Nottinghamshire County Cricket

Trent Bridge is home to Nottinghamshire County Cricket club. The facility services 31 staff players, the academy below that, and over 100 pathway players. Day to day the players in-season use the gym pre-game for their activation and also the players not selected will get their strength training done.

The design for this facility was straightforward after several discussions on the modernization and specialization needed. Athletes needed floor space for mobility exercises, Olympic lifting and functional movements. This required the use of four power racks along with four platforms and a 10m Astro track. This gave athletes everything they needed and allows coaching staff to run efficient training sessions.

We caught up with Liam, the head of S&C at Nottinghamshire County Cricket:

"The athletes use the gym for many different movements and exercises needing a somewhat hybrid approach. This required space for strength training, mobility, activation and rehabs. So we have to make sure we can cater to all those needs in one functional training space. Also in the off-season, it is really busy as we have a lot of players here through pre-season trying to work on their strength, mobility and power. We have to make sure that we have the right facilities and kit available for that.

Along with this safety was considered which required new flooring and storage racks to keep kettlebells, dumbbells and weight plates easily accessible and away from trip hazards.

When I first started at Trent Bridge, the facility was a public gym with lots of different machines, but not very specialist. Having Again Faster come in and provide us with this level of facility is great. The equipment is durable and good quality, where the athletes can lift heavily & safely. The flooring in place prevents damaging equipment or cracking the floor and they have the confidence with this equipment to really push themselves in the gym’’.