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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: Colesy on January 15, 2011, 11:25:58 PM
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A few fitness related topics tonight and got me thinking. Do I need to sign up for a gym in order to get 'cricket fit' in terms of building muscles needed for cricket? Or can I do some sort of training at home?
I like to think of my physique as a 'blank canvas' so would like to turn myself into Shane Watson/Chris Tremlett at home :)
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You can always get gym equipment for the house. I would suggest running and biking, and maybe investing in a pull-up bar and some sets of weights. Then you can think of other things to do to improve parts of the body..eg: I was doing sumos and lunges at home earlier, if you have space you can easily do press-ups, sit ups etc, I'd imagine :)
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Yeah I'm lazy hence the lack of a gym membership lol. Sit-ups are ok, press-ups hurt my wrists but I do have some weights somewhere in the garage. I spose weights are the forefront of most things nowadays.
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Colesy I always think the same, I always go oh :/ "I CBa"
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Damn I missed my 4000th post!!! >:(
Anyways, I don't fancy a gym membership for a number of reasons. Doing something at home would be better than nothing.
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Could remove posts haha ;) Home is always better than a gym IMO, Gym membership can be costly..
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http://www.pitchvision.com/the-complete-guide-to-off-season-and-pre-season-cricket-training/
Quite a bit of stuff on there. Basically focussing on devloping explosive power rather than stamina (a handy excuse for shorter sessions :) )
If you weren't going to the gym anyway, anything you do at home has got to be an improvment :)
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resistance bands will do a good job of repeating cricket specific exercises. Grip strengtheners would be handy or a squash ball.
Get a heavy colly bat to work those batting muscles.
Lots of netting helps as well :-)
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Thanks alot Will and Nick.
I've wanted those wrist things for a while, the ones that look like nut crackers :L (I can see some jokes from that sentence)
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Ok, what about the main muscles used when batting that could be enhanced?
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I think we sell them at work colesy, i can grab you a pair if you wish??
i'll confirm what they look like so i know im not barking up worng tree!
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Ok, what about the main muscles used when batting that could be enhanced?
About half way down, bench presses etc:
http://www.netfit.co.uk/crickettrainingprogram.htm
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Where do you work mate?
Yeah pics would be ideal lol
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Again thank you Will :)
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sports direct now, a stones throw form tom's flat!
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Ahh alright, went in a there a couple of weeks ago. No nice bats in there though :/
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no its horrific in there cricket wise!
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Lol the one in Cribbs has one good bat a month it seems haha
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Haha yeah they probably sell it and it gets replaced..!
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Lol yeah, 21 grainer size 5 GN Predator would've been a good buy for someone
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If you use those press up bar things there's less strain on your wrists.
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I always find that there are far too many distractions at home!
I can be focused on exercise, but the phone rings and its for me, or someone needs a hand with something, a friend pops in, cricket comes on the TV, etc, etc!! And all of a sudden you have lost focus and workout has gone down the pan!
Whereas with a gym, once I'm there, the only distraction is the leggy blonde in the tight lycra outfit!! ;)
So I will always work out a lot more focused and I can always ask a personal trainer to take me through a workout specific to a sport!
The only time I work out at home, is going for runs in Spring/Summer. I always think to myself that I will go for a run and then do some press ups, cruches, and other exercises when I have done my run. But once the run is over, I jusr stretch and jump in the shower. But at the gym I am happier to do some weights and all round exercises aftert the treadmill! Plsu the treadmill has a little bounce in it, so it's kinder to my knees!
The one advantage the home would have over the gym for me is no lycra clad women working out at the same time distracting me, although that wouldn't be a bad thing! ;)
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Actually, another advantage home has over the gym for me is that I often go on the treadmill for an hour or more. So for longer runs it is far more interesting going out and running across fields and to other places. Whereas running on a treadmill for and hour or two get sooooo boring....even if there are lycra clad women around you! :D
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The only reason I stick to my gym is the Lycra women! Although Im not to sure seeing me wheezing like an asthmatic will really get them going.
Ive found the powerballs, great for building up forearm strength. General fitness still dont think anything beats a good run!
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It's all about personal preference, and also what sort of price you can get for some cheap weights, a pull-up bar, resistance bands and some handgrips (nutcrackers Colesy ;) haha) I mean I do both, I pay £20 a month for my gym membership as I'm a student, and got a load of free stuff (trainers, £40 of maximuscle stuff) and it's a high quality gym, with the bonus of a sauna and steam room, and enough equipment that you're never waiting more than a minute for a machine/weights. Conditioning at home is good for those who don't have the time to trek to the gym, and there's even less waiting for equipment! As long as you've got somewhere with a bit of space (an empty garage is perfect for this) you should be fine. I'd recommend a barbell, a pair of dumbbells, about 40kgs worth of weights, hand grips, a pull-up bar, and... Actually, that sounds about right! Unless anyone can think of anything else... Bench presses, deadlifts, squats, press-ups, pull/chin-ups, and if you can get hold of one, medicine ball throws against a wall or the ground. I can't think of anything else off the top of my head, but that's a rough idea of what I was told by the PT at the gym!
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You forget to get the most essential home equipment - a lycra clad woman walking around your garage!!?
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You forget to get the most essential home equipment - a lycra clad woman walking around your garage!!?
Ah damnit, sorry Pete! Mine refuses to wear Lycra, and I don't have a garage, so it's a problem! But yes, if you can coerce a young lady to wander round your garage in Lycra, bending and stretching, all the better!
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And if I could get several to do it, thenb I would start my own gym!! ;)
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And if I could get several to do it, thenb I would start my own gym!! ;)
With a separate room for your bat museum... And then we would all join, and all would be right in the world... *dreams*
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couldn't agree more with petehosk. unless you can get into a routine there is no point in going to the gym. but if you dont have the space at home your 'home gym' will be a bit rubbish and you will therefor be unmotivated. as or the kind of stuff you can do, i would just stick with the big compound movements and some HIIT training for cardio. and Tumo what about kettlebells? surely they would be good for cricket training as they focus on the back, core and legs?
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couldn't agree more with petehosk. unless you can get into a routine there is no point in going to the gym. but if you dont have the space at home your 'home gym' will be a bit rubbish and you will therefor be unmotivated. as or the kind of stuff you can do, i would just stick with the big compound movements and some HIIT training for cardio. and Tumo what about kettlebells? surely they would be good for cricket training as they focus on the back, core and legs?
Forgot kettleballs, not something I use regularly, I can't get the hang of them!
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I bought one of the total gyms a while ago, they take up alot less room, and got to say they are quite effective! - You dont know what your lifting exactly but its an easy work out, and great for bowlers.
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i cant get the hang of anything where you have to flip it over your wrist like snatches ect, but i love the swing and high pulls, good CV work as well :D
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for those who think gyms are to expensive:-
http://www.thegymgroup.com/
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Driving lessons or gym? Lol
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Driving Lessons I think..
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Me too, I can be buff some other time
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Haha, keep dreaming :P, though that way you could Drive to the Gym!! :D
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Colesy - Is there any area of fitness you are trying improve specifically? Just general fitness, coming back from an injury or trying to prevent further injury?
I'm fairly interested in fitness and the correct type of training for varying sports - read a fair bit in my spare time. I think could provide some useful general information and also some good references in terms of material that may interest you.