Pedri’s plan to come back stronger

Pedri Rodriguez (19 years old) will undoubtedly be one of the winter ‘signings’ for Xavi Hernandez, who since his arrival on the Barça bench has hardly been able to enjoy the excellent Canarian midfielder. In fact, he was only able to use it in the second half and the extension of last Wednesday’s Clásico corresponding to the Spanish Super Cup. From now on, the Barça coach will be able to pull on a footballer who has worked hard while he has been injured to be better. And it is that Pedri He has applied himself to a demanding physical plan to gain muscle mass in the months in which he has been out due to a muscle problem suffered against Benfica in the Champions League. A match, that of Da Luz on September 29, which he should not have played because he was not yet recovered from a previous injury but in which he wanted to be there to help the team, which is still trained by Ronald Koeman He was going through a delicate moment after the 0-3 loss at the Camp Nou against Bayern in his European debut.

But after suffering a new physical setback, Pedri He decided to stop until he was totally ‘clean’ at the level of injury. Of course, he took advantage of the more than three months he was unemployed to work on a coordinated physical plan between FC Barcelona and a personal physical preparation to gain muscle mass. The results have been evident. From weighing 60 kilograms, now Pedri He has risen to 64 after this bodybuilding plan. It is especially noticeable in the upper body: the arms, shoulders and the so-called core area (abdominal region and lower back, made up of the oblique muscles, rectus abdominis, pelvic floor, diaphragm, multifidus and transversus abdominal).

Pedri He already started a physical plan last season but the large number of games he played gave him little room to work on it. Since this campaign began, he began an already more intense routine that he was able to apply conscientiously during his convalescence as there were no games to cut it.

That plan was executed in the club’s gym, before the physiotherapy and training sessions, and later at home with up to three sessions per week. In his house he has, in the parking area, a space with kettlebells (with handles), medicine balls and a TRX. This system, in which you work using your own body weight with straps, has gone very well for Pedri to gain muscle mass.

The canary (1.74 meters) knows that, by constitution, he cannot be a bodybuilder, but he does want to reach the limit of what his muscles give him without losing speed or flexibility. Today’s football is very physical and they want to catch up with rivals who have also improved on a physical level. A paradigmatic case of this is Leon Goretzka, from Bayern Munich.

Also in his rehabilitation during the injury they have had to see the Reboots Go Lite recovery boots, of which Pedri has recently become an image. “Every day, after training, it’s time to recharge batteries with them,” he shared weeks ago on his social networks. Pedri he uses them to improve his performance: the compression massage, by filling the air chambers, shortens the recovery time after exercise and reduces muscle pain and the risk of injury.