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Lionel Messi’s fitness is rarely discussed but it’s part of what makes him an elite player for this long. A key part of that fitness is his warm-up and how he prepares his body for training sessions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the above video, Dr Rajpal Brar deconstructs two key exercises that he uses in his warm-up based on footage Paris Saint-Germain released prior to his first training session with the club.<\/p>\n

Dr Rajpal Brar<\/a>, DPT, is a physiotherapist, movement expert, fitness trainer, and mindfulness coach. He runs the LA-based wellness and athletic development\/performance clinic\u00a0<\/span>3CB Performance<\/a>, and you can subscribe to his Youtube channel (which posts analyses of Lionel Messi and more) by going\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi’s fitness is rarely discussed but it’s part of what makes him an elite player for this long. A key part of that fitness is his warm-up and how he prepares his body for training sessions. 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