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What physical fitness/conditioning feats would most benefit fast bowling performance? For example:

1)Strength: 100KG bench press?

2) flexibility: ability to do the spilts?

3) Speed: 12 sec 100 meters?

Those are just random examples, i suppose what im really asking is what is good/levels standards of:

strength
speed
endurance
flexibility
power

specific for the fast bowler.
 
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ok but give me some examples of good levels/ standards pls.
 
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As I say, there are no 'blanket' standards.

To be able to give you your ideal, I would need to know a lot more about you; Age, Height, Weight, BMI, BMR, RBP, RHR, Body composition, Cardiovascular Fitness, Flexibility, Muscular Fitness, Posture etc. It would take me one and a half hours to test you and costs would start at £60.

Even then, it would depend on a lot of other variables.

If this is something you are really keen on finding out, I suggest you get yourself a personal trainer with specific cricket physiology and anatomy knowledge and get them to test you.
 
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Liz,
It would seem that Swinger is one of these "i want secret to fast bowl" people ;)
Do you tend to agree Swinger?
 
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I beleive the professional teams have data they use from previous years to compare strength.

I would like all my bowlers to be able to do 5 chin ups, 5 single leg squats, 20 press ups and be able to squat their bodyweight for a start off. Bodyfat in the 10-15% range would be helpful and a decent pass in a functional movement screen is good.

Not many can though :(
 
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Harrowdrive said:
I would like all my bowlers to be able to do 5 chin ups, 5 single leg squats, 20 press ups and be able to squat their bodyweight for a start off. Bodyfat in the 10-15% range would be helpful and a decent pass in a functional movement screen is good.

Not many can though :(
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That's the problem, if only people took the fitness side of it a little more seriously they could improve their general health, not only their game.

Part of me thinks that cricket is stuck with an image that you can be unfit, yet still play (think of Freddie, Colin Milburn etc). This attitude is slowly changing but I think some people take comfort in the fact that they can claim to be 'exercising' for 6 hours a week just because they play cricket.
 
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Almost_Austwick said:
...I think some people take comfort in the fact that they can claim to be 'exercising' for 6 hours a week just because they play cricket.
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Is that the 12th man? :laugh:
 
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Well, they do carry the drinks on, it can be a long walk from the kitchen to the pitch, at least where I play :p.
 
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Almost_Austwick said:
That's the problem, if only people took the fitness side of it a little more seriously they could improve their general health, not only their game.

Part of me thinks that cricket is stuck with an image that you can be unfit, yet still play (think of Freddie, Colin Milburn etc). This attitude is slowly changing but I think some people take comfort in the fact that they can claim to be 'exercising' for 6 hours a week just because they play cricket.
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It will never fully change because you can be unfit and still get runs and wickets.
 
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Harrowdrive said:
I would like all my bowlers to be able to do 5 chin ups, 5 single leg squats, 20 press ups and be able to squat their bodyweight for a start off. Bodyfat in the 10-15% range would be helpful and a decent pass in a functional movement screen is good.
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I can do all that or better apart from the chin ups (partly cos I don't have anywhere to do them) do you think that's a problem?? Would there be any advice you would give??
 
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Harrowdrive said:
It will never fully change because you can be unfit and still get runs and wickets.
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That's a fair point and I think we can add Jesse Ryder to the long list of the 'bigger' sportsman.
 
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Jelly Beanz said:
I can do all that or better apart from the chin ups (partly cos I don't have anywhere to do them) do you think that's a problem?? Would there be any advice you would give??
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It's not a huge issue but chin up bars are pretty cheap.

How do you know you can squat your bodyweight and what was your FMS score?
 
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Harrowdrive said:
It's not a huge issue but chin up bars are pretty cheap.

How do you know you can squat your bodyweight and what was your FMS score?
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I might look into getting one.

I might be misunderstanding squats here, what do you mean by them? oh sorry, I didn't see the FMS thing in the original post, I don't even know what it is :embarrassed:
 
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oh right ok, I was confused, sorry. I don't think we've even been shown those at school yet in the weights programmes.
 
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JB, do yourself a favour... as David says, wait a couple of years before you squat with weights.

It is a good idea to learn the technique now, possibly using a broomstick instead of a bar but get professional advice. Bad habits learned are hard to break and posture and alignment are essential, not only for working the correct muscles but also to prevent injuries, many degenerative.
 
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OK, I'll steer clear of squats.

While we're sort of vaguely on topic, I read somewhere about a side plank, is that just like the position you reach when fully 'rotated' in a rotational pressup??
 
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I just want to be clear here. Squatting is a fundamental movement pattern so don't avoid it. You do it everytime you sit down or stand up!

The key is to learn how to do it properly with little or no weight. Once you have tchnique down you can lift with low weights under expert supervision.

I would advise everyone to learn how to squat properly and squat often to reinforce both movement patterns, hip and back strength and lower body mobility.
 
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