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[ppccopener]

Had a frank conversation with a good team mate on saturday,having fielded 50 overs on saturday I was shredded before I could bat after tea
My legs felt like lead bars having stopped everything i possibly could in the field

My mate said i am not fit enough for the standard

Are very heavy legs the classic sign of poor fitness?

[FattusCattus]

I can't imagine you having a heavy anything - you are very petite!

Perhaps it's your vaping?  Aerobic capacity affecting your fitness, your blood flow to muscles etc?

Nothing a Thai massage wouldn't sort out at tea.

[roco]

might just be that you have lost flexibility in muscles and the heavy legs are sore as can't bounce back after exercise

could be either really

I have found a massive difference on a Sunday just from doing Pilates

[jonazax1717]

I Used to have this Problem  and still do at Times when i Attempt to Play Saturday and Sunday , for me a resolution Was High intensity Workout on a Static Bike In Intervals , Because my only exercise was cricket and it shouldn't be   , but this work out out is 15-20 mins(can send you the link if you want ) and you can get 5-6 miles done i was doing it 3 times a week it makes a massive difference especially if you are a Pace bowler just depends on the circumstances 

[smilley792]

Do you have a enough energy?

Older you get the more you have to prepare, decent breakfast/dinner, full of slow burning cars to keep you going.



Apart from the 50 overs in the field, so you feel unfit?

[ppccopener]

I don't feel too bad smiley for 50 years old but cricket is my only excercise like @jonazax1717 has mentioned above

Weight wise Ive taken off half a stone over the last 6 months but at the standard I am trying to play in truth I could be fitter

[InternalTraining]

@ppccopener , there is one area that we cricket fielders neglect (especially at the amateur level) and that is proper hydration during fielding. Are you drinking enough water/gatorade (or UK version of the product) during the game?

Regarding fitness, if you really want to enjoy your weekend cricket, you need to be fit. No matter what level you are playing.

[smilley792]

@ppccopener , there is one area that we cricket fielders neglect (especially at the amateur level) and that is proper hydration during fielding. Are you drinking enough water/gatorade (or UK version of the product) during the game?

Regarding fitness, if you really want to enjoy your weekend cricket, you need to be fit. No matter what level you are playing.

In England we normally just get a poorly made cup of orange juice halfway through the innings.....

[InternalTraining]

I don't feel too bad smiley for 50 years old but cricket is my only excercise like @jonazax1717 has mentioned above

Weight wise Ive taken off half a stone over the last 6 months but at the standard I am trying to play in truth I could be fitter

Cricket is a great excuse/motivator to stay fit and benefits extends beyond just cricket. In my club we have some 50+ players; cricket has become an excuse/motivator for them to stay fit and these gents are fit!

[ppccopener]

@ppccopener , there is one area that we cricket fielders neglect (especially at the amateur level) and that is proper hydration during fielding. Are you drinking enough water/gatorade (or UK version of the product) during the game?

Regarding fitness, if you really want to enjoy your weekend cricket, you need to be fit. No matter what level you are playing.

@InternalTraining I'm still one of the best fielders in my team catches and actual technique wise I fling myself around unlike some half my age....as much as I was a bit miffed at the time you are dead right,my mate who I had a frank chat with is right, I am below the level I need to be at and a few home truths might do me some good
Hydration?  Not enough so that's an area..I carry lucozade to every match but yes could hydrate more

Appreciate all the comments, fitness has been neglected in truth and I can't get away with it at 50.

We have fielded twice for 50 overs in 30 degree heat and that has been very hard indeed

[InternalTraining]

In England we normally just get a poorly made cup of orange juice halfway through the innings.....

Not sure if you are being serious here... 
Well, we do carry our water bottles with us and hide them under 30 yard markers/cones when fielding. I have seen people use runners/marathoners' belt to tuck a water bottle to stay hydrated during the game. Yes, it looks "different" but I understand the need to not jeopardize performance or health over looks.

[edge]

Not sure if you are being serious here... 
Well, we do carry our water bottles with us and hide them under 30 yard markers/cones when fielding. I have seen people use runners/marathoners' belt to tuck a water bottle to stay hydrated during the game. Yes, it looks "different" but I understand the need to not jeopardize performance or health over looks.

100% serious, every British clubbie will tell you it's a good game when you get proper squash ratios! Makes all the difference if your small cup of water for the innings is actually drinkable ha.

Opening bowlers will usually stash a bottle down at fine leg but it doesn't really work for anyone else as you don't know when/where you'll be on the boundary. Can't go putting bottles on the circle markers, what is that about!

[Vitas Cricket]

Can't go putting bottles on the circle markers, what is that about!

Glad i'm not the only one who thought that was absurd.

[InternalTraining]

Can't go putting bottles on the circle markers, what is that about!

We put bottles under these...

https://www.soccersavings.com/nike-training-cones-(10-pack)?SITE_ID=R1066&CID=PLA&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLHLBRDEARIsAN1A1Q6DCh8qGBDLM-uevGTSU84yuytpgfJkPqvupSc7b94tl9HIwFbg5hoaAsjOEALw_wcB

^ We use them as 30 yard markers.

[Vitas Cricket]

We put bottles under these...

https://www.soccersavings.com/nike-training-cones-(10-pack)?SITE_ID=R1066&CID=PLA&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwLHLBRDEARIsAN1A1Q6DCh8qGBDLM-uevGTSU84yuytpgfJkPqvupSc7b94tl9HIwFbg5hoaAsjOEALw_wcB

^ We use them as 30 yard markers.

What happens when the ball hits them? If proper infield markers are hard/expensive to come by where you are, then just cut some off cuts of linoleum flooring into discs.