High altitude training

[annew]

Seems to me that the Swans have been very successful without the need for high altitude training makes you wonder if it is ha effective .

[ScottH]

I've wondered that too.

[aardvark]

Seems to me that the Swans have been very successful without the need for high altitude training makes you wonder if it is ha effective .

A weekend in the Blue Mountains is enough for our boys....

[desredandwhite]

I think that's a somewhat simplistic conclusion to make.

In the same way, you could argue that top ten draft picks aren't good players because we've won a premiership without many of them in the side.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/defa...?newsid=150390 High altitude training under question

[Wardy]

Simplidtic maybe but still valid. I reckon send the boys up to
Thredbo but Kosciosko kick the footy around up there for a bit - a lot cheaper than going to the US OF A! Hickimg up there is good exercise too. Flys are annoying though in summer.

[Big Al]

I think West Coast won a flag using High training methods.

[Wardy]

Clever!!!!????

[BillyRayCypress]

Simplidtic maybe but still valid. I reckon send the boys up to
Thredbo but Kosciosko kick the footy around up there for a bit - a lot cheaper than going to the US OF A! Hickimg up there is good exercise too. Flys are annoying though in summer.

Added protein to the diet will help with the muscle growth.

I'd dress them up in Austrian gear and make them sing the songs from the "Sound of Music" to add to the atmosphere. You can just hear Rhys saying: But I was Liesel yesterday !!!

The end of training number would be the longest and best rendition as the boys go through "So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye..................."

[magic.merkin]

Well from what I have read it takes a few trips to build up and pay off. But as stated, it has its doubters. And besides running at the dunes (did we even do that last prea-season?) we don't seem to be too radical with our pre-season. I think they take a balanced smart approach which seems to pay off year in year out based on our results.

[Hartijon]

I spent 4 weeks above 10,000ft in the Himalayas once.I then flew down to a beach in Thailand. The increase in my performance was amazing! What more proof do you need?

[Big Al]

Re: High altitude training

I spent 4 weeks above 10,000ft in the Himalayas once.I then flew down to a beach in Thailand. The increase in my performance was amazing! What more proof do you need?

I did something similar to this and when I came down I had the ability to speak 4 languages. Sadly none of them were English....

[Wazza]

The new trend will be training in hot conditions - (apparantly get the body used to extreme conditioning) rather than altitude, many Euro soccer clubs are doing this now.
I think I read either Power or crows will be undertaking this pre season using the "hot? " Method.

Once you reach the dizzy Hgts of a GF win you will regard the hype of Altitude training is a lot of thin air.

Cheers

waz

[goswannie14]

The new trend will be training in hot conditions - (apparantly get the body used to extreme conditioning) rather than altitude, many Euro soccer clubs are doing this now.
I think I read either Power or crows will be undertaking this pre season using the "hot? " Method.

Once you reach the dizzy Hgts of a GF win you will regard the hype of Altitude training is a lot of thin air.

Cheers

waz

Try this link....Port Adelaide.

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/defa...?newsid=150390 High altitude training under question

[BillyRayCypress]

I did something similar to this and when I came down I had the ability to speak 4 languages. Sadly none of them were English....

Did you find anyone you could have a good yak with !!!!

I can see the relationship between Him-a-laya's and a beach in Thailand.