Fitness coach Roberto Farias outlines work, cites lay-off effect | OneFootball

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After a day off, Ceará’s training week—during which the black-and-white squad is focused on preparing for the clash against Avaí—began last Tuesday, the 2nd, and continued this morning. While Alison Henry oversees the tactical training sessions, Roberto Farias, the fitness coach who has been part of Vozão’s permanent technical staff since 2019, is in charge of the squad’s physical workouts. He spoke with cearasc.com about the 10-day stretch without official matches ahead for the squad and how that could impact the meeting with Avaí, scheduled for Wednesday the 10th.

When mentioning the differences during a longer stretch between matches, Roberto recalled that the first months of the season were packed with games, which directly affects the work done during the week. In addition, the black-and-white fitness coach explained what changes in the day-to-day training process.

“We’ve been through practically four months of ‘one game right after another,’ playing two or three matches a week, which sometimes makes it impossible for us to do some of the work we can do when we have windows like this between games, especially when it comes to strength. In a week with more than one match, we do strength-maintenance work, and in full weeks, we’re able to do complete strength sessions,” he said.

Focused on the Brazilian Championship until the end of the year, Ceará will have more free weeks for training ahead, a process that allows for working methods aimed at the squad’s physical development.

“With the changes in the schedule, we see a chance to train more, get the athletes in better condition, physically stronger, and we’re going to make the most of this run of more spaced-out matches to keep improving for the rest of the season,” he concluded.

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