Article - Light relief gives Hawthorn's Jordan Lewis lean slate

[Rhayader]

That's quite a few kilos... good spotting by the training reporters too

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...lewis-lean-slate/story-e6frf9jf-1225826087305

HAWTHORN midfielder Jordan Lewis has shed 7kg, leaving him lighter than the day he walked into the club as an 18-year-old in 2004.
Lewis has joined several teammates on a strict diet as the Hawks embark on a mission to atone for last year.
"I'm weighing in at about 86kg. Last year, I was playing at about 93, so it's a pretty big change," Lewis said.
"When I first got to the club I think I was around 88.
"I don't think I've weighed 86 since I was about 15."

 

[Paul Kersey]

Looking really fit. The photo on the profile page tells the story (so does the photo of Luke Hodge).

 

[riss_b]

I can't wait to see him tear it up this year! Think it will be a big year for him. Bring on the footy.

 

[MinerBoy]

Love JL. Along with the likes Hodgey, Browney and Sewelly - these are the blokes that really typify Hawthorn to me.

His (and Hodgeys) physical condition should ensure he has a great season. More importantly though, it seems they have the mental conditioning to go with it. Preparation seems first rate from all reports.

 

[go hawks!!!]

i have seen the difference in jordan's body since october last year, certainly a big differencve, however, i am a little annoyed about these reports from last year, it is definitely pointing to a lack of effort from key players, and poor direction by our fitness staff. i hope mr kennett made the fitness guys answer some questions.

look forward to a serious season this year and fingers crossed we can get a fully fit burgoyne for rd1 and if he is less than 100% don't play him pls.

 

[Brant]

7 kilos is a hell of a lot to drop - not far short of 10% body weight.

I hope the drop does not coincide with a drop in strength / power.

Conversely, if strength & power remain about the same and the weight drop increases his speed & ability to run repeat efforts then Lewis will be in for a great year.

Race horses weigh at least 500kg (guess) and it is a huge advantage for them to get a jockey who is 1 or 2 kg lighter. If Lewis was 93 and lost 7 I can only see that as a positive thing for his speed & endurance.

I think the only real criticism of Lewis in the past has been that he lacked a step or 2 of pace compared to other mids. This could well and truly free up that little bit of pace!

 

[sgbn77]

7 kilos is a hell of a lot to drop - not far short of 10% body weight.

I hope the drop does not coincide with a drop in strength / power.

Conversely, if strength & power remain about the same and the weight drop increases his speed & ability to run repeat efforts then Lewis will be in for a great year.

Race horses weigh at least 500kg (guess) and it is a huge advantage for them to get a jockey who is 1 or 2 kg lighter. If Lewis was 93 and lost 7 I can only see that as a positive thing for his speed & endurance.

I think the only real criticism of Lewis in the past has been that he lacked a step or 2 of pace compared to other mids. This could well and truly free up that little bit of pace!

I see what you're saying, and agree to an extent. If Lewis is (cough, cough) fighting someone, then losing 7 kilos would be a disadvantage, but when his role is to run hard and still be of a decent weight to ride and hand out tackles, I reckon 86 (ish) is more than enough.

If you're going end to end, especially as an outside midfielder, that loss of kilograms will be a blessing.

 

[lickmerocks]

i have seen the difference in jordan's body since october last year, certainly a big differencve, however, i am a little annoyed about these reports from last year, it is definitely pointing to a lack of effort from key players, and poor direction by our fitness staff. i hope mr kennett made the fitness guys answer some questions.

look forward to a serious season this year and fingers crossed we can get a fully fit burgoyne for rd1 and if he is less than 100% don't play him pls.

Lets be honest. Lewis, hodge and Franko had poor fitness levels last year.

some say Hodge couldnt run during pre season. Thats ok excuse for fitness base but not sure why he had a pot belly hanging over his shorts tho.

Clarko admitted the other day they bulked Franko up too much and it cost him his mobility.

Not sure on lewis. had a shoulder early on but not sure why he would be trying to run a mini marathon each week at 93kgs? If you watched us closely last year CFlarko was hiding Lewis in some games where his opponent couldnt run off him.

last year was an allround shocker for the whole club.

