The most critically acclaimed Pintus Method, the hypoxia masks, returned to Valdebebas this Tuesday and Antonio Pintus, who happens to be the protagonist of this charismatic method, spoke at length about the technique where he ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ that most of the players do not like to train with this mask.
Pintus, who is the head of physical ρɾєρɑɾɑtion atReal Madrid, returned to the club in 2021 and is ready to take all the necessary measures to make sure the team members stay in top shape.
What is a Pintus mask?
As explained by the man himself, these hypoxia masks are used in high-intensity tests. The novelty of this accessory is that it does not need controlled conditions such as the treadmill or the bike.
It is used to carry out the stress test and define the aerobic and anaerobic thresholds.
“It’s a test to evaluate the physical condition of the players, their power. It’s like seeing the difference in power between one car and another. It’s important to later be able to individualize the work ρłɑɴ,”the coach told Whites’ YouTube channel, as quoted byMundo Deportivo.
“We are going to see the anaerobic and the aerobic threshold and that allows me to individualize the training and better ρłɑɴ the season on a physical level. For me, it is important because I really like to know the physical condition of each player,”he explained.
Pintus went on to acknowledge that the players do not really like the technology much. In fact, he mentioned that an unnamedReal Madridstar even called him a devil just because they are forced to undergo the practice.
“They don’t like it very much because it is very hard. The mask analyzes oxygen but they already know it. There is a player who has told me that I am a devil, but I am not going to say who.
“Players undergo this torture and I appreciate it because we have a fantastic group of people and they are very hard-working,”he added.
The head of physical ρɾєρɑɾɑtion ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ that he started the practice during his time with Monaco and he will continue with it since the data received from the test is much better now.
“I started doing this test 20 years ago, with Monaco. I continue with it because it is important to see the evolution of the players’ physical condition over time. The data is better now than before.”
Lastly, he explained that although the players do not like it, the coaching staff is very happy with the physical level of the players.
“All the staff are very happy with the physical level of the players. It is a very fast and very physical squad. We are very happy and we have a lot of confidence. The players submit to torture, they like to work. We are all united, all together,”he concluded.
