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Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:17 am
by Big Phil

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:23 am
by heater31
And people say Sturt has no money ;)

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:31 am
by story of my life
Waste of time. They cant climb a ladder because they all get nose bleeds :)

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:38 am
by satan311
story of my life wrote:Waste of time. They cant climb a ladder because they all get nose bleeds :)


Crikey - looking at the picture, blood re-distribution will be a problem but not in the nasal region..

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:04 pm
by Dogmatic
I think if you dig a little deeper you will find that Sturt are not the only club doing it.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:30 pm
by Big Phil
Dogmatic wrote:I think if you dig a little deeper you will find that Sturt are not the only club doing it.


Yeah, I know some Central players were involved in this type of training pre-Christmas.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:55 pm
by Jim05
What a load of wank.
Has anyone actually proven this crap works?
Geelong have won 3 of the last 5 flags and they always stay in Geelong and train.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:21 pm
by Hopeful Jelly
When I read the title of the thread I thought it might be that Sturt have been training at Mt Barker.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:29 pm
by cripple
Jim05 wrote:What a load of wank.
Has anyone actually proven this crap works?
Geelong have won 3 of the last 5 flags and they always stay in Geelong and train.



Wrong, they went to Falls Creek this year. The thing about Geelong is that they dont spend thousands on going overseas.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:09 am
by Barto
cripple wrote:
Jim05 wrote:What a load of wank.
Has anyone actually proven this crap works?
Geelong have won 3 of the last 5 flags and they always stay in Geelong and train.



Wrong, they went to Falls Creek this year. The thing about Geelong is that they dont spend thousands on going overseas.


That's where the waste of time comes into it. Train for a few weeks at altitude and within days of returning to sea level, the physical adaptations are gone.

I'm not totally sure of the efficacy of training in oxygen deprived environments for a couple of days then hitting the track, but I know for a fact that thinking you're going to have season long fitness improvements by running around the mountains preseason is an absolute fallacy.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:56 am
by CENTURION
Barto wrote:
cripple wrote:
Jim05 wrote:What a load of wank.
Has anyone actually proven this crap works?
Geelong have won 3 of the last 5 flags and they always stay in Geelong and train.



Wrong, they went to Falls Creek this year. The thing about Geelong is that they dont spend thousands on going overseas.


That's where the waste of time comes into it. Train for a few weeks at altitude and within days of returning to sea level, the physical adaptations are gone.

I'm not totally sure of the efficacy of training in oxygen deprived environments for a couple of days then hitting the track, but I know for a fact that thinking you're going to have season long fitness improvements by running around the mountains preseason is an absolute fallacy.

oxygen deprivation doesn't work....just ask Michael Hutchence.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:00 am
by dedja
It was going really well until the bag got stuck ... Shit happens

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:54 am
by Barto
CENTURION wrote:
Barto wrote:
cripple wrote:
Jim05 wrote:What a load of wank.
Has anyone actually proven this crap works?
Geelong have won 3 of the last 5 flags and they always stay in Geelong and train.



Wrong, they went to Falls Creek this year. The thing about Geelong is that they dont spend thousands on going overseas.


That's where the waste of time comes into it. Train for a few weeks at altitude and within days of returning to sea level, the physical adaptations are gone.

I'm not totally sure of the efficacy of training in oxygen deprived environments for a couple of days then hitting the track, but I know for a fact that thinking you're going to have season long fitness improvements by running around the mountains preseason is an absolute fallacy.

oxygen deprivation doesn't work....just ask Michael Hutchence.


Oh just belt up will ya?

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:27 am
by story of my life
CENTURION wrote:
Barto wrote:
cripple wrote:
Jim05 wrote:What a load of wank.
Has anyone actually proven this crap works?
Geelong have won 3 of the last 5 flags and they always stay in Geelong and train.



Wrong, they went to Falls Creek this year. The thing about Geelong is that they dont spend thousands on going overseas.


That's where the waste of time comes into it. Train for a few weeks at altitude and within days of returning to sea level, the physical adaptations are gone.

I'm not totally sure of the efficacy of training in oxygen deprived environments for a couple of days then hitting the track, but I know for a fact that thinking you're going to have season long fitness improvements by running around the mountains preseason is an absolute fallacy.

oxygen deprivation doesn't work....just ask Michael Hutchence.


Tell me what happened centurion, dont leave me hanging

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:39 am
by CENTURION
you guys should do stand-up!

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:44 pm
by ORDoubleBlues
satan311 wrote:
Crikey - looking at the picture, blood re-distribution will be a problem but not in the nasal region..


LOL!!

Had noticed them training at West Beach on Friday nights before Christmas and the squad that was out there looked pretty young.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:04 pm
by holden78
And heres me thinking ShameOn Maloney had been hired to lift the Blues off the bottom with copius amounts of Mary jane Cookies to enjoy with their cordial after being flogged during pre-season ! People dont try things anymore :o

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:54 pm
by Jimmy
holden78 wrote:And heres me thinking ShameOn Maloney had been hired to lift the Blues off the bottom with copius amounts of Mary jane Cookies to enjoy with their cordial after being flogged during pre-season ! People dont try things anymore :o


Wtf?????? :shock:

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:52 am
by am Bays
Can't be ar5ed starting a new thread and not wanting to take anything away from what Sturt are doing but on a related theme - clubs doing pre-season - it was funny to see both Port and Glenelg doing an early morning session at the Adel uni grounds in North Adelaide this morning.

At 5:15 it was a case of , "Huh what are you doing here?? early morning sess for you blokes as well"

On another unrelated matter, it's not a bad Uncle Merv in the mornings at North Adelaide, always a couple of nice fillys trotting around trying to maintain their fitness.

Re: Double Blues training at altitude

PostPosted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:24 pm
by holden78
am Bays wrote:Can't be ar5ed starting a new thread and not wanting to take anything away from what Sturt are doing but on a related theme - clubs doing pre-season - it was funny to see both Port and Glenelg doing an early morning session at the Adel uni grounds in North Adelaide this morning.

At 5:15 it was a case of , "Huh what are you doing here?? early morning sess for you blokes as well"

On another unrelated matter, it's not a bad Uncle Merv in the mornings at North Adelaide, always a couple of nice fillys trotting around trying to maintain their fitness.

WTF is going on , Brighton beach to Glenelg beach would surely do the trick , why in city ? Im pretty sure the Eagles arent training @ Elizabeth high school or visa versa Dogs @ Henley high school at dawn ! Two clubs that have lost their way heh , both sick of the good life on the coast ? Or do I remember the Crows do some sessions there ...... well then its a must for ultimate performance I suppose :lol: