Training 2022 - 2023 Off-Season and Pre-Season training Watch

[hawkman]

They really want people to attend these games with those timeslots

 

[KermitJagger]

Gallery: Getting back into it early

The official AFL website of the Hawthorn Football Club

www.hawthornfc.com.au

The players are starting to file back in nice and early, getting a jump start on the pre-season. Pretty crazy how quickly they get back into it these days!

From a S&C point of view I'm a big fan of all the movements they've got the youngsters doing in the gym there besides maybe the dumbbell floor press. Seems lower body strength and conditioning is going to be a big focus this off season:

Jeka - Kettlebell Swings, if there was only one movement I could recommend everyone do it'd be this. Great for building power through the entire posterior chain.

Reeves and Ward - Hex-bar Deadlifts, a great movement for power which allows for greater knee flexion and a more natural squat starting point. Good carry over for a jumping athlete, handy for a ruck.

Newc - Bulgarian Split Squats, aka torture. Probably my favourite leg movement, all the benefits of building power while also being a great active stretch for the hips and quadriceps on the opposite leg.

Morrison - backwards sled drags (I assume), which is a newly popular movement because it's absolute money for anyone wanting to strengthen the knee particularly for those with prior injury like Harry. Getting strong moving in reverse is really important.

Only criticism, I wish they'd stop weight training in runners... but that's a rant for another day.

 

[wahawk]

Gallery: Getting back into it early

The official AFL website of the Hawthorn Football Club

www.hawthornfc.com.au

The players are starting to file back in nice and early, getting a jump start on the pre-season. Pretty crazy how quickly they get back into it these days!

From a S&C point of view I'm a big fan of all the movements they've got the youngsters doing in the gym there besides maybe the dumbbell floor press. Seems lower body strength and conditioning is going to be a big focus this off season:

Jeka - Kettlebell Swings, if there was only one movement I could recommend everyone do it'd be this. Great for building power through the entire posterior chain.

Reeves and Ward - Hex-bar Deadlifts, a great movement for power which allows for greater knee flexion and a more natural squat starting point. Good carry over for a jumping athlete, handy for a ruck.

Newc - Bulgarian Split Squats, aka torture. Probably my favourite leg movement, all the benefits of building power while also being a great active stretch for the hips and quadriceps on the opposite leg.

Morrison - backwards sled drags (I assume), which is a newly popular movement because it's absolute money for anyone wanting to strengthen the knee particularly for those with prior injury like Harry. Getting strong moving in reverse is really important.

Only criticism, I wish they'd stop weight training in runners... but that's a rant for another day.

Are you tige in disguise ?

 

[KermitJagger]

Are you tige in disguise ?

You're just jealous my wife has big **** and I own a gym

 

[Blackhawk42]

You're just jealous my wife has big **** and I own a gym

Is there a pool? Asking on behalf of Jack Watts.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Gallery: Getting back into it early

The official AFL website of the Hawthorn Football Club

www.hawthornfc.com.au

The players are starting to file back in nice and early, getting a jump start on the pre-season. Pretty crazy how quickly they get back into it these days!

From a S&C point of view I'm a big fan of all the movements they've got the youngsters doing in the gym there besides maybe the dumbbell floor press. Seems lower body strength and conditioning is going to be a big focus this off season:

Jeka - Kettlebell Swings, if there was only one movement I could recommend everyone do it'd be this. Great for building power through the entire posterior chain.

Reeves and Ward - Hex-bar Deadlifts, a great movement for power which allows for greater knee flexion and a more natural squat starting point. Good carry over for a jumping athlete, handy for a ruck.

Newc - Bulgarian Split Squats, aka torture. Probably my favourite leg movement, all the benefits of building power while also being a great active stretch for the hips and quadriceps on the opposite leg.

Morrison - backwards sled drags (I assume), which is a newly popular movement because it's absolute money for anyone wanting to strengthen the knee particularly for those with prior injury like Harry. Getting strong moving in reverse is really important.

Only criticism, I wish they'd stop weight training in runners... but that's a rant for another day.

Worps is looking in great nick I have to say

Gonna need a big year from James in 2023 and these pics give me hope it could happen.

