TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Cricket · #053

Cricket Between-Wickets Speed & Run-Up Engine

20-30 m repeat bursts, turn-and-slide deceleration, aerobic base for long spells · Stage · Strength Build (loading the chain)
Target ≈ 50 minDate  Body Weight  Session RPE cap 8-9/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts
Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Kinetic priming · lumbo-pelvic & cuff prep · 6-8 min
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1Thoracic Rotationhips fire, shoulders lag — feel the separation coil8 + 8
2Wall Slidesteady breathing rhythm2 × 10
3Rear Delt Flythe arm you decelerate is the arm you keep — slow eccentrics2 × 12
Phase 2 · Crease Agility & Deceleration4 sets · 22-yard shuttle: sprint, turn-and-slide, return · 2 min between
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1Jump Ropequick single pace — push off the turn, stay low two steps5 × 20 m burst
2Sprintlow turn — plant, drop the hip, drive back out22-yd there-and-back
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Progression: Loading rule: unilateral lower work leads; young quicks earn barbell load with 10 clean single-leg reps first. QL and obliques get direct sets every week — pars stress is career-ending.
Phase 3 · Rotational Ballistics10-12 min · 100% intent per throw · both sides · rest 45-60 s
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1Landmine Rotationhips fire, shoulders lag — feel the separation coil4 × 5/side
2Medicine Ball Slamhips fire, shoulders lag — feel the separation coil4 × 5
3Wood Chopjump and STICK — silence at landing, hold 2 s4 × 5
Phase 4 · Match Strength & Structural Armor15-18 min · unilateral bias · trunk armor supersets · rest 90 s
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1Step-Upfront knee braces, never buckles — absorb through the chain3 × 6/sidekg
2Romanian Deadliftleave reps in the tank — spells are won fresh3 × 6kg
3Dead Bugside wall stays tall — zero lateral collapse3 × 10
4Hanging Leg Raiseside wall stays tall — zero lateral collapse2 × 8/side
Progression: Loading rule: unilateral lower work leads; young quicks earn barbell load with 10 clean single-leg reps first. QL and obliques get direct sets every week — pars stress is career-ending.
Phase 5 · Spinal Decompression & Vagal Reset4-6 min · hanging traction, hip flexor/QL release, breathwork
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1Dead Hangsteady breathing rhythm2 × 30 s
2Figure-Four Stretchsteady breathing rhythm45 s/side
3Box Breathingsteady breathing rhythm4-4-4-4 · 2 min
Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.
Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down
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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals
Protect the lumbar spine and bowling shoulder — trunk armor weekly, film the front-foot plant, stop at any back twinge. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.