Altitude camp for two

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,593]

Flagstaff is a nice city. Had no idea it was even at altitude. I would have thought Denver or somewhere nearby would have been better.

[beelzebub 23,313]

Hey My cuz has a condo near Grand Lake Colorado

elevation 2500 M ( not feet ...Meters )

Great place.. Lots of areas to run in. The condo could probably fit a dozen ( cozy like...lol )

beats the shlt out of flagstaff.. ( been to both )

At GL a local fella might even roll out his BINFORD 5000 super bbq jus to feed y a!! lol

[DeeSpencer 25,518]

Hey My cuz has a condo near Grand Lake Colorado

elevation 2500 M ( not feet ...Meters )

Great place.. Lots of areas to run in. The condo could probably fit a dozen ( cozy like...lol )

beats the shlt out of flagstaff.. ( been to both )

At GL a local fella might even roll out his BINFORD 5000 super bbq jus to feed y a!! lol

Sounds like an ad on craigslist

[beelzebub 23,313]

Sounds like an ad on craigslist

shes probably already got it on there...they do do rentals ...lol

[daisycutter 29,605]

Hey My cuz has a condo near Grand Lake Colorado

elevation 2500 M ( not feet ...Meters )

Great place.. Lots of areas to run in. The condo could probably fit a dozen ( cozy like...lol )

beats the shlt out of flagstaff.. ( been to both )

At GL a local fella might even roll out his BINFORD 5000 super bbq jus to feed y a!! lol

BINFORD 5000

[beelzebub 23,313]

BINFORD 5000

GOLD

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,593]

Hey My cuz has a condo near Grand Lake Colorado

elevation 2500 M ( not feet ...Meters )

Great place.. Lots of areas to run in. The condo could probably fit a dozen ( cozy like...lol )

beats the shlt out of flagstaff.. ( been to both )

At GL a local fella might even roll out his BINFORD 5000 super bbq jus to feed y a!! lol

sounds nice. Yeah flagstaff was very much a non event. Liked Phoenix and Sedona but not much else of Arizona. Liked boulder in Colorado Montana was my fav.

[The Third Eye 259]

Great initiative. Hope they come back rested, revived, healthy and ready for 2014.

[mauriesy 7,265]

Interesting article on the AFL website that questions the whole value of altitude training.

High altitude, low benefit, says expert

Article summary:

• There were more effective training aids in which to invest, with the jury still out on the benefits from altitude training.
• $850,000 is a lot of money that could be better spent, for example on 4-5 assistant coaches.
• The cost benefit is not there and players could be better improved by spending the money on coaches or skills training.
• Players' running performance at sea level improved by 1-2% after a training camp, but the results were short-lived.
• The benefit lasts about four weeks and will be maintained until about Christmas when most players go off and do limited amounts of training anyway.
• There was no scientific evidence or documentation to support the belief that altitude training enabled players to train harder on return.
• There was no evidence to suggest there could be a cumulative effect from repeat ventures.

(I notice Collingwood has ditched their's in favour of a cheaper in-house altitude facility.)

[What 18,810]

Interesting article on the AFL website that questions the whole value of altitude training.

High altitude, low benefit, says expert

Article summary:

• There were more effective training aids in which to invest, with the jury still out on the benefits from altitude training.
• $850,000 is a lot of money that could be better spent, for example on 4-5 assistant coaches.
• The cost benefit is not there and players could be better improved by spending the money on coaches or skills training.
• Players' running performance at sea level improved by 1-2% after a training camp, but the results were short-lived.
• The benefit lasts about four weeks and will be maintained until about Christmas when most players go off and do limited amounts of training anyway.
• There was no scientific evidence or documentation to support the belief that altitude training enabled players to train harder on return.
• There was no evidence to suggest there could be a cumulative effect from repeat ventures.

(I notice Collingwood has ditched their's in favour of a cheaper in-house altitude facility.)

I always knew altitude training was a joke

Unless you are playing games 7000 feet above sea level, theres zero point training there

[Dee Fan 3,247]

listened religously to hop harrigan and tarzan after school

....and larry kent (censored by oldies) under the bed covers on the crystal set

Sea Hound ahoy!

[old dee 23,782]

Sea Hound ahoy!

Has anyone heard Biggles lately?

My God it was racist.

Funny I never noticed at the time.

[rpfc 28,274]

Interesting article on the AFL website that questions the whole value of altitude training.

High altitude, low benefit, says expert

Article summary:

• There were more effective training aids in which to invest, with the jury still out on the benefits from altitude training.
• $850,000 is a lot of money that could be better spent, for example on 4-5 assistant coaches.
• The cost benefit is not there and players could be better improved by spending the money on coaches or skills training.
• Players' running performance at sea level improved by 1-2% after a training camp, but the results were short-lived.
• The benefit lasts about four weeks and will be maintained until about Christmas when most players go off and do limited amounts of training anyway.
• There was no scientific evidence or documentation to support the belief that altitude training enabled players to train harder on return.
• There was no evidence to suggest there could be a cumulative effect from repeat ventures.

(I notice Collingwood has ditched their's in favour of a cheaper in-house altitude facility.)

Yeah, we would get better results with the Alt room they have at AAMI.

Any benefit would be pyschological; giving a confidence boost to the malleable egos of footy players.

[whelan45 203]

Yeah, we would get better results with the Alt room they have at AAMI.

Any benefit would be pyschological; giving a confidence boost to the malleable egos of footy players.

Do we have an altitude room at AAMI? That's pretty good. Do you know the extent in which we use it?

[hardtack 10,520]

Do we have an altitude room at AAMI? That's pretty good. Do you know the extent in which we use it?

We don't need "altitude" training... we need "attitude" training!

[Sir Why You Little 36,991]

The Filths altitude training camps were PR excercises for Emirates.

Now that sponsorship has been relegated they are not going.

What a suprise.

Altitude training is beneficial over months not weeks.

Player bonding is a positive

[jazza 1,323]

The Filths altitude training camps were PR excercises for Emirates.

Now that sponsorship has been relegated they are not going.

What a suprise.

Altitude training is beneficial over months not weeks.

Player bonding is a positive

yep

all athletes used to do this training in 3 month lots

after mexico olympics it became a fad

but consistent altitude training has been the key.not a 3 week holiday as Collingwood did

[Deecisive 1,709]

clubs are putting in high altitude rooms so they can reap any benefits all year round.