Also bloody hell does Newk have a set of thighs on him or what? One thick boy

 

[Brant]

You're just jealous my wife has big **** and I own a gym

Ah, Tige…. Good times…

 

[Bugs1977]

You're just jealous my wife has big **** and I own a gym

 

[offtherails9]

What's so good about kettlebell swings and how much kettle should I swing?

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

A trimmed down Worpel is a good thing. Looks fit and lean. Big season for him with the departures of Jaeger and Titch.

 

[KermitJagger]

What's so good about kettlebell swings and how much kettle should I swing?

I like it because it can be used effectively both for power and in high intensity circuit training, which is pretty rare. Things like squats and deadlifts are too high impact, and make you fatigue too quickly, where kettlebell swings target similar muscles to the deadlift but in a more explosive but lower impact way. It's also great way to train hip extension, and to help strengthen the posterior chain muscles which tend to become weak in modern sitting dominant lifestyles.

Kettlebell Swing: The 1 Exercise That Fixes 99 Problems

The kettlebell swing helps correct your posture and builds athleticism. Here's a complete tutorial on how to master it.

www.onnit.com

 

[Bumps"N"Grins]

You're just jealous my wife has big **** and I own a gym

Bats along way out of his crease does the Tige 19.

Two gyms.

 

[JZedd]

You're just jealous my wife has big **** and I own a gym

I thought my ex had big **** but it was all padding.

 

[eldorado]

Start - Bench - Delist

Stephens, Nash, Maginness

Is this really necessary at this point?

 

[Dewnior]

Is this really necessary at this point?

What is it?

 

[eldorado]

What is it?

Already talking about delisting Maginess in a thread about the first day back...

 

[KermitJagger]

Is this really necessary at this point?

Plus not really the thread for it, this is more about training

 

[tommyk72]

What is it?

The football equivalent of f%$k/marry/kill

 

[Brant]

Plus not really the thread for it, this is more about training

And it’s a pretty fu***n stupid comment…

 

[B&GBlood]

Gallery: Getting back into it early

The official AFL website of the Hawthorn Football Club

www.hawthornfc.com.au

The players are starting to file back in nice and early, getting a jump start on the pre-season. Pretty crazy how quickly they get back into it these days!

From a S&C point of view I'm a big fan of all the movements they've got the youngsters doing in the gym there besides maybe the dumbbell floor press. Seems lower body strength and conditioning is going to be a big focus this off season:

Jeka - Kettlebell Swings, if there was only one movement I could recommend everyone do it'd be this. Great for building power through the entire posterior chain.

Reeves and Ward - Hex-bar Deadlifts, a great movement for power which allows for greater knee flexion and a more natural squat starting point. Good carry over for a jumping athlete, handy for a ruck.

Newc - Bulgarian Split Squats, aka torture. Probably my favourite leg movement, all the benefits of building power while also being a great active stretch for the hips and quadriceps on the opposite leg.

Morrison - backwards sled drags (I assume), which is a newly popular movement because it's absolute money for anyone wanting to strengthen the knee particularly for those with prior injury like Harry. Getting strong moving in reverse is really important.

Only criticism, I wish they'd stop weight training in runners... but that's a rant for another day.

Runners?

 

[KermitJagger]

Runners?

Sneakers, trainers. Whatever you want to call them.

 

[badgrill]

What's so good about kettlebell swings and how much kettle should I swing?

no no no you need to ring the kettle before swinging it

 

[MrPremiership]

The trash talking of Finn already starting?

Pre-pre-season alive and well

 

[B&GBlood]

Sneakers, trainers. Whatever you want to call them.

Why no good

 

[KermitJagger]

Why no good

From a weight training point of view, particularly anything where you're planted into the ground like deadlifting or squatting, you want to be as stable as possible to apply force through your entire foot. Sneakers have springy upturned toeboxes, cushioned heels and soles - the springy toebox and the cushioning work against applying force evenly through your entire foot and reduce stability. Can contribute to things like excessive valgus while squatting or deadlifting, placing forces and stress on parts of your body you don't necessarily want stress.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

The trash talking of Finn already starting?

Pre-pre-season alive and well

Finn is just being the ultimate teammate and deflecting fire from Harry.