Over the next few weeks we will be checking in on each of our teams to see how pre-season training is going. With five teams currently training it is a feat of organisation to ensure each squad has access to field, gym, Physios, Trainers, Strength & Conditioning Coaches and, of course, their Head Coach to ensure they are maintaining a high level of performance.
To start the series, we chatted with Hayden Gregory, Strength & Conditioning Coach our our Harold Matthews Cup U17s junior representative squad. Hayden has been impressed with how the team is training so far “The boys are hitting three gym sessions a week in their own time and one with the club which isΒ a high intensity strength and conditioning circuit.” The current focus is on building muscle through hypertrophy training.
On the field the team are mixing it up with threeΒ conditioning blocks a week which involves Maximum Aerobic Speed (MAS) interval work, sprints and longer aerobic work.Β This includes aΒ lot of bodyweight conditioning such as wrestling, push ups, sit ups, planks and burpees mixed with running.
Who’s leading your training challenges so far?
- Yoyo TestΒ – Marshall Le MaitreΒ is leading the way with a score of 17.5.
- Max Push Ups in 1 minute: Marshall Le Maitre isΒ in the lead with 70 reps.
- Squat 130kg 3 rep max – Nash Hillier, Kye Stewart, Jonathan Ryan andΒ Hugh Spackman
- Bench Press 110kg 3 rep maxΒ – Nash Hillier and Marshall Le Maitre
