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BE YOUR OWN MECHANIC

1 MOVE

SOME FUNDAMENTAL lifts in the gym are less about packing on weight or looking ripped – it’s much more about strengthening muscles in order to make athletes as robust as possible. Injuries and niggles are a reality of the game, so build resilience.

An element of this that can help is working on individual limbs, in isolation, or doing a range of exercises that work one side and then the other. Think of

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