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Hamstrings & Cruciate

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Replying To StoreysTash:  "Its probably as much due to changing times as anything else.
For example, there was more manual labour done 20-30 years ago than now I would say. Most young lads now get their weight exercises in the gym, rather than through through manual labour.
My cousin is a physio and he says that everybody who sits at a desk all day should be doing a few sets of 5 minute body weight exercises every day. I try to do 1-2 and that has been easier working from home naturally.
But also, lads push themselves more than they did in Billy Byrne's era. The game is now all about movement, even at club level. If you can't move for 60 minutes then you haven't got a hope of surviving at any level of the game."
That all makes sense Hopefully the experts find a solution at least to begin the reduction.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2653 - 31/03/2022 15:39:41    2408705

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Replying To Canuck:  "What is going on with these injuries. Player's out for over a year with cruciate ruptures and months with hamstrings. Players would get hamstrings and often play through them or at least be available for the next game. The GAA and the GPA might be better employed investigating player welfare that arguing over other things. These supposedly god like coaches and trainers must have some responsibility for this."
Investigations into pulled hamstrngs? Interesting.

countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 639 - 31/03/2022 15:59:42    2408712

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Replying To Canuck:  "That all makes sense Hopefully the experts find a solution at least to begin the reduction."
I was talking about cruciate for treatment and investigation. As an international coach I have seen my share of different injuries but was lucky to have access and built up a relationship with one of the best sports clinics in the world. The Fowler Clinic. I am out of touch now with modern developments.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2653 - 31/03/2022 20:29:35    2408768

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Replying To Lockjaw:  "Over training. The players are amateurs and simply can't dedicate the same amount of time pro's do to prehab. Also pro's obviously have more time and resources dedicated to recovery."
Yes, and not enough rest. If you're a paid professional, your rest periods are critical. But a lack of sleep and carrying exhaustion into a tough training session is a sure fire way to bring on injuries. People now have more sedentary lives, work longer hours, drive more and train harder. Not like in 1975 when you were unemployed or worked within a 10 mile radius, knocked off at sensible hour, and trained 2 nights a week. People nowadays do not get enough sleep or relaxation.

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 01/04/2022 18:24:10    2408961

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Replying To kevin03:  "This is a great article and sums up everything that is wrong

https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2021/04/13/news/top-gaa-players-are-over-trained-says-fitness-coach-mike-mcgurn-2285397/"
Good article indeed. Great quote: "I worked with the All Blacks in 2008, and a lot of senior county football teams are doing more training than the All Blacks. That's not an exaggeration, that's the reality."

essmac (Tyrone) - Posts: 1141 - 01/04/2022 18:28:52    2408962

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