Even though he is one of the best cricketers the Carribean islands have produced, he could have taken his game to the next level had he paid attention to what his body asked of him in his youth, instead of âtrying to look sexy for the girlsâ.
While at the Sevens Stadium, Dubai as an invitee for the Cricket Sixes tournament, Russell opened up about his past and shared some very good advice for the youngsters who considered him their idol.
âThose who want to be another Russell should never do what happened to me," he said. "When I was 23 or 24 I began to get knee pain⦠If I had someone tell me: 'Look Russ, you should get your knee stronger by keep doing these simple exercises,' I would have been pain free from my knees and hopefully I wouldnât have to have had surgery. Unfortunately, at 23 you are fearless, and I used to ignore that pain and I always gave it a quick fix by taking pain killers and kept running,â he added.
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"By the time I reached my late twenties I started feeling the pain like I never felt before. The wear and tear began to show up. If I was doing those strengthening exercises like training the legs and doing the right things, I would have been fitter,â he said.
He then went on to talk about the real reason for him to ignore the early signs and continuing to put his body at risk.
âI want the youngsters to know that guys should not just think about the upper body alone," he explained. "I used to go to gym and just work only on my abs and my shoulders because I wanted to look sexy for the girls. At the end of the day being sexy and then your legs being weak, donât work. So it is very important to have complete work out of the body. I could have done more wonders had I worked on my legs too,â he said.
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"I have been struggling with my knees and I cannot really get to do what I want to do in the middle but still I can stand and hit the balls for fours and sixes,â he further added.
Just like Russell, many guys in their early 20s also go through the phase when their only objective in life lies in having washboard abs and massive shoulders jutting out of the t-shirt but they forget that one has to have strong legs to support that massive upper body too. Never skip leg-day, guys. Listen to Andre Russell if not anyone else, please!
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