an increasing number of today’s athletes have never really been taught the proper way to move. This Foundation Program fills the void by building athletic-based movement from the ground up, providing a more thorough understanding of developing basic movement patterns off the field.

Many schools lack the necessary resources to hire a certified strength and conditioning coach, thus leaving the sport coach responsible for off-the-field physical development as well.

At high schools and colleges across the nation...

Baseball coaches must take on this responsibility

or watch athletic development go by the wayside.

This is for the coach who devotes their life to not only creating better baseball players, but growing boys into men through sport. I commend those coaches for taking an active role in their team’s development and I wrote this resource to help.

The truth is:

You are being bombarded with information.

Every player wants to do what he sees his favorite pro athlete doing online. However, what most need more than ever are the essentials of movement... broken down.

Simplicity is often the key to efficiency.

This Foundation Program is built on simplicity. I created it to address the need to maximize movement with minimal equipment. The real nuts and bolts of the program require a barbell and a coach with a desire to develop athletes the right way.

A barbell and an athlete are truly the only things you need to start using Movement Over Maxes...

As a junior at TCU, I was overweight and out of shape, with little to no muscle and weighing about 230 lbs. I had season-ending Tommy John surgery and knew if I wanted to get healthy and back on the field I needed to make some serious changes to my diet and exercise. I started to make these changes on my own, running miles and miles every day, eating better, and training in the weight room. I got down to 182 lbs... skin and bones. That year, TCU hired Coach Dechant and I met the man who would change the way I approached training forever, and the guy who would have a major impact on my career.

Coach Dechant came in Day 1 and took the team by storm. He had the knowledge, the track record, the experience in professional baseball to gain instant respect from every player. More importantly though, you could tell he cared about you individually and wanted you to become the best player you could be—not only as a group, but specifically as me. Our bodies changed dramatically. I was up to 210 lbs. in a matter of months and the most explosive and athletic I have ever been.

Zach has mastered the ability to get the most out of his players. The Foundation Program is designed for athleticism, core strength, power, and efficient movement that translates into better baseball athletes. His real gift is teaching. In the weight room, where every movement is critical, his instruction is second to none and his players reap the benefits of proper and sound fundamentals. I can say, without a doubt, I would never have been the player that I am today without him. Currently, I’m in my 10th season of professional baseball and every off-season I come back to Fort Worth to train with Zach. Every off-season, he has me 100% prepared to play at my best.

Matt Carpenter

New York Yankees

3x MLB All-Star

2011 World Series Champion