Waiting for my better half to complete
the shopping task yesterday, I had a look at 442 Magazine, which is
full of good stuff, but costs nearly £5 now.
There is an excellent section towards
the back of the glossy, which aims at spreading the word about how
to raise your game.
Firstly, Manchester City at their
Academy have bedrooms to accommodate players with sleep aiding
decorations! They have sleep inducing wallpapers, light greens with
ever decreasing circles, guaranteed to help the tired footballer
relax. Hmmm, I would think I had been on something, looking at that,
but the experts know best.
Beetroot juice features in the restaurants of
our modern football clubs which aids stamina, increasing blood flow
to “fast twitch” muscles (yes, you know what they are). The juice
is high in nitrate oxide strengthening the heart. Curcumin in tumeric
prevents muscle soreness and helps post match muscle aches and speeds
recovery therefore. So a good curry must feature in the menu.
Scrummy!
Don't let your youngsters wear new
boots for too long, at the beginning of the season without preparing
their feet, softening the leather and avoiding blisters. There are
cases of toxic shock syndrome related to infections caused through
not taken care of blisters.
Remember that one side of your body is
stronger than the other, so plyometric exercises, especially side to
side leaps will help strengthen the weaker side. Pay attention to
your “other half”.
With all this you will win and score
goals, BUT do not over celebrate. In a Turkish FA study in goal
celebrations, too many injuries were caused by knee sliding, diving,
piling on top of everyone and jumping into the crowd. Rib and
clavicle injuries are classic; there was a famous FA Cup Final
celebration once wasn't there?
And by the way, if you are a supporter,
watch out for Fanorexia. US studies show soccer fans loses 10%
calories and 16% more salt and fat in getting excited about your
team.
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