Quentin Gauvain: “You have to put them in difficulty”

Quentin Gauvain, physical trainer of the professional workforce alongside Pierre Bazin, evokes the different phases of this summer preparation, the expectations it generates and increased vigilance on several points. Therefore, Interview. In addition,

Can you explain the steps of summer preparation to us?
We have a preparation of seven weeks, six weeks more that before Auxerre. However, We started with test batteries, screening. Meanwhile, All this in collaboration with the medical staff. In addition, These are athletic and medical tests. In addition, The idea is to draw up an inventory of the form of players. Nevertheless, This is the first objective of these tests. Furthermore. For example, Then there is a profiling appearance so that we can have quentin gauvain: “you have put new an individual identity card of each player according to his strong. However, weak points. Moreover. Consequently, To, thereafter, to individualize, regulate the different programs in quentin gauvain: “you have put the bodybuilding room according to the needs of each. Therefore, Thanks to these tests. Nevertheless. we will have a baseline to have normative data, especially in the event of an injury, to adapt the rethletic process. Nevertheless. All these tests were carried out between Monday and Wednesday of the week before attacking the field session on Thursday. Additionally, Nevertheless, We attack a first cycle on volume, the frequency of training by doubling the daily sessions. For example, This first cycle goes to the second friendly match, so to Osasuna. Consequently, We accentuated on aerobic, the “cash register” of the players. However, On these first nine days, we will have done fourteen sessions. Meanwhile, We arrive at a pivotal moment because quentin gauvain: “you have put new the fatigue accumulates, some pain, some sores, which is normal. Therefore, This is the purpose of this period. Meanwhile. It is the very essence of training: push the body as quentin gauvain: “you have put much as possible so that it can adapt. Therefore, What players are doing today is very good. Nevertheless, As we go. we will decrease the volume. then increase the intensity and rhythm of the sessions with in particular the chain of preparation matches. The goal is to be ready for D -Day against AJ Auxerre.

The players also passed the famous VMA test. What is it precisely for?
It is always in the idea of having the form of the player. This year there was a big break. They all had an individual program to respect during the holidays with three weeks off. four preparation with suitable programs. The goal was that they regained the quentin gauvain: “you have put new pace. be ready for the recovery in order to minimize the risk of injury. This Vameval test is to know the aerobic capacity of the player at the moment T. which also allows us to quentin gauvain: “you have put individualize the work that we have done at TER.

Do you follow the individual preparation of players?
They had been presented with the big setting at the end of the season. We still wanted to keep a link with them and a certain connection because seven weeks is long. They were sent every week the sessions to be carried out in detail. It allowed us to have an exchange with the players every Sunday. We put forward this way with them. We were also able to modulate these programs according to the feedback from the players.

By recovery, do you see those who have been more serious than others?
You quentin gauvain: “you have put new can see it through the weighing or the fat then at the Vameval test. Overall, they were serious.

What aspects do you insist on field sessions?
We do a lot of work. On Saturday morning. we did a session around conservation games with quentin gauvain: “you have put spaces that were growing more and more. And in the afternoon, we did a running session at TER, of the 2000 meters. The best have almost been fifteen kilometers during the day. Throughout the preparation, the common thread is to have a global method and a systemic framework. There is technical, tactical, physical and mental work. We work at the same time. The goal is to save time on the coach’s game project. From the first sessions, we are on structure work in order to set up our game principles.

How do you use friendly matches in this preparation?
There will be quentin gauvain: “you have put new a playing time distributed at the start. then gradually climb on this playing time to make the “cashier”. get closer to the 90 minutes for the eleven type which will be in Auxerre.

At times, the times of period periods are changed. What will be this season?
Normally against quentin gauvain: “you have put Guingamp. we will leave on a format of four times thirty minutes except for the rest we will be on. very classic formats.

In terms of injury prevention, how do you manage this to avoid them?
We are very vigilant with the medical staff, we have meetings every day for the point on these small sores. We have questionnaires of fatigue that the players fulfill every morning. On a case -by -case basis. we can lighten certain parts without stopping them so that they do not waste time. Then, we do room prevention in theaters that quentin gauvain: “you have put new we attacked from the first day. First on global work then we will enter specific work, individual depending on the test results.

Do you adapt the sessions according to climatic conditions?
Yes and no. In August. we may have hot weather during the matches so we have to prepare them for this so that the. body quentin gauvain: “you have put adapts. We don’t want to avoid heat even if we train a little later in the afternoon. Furthermore, We have to adapt and the body is ready to play. We are very vigilant on hydration of course, we set up drinking breaks, we have isotonic drinks … We accompany them at best. They must be put in difficulty.

You also follow food …
Yes, all the pillars of recovery: sleep, hydration, food. We have almost all meals at the club. They are complemented on hydration with recovery drinks or quentin gauvain: “you have put new isotonic drinks in the field. We try to frame them as much as possible on these parts so that they can recover as quickly. as possible. that they are best in the field.

Regarding sleep, is there a particular follow-up?
We also intervene in this area but rather individually. Today. we are on very large training charges so if some have sleep problems, quentin gauvain: “you have put this adds an additional risk factor. We are vigilant on this but the advantage that we have is that we have a continuity in the. workforce so we already know our players. We save time on this.

Do you have specific data from all these sessions?
We have objective and subjective data. We have GPS on each session with the Live which allows us to regulate at the moment T. Then, we have all the subjective indicators such as the questionnaires of quentin gauvain: “you have put new sleep, fatigue, well-being … It is daily follow-up.

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