squash is one of the most physically demanding of all scores go hi I’m
demanding of all scores go hi I’m
demanding of all scores go hi I’m Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re
Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re
Veronica watchmojo.com and today we’re learning how the pros train they fit
learning how the pros train they fit
learning how the pros train they fit I read that squash players are some of
I read that squash players are some of
I read that squash players are some of the healthiest athletes you’re
the healthiest athletes you’re
the healthiest athletes you’re definitely using a body to its maximum I
definitely using a body to its maximum I
definitely using a body to its maximum I mean you’re looking at being very strong
mean you’re looking at being very strong
mean you’re looking at being very strong you’re looking at having great
you’re looking at having great
you’re looking at having great flexibility because you have to reach
flexibility because you have to reach
flexibility because you have to reach and lunge for balls you’re looking at
and lunge for balls you’re looking at
and lunge for balls you’re looking at having great speed because it’s a
having great speed because it’s a
having great speed because it’s a sportive reaction it’s fast reaction so
sportive reaction it’s fast reaction so
sportive reaction it’s fast reaction so you’ve got to be able to move fast from
you’ve got to be able to move fast from
you’ve got to be able to move fast from one spot to the next on the court but at
one spot to the next on the court but at
one spot to the next on the court but at the same time we’re looking at a long
the same time we’re looking at a long
the same time we’re looking at a long match it’s not something that will last
match it’s not something that will last
match it’s not something that will last for a ten minutes and it’s over we’re
for a ten minutes and it’s over we’re
for a ten minutes and it’s over we’re looking at sometimes 40 minutes 50
looking at sometimes 40 minutes 50
looking at sometimes 40 minutes 50 minutes even an hour they have to have
minutes even an hour they have to have
minutes even an hour they have to have the complete package in terms of fitness
the complete package in terms of fitness
the complete package in terms of fitness so how do you train them then to have
so how do you train them then to have
so how do you train them then to have this complete package we have to start
this complete package we have to start
this complete package we have to start really slow because now we’re in the
really slow because now we’re in the
really slow because now we’re in the offseason for that for them what’s
offseason for that for them what’s
offseason for that for them what’s important for the first couple of weeks
important for the first couple of weeks
important for the first couple of weeks of offseason is you need to develop a
of offseason is you need to develop a
of offseason is you need to develop a solid base so we’re doing a lot of
solid base so we’re doing a lot of
solid base so we’re doing a lot of aerobic fitness at the beginning which
aerobic fitness at the beginning which
aerobic fitness at the beginning which is basically when you’re doing an
is basically when you’re doing an
is basically when you’re doing an activity for longer than two minutes
activity for longer than two minutes
activity for longer than two minutes then after those first couple of weeks
then after those first couple of weeks
then after those first couple of weeks we’re looking into getting very specific
we’re looking into getting very specific
we’re looking into getting very specific they need an anaerobic basis when you’re
they need an anaerobic basis when you’re
they need an anaerobic basis when you’re doing an activity at maximum effort for
doing an activity at maximum effort for
doing an activity at maximum effort for less than two minutes so they use both
less than two minutes so they use both
less than two minutes so they use both energy systems so when we get past the
energy systems so when we get past the
energy systems so when we get past the base phase then we’re looking at really
base phase then we’re looking at really
base phase then we’re looking at really working on a blend of both systems they
working on a blend of both systems they
working on a blend of both systems they have to be able to sustain a maximum
have to be able to sustain a maximum
have to be able to sustain a maximum effort for a short period of time
effort for a short period of time
effort for a short period of time recover and then start again and that’s
recover and then start again and that’s
recover and then start again and that’s just their aerobic conditioning we also
just their aerobic conditioning we also
just their aerobic conditioning we also want to make sure that with the
want to make sure that with the
want to make sure that with the musculature of the body that they’re
musculature of the body that they’re
musculature of the body that they’re very strong so we’re looking at
very strong so we’re looking at
very strong so we’re looking at strengthening very specific parts of the
