Guest guest Posted November 1, 2000 Report Share Posted November 1, 2000 Tim Bickerton wrote.... <<I engaged in a core stability program at the beginning of last preseason after a reoccurring groin injury. My program started off with simple TA recognition>> Why do you think it was necessary for you to " recognize " your TA? How were you diagnosed as not being able to " recognize " your TA? What exercises were prescribed for your to regain TA recognition? Tim Bickerton wrote.... <<and progressed to a 1.5 hour session using Swiss ball and cable exercises, bridging etc. The program was extremely beneficial as I was able to play out the whole season (only a little bit of adductor and IT tightness occurred in the first 2 games) Australian Rules Football, for those uninitiated is a game that demands plenty of athleticism from it's players; full contact, speed, endurance, power, strength, agility, core stability and mass, to name a few, of course very few players are able to achieve all categories.>> A 1.5 hour Swiss Ball session!!?? Too bad you didn't spend that 1.5 hrs doing snatches, clean and jerks, push presses, squats and deadlifts. You would have developed most of the qualities you list above all without having to mess around with silly balls. Burkhardt Strength and Conditioning Coach UC Irvine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2000 Report Share Posted November 1, 2000 Tim Bickerton <p-p-t@...> wrote: > I engaged in a core stability program at the beginning of last > preseason after a reoccurring groin injury. My program started off > with simple TA recognition and progressed to a 1.5 hour session > using Swiss ball and cable exercises, bridging etc. An hour and a half of Swiss-ball training (and the like)? I wouldn't expect that to be too popular with your football mates. > Australian Rules Football, for those uninitiated is a game that > demands plenty of athleticism from it's players; full contact, > speed, endurance, power, strength, agility, core stability and > mass, to name a few, of course very few players are able to achieve > all categories. It sounds like you'd want a routine of everyone's favorite lifts (power cleans, deads, etc.) and plenty of intervals. > The problem I think (with training methods) in the past is that the > priority has been with: > > 1. strength > > 2. long drawn out preseason trainings in the Hot Aussie sun, > consisting of ridiculous amounts of interval run's 100,200,400's. Let me guess, those runs " will make a man out of you " ... Aside from the length of those runs -- I'd think 20- to 40-meter wind sprints would be more specific -- that doesn't seem like a bad way to go. At least they're doing intervals and not long, slow, distance training. > Sure it is the most effective way to increase AT but the players > would be suffering soft tissue strains by season start (b/c the > training has not prepared them for the rigors of football). It's > one thing to be running in a straight line with no obstacles and > another competing for the ball (sherrin). Good point. Modifying the intervals to be shorter and not so linear seems easy enough. Add some blocking-shield work, and you're set. > I would like to take a different perspective in the way I structure > training, with core stability being a priority part of the fitness > base. However, I am unsure how to train such a large group in such > a way. If anyone has experience here your advice would be very much > appreciated. For healthy Aussie footballers, I'd think the Olympic and/or power lifts would provide plenty of core strengthening -- and wouldn't take anywhere near the time your rehab-style training took. Matt Madsen __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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