Every now and again I’ll update you with my own schedule, just to give you an idea of how a club player can do it. Hopefully it will give you some context to my tips.

I'm back on the cricket fitness trail this week after last week's full rest. So it was up at 6am to get into the gym for an early start.

Imagine something so powerful it can literally increase your strength and burn off fat while you sleep, eat or surf the internet.

Imagine that it's free and that there are no negative side effects.

Imagine the possibilities: A leaner, stronger you would be able to hit the ball harder, bowl faster and be less tired at the end of a long session.

1. Some teams always play for the draw. Too many times a captain will blame the opposition for a boring draw. There are very few sides who deliberately aim to go for the bore draw. More likely, neither captain has taken control of the game enoughto keep it close. The answer: Be prepared to take a risk. You will play in a lot less draws.

How can an American economist help you play better cricket?

John Hussman that very American economist. Although we can't be sure, my guess is he hasn't done much in the world of cricket.

What he has done is set up a website for people who want to get fit and lose weight. That site is based in the solid grounding of physiology, which means you can adapt what he says to make you a better player.

This is the last part of the series �What every cricketer ought to know about nutrition�. To go to part 1 click here.

We already know that eating in the right way is good for your cricket and good for your health.

How do the facts we have learned translate into what we eat?

Nutritional aims

This is part 4 of the series "What every cricketer ought to know about nutrition". To go to part 1 click here.

1. Water is vital to cricket. Even 1% dehydration can cause a marked reduction in performance.
2. To combat dehydration, cricketers should drink between 1-3 litres during the day (the hotter it is the more you drink)

This is part 3 of the series "What every cricketer ought to know about nutrition". To go to part 1 click here.

It's becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with food. Where do you start if you want to eat right for cricket? Low carb? Low GI? Beverly Hills? Cabbage Soup?

The secret is a lot simpler than weighing out your baked beans and obsessively checking the labels on everything. I'll come to that in a moment, but first a little bit of background.

This is part 2 of the series "What every cricketer ought to know about nutrition". To go to part 1 click here.

A leisurely summer tea of cucumber sandwiches and cream cakes is an enduring image of cricket in England and shows how deep the link between club cricket and nutrition goes.

But cricket teas, lunches and drinks prepared by the vicar's wife are more than just age old traditions. The body has a basic need for food for survival and has a specific need for food to play cricket.

In the 5th Century BC, 2 Greek athletes gave up their usual vegetarian meals for meat to try and get stronger. It was the first recorded sport specific diet.

And it worked.

Ever since that day, our obsession with food has grown into a multi-billion pound diet industry with fads and fashions claiming instant fat loss, huge performance gains or massive muscle growth. As cricketers we can ignore the hype and head straight for the facts:

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