 

[mustardnugget]

I hope the drop does not coincide with a drop in strength / power.

Strength & bulk is all well and good... But if you're too tired to use it in the final stages of a match, what's the point in having it?

Quick stat hit from 2009...

1st Qtr Won : 14
2nd Qtr won : 11
3rd Qtr Won : 9
4th Qtr Won : 8

It's no secret that not being able to run out matches properly was the reason we lost quite a few rounds last year and IMO was one of the main reasons we didn't make finals. So to hear that several other Hawks are on a similar regime and are thereby likely increasing their own respective endurance levels, tells me that we're consciously aiming to return to our strong finishing ways of 2008... Damn exciting stuff!

 

[Leather Poisoning]

For a finely tuned athlete to drop 7kgs suggests that the athlete may not have been that finely tuned in the first place..?

Wonder if it's a change in focus from power/impact to more endurance/speed, if it was just excess kilos.

Anyway - Lewis' out has been pretty damn high through his short career - if he did that whilst being behind the 8 ball in fitness, this year could be real treat!

 

[Gunston19]

i weigh 78kg and im 17 :O he must ove been a big boy as a 15 yr old haha

 

[ACTion Hawks]

I think people are underestimating the impact of a poor pre-season here.

Couple the fact he had knee tendon problems (stated in the article) and that JL appears to be one of those guys who just easily puts on weight, I don't think it is necessarily bad management by the club that he was heavier last year.

I don't think the club handled the lesser preparation time or the change in mindset from being the hunters to the hunted well at all last year, but some of this can be excused due to us achieving success earlier than expected.

Let's hope it was just a bad year, and that the lessons for all have been well and truly learnt

 

[noosa hawk mad]

Lets be honest. Lewis, hodge and Franko had poor fitness levels last year.

some say Hodge couldnt run during pre season. Thats ok excuse for fitness base but not sure why he had a pot belly hanging over his shorts tho.

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In fairness to Hodgey it's hard to lose those Kgs when it hurts to run but diet is a huge part aswell i suppose.


RE-Lewis great news to drop 7 kgs he was carrying 4 kgs over weight as it was so Russell has done a great job

My brother spoke to Campbell Brown the other day & in a word the Boys are all very Hungry he loves having SB at the Club with Gibbo & both were said to be going great & adapting well to there new club!

 

[Jayd19]

Does anyone else find it staggering that a professional fitness staff can have 3 of the key players for the club, Hodge, Buddy and Lewis, playing between 4 and 7 kgs over their ideal weight last season?

It wasnt an accident either but a deliberate strategy that has proven to be plainly wrong.

 

[Great 2008]

Strength & bulk is all well and good... But if you're too tired to use it in the final stages of a match, what's the point in having it?

Quick stat hit from 2009...

1st Qtr Won : 14
2nd Qtr won : 11
3rd Qtr Won : 9
4th Qtr Won : 8

It's no secret that not being able to run out matches properly was the reason we lost quite a few rounds last year and IMO was one of the main reasons we didn't make finals. So to hear that several other Hawks are on a similar regime and are thereby likely increasing their own respective endurance levels, tells me that we're consciously aiming to return to our strong finishing ways of 2008... Damn exciting stuff!

Any chance of finding the 2008 stats mustardnugget? Pretty sure we were the best finishing side that year. Fingers crossed I can settle in for a few last quarter thumpings and comebacks this year with the improved fitness levels.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Love JL. Along with the likes Hodgey, Browney and Sewelly - these are the blokes that really typify Hawthorn to me.

I'm hearing you MB.

Expecting huge years from Hodge and Lewis too.

 

[mustardnugget]

Any chance of finding the 2008 stats mustardnugget? Pretty sure we were the best finishing side that year. Fingers crossed I can settle in for a few last quarter thumpings and comebacks this year with the improved fitness levels.

Spot on there Great 2008...

1st Qtr Won : 15
2nd Qtr won : 17
3rd Qtr Won : 15
4th Qtr Won : 19

1st for 4th Qtrs won in the competition, heading Geelong by 2 despite winning 4 fewer games during the H&A season.

The above stats admittedly do include finals games but nonetheless it makes for a decidedly different looking line graph to 2009...

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Funny reading some of the comments about the fitness staff not doing their job last year.

