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TRAINING: Monday 6th December 2021

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1 hour ago, BradDemonSufferer said:

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Scare for Demons as Jake Lever faints during gruelling running session (afl.com.au)

It baffles me that the clubs (not just Melbourne) force their players to run time trials on hot days like this in direct sun. Hey fitness guy, it will be 10 degrees cooler tomorrow! Why risk the players' health? Lever's collapse comes as no surprise. We are coming out of winter and spring. No one is yet accustomed to today's conditions. And there will be very few days like this between March and September next year. Really annoyed about this lack of flexibility and common sense. 

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    17 minutes ago, Flower Magic said:

    It baffles me that the clubs (not just Melbourne) force their players to run 3k time trials on hot days like this in direct sun. Hey fitness guy, it will be 10 degrees cooler tomorrow! Why risk the players' health? Lever's collapse comes as no surprise. We are coming out of winter and spring. No one is yet accustomed to today's conditions. And there will be very few days like this between March and September next year. Really annoyed about this lack of flexibility and common sense. 

    It's not that hot today. It was probably only about 24 degrees at the time the fun run took place.

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    9 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

    wondering how May has gotten on with his massive hammy tear. Anyone got any info? 

     

    8 hours ago, dees189227 said:

    Yeah that's what I was wondering. What the wash up with that was. Did the tear just repair itself?

    Unless it was torn off the bone requiring surgery it should've healed itself helped along with some rehab/physio I assume

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    22 minutes ago, Flower Magic said:

    It baffles me that the clubs (not just Melbourne) force their players to run 3k time trials on hot days like this in direct sun. Hey fitness guy, it will be 10 degrees cooler tomorrow! Why risk the players' health? Lever's collapse comes as no surprise. We are coming out of winter and spring. No one is yet accustomed to today's conditions. And there will be very few days like this between March and September next year. Really annoyed about this lack of flexibility and common sense. 

    i remember hearing Burgess last season or the one before that, saying that heat was our friend - the hotter the better. 

    Obviously you want the heat training to be controlled, but it has been proven in sports science that this type of training can be extremely beneficial to fitness and performance.

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    38 minutes ago, Flower Magic said:

    It baffles me that the clubs (not just Melbourne) force their players to run 3k time trials on hot days like this in direct sun. Hey fitness guy, it will be 10 degrees cooler tomorrow! Why risk the players' health? Lever's collapse comes as no surprise. We are coming out of winter and spring. No one is yet accustomed to today's conditions. And there will be very few days like this between March and September next year. Really annoyed about this lack of flexibility and common sense. 

    what they should skip warm days? it was not a time trial, just drills.

    its 28oC, they'll survive

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    Need a little help with putting names to faces. The players 8 photos from the bottom are:

    Deakin Smith (left) , AMW and Blake Howes (right)?

    Cheers!

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    32 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    It's not that hot today. It was probably only about 24 degrees at the time the fun run took place.

    Have you been outside today? 24 deg in the shade is more like 30 deg in the direct sun. If it was "not that hot", Jake Lever must be a bit weak or badly out of shape to collapse after his runs. And you can be sure that no player was treating the time trials as "fun runs".

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    8 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    what they should skip warm days? it was not a time trial, just drills.

    its 28oC, they'll survive

    I stand corrected on the distance but they were most definitely time trials, not drills, as per Jack Viney yesterday: "Ahead of the session on Sunday, midfielder Jack Viney said: "He [Griffith] wants to make his mark pretty early and he's got us training really hard at the moment. There's a bit of nervous energy about the (1km) time trials."

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    Whats with those man bras? Is there something scientific in why they wear them?

    Or is it for scratch match training skins v jumpers?

    <edit> Clearly not that - looks like Pink v Blue

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    seemed like a good idea at the time

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    5 minutes ago, Deepfreeze said:

    Whats with those man bras? Is there something scientific in why they wear them?

    Or is it for scratch match training skins v jumpers?

    <edit> Clearly not that - looks like Pink v Blue

    They hold the GPS trackers in the back. Most have been too warm to have them and shirts/jumpers (plus what in-shape footy player doesn't like getting the rig out?)

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    1 minute ago, Mickey said:

    They hold the GPS trackers in the back. Most have been too warm to have them and shirts/jumpers (plus what in-shape footy player doesn't like getting the rig out?)

    Thanks. Didn't think about GPS devices.

    Makes sense now.

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    Lever may have had a drop in blood pressure which can cause a bit of disorientation or passing out.

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    Thanks Demonland lots of great shots and the boys look in ripping Nick ready for the pre/season and as mentioned great to see the footies out day 1.!!

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