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Cricket Fitness Training

I want to have a really successful season this year and am determined to achieve this goal. I would like to know what I should be doing in terms of fitness each week. Here's what I do now. 2 hours of nets, 4 hours of soccer (my school makes me) and 1 hour of tennis. I can go to the gym up to 3 times a week from now for anywhere up to one and a half hours. However, I don't know what I should be working on in the gym. I am quite inflexible but my general fitness levels are average to good. For my age I am very mature physically and haven't grown at all for 2 years.
Age-14
Weight-78kg
Height-1.82m
Bowling-Medium Pace
Batting-Middle Order (4,5,6)
I do both but right now I am stronger at batting but I would like to get my bowling speed up. Can you please tell me what is should be doing to improve and what I should be looking to do in the gym?
 
Re: Cricket Fitness Training

Firstly, welcome to the forums, I hope you find them useful!

You've given a fairly good breakdown, so I'm sure some decent advice will be forthcoming (I would start it but I'm about to go to bed!); however, a good starting point would be here: http://www.simplycricket.net/bowling-faster-t684.0.html. Take a look at the first post by Liz and work through some of the links.

Any questions, report back here and then we can start to help you out a bit better.
 
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You have made a great move to improving your game. Strength and mobility are critical to success.

At your age it would be tough to find a gym to teach you the free weight techniques that all players can benefit from, however I do recommend you use a bodyweight program to get yourself into the habit.

http://www.harrowdrive.com/free-4-week-bodyweight-training-plan-for-cricket/

I also recommend you join up at harrowdrive and have a look at the archives especially here: http://www.harrowdrive.com/the-complete-guide-to-cricket-fitness/
 
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Thanks for telling me how to get it. Sorry if I sounded ungrateful, thank you for your help.
 
Re: Cricket Fitness Training

nickol1000 said:
The link to get the pdf doesn't work.
Click to expand...

And you are very welcome.. sheesh!

It says over 18 but there is nothing under 18's have to avoid in there.
 
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