Balance and strength exercises in Thursday's session
Atletico Madrid returned to training this Thursday in a single session in which they worked on balance and strength. Adrian trained in the gym due to overload.
The Atletico Madrid first team trained on Thursday morning in Majadahonda Sports City in the only session scheduled for this day. After stretching to start the session, the players did a circuit consisting of different exercises that influenced task of improving balance and strength, the session was led by Oscar Ortega. Adrian was the only player who, suffering from a mild musscle strain, worked in the gym with Oscar Pitillas the fitness trainer.
After a quick change of boots, the players did about 20 minutes of continuous run divided into two groups, while the goalkeepers Bono and Courtois worked with goalkeeping coach Paul Vercellone.
The outfield player did some ball control exercises in limited space before the final part in which Simeone divided the squad into three groups incorporating youth players Nacho Buil, Borja Paris and Nacho Sainz. The team in green bibs was made up of Óliver, Cabrera, Raul Garcia, Tiago, Borja and juveniles who joined for the session. In white bibs were Diego Costa, David Villa, Miranda, Godin, Gabi, Juanfran, Filipe Luis and Koke. And red: Manquillo, Leo Baptistão, Cristian Rodriguez, Insua, Demichelis, Arda Turan, Gimenez and Mario Suarez.
The team will return to training on Friday, at 9.30 pm in Majadahonda, the last session before traveling to Las Palmas to face UD Las Palmas on Saturday August 10th.
