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bobblehead
05-04-2024, 11:33 AM
I have commented before that by pampering these guys in camp and all week long their bodies aren't learning how to recover properly. You don't work the micro muscles that help stabilize to avoid injury. Kevin Garnett and Paul Peirce just brough this up after the NBA playoffs has seen record injuries as teams "load manage" all season long including taking practices off.

“Seems to be a lot of stars in our game today getting hurt on the regular. Real sh**, during Paul Pierce and I time, we didn’t miss practice and used it as the mechanism to put our bodies in stressful situations to allow us to play 82 games. Guys today think not practicing benefits them when really it is hurting them,” the one-time league MVP shared. (Garnett)

“When you're not working out, you aren't putting your body through the necessary stress on the daily,” Pierce stated.

They said that after practice they would continue to go at each other 1 on 1 until Doc Rivers would turn out the lights in the gym. I won't get too carried away about the NBA in this forum, but maybe Dame should be putting in those extra hours and games.

On the NFL side I think Gary should be going through 10 one on ones daily with Walker and Tom. Nothing readies you for game action like going 100% in practice. Tackle guys for fucks sake. Make sure they are understanding how to get brought down without getting injured.

sharpe1027
05-04-2024, 01:06 PM
Micro muscles? Anecdotal statements from old timers?

Yeah, I'm less than convinced.

bobblehead
05-04-2024, 01:26 PM
Micro muscles? Anecdotal statements from old timers?

Yeah, I'm less than convinced.

Well, anecdotal reality that injuries are going up not down convinces me. Also, anecdotal evidence of how I felt after skipping practices when I played tells me there is something to it.

sharpe1027
05-04-2024, 02:06 PM
Player injuries are on the decline in the NFL.

Scott Campbell
05-04-2024, 02:57 PM
When a data scientist tells me the advanced analytics unquestionably prove that load management works, then I'll believe it.

red
05-04-2024, 04:55 PM
don't really pay attention to the NBA, but weren't they gonna do something to prevent the star players from sitting out so many games

regular folks pay a lot of money to watch these guys, sponsors and teams pay them a ton, and these assholes can just skip whatever game if they feel like it? thats bull shit

no clue about the injury side of it

Sparkey
05-05-2024, 06:50 AM
Ligament and tendon injuries are wear/tear injuries. Having them stress those connective tissues excessively won't help them play longer. It might make them play more consistently but at the cost of less availability.

Fritz
05-05-2024, 10:43 AM
To me, "Load management" is two cups of coffee when I get up in the morning. The bathroom's not far from our living room.