RB34
August 11, 2011, 2:13pm
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Chip Kelly the head coach says these friday workouts helps them start out fast and avoid being flat. They also perform speed snatch jump squats and mb throws at times. Sorry for the short message on the blackberry.
James_Smith:
Important to make the distinction between single effort CNS intensive efforts (ergo 100m repeats over the course of rounds) and multiple effort CNS intensive efforts (ergo the +80 plays a game that the Oregon offense averages).
The stimulation takes on a completely different dynamic.
I would argue that the benefits that Oregon may or may not receive from up tempo practice the day before the game has essentially zero to due with CNS stimulation (because their bioenergetic profile is no where near high intensive alactic power and is at best alactic capacity if the series is short [unless they’re rotating personnel every down]) and much more to do with metabolic factors.
Bottom line, their practice schedule doesn’t deserve much scrutiny in my opinion because if you assemble enough small fast players with good enough aerobic capacity and they’ll run around like that on any given Saturday regardless of what they do on Friday. More than what they do the day before the game, the team simply plays what they practice. Of course when they meet a big defensive line that can sprint it puts a damper on the run game.