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backrower8 wrote:Me thinks you doth protest too much…Jack!Oldschoolsocks wrote:Schmidt doesn't pick on form, he picks on familiarity with his system, ability to fit into the system and for specific attributes and skills.
They're different things.
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, big Jack certainly doesn't need a lone wolf like me howling his praises.
he has brought it up before.. probably has valid point.. no idea why it could be the case though.LeinsterLeader wrote:I hate to do this but, reading Neil Francis today (and glossing over the fact that he feels we needed bother our holes going to France should we beat Wasps) he raised the point that the question has to be asked as to what Leinster are doing because they get so many hamstring and hamstring related injuries (eg Calf) compared to the other provinces. I wasn't aware we were monopolising this injury. Thought it was fairly common across the board. Any Thoughts?
we need that data thoughLeinsterLeader wrote:I hate to do this but, reading Neil Francis today (and glossing over the fact that he feels we needed bother our holes going to France should we beat Wasps) he raised the point that the question has to be asked as to what Leinster are doing because they get so many hamstring and hamstring related injuries (eg Calf) compared to the other provinces. I wasn't aware we were monopolising this injury. Thought it was fairly common across the board. Any Thoughts?
I believe it was the type of squads the S&C coaches had players doing, if my memory serves me right.Oldschoolsocks wrote:What were reasons for hip problems?
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Sorry for repetition here.jimbobjoe wrote:This reminds me of the uproar over a couple hip injuries a few years back. Worth questioning but also worth noting that it's likely coincidence.
If it is an issue you can be sure the s&c and medical staff are addressing it already.
Overly heavy squatting on bodies that were still growing/developing leading to accellerated wear and tear. The academy guys all get regular scans on their hips nowOldschoolsocks wrote:What were reasons for hip problems?
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3 front rowers in this season's list and Healy and Moore had serious hamstring injuries in the last two seasons. Hamstring finished Strauss' 2014 seasonAs a tight-head prop, do you undergo specific training drills with your front row colleagues?
Yeah, it's called Fat Club [joke].
We would do extra conditioning work and strengthening exercises. Front-rowers will do a lot of box squats with an extra 40 kilos, or so, on the bar.
Duffer's problem was down to the position of his car seat (S&C coach spotted it) - once that was adjusted his hamstring problem disappeared and he ripped up teams for fun at the Bridge...Oldschool wrote:Sorry for repetition here.jimbobjoe wrote:This reminds me of the uproar over a couple hip injuries a few years back. Worth questioning but also worth noting that it's likely coincidence.
If it is an issue you can be sure the s&c and medical staff are addressing it already.
Damien Duff had major problems with hamstring injuries until he moved to Chelsea - problem solved.
It's not necessarily s&c either, it can be down to and individuals physical problems.
I know for a fact that flat feet can be a contributory factor to tight hamstrings. Flat feet give rise to ankle problems also.
Hip issues can be down to the type of squats as mentioned but it's likely that certain individuals have hip issues which doing the wrong exercises will cause problems for them.
