Mark had a question:

"As a coach, when do you think is the right age to introduce children to strength and conditioning style training?"

It's a tough one for coaches, because our job is traditionally to make player's better through improving technique. But nowadays, "making players better" also includes understanding biomechanics, psychology and - yes - strength and conditioning.

This is because these elements are not distinct from technical coaching. If you understand the basics of how people move, you can feed that directly into better, more individual technique.

And that is where strength and conditioning crosses over most; the mobility and stability aspects that go beyond just understanding that lifting weights makes your muscles bigger.

S&C is not bodybuilding. S&C is not exhausting players. it is: [E]

This is a guest article from Steffan Jones

There's a lot of confusion around strength, conditioning and fitness for cricket. Today I want to give you my perspective as a former first-class fast bowler turned strength coach.

In Twenty20 the wicketkeeper is often considered to be a batsman who keeps his pads on while fielding. A stopper not a show stopper.

But in IPL 6, Dishant Yagnik showed the value of an athlete and technician as keeper.

Yagnik spent a lot of time standing back to the quick men. That is a skill that requires good hands and athletic movement. In match 8 for Rajasthan against KKR he showed these skills to dismiss the danger man Gambhir.

Gambhir had walked down the wicket to force the pace, slashed at a wide ball outside off stump that flew at height to Yagnik's left.

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Brett. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"I'm involved in coaching the younger generation through an under 11s club side, and one thing that I have noticed is a great desire for my kids to want to play reverse sweeps, ramps and switch hits like they see on TV. Obviously, coming from New South Wales David Warner has a cult following. I'm struggling as I see many parents (especially fathers) encouraging these types of shots from the sidelines and in conversation with their children. Presently, I'm reluctant to give coaching instruction on these shots but I wanted your opinions please. Do I embrace these shots and provided my kids have the basics of batting encourage them to play these shots and develop their own natural flair, or do I steer them into more conventional shots?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

This series is part of the Cricket Fitness Workouts series. For the full list, click here.

This is a gym workout designed specifically for cricketers to use to improve overall fitness: Strength, conditioning and power.

It's great for fast bowlers and batsmen especially but can be used by any discipline.

Mukal wants to know the Law,

"I have heard quite a bit about ball tampering. What exactly is classed as tampering?"

Of course, you can "tamper" with the ball legally. It's called looking after the ball so it swings for longer. Rather than changing the condition you are just trying to stop the condition deteriorating.

What has cricket got to do with off-field antics?

Many commentators look at the example of Ravinda Jadeja's high living and scoff at it as a distraction from the serious business of scoring runs and taking wickets for India.

How can you succeed if spend your time riding motorbikes, driving fast cars and buying restaurants?

This week's winner of the Cricket Show podcast question competition is Raish. He wins a free coaching course from PitchVision Academy.

The winning question was:

"I listen to every podcast the moments it comes out. I am a left handed medium pacer. I was interested in taking up spin bowling but due to the lack of spin coaches here at my local club in The Netherlands I turned to Menno's tips on spin bowling. My coaches discourage me to try spin bowling as I still struggle to get my line and length right while focusing on getting as much spin on the ball as possible. How can I convince them in letting me practise my spin bowling as I am sure practise is the answer in getting my line and length right?"

Listen to the panels answer to his question here.

To enter your own question for the chance to win your choice of online coaching course send your questions in here.

Gary Palmer is bucking the trend in batting coaching. His coaching combines classical techniques with innovative methods.

It's a delicate balance, but Gary walks the tightrope efficiently between the old and the new, picking the best from both and coming up with ideas like The Great Batting Hoax and 4 Angles.

So what is Gary Palmer; an old school coach who believes one size fits all, or an innovator who is constantly researching new ways to help batters improve?

Gary has come up with a presentation that helps you learn the truth.

The boy was about 17 years old. He loved playing cricket but knew he wasn't a natural with the bat.

But he had some grit. He wanted to improve.

Even better, there were plenty of people around willing to help with technical advice. So he walked down the net declaring,

"If you see me do anything wrong, let me know."

He did a lot wrong.

Like I said, he was keener than he was a natural ball striker. As instructed, the bowlers all gave their advice to him.