To say that Nunan is ruining SA teams is ridiculous, he hasn't even had the Reds for a year, if you're going to blame him then you have to equally blame the previous fitness coach, who from the previous training programme has had just as much effect on the players as the new one. Has anyone done a break down of injuries that could possibly be caused by a cycling programme and those that are just an injury or do facts get in the way of berating someone for the sake of it?
To use the example of what he's done with horses is stupid as all he was doing was using heart rate monitors whilst training them to get a better picture of each horse and it's effort. I work just outside the racing industry and know stuff all about training horses, (maybe someone who does know can comment, Macca?) but I would think that it takes a long time to know how to train and prepare a race horse, most trainers have worked with them all their lives, to come into to it green and expect results is optimistic. To come into it to try a different method, to follow an idea is worth doing. Again, look at the average SA horse trainer and compare their no. of horses against no. of wins, compare that to Nunans record and if he's distinctly different then okay, but has anyone done that?
To also bring Craigy into the scheme of things is a bit abstract, I seem to remember that it was the heart rate monitors and a fitness programme designed by Craigy that helped Adelaide win 2 flags, not sure if they were on the bikes back then or how much. Most of Adelaide's injuries in the last 2 years haven't been soft tissue or ligament strain.
Wasn't it a training programme developed with Charlie Walsh that kept Australia dominant in cycling?
What do you want, training methods to remain the same or people to push the boundries and try new things. I haven't read many facts being posted here, just teeing off. The pity is that it's a good topic to discuss and if some stats and facts were included it could be interesting.
