Treacle
Rescuing a deep Bjorkman tennis/football smash
Ice bath
Matty Little has second thoughts about ten minutes in the ice bath.
Player Box
Good times after the Simon win...
Intervals
Andy deep into his session and making the most of 20 seconds rest...
Stretch it out
Andy and Treacle get ready for a big session on the treadmill..
Treacle
Matty Little turns on the style in tennis football...
Matty, Jez and Leon
Coaches past and present compare notes.
Treacle
Matty Little sends down a few serves. The speed gun not needed.
The guys
Andy Matty and Jezmond before practice
Reservoir Dogs
Or not....
Batting cages
Andy and Matty Little check out AI at bat
Treacle
In the player lounge after the final: Matt Little wears his heart on his sleeve and was gutted for Andy.
Andy Ireland's doing his medical notes - something he does after each day.
Sitting out the rain...
Well, what can you do....
Treacle
A lighter moment...
Band work
And again....
Band work
Working on the arms
Core stability
Good job....
Core stability
Press up nightmare....
Core stability
Easy does it....
Core stability
Try this at home, I don't think....
Core stability
Andy hits the Swiss balls with fitness coach Jez Green days before heading out to the French.
Grabbing some food
It's raining, so what else can you do?
Rd 2 vs. Acasuso
Team Murray relax in the player lounge waiting for the call to go out...
Rd 2 - Happy Treacle
Matt Little happy with the day's work
Practice vs. Canas
Talking with the team....
Miles, Matt and Alex
2/3rds (ish) of Team Murray talking shop prior to Andy's first round match.
Practice before Volandri
Andy on the practice court...
Matty's passport picture
Noticed this as we boarded the plane - couldn't let him get away with it.
Fitness Guru
Matty Little: fitness trainer, poet, Treacle.
New accreditatiion..
I lost mine, so this is the one Helene made for me. Is ok?
Press
Being a high-profile kind of player, Andy gets to meet the press on a regular basis.
After Fed
Andy gets a stretch from Matty Little after beating the World No. 1 in the first round....
Belly dancer...
The one in the distance, not Treacle....
Embracing the culture...
Carlos and Treacle. Hmm...
Media...
Andy in the press....
Media...
Andy on TV...
That way...
Miles, Treacle and Carlos chatting with Mark Petchey prior to the first round...
Pre-Fed hit...
Andy on court under the watchful eye of Miles his coach, before his first round meeting with Roger Federer.
Not all serious...
Laugh a minute with these two....
Blam...
Vertically challanged...
Treacle obscured by the bar, and Andy's loving it...
Steady...
Heavy weights there...
Hitting the bar...
Treacle sets up another routine...
Leg pull...
Working the back of the leg with Treacle in control of the weight...
Leg extensions...
Matty Little supervises Andy as the weights session gets underway...
Warm-down...
Treacle showing some iffy Yoga posture, but a great effort after countless laps in the nasty weather...
Pushing...
Andy in his own little world of hurt and pain; pushing for the line on another 400 metre lap...
Not great...
How do you look after a load of 400 metre sprints with just seconds to recover in between? Like this...
Opening up a gap...
Top of the first bend and Andy's already streets ahead of Treacle as you might expect...
Matty Little...
Looking a little bit rouge after his first 400. Only a shed load more to go on a day for ducks in south west London
Getting ready to start...
Treacle sets his watch. The next half hour is going to be very nasty...
Sprint
Miles Maclagan flying the flag for 30 something guys everywhere - hanging on (sort of) to his player in the early stages of the session. The gap had grown a bit by the end mind you...
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Sprint
Sprint
Sprint
Sprint
Sprint
Sprint
Sprint
...and time to check that split time.
Finish line...
Andy checks the split time on his watch as he crosses the line with about 3 sets to go. You can't see but he's also got a heart-rate monitor around his chest so he can make sure he's at our around the max level that's been set for the session.
Treacle
You can't push your athlete if you're not going through the same pain as them. That's the Treacle philosophy, and he gets the job done....
On the scales with Matty Little...
Under 80KG Matt? I don't think so...
And again...
Treacle and another joke...
Treacle doing what Treacle does...
...best. Cracking gags...
Old guys just hanging out...
Three hours in and the old folk pause for a rest....
Hungry Treacle...
Lunch is being rustled up by the cooks, but Matt Little is struggling...
Team Murray
Some of them anyway, talking shop....
Gone wrong...
Matt Little's profile picture for the new site was spoiled by you know who....
Heavy lifting
Matt Little supervises another set....
Team Murray
Andy's out, but it's back to the court to work hard, again.
Warm-up 2
Jez Green showing off his skills.
Warm-up 1
Close control from Andy in his 'footy-tennis' warm-up. Crap weather by the looks of it...
Leg extensions...
Jez Green supervises another gym session. Matty Little in the background....
Quads....
Andy works his lower body under the watchful eye of fitness trainer Jez Green....
Hard work...
Andy and Team Murray, albeit without Louis. Caption says it all....
Hello girls...
Miami beach, three tennis guys, and a distinct lack of female attention. Poor effort.
Little back...
Matt didn't get on well with the hotel loungers....
Out for dinner...
Matty Little encourages the food to his bowl....
Matty Little...
Stretching Stretch
Stretch...
Andy gets stretched by Matt Little, LTA trainer....
And some more...
You've got to laugh. It hurts so much, you might as well....
Stretch
Stretch
Chatting
Stretching
Speed work
Speed work
Mr Incredible
aka Treacle
incredible
andystretch1
Stretching with Andy
Stretching
Oh dear...
Andy pretends to be hurt
We're playing them....
Miles lets Treacle know which end of the court to try and kick the tennis ball
Treacle
Not just a fitness expert, Treacle is reasonably handy with a tennis ball. And he drives a big fat BMW.
Er....
Not sure what this is all about. I think they've been out oif the UK for too long.
More plank...
Just in case you've missed the thousands of others in the gallery..
Plank
Oh yeah, you hold these poses from the front too...
Crunch from front...
Matty Little makes sure the correct 'form' is there on all the stuff they do....
Plank
Holds this pose for a minute, then switches...
Crunch...
Didn't look nice this one...
Treacle
Matty Little in his natural habitat - the weights room....
After semi-final
All done...
After semi-final
Have some of that....
After semi-final
Over here son...
After semi-final
Andy congratulates Ross on his tan.
After semi-final
The winners
After semi-final
Little skills. Literally.
After semi-final
Andy in the middle of doubles/keepy-uppy.
After semi-final
Con...cen...trate....
After semi-final
Miles, Ross Hutchins Matt Little and Andy warming down after the Davydenko semi-final....
Erm?
Not sure, but they're looking at something on a camcorder...
In the stands...
Ross, Matt and Miles...
Yoga
Morning session with Matty Little
Weights
With Matty Little. Andy building up his strength for '08 with new fitness expert Matt Little.
Kill Little
It's not all hard work...
Crunch 1
Crunch 2
Crunch 3
Crunch 4
Crunch 5
Crunch 6
Crunch 7
Crunch 8
Boxing 2
He didn't actually punch it. Just swung the bag a bit...
Boxing again...
Always time for some boxing.,..
The plank
Great for core strength...
Stretching out...
Matt Little makes sure it's all done properly...
Stretching out...
And again...
Yoga
Matt Little makes sure the technique is just right...
Resistance band...
A picture of concentration as he works on those shoulder muscles...
Feeling where it's working...
Hand on shoulder to see where the band is actually working most....
Stretching...
A familiar daily routine...
Stretching...
And again...
Blackberry (2)
Andy talks schedules with Matt Little....
