In Carlo Ancelottiis viniciusis Asensiois Courtoisis Kroosis Modric. Not even newcomers Aurelien Tchouameni y Antonio Rudiger. The absolute protagonist of Real Madrid at the start of the preseason in Valdebebas is none other than Antonio A pint.
The head of physical preparation, famous for his method and endorsed by his results, is subjecting the players to a meticulous procedure not only so that they arrive in the best conditions at the start of the competition but also to build the physical base that will support them throughout a course that is expected to be exhausting, with the team facing six competitions and a World Cup in between.
Without going any further, today Valdebebas the faces of suffering and exhaustion of the soccer players were undisguisable. The reason: hypoxia masks that record air entry and exit and simulate altitude training. The Italian coach has explained in Real Madrid TV that this device is especially useful to know exactly the physical state of the players.
“It is a test that is used with a mask with a layer 5 system. It is not hypoxia training, absolutely not. It is a test to get to know the aerobic and anaerobic thresholds and the motor power of the players at this moment”, he points out. A pint. “The mask has to work to analyze oxygen and carbohydrates. The percentage of one and the other is so that we can know the player’s condition at this time,” he argues.
“The result serves to individualize or at least give a direction to the team’s work. The base of the preseason is an aerobic base of long running and then hand in hand it goes in the direction and the objective with the shortest race and more quickly,” he explains. A pint.
“It is essential to test to know where we are and how we are. With these tests I can find out if the footballers still need long-term, low-intensity running work or if I can already train them more intensely and quickly,” says the coach, who has the World Cup very much in mind when designing his worked.
Preseason during the World Cup
“He stopped for world For the players who stay, it will be good for me because we can do another preseason and work a little more. With the players who go to the World Cup it is different. When they come back they have to rest 100% and then start working little by little. It’s going to be completely different with the two groups.” A pintvery satisfied with the physical condition of their players.
“I am very happy with the players. They arrived in very good condition. It is also the consequence of last year’s work. First, I thank them. If the test goes like this it is not because I am here but because they work very well “, points A pint on Real MadridTV.
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