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I founds this at afl.com.au but its not actually under wce.com.au I think it's meant to be written by Chris Judd...
EDIT: It's up now under a column called Juddy's Jibe
TOUGH WEEK ON THE TRACK
10:26:26 AM Wed 3 December, 2003
Last week was easily the heaviest week of pre-season training so far. They have built up to it, but after two weeks of the program we were also coming into it pretty sore already.
In my time off in Melbourne I was doing a couple of runs a week and the odd weights session here and there. It’s a matter of finding a balance because you don’t want to do too much and then come back and feel like you haven’t had a break.
Mostly I was running along a beach track, about five minutes from home. And there is a gym close by which I can drop into if I need to.
You have to do something, otherwise you just won’t be able to cope when training resumes and we’d be dropping like flies.
Last Monday was an 8am start at McGillivray Oval for skills, in the afternoon was a weights session and between that we went to the beach for a recovery session. We are doing a recovery almost every day, whether it be at the beach or back at the club pool.
Then on Tuesday we did a lot of running, but in bursts of 800, 400, 200 and 150 metres, and that was tough. We did something like one 800m run, five 400m sprints, six 200 metre dashes and finished off with four 150 metre runs.
Then we had a good 15 to 20 minute skills session after that. We covered about another 2km through that and it felt like I was wearing cement boots. But that’s what the fitness staff is after.
They think that is an area where we can improve, our skill level when fatigued. I think that’s the rationale behind that.
On the Tuesday we afternoon we did some judo and wrestling.
Between the morning and afternoon sessions there is a temptation to have a quick sleep, but I can’t do that. If I have a nap I find it hard to get going again.
Wednesday was pretty much the same as Monday, pretty demanding and we were all pretty tired at the end of it all.
Thursday was similar to Tuesday and Friday was an individual skills day at Kitchener Park. After that we had a swim as well, where we had to cover a bit more than 1km. Like most of the Victorian guys I struggle in the pool.
On Saturday we were at Clontarf for our last training session of the week at 7.30am. It was two hours of skills and we covered a bit of ground doing them and then finished with weights Saturday afternoon.
Our latest recruits – Beau Waters, Sam Butler and Daniel McConnell – trained with us during the week. They are probably doing only half the running sessions, but I think they have enjoyed being part of it.
I suppose it is difficult for them coming in and not knowing anyone, but everyone goes through it. I made a point of going over and introducing myself and most of the guys would have done that.
The good thing for them is that they were all in the AIS squad together. You probably don’t really get to know them until the end of the pre-season because at this stage we are divided into small groups and we only see them for one session a week.
That’s the main session and there’s not much chance to do anything other than train.
It’s pretty demanding at this stage and you’re not really thinking about the long term benefits and how the training will help us out in games next season. It’s just about getting through one training run and then getting ready for the next.
This has been the toughest pre-season of my career, but I did only half of the work in my first season and probably two-thirds of it last year. That’s difficult because as a player you want to be doing as much as every other player.
As much as you probably don’t want to admit it, you want to be doing everything to earn a place in the team. A young player has to improve more than a 25-year-old because he has already got his spot.
As frustrating as that is, it is pretty important in the long term to modify the program for the young guys.
EDIT: It's up now under a column called Juddy's Jibe
TOUGH WEEK ON THE TRACK
10:26:26 AM Wed 3 December, 2003
Last week was easily the heaviest week of pre-season training so far. They have built up to it, but after two weeks of the program we were also coming into it pretty sore already.
In my time off in Melbourne I was doing a couple of runs a week and the odd weights session here and there. It’s a matter of finding a balance because you don’t want to do too much and then come back and feel like you haven’t had a break.
Mostly I was running along a beach track, about five minutes from home. And there is a gym close by which I can drop into if I need to.
You have to do something, otherwise you just won’t be able to cope when training resumes and we’d be dropping like flies.
Last Monday was an 8am start at McGillivray Oval for skills, in the afternoon was a weights session and between that we went to the beach for a recovery session. We are doing a recovery almost every day, whether it be at the beach or back at the club pool.
Then on Tuesday we did a lot of running, but in bursts of 800, 400, 200 and 150 metres, and that was tough. We did something like one 800m run, five 400m sprints, six 200 metre dashes and finished off with four 150 metre runs.
Then we had a good 15 to 20 minute skills session after that. We covered about another 2km through that and it felt like I was wearing cement boots. But that’s what the fitness staff is after.
They think that is an area where we can improve, our skill level when fatigued. I think that’s the rationale behind that.
On the Tuesday we afternoon we did some judo and wrestling.
Between the morning and afternoon sessions there is a temptation to have a quick sleep, but I can’t do that. If I have a nap I find it hard to get going again.
Wednesday was pretty much the same as Monday, pretty demanding and we were all pretty tired at the end of it all.
Thursday was similar to Tuesday and Friday was an individual skills day at Kitchener Park. After that we had a swim as well, where we had to cover a bit more than 1km. Like most of the Victorian guys I struggle in the pool.
On Saturday we were at Clontarf for our last training session of the week at 7.30am. It was two hours of skills and we covered a bit of ground doing them and then finished with weights Saturday afternoon.
Our latest recruits – Beau Waters, Sam Butler and Daniel McConnell – trained with us during the week. They are probably doing only half the running sessions, but I think they have enjoyed being part of it.
I suppose it is difficult for them coming in and not knowing anyone, but everyone goes through it. I made a point of going over and introducing myself and most of the guys would have done that.
The good thing for them is that they were all in the AIS squad together. You probably don’t really get to know them until the end of the pre-season because at this stage we are divided into small groups and we only see them for one session a week.
That’s the main session and there’s not much chance to do anything other than train.
It’s pretty demanding at this stage and you’re not really thinking about the long term benefits and how the training will help us out in games next season. It’s just about getting through one training run and then getting ready for the next.
This has been the toughest pre-season of my career, but I did only half of the work in my first season and probably two-thirds of it last year. That’s difficult because as a player you want to be doing as much as every other player.
As much as you probably don’t want to admit it, you want to be doing everything to earn a place in the team. A young player has to improve more than a 25-year-old because he has already got his spot.
As frustrating as that is, it is pretty important in the long term to modify the program for the young guys.
