Action Plan- Justification

Question 1

What adaptations are expected?

Answer 1

• Muscular hypertrophy
• Inc force of contraction
• Inc of FG fibres
• Inc joint stability

Question 2

Why is a twelve week period required?

Answer 2

• Need time for the adaptations to occur.
• Need repeated overload and training sessions
• otherwise low effect upon performance.

Question 3

What effect is explosive strength likely to have on batting?

Answer 3

• Explosive strength means powerful explosive shots will be able to be performed.
• scoring runs and making fielding errors.
• Important in T20 and shorter forms

Question 4

What effect will explosive strength have on fielding?

Answer 4

• ability to throw the ball hard and far
• Be able to prevent the batsmen scoring runs
• also throw in from boundary over distance

Question 5

What is explosive strength?

Answer 5

Maximal amount of force in a series of muscular contranction. Occur in gross skills such as power hitting shots or throwing

Question 6

Which muscle groups focus on?

Answer 6

• Chest and shoulders.
• Lower body not required.
• Pectorals major. Deltoids. Trapezius.