The spectacular physical change of Carlos Alcaraz: "It resembles a 100-meter sprinter"

Two consecutive victories in three sets, the most recent against

6-1, 6-2 and 7-5, have placed

in the third round of the Australian Open, where he will

this Friday , a who won last year in the quarterfinals of the Vienna tournament.

The Spaniard disputes his first tournament of the season in Melbourne, once he decided with his team to dispense with any previous competition.

“He could have gone to the ATP Cup or another tournament, but we prefer to work calmly based on the

from last season.

They have tried to improve the musculoskeletal system and the metabolic system over time, ”explains

, physical trainer and physiotherapist, who was the great sensation of last year, in a telephone conversation.

Alcaraz, 18, has made a remarkable physical change after six weeks of meticulous planning.

Since he won the NextGen Master in Milan on November 11, he had not played a single match again.

He could have done it in the Davis Cup, but the Covid crossed him.

“He confined himself to his house and the illness altered our plan a bit, but we brought him a stationary bicycle, weights and rubber bands, and he was fulfilling the tasks that we sent him through some templates,” says Moreno.

The highest point of 2021 came for him at the US Open, where, after eliminating

in the second round , he reached the quarterfinals, unable to finish his match against

due to a fibrillar rupture in the vastus medialis and lateralis of the quadriceps and an elongation in the adductor.

fast fibers

«We have sought to provide it with the best power and resistance conditions to face tournaments as demanding as the Grand Slam with guarantees. He has gained muscle mass, but above all he is more defined. The objective was to guide the muscle fibers towards the achievement of greater strength and speed. We also want an elastic, flexible player; I have always liked to watch

a lot , how he is capable of taking winning shots in complicated situations, ”continues Moreno, who works with

, also a physical trainer,

, the physiotherapist who accompanies him in Melbourne, and

, his doctor, all of them under the direction of his coach,

.

In the first two weeks of the six of work at the Villena Academy, he did not appear on the track, but was in the gym morning and afternoon.

The last two there was already a lot of work on the court, although not always with a racket.

«First, the weak links are reinforced to prevent injuries, with the information we have from the past year.

Six weeks is the ideal time for a successful season with as few injuries as possible.

And if there had been seven, better, "says Moreno.

Alcaraz does not have a nutritionist on his team, but he is advised by

.

He has not made any substantial changes to his diet.

"Obviously, we've been careful not to gain too much weight, but we're also not obsessively measuring what you eat, as it could cause stress.

Carbohydrates, protein and fat are prescribed, all of which are of quality.

We are looking for fast fiber.

In a certain way, his physiognomy can resemble that of a hundred-meter sprinter, although he must also have something of a marathon runner, given the circumstances of this type of tournament.

It would be there, in that scale of gray”, analyzes Moreno.

There were logical doubts about how he was going to react on the track after so long without competing, but the response has been overwhelming in his first two games.

Initially, Alcaraz was not very familiar with regular gym work.

“It has been a learning process.

He has always had talent, but at first it was difficult for him.

He has known how to enjoy it for a long time.

He has Juan Carlos Ferrero by his side, who is still very fit.

Philosophy is contagious.

Carlos knows that what he achieves in the gym is then transferred to the track.

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