Yep it's the downhill run after Christmas. Just gotta get the Tennis & the Big Bash out the way and we'll be into it
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Yep it's the downhill run after Christmas. Just gotta get the Tennis & the Big Bash out the way and we'll be into it
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Pretty sure the 3 weeks is mandatory as per the playersā CBA
It's what we the fans deserve.
Purple Jesus
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Has the season started yet? 
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Missed this post before, not sure I have enough paper towels to clean up the drool....
Some kind of 'viewer discretion' should be advised or else might feint.......
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Ah yes - the midsummer break. Historically the best time to be a Freo fan. Endless optimism, no chance of injuries (music festivals withstanding), all those new, shiny gifts (trades/draftees) ready to be unboxed in the coming months, and a prized list of TTHD winners from the pre-Christmas cardio sessions at the top of mind.
Hook it up to my veins!
Hook it up to my veins!
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Talking about aerobic fitness, here's an interesting study from Nature. 2 months post COVID, professional soccer players still had reduced aerobic capacity. Small to medium effects, but in a game of small margins, protecting players from COVID could make a big difference. Anyone know if the club is onto this sort of thing? Aerobic fitness in professional soccer players post-COVID
Short of a bubble you can't keep them from Covid, club won't be able to do anything
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Not true. I've not isolated the whole time, have worked with COVID patients the whole time (as a doctor) and have not caught COVID. It's about making appropriate risk decisions - socialising outdoors (easy to do in WA), wearing appropriate masks, indoor air ventilation and filtration for indoor spaces etc.
Educate the players on the risks and how to avoid them, fit check masks, provide appropriate masks etc, provide air purification units for home use (really quite cheap), make sure the club indoor spaces are safe etc. Genuinely not that hard or expensive.
And to be clear, the risks are pretty horrific and affect every organ; it's not mild, and it's not a f***ing flu
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Those just shy of two dozen players studied had almost a month off their training levels and noticed a drop in performance...
I would expect that if players health mandates a reduction in loading post two weeks of couch that it would be treated like the back end of a bad hammy.
It's not something I'm worried about. I'm more worried about susceptibility to posterior chain injury from the resting on the couch for a week watching Wednesday than I am about a reduction in capacity to deliver after returning to full training post infection.
I would expect that if players health mandates a reduction in loading post two weeks of couch that it would be treated like the back end of a bad hammy.
It's not something I'm worried about. I'm more worried about susceptibility to posterior chain injury from the resting on the couch for a week watching Wednesday than I am about a reduction in capacity to deliver after returning to full training post infection.
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Yeah because players are going to love wearing fit tested masks and avoiding unventilated indoor venues for the rest of their playing careers. Won't effect their enjoyment of life at all
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It's a small study, but consistent with others showing reduced lung capacity and myocardial fibrosis even post mild or asymptomatic infections in people without ongoing symptoms.
Rather amusing that those players get COVID, miss a week then come back with limited aerobic capacity due to only have 1-2 weeks off.
Any respiratory infection such as cold/flu impacts performance. Professional sport is so competitive that clubs canāt afford to give players 2-4 weeks off and rehab back to optimal levels. Instead get back on the field with 60-70% capacity. Itās a money game.
Any respiratory infection such as cold/flu impacts performance. Professional sport is so competitive that clubs canāt afford to give players 2-4 weeks off and rehab back to optimal levels. Instead get back on the field with 60-70% capacity. Itās a money game.
I mean I have been out drinking weekly and not done any of those things and still haven't had covidNot true. I've not isolated the whole time, have worked with COVID patients the whole time (as a doctor) and have not caught COVID. It's about making appropriate risk decisions - socialising outdoors (easy to do in WA), wearing appropriate masks, indoor air ventilation and filtration for indoor spaces etc.
Educate the players on the risks and how to avoid them, fit check masks, provide appropriate masks etc, provide air purification units for home use (really quite cheap), make sure the club indoor spaces are safe etc. Genuinely not that hard or expensive.
And to be clear, the risks are pretty horrific and affect every organ; it's not mild, and it's not a f***ing flu
That and all the other things of life, full time work, sports etc
You could just be lucky like me, you literally can't avoid it if you're gonna get it
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Gotta love it when people without a medical degree want to argue with a doctor in medicine the affects of covid or any other medical symptoms
surely a doctor knows that its unavoidable if you want to live a normal life though
Players are supposed to not have a beer indoors at a venue anymore?
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More along the lines of covid can have long term affects. Yet some people refuse to believe it based on thier grievance with the government and their understanding of covid based on their 5 minute youtube search.
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oh okay, yeah I wasn't arguing that point, suppose others were
My point on it being unavoidable stands tho
U don't want to discuss covid. Sure fire way to start an argument. So much misinformation out there. I reckon two doctors will have differing views and thats before u start on Vaccines.
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I totally agree it's unavoidable. Unless you want to live by yourself and never leave the house which isn't living.
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