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Should have entered the squad in the Oldham 10K yesterday. Good for ealy doors training and good for PR around the town. Maybe next year Latics?

 

Despite every amateur team doing it, road running is about the worst possible training exercise a footballer can do.....ask Butler

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Out of interest, for those technically in the know, what does VO2 testing show that a run up Tandle Hills doesn't?

Not that I am old school, just curious.

 

Its a measure of the bodies ability to transport and then use Oxygen whilst exercising.

Getting someone on a treadmill or cycle ergometer and increasing the workload incrementally; you then test their aerobic capacity.

 

Basically, you get a definitive result, which i would guess will then continue to be tested to assess any changes to their latent overall fitness throughout pre-season and into the season.

 

You don't get a real result or anything tangible from running up hills; other than 'you did it' or 'he did it faster'.

 

That's basically it really.

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A fair few teams are back today. Has LJ got the lads in today for the start of pre season?

They are back for VO2 max testing this week with proper pre-season starting on Monday. As someone posted above and confirmed by Matt Chambers on twitter.

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http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/10/oldham-athletic-news/81121/boxing-clever

 

“The players will be worked but not killed,” said Johnson, who says boxing and swimming sessions will come before breakfast and be followed by outdoor work, lunch and technical exercises."

Shades of the Harbin/Dowie era.

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