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Three Very Important Reasons
Why Posture Fitness Training is Vital For Cricketers.

There is a fair chance throughout your playing life posture hasn't been a focus for you in your fitness preperation for cricket. Speaking from experience I didn't give it a thought when I was playing. Unfortunately it still isn't thought of or discussed.

Until now.

I feel a sense of duty to inform you of this extremely valuable training phase and begin to at the very least investigate how it can impact on you.

The following information will tell you briefly why conditioning programs for cricketers at present are not creating great results due to the lack of attention spent on building a solid postural base. In fact a lot of problems are being created because of this.

First of all a common scenario is as follows. You begin your preseason training and you run for long periods of time pounding ovals or the pavements. All in an attempt to try and get fit and ready for cricket season.

Here is where the trouble starts. If your body has problems with it's posture,(alignment/set up) by training in this manner you will be causing repeated micro traumas(little injuries) to your body.

Instability in your joints and muscles due to bad set up will be creating unsafe movement patterns and setting you up for major injuries. This may also produce compensatory movements within the body to cover for these bad movement patterns.

Not good for you the cricketer that is looking for improvements.

The next factor is when you set yourself to get fit and ready for cricket it usually involves some sort of strength training (more by chance than by good planning) even if it is just push-ups and sit-ups.You may even have taken youself to a gym to further your preperation.

Great, however if your alignment isn't correct you increase the possibility of using the wrong muscle groups. Even doing sit-ups and push-ups require strong core fitness and strength and if not done properly can increase your chances of injury.

As an example I think every one knows someone with a back complaint. I bet there is more than one in your team or club that you know of. Back complaints are a direct result of the inability to keep your self in neutral spine(Normal postural position). After continuous micro traumas in that area suddenly you have a major breakdown that requires rest and maybe treatment. Not a desirable outcome and a lot of the times can be avoided.

This last point I feel very strongly about.

Because there is a big focus on improving your technique during the preseason period. Your bad movement patterns will restrict your attempts to move and get into positions that will allow you to develop a good technique.

That is why I am convinced a lack of attention given to posture awareness contributes highly towards skill and technique deficiencies in todays cricketers.

I am going to leave it there however I have merely scratched the surface on this topic and will definately be covering other issues within this topic in depth.

I will leave you with this thought.

Would you build a house with faulty foundations. Cracks in the slab or uneven in places? Of course not(Not deliberately anyway). So why do we try to become fitter and create better techniques in this great game before we build and set our own proper foundations. The effort spent on doing this will be a smart investment in your life as a cricketer.

Posture-fitness training for cricket is a must if you are serious about your cricket.If you have any questions you would like to ask or just want more details on this type of training. Contact us for Posture training information.

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