Players tested on mountain sprints

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Players tested on mountain sprints

Dan Talintyre (Twitter: @dantalintyre)
Fri 27th November, 12:57PM

The players were tested on Thursday with several gruelling mountain sprints!

Watch all the highlights of the testing afternoon in the video link below:

http://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2015/11/27/players_tested_on_mo.html

 

[underdog]

:smiley:

Flog em.

 

[happy_tiger]

They need to be pushing these blokes harder

Our aim should be to make them the fittest squad in the NRL bar none

 

[Tiger78]

Totally agree happy tiger when we are playing under fatigue is when they start missing tackles and making mistakes . We may not have the best squad in the comp but no reason why we cant be the fittest. We can do with any type of advantage.

 

[Guest]

From what I've seen so far they seem to be putting a lot of miles in the players legs rather than focusing on weights, although we did run with a simplified weights program last season.

 

[underdog]

In my line of work, sometimes it's not about being the best at the job at all facets, however you can be successful by being the very best at something you do compared to your competition.

If our lads take the same approach - don't worry about being the best squad, however aim to be the very best in terms of fitness, you never know what they will be able to achieve. Particuarly with interchanges
reducing next year.

 

[greatodensraven]

We had so many lapses in concentration last season. Fitness is key to avoiding this again!

 

[happy_tiger]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

 

[MightyMaggy]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

Apparently, he is not very fit for long distance work. I agree with Happy that this is unexpected for a back.

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

Apparently, he is not very fit for long distance work. I agree with Happy that this is unexpected for a back.

If grandpa Farah is fitter than Brooks then Brooks should hand up his boots.

 

[Goose]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

It would be expected for plenty of "hiking" during a mountain climb like that.

All the players would have been walking at various stages.

You'd have a lot of fast twitch fibre guys who would be very unsuited to this sort of training (and staff would be aware of it)

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

He needs a few whopper capas and double choc muffins for some energy - Robbie will shout him

 

[Tigermama]

Robbie looks fit and trim as usual :slight_smile:

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

Robbie looks fit and trim as usual :slight_smile:

He may have to put Brooksie on his back

 

[happy_tiger]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

It would be expected for plenty of "hiking" during a mountain climb like that.

All the players would have been walking at various stages.

You'd have a lot of fast twitch fibre guys who would be very unsuited to this sort of training (and staff would be aware of it)

Pigs Goose

You run til you spew and then you run some more

All these namby pamby apologist , he has fast twitch muscles , he has an aerobic capacity /metabolism , he has an anaerobic capacity /metabolism

No reason he should have led the hill climbs or at least been in the Top 5

Tell you right now , I bet if Teddy had been there , he'd been in the Top 5 and he has fast twitch

 

[Goose]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

It would be expected for plenty of "hiking" during a mountain climb like that.

All the players would have been walking at various stages.

You'd have a lot of fast twitch fibre guys who would be very unsuited to this sort of training (and staff would be aware of it)

Pigs Goose

You run til you spew and then you run some more

All these namby pamby apologist , he has fast twitch muscles , he has an aerobic capacity /metabolism , he has an anaerobic capacity /metabolism

No reason he should have led the hill climbs or at least been in the Top 5

Tell you right now , I bet if Teddy had been there , he'd been in the Top 5 and he has fast twitch

all old school thinking.

when I was playing it was all about what you are talking about, times are a changing, and sports science works. Players are fitter, faster, stronger than they ever have been.

Billy Slater is as fit as you can be, tests the house down in repeat sprints (probably the best in the NRL), but on the long runs not so much, only tests mid field.

If they tried to get him to be an elite 3km runner, it would probably deaden his legs

I have no idea about Brooks' fitness, he may very well not be fit enough, but that sort of training is definitely not going to be suitable for loads of guys in every NRL club who are fit enough to fulfil their roles.

 

[happy_tiger]

I must admit I was disappointed in seeing Brooks walking during the climb

Maybe if he was 110 +kg prop , you could excuse it

It would be expected for plenty of "hiking" during a mountain climb like that.

All the players would have been walking at various stages.

You'd have a lot of fast twitch fibre guys who would be very unsuited to this sort of training (and staff would be aware of it)

Pigs Goose

You run til you spew and then you run some more

All these namby pamby apologist , he has fast twitch muscles , he has an aerobic capacity /metabolism , he has an anaerobic capacity /metabolism

No reason he should have led the hill climbs or at least been in the Top 5

Tell you right now , I bet if Teddy had been there , he'd been in the Top 5 and he has fast twitch

all old school thinking.

when I was playing it was all about what you are talking about, times are a changing, and sports science works. Players are fitter, faster, stronger than they ever have been.

Billy Slater is as fit as you can be, tests the house down in repeat sprints (probably the best in the NRL), but on the long runs not so much, only tests mid field.

If they tried to get him to be an elite 3km runner, it would probably deaden his legs

I have no idea about Brooks' fitness, he may very well not be fit enough, but that sort of training is definitely not going to be suitable for loads of guys in every NRL club who are fit enough to fulfil their roles.

Sounds like waa waa excuses Goose

You still do the best you can and you don't stop running , its like on the field Goose

YOU DON"T GIVE UP EVER and you don't give your opponent something to feed off with bad body language , showing fatigue , showing pain if possible

A coach once told me if you could walk off the field after a lose you hadn't done enough or tried your best

Do those ideals not measure up with modern sports science ??

Or is it 2015 and we give out medals for failing or finishing 12th ?? :brick:

 

[Tigermama]

Robbie looks fit and trim as usual :slight_smile:

He may have to put Brooksie on his back

He's carried the team before, many a times.

 

[happy_tiger]

Robbie looks fit and trim as usual :slight_smile:

He may have to put Brooksie on his back

He's carried the team before, many a times.

After Ayoub's comment about a certain meeting , and Robbie not coming out and denying them , Brooks should of put Farah on his back :imp:

 

[Tigermama]

Don't like Brooks chances Happy. :laughing: