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[Stuey]

I'm 41, at 30 I was beat up from continuous football, cricket, rugby and HITT training. From being a quick agile youngster, I moved around like an 80 year old in the outfield with more aches and pains than the local care home, knackerd knees and shoulders etc etc . Now I'm moving around better than I did in my teens 

[skip1973]

44, 2 shoulder reconstructions and horribly unfit

[Mpt7]

I'm 41, at 30 I was beat up from continuous football, cricket, rugby and HITT training. From being a quick agile youngster, I moved around like an 80 year old in the outfield with more aches and pains than the local care home, knackerd knees and shoulders etc etc . Now I'm moving around better than I did in my teens 

care to share the secret?

[Seniorplayer]

Oh my God!!!  How old is everyone in this thread?

I'm 45 (but 16 at heart and in the loins)

Listening to @Biggie Smalls  you'd think he's 35 with the joints of a recently discovered dinosaur.

We all know that @Seniorplayer is the only member on here to have batted with Ranji

But how old are the rest of you crocks?

HA Ha  good one  not Ranji Sir Geoffery and Colin Cowdrey

[Stuey]

care to share the secret?

As you asked.....I stopped HITT and body building type isolation training. I stopped playing football, Rugby was ended for me when I got caught at the bottom of a collapsed ruck and folded in half, both shoulders touched (I was a winger).
I still wanted to train and be active so read a lot on how old time strength guys trained 'full body' (they had it right), I came across Kettlebells (and haven't looked back).
More recently I've started to learn how sitting down all day at work its making us immobile, we should be able to move freely and with purpose until the day we are buried, so I've started incorporating rolling and crawling in to my daily practice (takes 10-15 minutes every morning) and walking more.

Everyone can benefit from moving better (reflexive strength) check out  https://originalstrength.net/ its so easy to do...start here!!!
If you are interested in other training (Kettlebells, Barbells, bodyweight) check out  http://www.strongfirst.com/

I'm not saying HITT is the devil, but it has to be used in the right way, as the name states its intensive and should be done for short periods e.g. weeks not months or years and only when you have a good strength base and no injury issues, also HITT gets bounded around when a lot of programmes aren't HITT.
There is saying in the S&C coaching circles that its easier to tire someone out than make them stronger (look at any boot camp), this is very true.


 

[Northern monkey]

All the above is spot on advice from young stuey

[Mpt7]

As you asked

and a thank you. I'm stopped play footie and been desk bound for the last 4 years need to find something new to focus my energy. cheers :-)

[Stuey]

and a thank you. I'm stopped play footie and been desk bound for the last 4 years need to find something new to focus my energy. cheers :-)

Np, keep moving 

[GoodLeave]

My trigger is to bend knees and stick my butt out a bit to get a lower position before delivery release point .

This reminds me of Eoin Morgan of a few years back when he developed that crackers trigger. But hey, if it works for you then stick by it!

[Biggie Smalls]

This reminds me of Eoin Morgan of a few years back when he developed that crackers trigger. But hey, if it works for you then stick by it!

My back swears by it .....but(t) if you want to see a stance with a real protruding posterior , watch Ian Healy batting - square leg was in danger with him around .

[richthekeeper]

Broke my arm last night playing football, 6 weeks in full arm cast so I'll be surprised if I don't miss the whole season

[Seniorplayer]

Sorry to read this but hopefully depending on the break  you might  not be out all season once broke my arm   six weeks before the start of the season had the plaster off after 8 weeks played my first match following physio the second Saturday in May.

[richthekeeper]

Broken arm update:

I've done my left forearm (ulna), which is notorious for healing poorly. As a right handed bat it's not ideal! Hoping it knits well and no operation needed 

[benparkinson1]

knee cut open playing footy on Saturday morn. only 3weeks on ruches luckily. the gash was long and deep, 12 stitches needed

[mattcoll12491]

What I assume is tennis elbow, has made a re-occurrence again (a sharp pain in my elbow when I bowl or straighten my elbow). I'm sure 25 year olds aren't meant to suffer from tennis elbow?