Phil Brown

[manwithnoname]

I wonder if there is a reason why clubs like Milan, Liverpool, Chelsea and Madrid don't try and make their players 'fitter and stronger' by getting the players to pull sleds full of rocks up a hill

Seems to me like they're missing a trick

 

[Judge Jules]

[quote author=Rosco link=topic=39300.msg1071570#msg1071570 date=1268861140]
Only if you think a players performance isn't improved by being fitter and stronger
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Got to improve fitness and strength in the right way though. You do not want to turn out a squad full of musclebound bodybuilders.

 

[Rosco]

[quote author=Brendan link=topic=39300.msg1071573#msg1071573 date=1268861325]
I wonder if there is a reason why clubs like Milan, Liverpool, Chelsea and Madrid don't try and make their players 'fitter and stronger' by getting the players to pull sleds full of rocks up a hill

Seems to me like they're missing a trick
[/quote]

How do you know they don't ?

Didn't Pako's hill gain notoriety ?

 

[Rosco]

[quote author=Judge Jules link=topic=39300.msg1071578#msg1071578 date=1268861622]
[quote author=Rosco link=topic=39300.msg1071570#msg1071570 date=1268861140]
Only if you think a players performance isn't improved by being fitter and stronger
[/quote]

Got to improve fitness and strength in the right way though. You do not want to turn out a squad full of musclebound bodybuilders.
[/quote]

Sled pulls won't turn people into bodybuilders, depending on the weight you use they're either brilliant for anaerobic fitness or for improving allround leg strength.

 

[manwithnoname]

Obviously more than 'Pako's Sled Full Of Rocks'

 

[Ryan]

[quote author=Brendan link=topic=39300.msg1071573#msg1071573 date=1268861325]
I wonder if there is a reason why clubs like Milan, Liverpool, Chelsea and Madrid don't try and make their players 'fitter and stronger' by getting the players to pull sleds full of rocks up a hill

Seems to me like they're missing a trick
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I get your point, but...
All clubs do major core physical work in the off-season. Whether it's in the gym or outside, it's immaterial really. It's just as fucking tough.

 

[Dirkus_Circus]

[quote author=Skullflower link=topic=39300.msg1069518#msg1069518 date=1268652580]

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Kwalitee!

*claps*