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Beetroot’s benefits for the squash player

Nutrition

Beetroot – Pretty pink pee and mildly offended taste buds are a small price to pay for those looking for such a potentially potent physical boost.

How to restring a squash racket

Equipment

Learn how to restring your squash racket. If you need to restring your squash racket and you’re looking for a simple guide, look no further. Racket stringing can make a huge difference to the way a racket performs.

Movement to the front of the squash court

Technique

Whether you’re attacking or defending in squash, your movement patterns are crucial and should never be underestimated.

Balance & weight transfer in squash

Technique

Peter discusses movement off of the T, understanding balance, weight transfer & movement patterns in squash.

What’s in your squash bag?

Equipment

Proper preparation is crucial to success in squash and perhaps the most important element of preparation begins with what you put in your kit bag…

3 Recommended Nutritional Supplements

Nutrition

Find out what are the three basic supplements most often recommended by leading sports nutritionists for very active people!

The benefits of bananas for squash players

Nutrition

You often see bananas being eaten courtside by pros during tennis and squash matches, but what benefits do athletes actually get out of eating them?

Getting The Best Out Of Juniors

Coaches must look for several fundamental factors in juniors, these include current and potential ability, physical ability and of course, attitude.

An Introduction To Core Training

Fitness

Core training done properly, is crucial for optimal functioning and injury prevention for the sportsperson. Particularly in a sport such as squash, with all the twisting, bending, and lunging going on, a strong core region is a very important part of the performance puzzle.

Fitness Training With A Friend

Fitness

Going to the gym with a friend can be a great way of physically pushing yourself and is definitely something you should think about.

Sleep disturbance after squash?

Psychology

While sleep disturbance is not an issue that affects everyone there are certainly enough anecdotal reports to suggest that post-game disturbed sleep can be a real problem for some players.

‘Choking’ – How to squeeze your way out of it

Psychology

Choking – that sudden catastrophic drop in performance when placed in a pressurised situation, either from before the game/event actually starting, or kicking in during the event game/event itself.

Does jogging have any benefits for squash players?

Fitness

Many athletes aim to improve their fitness levels by taking up ‘jogging’. But does this kind of running really have any benefits for a squash player?

Lock away negative thoughts before you hit the court!

Psychology

Stressful circumstances affect us all – from work difficulties, family issues, financial problems, or even just bouts of frustration with your game when you feel you’re playing badly – and everyone is subject to negative thoughts and mindsets at times.

Healthy nutrition for the squash player – Eat a rainbow!

Nutrition

Eat a rainbow – Healthy nutrition is vital for supporting the body’s physiological processes and helping to repair the joints and muscles!

What bike? Wattbike!

Fitness

We’ve had a few questions recently about the ‘Wattbike’, and whether it is of any additional benefit for the squash player.

When training hots up: Squash performance in the heat

Performance

With Summer in full swing and temperatures rising in many parts of the world, the issue of how to successfully play and train in the heat without fatigue compromising health and performance becomes an important one.

Understanding ACL Injuries

Injuries & rehab

ACL injuries – The actual injuring movement can often be quite innocuous, such as a slightly mistimed landing. So how can one mistimed movement cause so much ligament damage?

5 reasons you should warm up before you play squash

Performance

Anybody who takes part in regular exercise or who participates in a physically demanding sport such as squash, will have doubtless heard countless times that they should warm up before they train or play. But why?

Utilising shot & ghost drills for squash-specific conditioning

Performance

Trying to simulate the demands of a tough rally and replicate overall the unique energy requirements of the game in your conditioning sessions, should be one of your key focuses.

At Last…Squash Is Officially An Olympic Sport!