tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post3815777508659108305..comments2024-03-19T02:18:25.277-07:00Comments on SERIOUS SQUASH: Legs or Lungs? Chris Haneburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01740971993871405840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post-58714559822552974342019-09-22T05:59:08.175-07:002019-09-22T05:59:08.175-07:00Mo has much less lunges to power ratio than a norm...Mo has much less lunges to power ratio than a normal short playerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post-71113333568959387582019-09-22T05:56:15.820-07:002019-09-22T05:56:15.820-07:00Mo has much larger lunges for such a powerful play...Mo has much larger lunges for such a powerful playerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post-2098492961885223602019-08-30T06:21:37.149-07:002019-08-30T06:21:37.149-07:00I agree with a lot of the points you made in this ...I agree with a lot of the points you made in this article. If you are looking for the <a href="https://veintreatmenttx.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>Best Vein Doctors Near Me</b></a>, then visit Vein Treatment Clinic. I appreciate the work you have put into this and hope you continue writing on this subject.William Ringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679600930035008422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post-9093351278152375772019-08-01T03:32:20.725-07:002019-08-01T03:32:20.725-07:00Hi to every single one, it’s truly a good for me t...Hi to every single one, it’s truly a good for me to visit this web page, I love your content, they are very nice and it includes helpful Information. Check out our website <a href="https://www.veintreatmentclinic.com/care-after-vein-ablation/" rel="nofollow"><b>RF Ablation Before And After</b></a> for more Spider and Varicose Vein Treatment Clinic related info! I am truly pleased to read this website posts which carries lots of helpful data, thanks for providing these kinds of statistics.Floyd Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540880698414535934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post-71917555832942324152017-11-05T05:45:56.862-08:002017-11-05T05:45:56.862-08:00[cont.]My first thought when playing a tall player...[cont.]My first thought when playing a tall player is to attack the front more and keep crosscourts low. I want to test his lunge and take something out of his legs.<br /><br />Of course Greg needs and has developed tremendous leg strength and muscular endurance: all else equal... the steps, strides or lunges of the shorter squash player- to cover equal distance at equal speed- must be either quicker, or longer in relation to his height. This requires strength-to-weight... Greater leg strength also aids balance and supplies more torque for the swing. Perhaps most importantly, it protects the joints, which take a beating from squash movements.<br /><br />So many coaches and players tout "explosive" movements off the T. Power is power and squash demands quickness and agility- in addition to "lungs". Massive thighs are impressive; leaping splits are amazing. But the harder a body accelerates to the ball, the more work is required for it to decelerate and recover to the T.<br />You might say that Jansher's approach- in fact his genius- was to play the game so as NEVER to have to explode off the T! Though he is still generally labelled the best "mover" ever, what many find most remarkable was his habit of walking to the ball and sauntering around the court. <br /><br />Jansher could retrieve anything and destroy the best "attacking" players of his day by attrition. But I would never call his lunges "powerful"; I would say "absurdly effortless". Because he was so lithe and his footwork so efficient, his lunges were smooth and measured, allowing him to conserve his leg strength for the end game. <br /><br />The game has changed- pro rallies contain the same average number of shots but are much shorter in duration- meaning more sprinting less sauntering. But Abdel Gawad and Farag have drawn comparisons to Jansher with their relaxed, languid movement.<br /><br />As for Greg, I realize this article is from 2014, but he has continued to have an incredible run of success into his mid-30's. There is no way he can cover the court faster and lunge harder and more often over the course of a tournament now than he could in his 20's. That is just not possible.<br /><br />What he can do (and has done) is: train to cover the court more efficiently (conserve power rather than build more capacity); read the game better and hit with greater accuracy and variety (reducing the number of hard lunges required to win); relax and enjoy the game (conserving psychic energy); still train really, really hard but smart to conserve as much strength and endurance as possible and avoid injury.<br /><br />It's true that teenagers don't seem to win any majors any more in squash or tennis, but 35 year olds now can! It's also true that developing peak strength and endurance takes years of training. But it's still true that biological capacity begins an inexorable decline around age 30 and any athletic performance gains after that devolve entirely from technique or experience.<br /><br />In my recollection it was never fitness that 'held Gaultier back' in his 20's -he managed plenty of great victories from the outset of his long career. It can't be denied that his recent wins have highlighted a greater maturity in handling the pressure of competition. Of course there is only one winner of a tournament and most of Greg's losses have been to experienced legends...<br /><br />Perhaps the best advice is still to do your hardest sprint and lunge training from around age 17-26 (while you can...) Your legs will be your only edge against the crafty, battle-hardened 35 year-old, and you need to get those matches in to become crafty and battle-hardened.open source currencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651610625049893267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073692396436563116.post-35652548757420083422017-11-05T01:29:08.383-07:002017-11-05T01:29:08.383-07:00I lost you at "[Gaultier] has such powerful l...I lost you at "[Gaultier] has such powerful lunges for a smaller player..."<br /><br />This is backwards. The purpose of a strong lunge in squash is to get to the ball quickly and in balance, and to recover in good time to the middle (if a good lob is played off the lunge the recovery can be leisurely). We're not pushing any weight around except our own. <br /><br />A hard squash lunge is in all cases easier for the smaller player. (It had better be, to compensate for the reach disadvantage. This is why Gaultier and Shabana et al. can still be world number ones, but tennis elite must be tall- a squash match requires dozens of hard lunges whereas in tennis one can run through almost all shots with impunity.) <br />Strenth held equivalent, the lighter build will give a better strenth-to-weight ratio for the lunge. Also, shorter players generally have a lower center of gravity which makes it easier to get down for shots played an inch or two off the floor-- i.e. most of the ones that require hard lunges. For one thing, the thigh has less distance to cover to get down parallel to the knee, so again all else equal it is a quicker move down and up than for a taller person.<br />A better sentence woud read: "Mo. El Shorbagy has such powerful lunges for a larger player"...<br />open source currencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651610625049893267noreply@blogger.com