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Re: Gym work

Post: # 2070563Post SaintWiki »

Not sure about player conditions as I only see what they look like on TV but RTB said the following early last month with the aim of attracting players from other clubs.

“Our environment is pretty important. We like to think we give them a lot of time off. They get 3.5 days a week off, so it's 16 hours in and a game day. I think that's as healthy as anyone in the competition",


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Re: Gym work

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To me

You look at the style of player, and what fitness component they require to play to their strengths and build that

Ie/ Endurance, Power, Strength, speed

Steele is a big bodied inside clearance mid - to get him to strip weight and become a runner actually takes away from his 1 wood - stoppage work

He should be a high 80’s kg mid to compete with the big boys


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Re: Gym work

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On the other hand

Brad hill is an endurance animal with speed

He obviously plays outside and is best in space he should be in the 70s kg


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Re: Gym work

Post: # 2070572Post Beno88 »

B.M wrote: Sun 14 Jul 2024 4:18pm Look at the difference between Riley Thilthorpe and Max King
This made me laugh.

Thilthorpe has literally been in the gym for 12 months and moves like a tectonic plate.


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Re: Gym work

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King has had 5 years to get in the gym!

He is built like a stick insect

Thilthorpe looked pretty mobile to me - he have Dougal the run around

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Re: Gym work

Post: # 2070576Post SaintWiki »

B.M wrote: Mon 15 Jul 2024 12:00pm King has had 5 years to get in the gym!

He is built like a stick insect

Thilthorpe looked pretty mobile to me - he have Dougal the run around

7 possessions in a Q and 2 goals
Both King brothers look like they could easily snap in half around the waste area but it's hard to know from sight only to know how powerful they are, however, it goes without saying that Max has had less time to spend in the Gym this year.


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Re: Gym work

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B.M wrote: Mon 15 Jul 2024 11:52am On the other hand

Brad hill is an endurance animal with speed

He obviously plays outside and is best in space he should be in the 70s kg
When you see Brad up close you see muscle definition in his upper body and his legs are rocks. You don't get that from just running laps.


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Re: Gym work

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Also his elbow was up
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Re: Gym work

Post: # 2071301Post Leo.J »

It’s hard to increase the size of your upper body when you’ve had shoulder injuries.


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Re: Gym work

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B.M wrote: Mon 15 Jul 2024 11:50am To me

You look at the style of player, and what fitness component they require to play to their strengths and build that

Ie/ Endurance, Power, Strength, speed

Steele is a big bodied inside clearance mid - to get him to strip weight and become a runner actually takes away from his 1 wood - stoppage work

He should be a high 80’s kg mid to compete with the big boys
Steele said that when RTB came in, he told Steele to get lean.
Steele said he n Seb had been at 90 the previous year


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