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Why Pakistan Cricket Has a Fitness Problem w/ Shehzar Mohammad (Trainer & Ex-Cricketer)
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Shehzar Mohammad is a former first class cricketer who represented PIA and Sindh. He has transitioned his career as a strength and conditioning coach, working with players including Shan Masood, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Azam Khan, and most recently the Hyderabad Kingsmen during the PSL.
You can find Shehzar here:
instagram.com/smfcrickettraining
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0:00 - Early days & The Mohammad family legacy
5:11 - The cost of coming from a cricketing family in Pakistan
10:42 - Transitioning & creating his own lane as a fitness trainer
17:33 - Where Pakistan cricketers stand in fitness & what PCB needs to do
22:20 - The problem with Pakistan's fast bowlers
26:26 - Shehzar on Shaheen Afridi's gym video
29:20 - PCB's absurd fitness test & professionalism in Pakistan cricket
32:44 - Working with Azam Khan & cricketer's off season
37:29 - The importance of nutrition and diet in training
42:30 - What club cricketers can do to improve their fitness
53:44 - What cricketers should do for recovert post match
55:28 - Fitness plans for fast bowlers & M. Ali Daisy's professionalism
55:48 - Difference between foreign players & Pakistan players and working with Kingsmen
1:02:28 - 3 exercises cricketers should & should not do, yo-yo test
1:04:09 - Nutrition mistakes cricketers make, fasting in ramadan, sleep
1:05:24 - Stories about Hanif Mohammed
1:10:08 - Where to find Shehzar
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