fitness articles

Well in the last article you learned about the overtraining syndrome. This article focuses more on how to prevent overtraining and its treatment.Prevention of overtraining can be simple as it requires maintenance of the correct…

One of my athletes came up to me complaining of generalized body ache since last 15- 20 days. He had symptoms of body ache, tiredness and said that he feels that he is not recovering well enough. When asked about his training…

With the growing craze for cricket, the varying formats, including T20 Cricket, the level of competition has forced every cricketer to perform consistently and constantly at his best which tends to take a toll on their health. It is often…

Where there is sport, there are injuries. Every athlete has got some injuries through their sporting career. Injuries are a part and parcel of the game. Here is a short informative insight about injuries. Sports injuries are injuries…

There are 3 types of amino acids that are present in food- 1) Essential Amino Acids (EAA’s):- Proteins which body cannot produce on its own hence need to be consumed via food/supplements. 2) Conditionally Essential Amino Acids (Cond.…

As cricketers, we have to go through a lot of wear & tear throughout our training. Sometimes due to lack of recovery our muscles tend to stiffen up. There can be many other reasons of having stiff muscles but don’t worry that’s normal.…

Supplements have really become a part of our diet some in powdered form and others in the form of pills/soft-gel tablets which are consumed daily for valid/invalid reasons. This is where knowing about what our supplements contain becomes…

Recovery can be best described at the time between two training sessions. Elite level athletes use this time in the most efficient way. With the rising popularity of sports and countless tournaments in a sporting season the importance of…

Our body is built in such a way that it has more pushing strength rather than pulling. That’s the reason why mentally & physically our body chooses to push a object &throw forwards rather than back. This makes our back muscles…