Probably trying too hard as a result of every second bastard being onhis case.

  On 03/05/2019 at 08:31, dazzledavey36 said:

What the actual [censored]!??

How about focusing on getting their skills right on an oval instead of drowning each other in a pool!

Paaark me we are no good on the footy field , so this bulltish exercise which is designed to lift??ah some footy skills??? almost drowns one of our players.

Whoever thinks these things up needs to resign and whoever sanctions these things needs to walk away.

This is garbage. 

LETS FOCUS ON GETTING THE FOOTY DOING SOMETHING WITH IT AND WINNING GAMES.

Only MFC!! sheeit!

  On 03/05/2019 at 09:52, picket fence said:

Paaark me we are no good on the footy field , so this bulltish exercise which is designed to lift??ah some footy skills??? almost drowns one of our players.

Whoever thinks these things up needs to resign and whoever sanctions these things needs to walk away.

This is garbage. 

LETS FOCUS ON GETTING THE FOOTY DOING SOMETHING WITH IT AND WINNING GAMES.

Only MFC!! sheeit!

 

Dont be so critical.  Starving the brain of oxygen will surely help the players skills and decision making.

Melbourne's season in one picture:

But seriously, my god put him on a grapefruit diet before you try this again. It's quackery but at least it'll make him lose weight rather than die.

Edited May 3, 20195 yr by Chook

  On 03/05/2019 at 10:12, Chook said:

Melbourne's season in one picture:

But seriously, my god put him on a grapefruit diet before you try this again. It's quackery but at least it'll make him lose weight rather than die.

 

I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

  On 03/05/2019 at 10:17, Petraccattack said:

 

I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

It's locked up in the same vault as that infamous performance review commissioned by Cameron Schwab.

  On 03/05/2019 at 08:22, brendan said:

Well the way our year is going I’m surprised he didn’t drown 

 

Christian Petracca helped from swimming pool after struggling to resurface
http://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-03/distressed-demon-rescued-in-pool-training-incident

It's a good sign, to see he is pushing himself right to his limits.   I'm sorry he had a bad experience this time,  but he has recovered well apparently,  and trained since.

It seems all the other players went thru this with no issues.?

  On 03/05/2019 at 09:48, Nasher said:

Probably trying too hard as a result of every second bastard being onhis case.

We want them trying too hard... at Training.   To try to stretch their limits.   That is how we improve.   Especially at the elite level.

  On 03/05/2019 at 10:17, Petraccattack said:

 

I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

That Pic was at the pre-season camp session up at Qld.  Possibly their 1st session of this exercise.

You mob are clowns. Half of you have no idea what the benefits of this training are and the other half are too ignorant to care. 

Blackouts like this can be common for people who have taken it too far like Trac. 

If we 5-1 in the black we’d be applauding him for pushing himself that little bit further. 

Peanuts. 

  On 03/05/2019 at 10:17, Petraccattack said:

 

I thought that was a stock photo for a second... but thats Trac.  Is there a video of it?

We need this more effective modification to training to rid the witchcraft that bedevils the club. A witches dunking stool would be more appropriate.

 

Edited May 3, 20195 yr by america de cali

Being such a fatty I thought he would have just floated to the surface. 

Edited May 3, 20195 yr by Ethan Tremblay

This is how my step-brother died. It triggered a heart attack. He wasn't properly supervised, but if it can lead to heart failure (he was healthy and athletic) then I don't know if that's an acceptable risk for our players. I also don't know what the potential for heart failure is with other forms of hypoxic training - there was a delay in rescuing my step-brother from the pool, such that cause of death was ultimately drowning.

I don't mean to be a downer - and joke away as you would - but I don't think it's fair if our players are criticised in the future for not engaging in especially risky exercises. Lastly, my step-brother saved two other lives through organ donation. For those unaware, it requires more than a tick on your driver's license to ensure your intentions are followed in this respect. 

OMFG

A better training exercise would be to kick 100 balls at him and see if he can catch the frkin things!

Why the F are they even doing this type of training mid way through the season? If you’re not fit enough by now then you shouldn’t be available for selection. It’s playing football we’re no good at, not free diving.

Even if this training is safe and appropriate for an AFL footballer it really seems like pre season thing, not between games.

It’s a stupid training exercise when the players should be focused in delivering the footy.  Another example of the poor decisions at the club. Ffs. Omg. 

they must be expecting a lot of rain tomorrow.

Had a bit of penne stuck in his throat.

  On 03/05/2019 at 09:42, FireInTheBelly said:

Being a lifelong asthmatic I can fully understand the idea behind it. Swimming was the only thing that developed my lung capacity to a point where I was able to ease off on medications.

Having said that, surely there are other, safer, ways of doing it??? Also, if this was a preseason training drill, why are we still doing it? It's game time, let's get some skills training happening and retain fitness levels, rather than pushing to improve. No wonder players look tired on game day and can't dispose properly.

They have a musk that can do the same thing,they have been out a few years now.

  On 03/05/2019 at 09:42, FireInTheBelly said:

Being a lifelong asthmatic I can fully understand the idea behind it. Swimming was the only thing that developed my lung capacity to a point where I was able to ease off on medications.

Having said that, surely there are other, safer, ways of doing it??? Also, if this was a preseason training drill, why are we still doing it? It's game time, let's get some skills training happening and retain fitness levels, rather than pushing to improve. No wonder players look tired on game day and can't dispose properly.

As a lifelong asthmatic I got on a bike and started punching out 400k a week and 3-4min/km 5k runs and cutting out dairy and animal based food and voila . Not the same for everyone ja

Not waving but drowning 

  On 03/05/2019 at 08:52, Ethan Tremblay said:

Sounds like he may have had latent hypoxia. Being an ex-navy diver,

Respect!

  On 03/05/2019 at 10:46, Skuit said:

This is how my step-brother died. It triggered a heart attack. He wasn't properly supervised, but if it can lead to heart failure (he was healthy and athletic) then I don't know if that's an acceptable risk for our players. I also don't know what the potential for heart failure is with other forms of hypoxic training - there was a delay in rescuing my step-brother from the pool, such that cause of death was ultimately drowning.

I don't mean to be a downer - and joke away as you would - but I don't think it's fair if our players are criticised in the future for not engaging in especially risky exercises. Lastly, my step-brother saved two other lives through organ donation. For those unaware, it requires more than a tick on your driver's license to ensure your intentions are followed in this respect. 

Kudos to him for the donation, sorry for the loss.

Strange timing . before the game on live to air tonight, boak was interviewed and he’s doing the same or a v similar thing. Even Has a pool at his house he does it in, and all the commentators were praising him re his commitment to getting the max out of his body. 

Sounds like trac pushed it too far..but seems like the practice is wide spread.