Double Blues training at altitude

[Big Phil]

From Localfootysa...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 6247109493

[heater31]

And people say Sturt has no money

[story of my life]

Waste of time. They cant climb a ladder because they all get nose bleeds

[satan311]

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..

[Dogmatic]

I think if you dig a little deeper you will find that Sturt are not the only club doing it.

[Big Phil]

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.

[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.

[Hopeful Jelly]

When I read the title of the thread I thought it might be that Sturt have been training at Mt Barker.

[cripple]

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.

[Barto]

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.

[CENTURION]

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.

[dedja]

It was going really well until the bag got stuck ... Shit happens

[Barto]

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?

[story of my life]

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

[CENTURION]

you guys should do stand-up!

[ORDoubleBlues]

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.

[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

[Jimmy]

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

Wtf??????

[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.

[holden78]

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