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Not sure where to put this, but I found it interesting. I was chatting to one of my Bio mechanists today, and asked him what would happen to professional sports people (AFL) if they trained for endurance or one particular way for years and then all of a sudden, a new HP Manager came in and altered the training program to focus on Speed and Power (still with endurance).


His response was.....

Kicking accuracy is a highly neuromuscularly coordinated skill — it's not just about power, but control, timing, and repeatability under fatigue.

Increase leg power and neuromuscular output, you temporarily disrupt motor patterns the player has relied on for years.

Players may overhit kicks or struggle with finesse and hit targets that they 'could' do with their eyes closed. Their brain has to re-map force control at different joint angles and speeds.

Power-based conditioning can cause the athlete to recruit larger, faster motor units, which are great for speed — but not ideal for delicate or precise movements until retrained.

Fast-twitch dominant players may fatigue differently, affecting late-game precision until new energy systems catch up.

He said that there are so many factors, however athletes could take up to 12 weeks for the Players start to coordinate better with increased strength, and probably a little longer for Players to be at a new performance baseline — more power, with control.


Given the recruitment of the new HP guy from Sydney, the change in training from Jack to the new power endurance/speed system we have in place. That combined with the 'lack of finesse' over the first 5 weeks. I found this fascinating.


Seems to be clicking a little better, hopefully, as many have said, we may be primed for a great second half of the year.


Happy Days if correct.... If not.... don't hold me to it ;). Just thought I'd pass it on.


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