Tony Polinelli used to have a pipe at half time.He is also on record as saying that he would not have played 10 games if playing in todays games
Maybe we should get Stack to take up smoking on the ground like Bones McGhie
Tony Polinelli used to have a pipe at half time.He is also on record as saying that he would not have played 10 games if playing in todays games
Maybe we should get Stack to take up smoking on the ground like Bones McGhie
102 days leftunder 100 I think.
I hate this time of year too.
He also said that stretching is extremely overrated, which I tend to agree with. He said that he would never get any soft tissue injuries because of his lack of stretching.KB played 400 games and kicked nearly 800 goals, and was a noted hater of training.
Always save your best for the real thing.
Our Robbie (Bones McGhie) used to have a beer and a ciggie. He was a man after my own heartTony Polinelli used to have a pipe at half time.
So did Willie Rioli.Tony Polinelli used to have a pipe at half time.
Love JC.For me last chance.
Regardless How good he is, if he returns after the Xmas break looking like John Candy, its time to say goodbye.
Its Richmond 2022 not Richmond 1992.
So did Chris YarranTony Polinelli used to have a pipe at half time.
There’s also a player’s ability to handle training loads.There's a lot of complex science behind it but in simple terms there's two main factors at play.
Firstly multiple training years allow the various systems in the athlete to be levelled out. For example when Sam Walsh gets drafted he has a huge aerobic capacity and ability to run distance as well as any player you will ever find on an AFL list. He doesn't have the strength through the core or the body development required to carry the load required of an AFL season however, and if you turned him lose on the program he could aerobically benefit from then you would break him down.
So in that instance, he actually has to tread water or even go backwards until his other systems are ready to align with the level of training he needs to take that gift into the really, really elite level, which is where he is getting to now.
Most draftees are in a similar position, they run better than the rest of their systems can cope with because the aerobic work is the easiest and lowest risk at their ages.
The other thing that happens is each year you train your ceiling raises. To use Sam as an example again, really basically put, let's say his strength and conditioning was at 75% year one and his aerobic capacity was at 95%.
Year two he might be at 85 and 90 respectively, gained strength but he is not as able to carry the extra mass he has developed.
Year three he might be at 95 and 95, and then year 4 at 100% and 100%, so he is as strong as he ever gets. Then with that strength he can really push himself in training and we might find the 100% for his aerobic capacity is not the ceiling for him, and he might get to 103% or 105%.
From there, it's a lot easier to maintain the level. For a start if you lose 5% over preseason break, you are still at an elite level and can still handle the work to get back, and bodies respond much better to a threshold they have already reached than a new one, so you regain fitness really quickly.
As I said, that's a really crude description and there's obviously a lot more too it than two systems but hopefully that gives a feel for it and how interruptions from injury can really echo through a career for some time.
Yep. Natural talent can fudge the fitness a bit, but mega fitness can never fudge the talent.The reason I'm optimistic with Stack is not everyone can play footy really well at an AFL level like he can, but anyone can get themselves super fit. If they want to.
True.The two way running that players have to do these days is insane. If you can't do that, you won't play.
Dont know about that I was still tuning into aerobics Oz Sty;e for the hot Blonde in the early 90'sSydney knows how to play.
Aerobics died in the 80s.
Dusty's never been a renowned two way runner. Perhaps Stacky's trying to learn from the best. See ball, get ball, use ball well n save valuable energy by not having to chase arse too often.The two way running that players have to do these days is insane. If you can't do that, you won't play.
I hate January the most, everything crawls, people are half on holidays, searing heat, two weeks of TENNIS!December is the worst of The Abyss months I reckon. Once you get to New Year’s Day you’re over the hump and moving back down the other side, but until then it’s hard going.
But …but… Aussie ! Aussie ! Aussie ! Oi ! Oi ! Oi !!!I hate January the most, everything crawls, people are half on holidays, searing heat, two weeks of TENNIS!
Tuesdays & January. Calendar calamities. April & Fridays. Calendar kings.
AmazingOff season programs are recorded on their watches and info is accessible by the club. Fact.
If Stacky didn’t complete his required work load, do you think they would have signed him up so close to the start of preseason?
I don’t.
In fact I heard he was training with Bolton in WA.
Lots of supposition and heresay regarding his condition atm.
He may not have flogged himself during the off season, and maybe he should have, but it’s a very very long season.
Ask Caesar and others who have watched trainingOnce a hater - always a haterrea
Once a hater - always a hater
Simple!
Simple!
Well he was at Twin Falls in Queensland in mid October with Pickett, Rioli and Eggy for a start so not sure you know as much as you claim to.Amazing
Follow his Instagram
Been in Melbourne . Fact
But you can believe he was in WA if you like
Walking along the Yarra is hardly sticking to any program
Suggest you get down to training and have a good look
Done little off season
Nothing more embarrassing than that chant.But …but… Aussie ! Aussie ! Aussie ! Oi ! Oi ! Oi !!!
So depressing…