Notes From Training Camp 2025

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(Yesterday, 06:39 PM)J24 Wrote: Anyone heard anything about how the D-Line is doing?

I heard they were hot. 

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(Yesterday, 06:39 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: THEY COULD HAVE DONE THIS ON THEIR OWN IN JUNE.

Not sorry for the caps. Rather than come in not ready to practice, they are focusing on fitness.  These guys make too much money to not be prepared for this!

They are not going to run a marathon in 102 degrees. How many reps can your "in shape ass" put up @ 225 lbs? 

Many of them will be required to move grown men  against their will, can you do that? If you say no, then you;re not in shape. 

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(Yesterday, 07:13 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: It’s funny how someone who might qualify for the Boston marathon doesn’t understand why the professional men’s race starts at 9:37 am instead of 11:15 am for the 4th wave.

Breech, my dude. We seldom agree on things, but good to see you back. 

[Bengalbug]

(Yesterday, 10:37 PM)bfine32 Wrote: They are not going to run a marathon in 102 degrees. How many reps can your "in shape ass" put up @ 225 lbs? 

Many of them will be required to move grown men  against their will, can you do that? If you say no, then you;re not in shape. 

1) I am not a professional athlete.
2) I have 2 herniated discs.
3) I can bench 225 @ 175, but it compromises my back, so I don’t care how heavy I can lift.
4) I can throw 45 lb dumbbells up 50+ times, do 50+ pushups, do 15+ pull-ups. I focus on functional strength, personally.

Irregardless. I am training for my next marathon in these temps today, and every day since the flying pig. I don’t take time off, as I want to continue to build my baseline. These guys should be able to get through a practice in 102 degrees, honestly. It’s not like they are playing in the Super Bowl today.

I know it’s not apples to apples, and I wish I could be a professional football player, with a higher ceiling. But I’m not. I will say that if I was, there is very little chance that I wouldn’t be prepared for the conditions. It WOULD and IS absolutely harder, but the better you are today will only increase your output in better conditions.

Let’s get back to the topic, We wanted a more demanding training camp, until it was more demanding. Is that correct?

[Millhouse]

It was only a couple of players out of what, 80 some, that cramped up? It's not all that deep. 

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 01:46 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I wonder if that play aggravated the hamstring? I just read that Myles Murphy was carted off, and that Tee didn't participate in any other team sessions. It did say that he was seen being stretched out by the training staff.

I haven't read ahead of this post yet, so if someone else already said this don't bite my head off, but I believe they said it was the calf and not the hamstring. 

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 05:03 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: Right.

2 days ago “We want Zac to run a harder camp”

Day 2 “this is too hard, go to the bubble”.

Which is it.

Well, you can have a harder camp and also have the sense to go inside when it's nearing 100 degrees.

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 06:33 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: You keep using that word, but I don’t think you know what it means.

From ChatGPT:

Acclimatizing to heat—also called heat acclimatization or heat adaptation—typically takes 7 to 14 days of consistent exposure to hot conditions, depending on the individual and the level of heat stress.

? Overview of the Acclimatization Timeline
Day What Happens
1–3 Initial exposure triggers discomfort, high heart rate, heavy sweating. Body is inefficient at cooling.
4–7 Core temperature control improves, sweating becomes more efficient (starts earlier, more diluted), and heart rate decreases.
8–14 Full acclimatization for most healthy people. Body holds onto salt and fluids better, reduces risk of heat exhaustion.

Training camp where the team is located is exactly where you get acclimatized to the local environmental conditions.

Uh oh.... you used AI. They're coming for you...

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 06:49 PM)Synric Wrote: I don't think people understand how bad of a a year it's been in the Ohio Valley. Over thr last month we have gotten 8 inches of rain. I read somewhere it was rhe most in 100 years. The Humidity this year has been deadly.

Kentucky has had more rainfall this summer than at any time since they started keeping records.

