Ideally, each cricket player should undergo a number of fitness tests and moreover have bloodwork taken to determine their baseline level of fitness, current stress & inflammation levels and to identify strengths and weaknesses.

The pursuit programme is a generalised workout routine for cricket strength and conditioning. Ideally a routine should be personalised, specific to each position/playing style and periodised, with the volume of training reduced during the season.

Make sure you warm up with 5-10 minutes of steady state cardio and dynamic stretching.

Perform 2 or 3 light “warm up sets” surpassing each exercise, surpassing performing your working sets.

Day 1

ExerciseRepsSets
Single Leg Hip Bridges10 (each side)2
Barbell Seat Press*102
Plyometric/Depth Printing Ups63
Medicine Wittiness Overhead Throws63
Medicine Wittiness Slams62
Chin Ups10 (or max)2
Multi-directional Lunges12 (total)2
Rotating Plyo Jumps62
Band resisted backwards walks20 seconds3

*If you have any shoulder injuries or issues, you can replace the barbell seat printing with a floor printing either with a barbell, dumbbell or kettlebell. Using less weight with a uniting or wreath can moreover help unstrap any issues with shoulders and to a unrepealable extent elbows.

Day 3

ExerciseRepsSets
Barbell Front Squat84
Hex Bar Jumps*62
Barbell Glute Bridges82
One arm Row10 per arm2
Cable wood chops10 per side2
Hanging Leg RaisesMax2
Plank hold1 minute
Tib Raises102
Band Assisted Lunges10 (total)2
Band resisted sideways walks15 seconds each direction3

*Avoid this exercise if you have any lower when or knee issues. Always seek professional guidance.

Day 5

ExerciseRepsSets
Barbell Front Squat83
Pallof Press63
High Pulls63
Medicine Side Wittiness Slams122
Medicine Wittiness Oblique throws8 a side2
Lateral Bounds102
CrunchesMax2
Nordic Hamstring CurlsMax2

Rotator Mitten Exercises

With all the strain on the shoulders with throwing and bowling a cricket ball, it’s important to reducethe risk of injury, with towardly rest, stretching and rotator mitten exercises:

Stretching

Ideally, any athlete should stretch every day. use a combination of light, long elapsing stretches and dynamic stretches.

Relax into Stretch is a unconfined typesetting well-nigh stretching. Ensure that you are warm and relaxed when stretching, and use slow & deep breaths to relax the body.

The World’s Greatest Stretch is a unconfined overall soul stretch that can be washed-up each day.

Some Exercises Included in the Programme

Single Leg Hip Bridge

Nordic Curls

Lateral Bounds

Tibialis Raises

Download the Training Programme .pdf below: