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It’s not so much the program that has been designed for Hayne as I’m sure Wilmot had some input into it.
It’s more the fact a player had to raise the issue that he wanted to be lighter, the coach wanted him to be lighter but our seemingly generic weights program (as opposed to an individualised plan) was counterproductive to him losing weight. According to quotes from the man himself, It has only been since this was brought up by Hayne that a change was made. That is absurd!!
Only speculation but it raises questions whether perhaps others have also lost confidence in the strength and conditioning training currently employed at the club.
Seeing as Wilmot is new, so was Hayne how can you give him a specialised weights program from day 1? He'd have to start out on a generic weights program so the staff could get an idea on how his body would handle and change throughout. It also seems that Hayne and BA saying they want him playing lighter has only been spoken about recently and his program was adjusted accordingly.
Don't take this as me defending Wilmot, he hasn't worked out and since bringing in Jimenez we've looked a lot better but you can't completely undo a pre-season's worth of training in 2 months. But I think it's a bit unfair to criticise him based on this article as Hayne and BA only wanted him to play lighter mid-season, and he made adjustments mid-season.