[Sled21]

(Yesterday, 09:53 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Driving downtown today I saw several crews of construction workers throughout downtown with the sun beating down on them with many of these guys being older and obviously not in the best physical shape.  If these guys can work outside 8 hours a day, I would hope young athletes in the prime of their life would be able to handle the same weather.  If these athletes have not prepared for this type of weather, they lose the right to say being a football player is a year around job they have to work at because they obviously were not putting in the effort to get ready for training camp.  My guess is a bunch of these guys did little to no conditioning to get ready for camp.

OMG.... this conversation has gone from silly to ludicrous. For starters, every construction crew I have ever seen has one guy working and 8 standing around waiting to rotate. And these athletes are not just distance running at a set pace for a set distance, they are going from full stop to top gear as fast as they can, and expecting their leg muscles to not only go from 0-100, but also to stop on a dime, cut, then accelerate again. It's not even the same ballpark. 

[SunsetBengal]

(Today, 08:46 AM)Sled21 Wrote: I haven't read ahead of this post yet, so if someone else already said this don't bite my head off, but I believe they said it was the calf and not the hamstring. 

That has been confirmed, what a relief.

[SladeX]

(Yesterday, 08:00 PM)Stewy Wrote: Ok this discussion on heat is a complete tangent and wreaks of dumbassery.

Can we talk about friggin football please?

Not to mention there is a separate thread related to Treys negotiations. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[*ochocincos*]

How's the OG group looking?
That and DL about the only two areas I'm overly concerned about going into the season.

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(Yesterday, 10:51 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: 1) I am not a professional athlete.
2) I have 2 herniated discs.
3) I can bench 225 @ 175, but it compromises my back, so I don’t care how heavy I can lift.
4) I can throw 45 lb dumbbells up 50+ times, do 50+ pushups, do 15+ pull-ups.  I focus on functional strength, personally.

How's your blocking?
Wanna play OG for the Bengals?

[Bengalbug]

(Today, 08:50 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Well, you can have a harder camp and also have the sense to go inside when it's nearing 100 degrees.

Some games may be played in temps nearing 100 degrees. We will be at 90+ for most of the next week. Do we just isolate to the indoors until it’s better conditions?

Also, it was an announced open camp to fans, like today. For those that traveled in to view, are they just SOL? Plus, they are completing the practices before noon, not after, which is really the peak heat/UV of the day.

I do understand that it’s harder, but that’s the point.

[Bengalbug]

(Today, 10:09 AM)ochocincos Wrote: How's your blocking?
Wanna play OG for the Bengals?

I would break in half and need carted off, for a handful (or two) of reasons.

[Bengalbug]

(Today, 10:06 AM)ochocincos Wrote: How's the OG group looking?
That and DL about the only two areas I'm overly concerned about going into the season.

I think the DL depth is better than it was last year, well the IDL anyway. Two second year guys and brought in a few outside guys. DE is questionable.

[Sled21]

I'm liking the comments coming from Jenkins, Jr. He said "keep talking" to the nimwit sports writers bashing out D, and they're gonna show us something. I like the positivity from the 2nd year player.

[Truck_1_0_1_]

(Yesterday, 01:50 PM)pally Wrote: -the heat was the story of the day with Myles Murphy needing the cart an IVs after cramping; Josh Newton lost his breakfast and needed cooling down (imagine how miserable it would be if they were still practicing in the afternoon)
-Tee looked at by trainers who then stretched his lower leg; sat out the remainder of practice...no word from him yet
-Offense much crisper today, Joe went 7/10 during 11 on 11 with a TD to Tee
-BJ Hill had the day off; Dax Hill took part in 7 on 7 drills
-interesting note on the approach to fixing last season's tackling problems

There’s a completely different approach toward teaching tackling. Instead of one specific drill for each position group, there’s a rotation where all the positions are doing all of the different drills. From defensive linemen working on tackling in space to safeties working on…

— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) July 24, 2025

In the videos of them walking to the field, he had a bottle of gatorade and told everyone that he was, "drinking extra."

Guess that didn't work! lol

[Nicomo Cosca]

Bengals guard/center Lucas Patrick is limping. Trainers were looking at the right calf area. He’s headed to the locker room pic.twitter.com/cKlSJjr1QW

— James Rapien (@JamesRapien) July 25, 2025