Crazy advice for a fast bowler
Had a question come in on Instagram last week
And it drove me a bit wild big fella
Not because of the question, it was the advice he was given
And the trouble is that this advice is probably dished out to so many young fast bowlers, and people in general
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Hi there, I was wondering if you could give me some advice?
I’m a fast bowler and have some sharp pains in the front of my right knee when bowling.
Physios have told me to strengthen my legs.
What sort of exercises should I be doing?
Heavy weights put extra strain on my knee
Luke
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When id calmed down a bit I asked Luke if they had actually given him a diagnosis
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They said my meniscus in my right knee is inflamed
The pain is when I land my back foot in load up and follow through when bowling
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Ok lets get into this
The global advice of you need to strengthen the legs is ridiculous and so generic it doesn’t help anyone
Sending them away with just that is crazy
But especially when Luke had told him that heavy weights put extra strain on his knee
The body is smart, when it knows something is gonna hurt then it will try and avoid it or put you in a pattern to take the load, normally a dysfunctional one
So the strength work he has to do needs to be specific
Any knee dominant ones he will struggle with
But the big question is why he hasn’t been told the cause of it
The meniscus is an amazing bit of kit in the body, a natural shock absorber
When it gets injured its usually due to some mechanical issue, and more than likely a movement based one
So Luke needs help in the 2 areas, trying to help his knee, and getting on top of the actual issue that caused the problem
Remember the bottom up and top down approach I spoke about a few weeks ago
Now the moment issue can be fixed after a screening (we give the tools for this in the Inner Circle)
As for the strengthening its about being smart
Instead of squats go Hip Thrust
RNT lunges from bottom up and cross band glute walks would also feature
And isometric work will be crucial (as would occlusion bands if available), the co-contractions of landing as well to train patterns
So a session would look something like this
- A) Hip thrust
B1) RNT Lunge
B2) Isometric hamstring hold
C1) Occlusion Slide board reverse lunge
C2) Cross band glute walks
D1) Isometric Single leg bar push
D2) Farmers walk
You’d get a great all round strengthening from this
And any more help remember the Inner Circle takes you personally through every stage
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Think differently
Dewsy
