Topic: ECB Coaching (Read 7571 times)

Tumo · « **Reply #30 on:** January 25, 2010, 09:14:17 AM »

Both are very good options. Powerballs are wonderful for muscular endurance, trying to keep it going for as long as you can, but obviously weights have their advantages too. Surely a varied regime is also good. Body-weight exercises are useful. To be honest though, actual cricket conditioning and training is almost as good, practicing the shots in the nets, fielding exercises, just whatever really!

Washington · « **Reply #31 on:** January 25, 2010, 09:34:02 AM »

When thinking about building up fore-arm muscle for cricket you have to think of actual situations where the fore-arms are utilised. Cloesy i guess your asking as a batsman? So it will be important to have both muscular endurance and power.

Best way to improve overall would be as mentioned previously to use free weights on a regualr basis as this would give you overall upper body strength and not just strong fore-arms. However, if you dont want to do it this way, as free-weight training takes alot of dedication, my advice would be to use hand grips . . . http://www.auravita.com/product/Foam-Hand-Grips.TSNC10110.html?RefId=220&adid=TSNC10110.

Although powerballs are great they can be expensive and are prone to breaking if you buy the chaeper versions

Tumo · « **Reply #32 on:** January 25, 2010, 10:35:14 AM »

Ah thanks Dan, I knew i was forgetting something! Hand grips, easy to do because they're just so handy! With powerballs, on Amazon i bought mine for �16, with rev counter, and it's vastly improved my forearm strength, mainly because once i get it started i don't want to stop it! it becomes quite addictive...

Washington · « **Reply #33 on:** January 25, 2010, 10:46:12 AM »

Yeah the best thing about them is you can use them anywhere really like on the sly at work etc haha. But in all seriousness just use them when you have some down time e.g. watching tv, waiting for a bus etc etc just 5 mins a day is enough.

Yeah i know what you mean with the powerballs they are not as 'brutal' as hand grips and have the fun factor and you can also challenge yourselves.

Failing alll these however, just get a metal bar or heavy wooden pole and lay your forearms on a bench/table so that your wrists and hands are over the edge and simply roll the bar/pole back and forth from the bottom of the palm to the tips of your fingers! A great workout for the wrists and forearms and also helps with the flexibilty side of it too

Colesy · « **Reply #34 on:** January 25, 2010, 11:48:14 PM »

Quote from: CustomDan21 on January 25, 2010, 09:34:02 AM

When thinking about building up fore-arm muscle for cricket you have to think of actual situations where the fore-arms are utilised. Cloesy i guess your asking as a batsman? So it will be important to have both muscular endurance and power.

Best way to improve overall would be as mentioned previously to use free weights on a regualr basis as this would give you overall upper body strength and not just strong fore-arms. However, if you dont want to do it this way, as free-weight training takes alot of dedication, my advice would be to use hand grips . . . http://www.auravita.com/product/Foam-Hand-Grips.TSNC10110.html?RefId=220&adid=TSNC10110.

Although powerballs are great they can be expensive and are prone to breaking if you buy the chaeper versions

Cheers Dan, yeah cos I'm very, very right handed my bottom hand tends to take over a lot cos it's stronger lol

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