Your club's strong men (afl site)

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Your club's strong men

Nathan Schmook
afl.com.au
April 15, 2015

RICHMOND
Key defender Alex Rance is one of the most competitive Tigers in the weights room and it has paid off, with the 25-year-old holding the title of Richmond's strongest player for a number of years now. At 194cm and 96kg, Rance holds the group's bench press record and also sets the standard with leg weights and squats, ahead of Nathan Foley and Shaun Hampson. Foley and defender David Astbury are the two players who challenge Rance as the most competitive Tigers in the gym.

Of the most recent draftees, rookie Jason Castagna made the biggest gains in strength over the pre-season.

Pound for pound, recently retired Tigers Daniel Jackson and Jake King were very strong, with 'Push-Up' King famously completing 303 push-ups on a pre-season camp in 2006 to earn his nickname.

Physical performance manager Peter Burge said the club used measures such as core strength lifts, bench press and chin-ups to assess strength. "We also look at core/postural strength and total body structural strength as a whole and how a player uses his levers. What's most important is how this is applied on field."

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-15/your-clubs-strong-men


Ch 7 news last night showed Kingy still helping out with the weight training down at Punt Rd.

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Trossman! I would love to know how Cotch, Martin, Deledio measure up in strength alone.

Of course this means diddly squat (see Shaun Hampson) if the physical strength doesn't transpire to playing ability

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