VIDEO: 'Bones that you shatter will mend' -- Kilkenny stars on what it means to pull on the black and amber

Go behind the gates of Nowlan Park with Henry Shefflin, Jackie Tyrell and co

KILKENNY GET THEIR summer up and running this weekend when they take on provincial rivals Offaly in the Leinster hurling championship.

But, as is the perennial question, how have the Cats been going in training? Last week, with Lucozade Sport, we slipped through the old gates of Nowlan Park to witness one of Brian Cody’s famous sessions.

Star names like Henry Shefflin and Jackie Tyrrell as well as Lester Ryan and Cillian Buckley explain what it means to represent the Noresiders in championship hurling.

Bruises heal, bones shatter and mend… but they’re ready to sacrifice everything for their goal of following in the Kilkenny tradition: winning All-Irelands. Every championship is a story; this is where theirs begins:

The next ‘Digging Deep’ film is launching soon and we’re scouting to find Ireland’s No.1 Superfan, who will win the chance to interview and train with Ireland’s sporting heroes. Head over to Lucozade Sports Facebook page, for your chance to sign-up to the team.