First outdoor athletic session for Cucine Lube Civitanova, which worked this morning on the synthetic court of Santa Maria Apparente in Civitanova Marche. Under the orders of the athletic trainer Max Merazzi, the eight athletes available have already shown a good starting physical shape, even if Alex Nikolov will have to face a differentiated schedule for a few weeks under the eyes of the physiotherapist Marco Frontaloni to favor the gradual recovery after the surgery related to a herniated disc. Although destined to increase with the passing of the days, the intensity already appeared notable and the group was temporarily composed of Francesco Bisotto, Mattia Boninfante, Petar Dirlic, Giovanni Gargiulo, Jacopo Larizza, Santiago Orduna, Davi Tenorio, in addition to the aforementioned Alex Nikolov he showed the right attitude, the one asked by coach Giampaolo Medei at the opening of the 2024/25 seasonal activity. In the afternoon, after Italy’s match for the Olympic podium, a technical training session is scheduled for the Eurosuole Forum.
Max Merazzi (preparator): “I found the guys well, with a great desire to release their respective energies and show their enthusiasm for the new year. In the first days of preparation everything appears easier thanks to the great enthusiasm of the athletes. Alex Nikolov still cannot move in step with his teammates, even if he trains alongside them. It will take our spiker a few weeks to transition from a personalized program to working uniformly with the rest of the group. You just need to have a little more patience. Special mention for Jacopo Larizza? In fact he took great care of his body and I complimented him during the session on how he presented himself. Genetics have certainly favored him, but he is very professional, never goes astray at the table and always trains to his best, even independently. Now the goal is load adaptation. We work by alternating muscle and strength development in the weight room with athletic work on the field. Every day, therefore, the collective is subjected to one of the two stimuli or both.”