Jordan was a lot heavier because he ate more. The fitness staff are not to blame at all. They can't be everywhere where the players are and ensure they eat the right or wrong foods.

What I can say is JL is super focused this year and if that his approach is anything to go off, we are in for a ripper year!! (hell he wont even accept a beer)

 

[buddylg]

Funny reading some of the comments about the fitness staff not doing their job last year.

Jordan was a lot heavier because he ate more. The fitness staff are not to blame at all. They can't be everywhere where the players are and ensure they eat the right or wrong foods.

What I can say is JL is super focused this year and if that his approach is anything to go off, we are in for a ripper year!! (hell he wont even accept a beer)

The AFL are still quite a bit behind in terms of nutrition. Most professional sports are. How do I know? I have spoken with the nutritionist for the Stanford swim team in USA (most olympic swimmers come from here and one other college that i can't remember...somewhere in texas...) who was contacted by numerous AFL clubs last year.

My colleagues need to be in peak physical condition year round and we were advised to speak with this doctor who was doing nutrition for the swim team and a few other pro athletes. Spent a week getting our world turned upside down and we've all since then (october) dropped similar percentage in weight to Jordan Lewis. However we have only dropped bodyfat. We have actually increased body mass (muscle+bone = body mass). None of us were fat, but the difference between 11% bf and 7% is remarkable. And I am talking true values - weighing yourself in water is the only true method (look it up).

So those concerned he will have lost strength - don't worry. Its amazing that an athlete can be lean and can be REALLY LEAN.

The guy is Dr. Barry Sears. He has a few books out (so he can make money as he puts it), but what he prescribed to us was a little different and more precise to what is written in his books.

 

[Muffler]

This happens every year. Players loses 10kg or whatever...I reckon when players do lean up they exagerate how heavy they were the previous year to make it look amazing! I reckon Jordan Lewis would have been about 90kg last year and I reckon he may have dropped about 2-3kg this year in fat.

But from photos he does look a lot fitter and still strong across the shoulders and legs..

 

[Phil McCreviss]

This happens every year. Players loses 10kg or whatever...I reckon when players do lean up they exagerate how heavy they were the previous year to make it look amazing! I reckon Jordan Lewis would have been about 90kg last year and I reckon he may have dropped about 2-3kg this year in fat.

But from photos he does look a lot fitter and still strong across the shoulders and legs..

I can tell you first hand it does not look like has has dropped 2kg. And what would be the point in exaggerating?

 

[grizzlym]

This happens every year. Players loses 10kg or whatever...I reckon when players do lean up they exagerate how heavy they were the previous year to make it look amazing!

For what purpose? It's not like he's on the Biggest Loser.

I reckon Jordan Lewis would have been about 90kg last year and I reckon he may have dropped about 2-3kg this year in fat.

Did you just make that up or have you been following Jordan's weight for awhile now?

 

[WeneedyoungJarmans]

93 kgs is overweight for a midfielder.

KPPs in the 192 to 198cm category should range from 95 to 110kgs max.

Mid sized 2nd tall defenders in the 185 to 190cm category should be between 85 and 95 kgs. Most mid sized defenders that bulk up so as to play above their weight division end up compromising their mobility thereby outweighing the benefits in having the extra size.

Mids, regardless of height should be no more than 85 kgs. A mid that is 85kgs is a heavy weight mid. A leaner mid of Jordan's height should be closer to 80-82kgs.

Interestingly, whenever there is an attempt by clubs to bulk up a player to play in a higher weight division, it backfires.

Lighter is better and it has nothing to do with muscle, strength or power but it has a direct influence on athleticism, mobility, endurance and injury prevention.

 

[buddylg]

I guess Ellis is happy about this and now we all can say he looks ripped not skinny hahahaha

 

[market]

Funny reading some of the comments about the fitness staff not doing their job last year.

Jordan was a lot heavier because he ate more. The fitness staff are not to blame at all. They can't be everywhere where the players are and ensure they eat the right or wrong foods.

What I can say is JL is super focused this year and if that his approach is anything to go off, we are in for a ripper year!! (hell he wont even accept a beer)

Loved reading this...

and Phil - please don;t offer him a beer until October