strengthening very specific parts of the
strengthening very specific parts of the body and also taking into consideration
body and also taking into consideration
body and also taking into consideration flexibility because we want them to get
flexibility because we want them to get
flexibility because we want them to get strong but we don’t want them to be
strong but we don’t want them to be
strong but we don’t want them to be inflexible so we also have to work on
inflexible so we also have to work on
inflexible so we also have to work on the flexibility as well now you need
the flexibility as well now you need
the flexibility as well now you need accuracy speed and power to succeed how
accuracy speed and power to succeed how
accuracy speed and power to succeed how you training for these skills me being a
you training for these skills me being a
you training for these skills me being a bigger guy um I don’t do work that much
bigger guy um I don’t do work that much
bigger guy um I don’t do work that much in the power department I have to work
in the power department I have to work
in the power department I have to work on my cardio a lot more cuz I’m heavier
on my cardio a lot more cuz I’m heavier
on my cardio a lot more cuz I’m heavier and bigger than most of the guys so if
and bigger than most of the guys so if
and bigger than most of the guys so if you want to work on an aerobics you can
you want to work on an aerobics you can
you want to work on an aerobics you can be doing a track work like hunter to
be doing a track work like hunter to
be doing a track work like hunter to Anna meter sprints with very low rest
Anna meter sprints with very low rest
Anna meter sprints with very low rest times to kind of mimic a squash rally or
times to kind of mimic a squash rally or
times to kind of mimic a squash rally or a squash game and then
a squash game and then
a squash game and then long distance running it can be like 45
long distance running it can be like 45
long distance running it can be like 45 minutes to an hour for me personally to
minutes to an hour for me personally to
minutes to an hour for me personally to keep the weight down or just to recover
keep the weight down or just to recover
keep the weight down or just to recover after a hard training sessions nice –
after a hard training sessions nice –
after a hard training sessions nice – yeah let’s say someone wants to use
yeah let’s say someone wants to use
yeah let’s say someone wants to use squash as a work out what kind of
squash as a work out what kind of
squash as a work out what kind of muscles are they going to develop it’s
muscles are they going to develop it’s
muscles are they going to develop it’s very lower half demanding squash a lot
very lower half demanding squash a lot
very lower half demanding squash a lot of lunging a lot of quick feet so you
of lunging a lot of quick feet so you
of lunging a lot of quick feet so you develop like the quads the hamstrings
develop like the quads the hamstrings
develop like the quads the hamstrings and and your butt gets it gets a great
and and your butt gets it gets a great
and and your butt gets it gets a great workout yeah I heard it’s called the
workout yeah I heard it’s called the
workout yeah I heard it’s called the squash but wash but yeah you feel fine
squash but wash but yeah you feel fine
squash but wash but yeah you feel fine the day that you’re playing and then you
the day that you’re playing and then you
the day that you’re playing and then you wake up in the morning and yeah you get
wake up in the morning and yeah you get
wake up in the morning and yeah you get up and you’re okay and then you try and
up and you’re okay and then you try and
up and you’re okay and then you try and bend down and pick up a sock or
bend down and pick up a sock or
bend down and pick up a sock or something like that and it’s just like
something like that and it’s just like
something like that and it’s just like your butt feels like it’s gonna it’s
your butt feels like it’s gonna it’s
your butt feels like it’s gonna it’s gonna fall off now what is it that you
gonna fall off now what is it that you
gonna fall off now what is it that you love about this sport it’s such a unique
love about this sport it’s such a unique
love about this sport it’s such a unique sport like I said there’s so many
sport like I said there’s so many
sport like I said there’s so many components to it there’s so many ways of
components to it there’s so many ways of
components to it there’s so many ways of going about it like there’s so many
going about it like there’s so many
going about it like there’s so many different styles of players you have a
different styles of players you have a
different styles of players you have a racquet in the ball and you get on court
racquet in the ball and you get on court
racquet in the ball and you get on court in 20 minutes you can have a great very
in 20 minutes you can have a great very
in 20 minutes you can have a great very great workout well thank you very much
great workout well thank you very much
great workout well thank you very much thanks so much
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