The five-time All Star, former Hurler of the Year and All-Ireland champion takes no short-cuts in the gym.
Joe Canning was finally rewarded, last September, for a life-time of commitment towards Galway and hurling as he helped them to their first Liam MacCarthy Cup in 30 years.
Canning was the toast of the country after playing a key role in getting The Tribesmen over the line, on the way to and, at Croke Park. Even many of the gutted Waterford supporters would have not begrudged the 29-year-old his long-awaited triumph.
Canning has done us a solid by sharing his gym routine with four go-to exercises that have done wonders for him.
1: PULL-UPS
“It’s good for your arms, your back and your chest”
2: HEX BAR DEADLIFT
Canning believes this exercises is great for adding power to your legs and helping with explosiveness, that sportspeople so often rely on.
Credit: Red Bull3: WEIGHTED PUSH-UP
Like your regular push-ups but with some extra tin to shift.
4: RDLs [ROMANIAN DEADLIFT]
“The RDL is really good for hamstring strength. I use it quite a lot as I had a serious hamstring tendon injury last year and it is just good to keep the strength in my hamstrings.”
Credit: Red BullThey should certainly see you right.
We have spoken with Canning, in the past, about his training day diet [see below] and got some great recovery tips from the man. His cheat day is Sunday [post match] and he is often left with a tough choice between Thai curry or pizza.
Joe Canning’s Training Day
Wake Up – Porridge with chia seeds and honey
10:00 am – A simple chicken salad
2:00 pm – Dinner Time – Chicken with sweet potato and vegetable
5:00 pm – A Fulfil nutrition bar and a can of Red Bull
7:00 pm – Training Session
9:00 pm – Post-training meal consisting of chicken/Lasagna with quinoa or rice or sweet potato
You can follow Red Bull athlete Joe Canning on Twitter – @JoeyCan88.
