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Preseason Training - Week commencing 6/11/17


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Gee billy has put on good muscle. 

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Good legs in him for sure, but he has dad's preying mantis arms.

Wiry type, and still goes in when required. The sort of player who should be a classic late developer due to his small size.

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50 minutes ago, stynewillalwaysbeonthevine said:

Gee billy has put on good muscle. 

 

I'm surprised that in the 8 weeks or so we last saw him playing that that much muscle development is possible (assuming the player is not decked in red and black).  How much time would a player have to spend in the team to achieve a big difference in 8 weeks?

And why can't it happen during the season?

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26 minutes ago, sue said:

I'm surprised that in the 8 weeks or so we last saw him playing that that much muscle development is possible (assuming the player is not decked in red and black).  How much time would a player have to spend in the team to achieve a big difference in 8 weeks?

If you look back at last years pre season pics you will see he was pretty well developed then...it's not an 8 week occurrence but a work in progress.

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51 minutes ago, sue said:

I'm surprised that in the 8 weeks or so we last saw him playing that that much muscle development is possible (assuming the player is not decked in red and black).  How much time would a player have to spend in the team to achieve a big difference in 8 weeks?

And why can't it happen during the season?

8 weeks is ample time to jet jacked when diet and training is perfectly matched. 

 

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Gee I hope AVB can have an uninterupted preseason. He's looking a bit top heavy. Those legs are looking pretty thin.

If he can get his body right I hope he can really push for the third tall option fwd replacing Watts. Doesn't have Jack's foot skills/accuracy or maybe decision making but he can mark reasonably well and his work rate is A+ with excellent tackling.

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34 minutes ago, Redleg said:

 

You know that sexting a photo of me topless without my consent is an offence

Your face isnt in the photo so i reckon i can get away with it.

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2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Stretch looks like he’s been shredding for festival season. #Stereo. 

He was such a small baby his mother was left without Stretch marks.

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Sitting up in the stands a little away from the ground on match days, I do find it difficult to tell players by their photographs.

So, help me out please: who's the Shakespearean actor in photo number three?

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5 hours ago, sue said:

I'm surprised that in the 8 weeks or so we last saw him playing that that much muscle development is possible (assuming the player is not decked in red and black).  How much time would a player have to spend in the team to achieve a big difference in 8 weeks?

And why can't it happen during the season?

Time in season cannot be dedicated to building size.  Playing, recovering, maintaining, etc is different to spending significant time and energy working on developing size and bulk.  Would expect the off season to be when these guys can accelerate their mass building

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7 hours ago, stynewillalwaysbeonthevine said:

Gee billy has put on good muscle. 

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Part of the problem is that they are ALL huge when you look at them individually.  It's only when compared to some of his teammates that Billy looks skinny.  I'm always shocked during the pre-season when I run into players in the crowd and have to process again just how BIG these guys are. 

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