04-24-2023, 08:30 AM
(04-24-2023, 08:13 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Interesting hearing Matthew Lloyd on Access All Areas - said he watched St Kilda train a number of times in the pre season, and concluded that they would be in for a long year, because a. they had more players injured than on the training track, and b. they were constantly missing targets. But the other thing he noted is that they were getting hammered with their running. He said he couldn't believe how much running Lyon and Misson were getting the boys to do, and pretty hard running at that. If nothing else, he noted, they would be extremely fit.
The thing about that is that there is a lot of months between the start of a season and the end.
They may have had an intense pre-season that has left them very fit for the early rounds but through the season there will need to be peaks and troughs of training intensity.
How they manage and maintain those training loads may tell a story.
A pre season is very important.
It's the time for hard work, putting it in the bank so to speak, but there is also an element that must be maintained and managed so training loads in July-August will be very different to early in the year.