Thursday 12 March 2015

GET BETTER BUT DON'T OVER CELEBRATE

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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