These days ball players are bigger, faster and more explosive than ever before. Coach Mangold leads this change with his hands-on approach to building a better Yankee from the ground up. He applies science, guts and know-how to keep guys on top. Just think what the coach could have done with the Bambino.
Rest is very important for the tear down of the muscles, for the fibers to recuperate.
That process is essential. Otherwise, you're gonna be defeating the purpose, even though you're very aggressive and you're fired up and you have desire to improve your strength, power, and speed. But if you're not recovering, then you're gonna be more susceptible to injury, you're gonna have muscle soreness that stays with you. Your ability, your training, your volume and your intensity will drop. The main thing is susceptibility to injury, because you're not recuperating.