Cricket Specific Training is Best.

The fitness training industry has and will continue to grow at a rapid rate. The marketing alone of fitness is a huge industry. Let alone the actual business of fitness itself. I don't envy you these days because of the barrage of fitness information around. If it isn't the major clubs it's Pilates or Yoga or the Swiss/fit ball. Then you have the little guys like me floating around also. All of these exercise options can be marketed to help you play better cricket. Fitness is defined as simply; to be in good physical condition. Add specific to the mix and it starts to look like this. To be in good physical condition for a particular or definite task. Ideally cricket fitness should be gained by training as as the game is played. Unfortunately you can't gain all of the physical fitness from cricket itself. You need to add supplementary training methods to assist you in meeting your needs.

The area that needs to be addressed before any other training for cricket should be your Posture first and foremost. Without this training you are not giving yourself every opportunity to improve. If you were to start your batting stance or bowling action in a bad postural set up there is no way you can end up in a good postural position as you bowl or hit the ball. Injuries will occur at some stage as muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints will all be placed under extra stress.

Your safety will be compromised. You will also lack dynamic flexibility. This will stop you getting into and moving freely through certain movements in cricket. Such as a bat swing or a bend, gather and throw.You will not have the ability to firstly develop a foundation to build a strength base onto and then increase your power output.If you aren't recruiting the correct muscles then your strength base will never be safely built. Posture setting training will bring your body back into balance by eradicating any muscular imbalances. You will then automatically start to use the right muscles for the actions used in your cricket. Your muscles will be at their correct lengths ready for action and the strength and dynamic flexibility will be almost immediate.