Notes From Training Camp 2025

[Bengalbug]

(Yesterday, 06:28 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Current temperature in Phoenix, AZ is 102 F. Are you running a marathon in 102 F heat on Day 2 of your training? Of course not. You should increase your workload and exposure to environmental conditions the same as you would increase your mileage. The Bengals have all of camp and the preseason to acclimate.

I can tell you from experience, 102 F in AZ with 8% humidity feels a lot more tolerable than lower temps with the higher humidity of the Ohio River valley.

I can also tell from this conversation who has deployed to deserts or near the equator and who hasn’t.

If I am training for a marathon for 102 degree weather, yes my training will be at 102, OR HOTTER. I had better be used to running in hot weather before I show up. Like I said earlier, I have run outside every day this month… why? Because when it’s optimal temperatures in the fall I can PR, at 39 years old. There is an outside chance I could qualify for Boston next year (getting an extra 5 min would help, being 40).

Injuries are fluky, but being prepared for these conditions can be avoided. I didn’t throw up yesterday and I was at 170 BPM for 22:30 outside.

No one is asking them to be able to play a game today. But to not be able to get through a practice is inexcusable.