Author Topic: LFC hire Bayern Munich nutritionist Mona Nemmer (Read 31929 times)

soxfan · « **on:** May 13, 2016, 02:37:44 am »

"The Liverpool manager, a long-time admirer of Bayern’s fitness work, has already tempted Andreas Kornmayer to leave his position as fitness coach at the Allianz Arena for Anfield this summer. To the annoyance of Carlo Ancelotti, who is to replace the Manchester City-bound Pep Guardiola, Bayern’s nutritionist Mona Nemmer has also accepted Klopp’s invitation to be part of a new-look conditioning team at Anfield next season.

Nemmer is regarded as one of the leading nutritionists in elite sport and joined Bayern in 2013 after five years with the German football association, where she also worked with the senior national team. She is expected to join up with Liverpool in pre-season when the players will face a demanding training schedule in Klopp’s first summer in charge."

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/may/12/liverpool-bayern-munich-backroom-staff-mona-nemmer

soxfan · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2016, 02:41:09 am »

Found a 2013 article when Nemmer was hired at Bayern Munich:

Bayern set a new sporting benchmark last term by winning the legendary treble, but new boss Pep Guardiola and his men will not rest on their laurels, and intend to improve whatever can be improved, on and off the field. One of these "pieces in the jigsaw," as Matthias Sammer likes to call them, is nutrition. "We want to be even more professional in this area and take the next step," the board director told fcbayern.de.

Coach Guardiola shares that opinion, as he regards the right diet as the third of the three essential pillars in elite sport, alongside training and regeneration. Bayern already employ one of the best thanks to the services provided by top chef Alfons Schuhbeck and his team, but the club will benefit in the future from the expertise of Mona Nemmer, a qualified nutrition instructor and a leading nutritionist in top-level sport.

The 28-year-old was introduced to the players at the training camp in Trentino on Saturday evening. During the week on Lake Garda, Nemmer will get to know the normal routines at the club, and begin shifting the individual players' nutritional plans to an even higher level. "I'm very happy to listen to what she has to say. Regardless of your age, you can always get better," commented model athlete Daniel van Buyten. Newcomer Jan Kirchhoff is just as impressed: "Mona is already a hit thanks to her open, personal approach."

Germany junior international Kirchhoff has already benefited from Nemmer's advice, as the qualified chef worked for the German FA (DFB) for five years. Nemmer also occasionally stood in for DFB head chef Holger Stromberg with the senior national team, so she is not unknown to Philipp Lahm and company either.

Theory and practice combined

Nemmer will now combine theory and practice with FCB. On the one hand, she will explain her ideas regarding daily diet plans and offer individual players advice in liaison with medical unit specialist Dr Roland Schmidt. Certain players have already begun adapting their diets accordingly. And on the other hand, she will help out proactively in the kitchen.

Nemmer will also devote a proportion of her time to the junior team youth section. Sammer wishes to instil an awareness of proper nutrition to the talented youths at an early stage. Nemmer's teaching experience and qualities will be an essential factor.

Beneficial for the club's youths

The new staff member will also implement teambuilding exercises such as cooking sessions. The aim is to professionalise the club's work even with its most junior players, increasing the chances they might one day emulate their senior role models and lay hands on the biggest trophies in the game.

Gegenpresser · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2016, 03:54:58 am »

Like I've always said, if anyone can get Skrtel to switch to Greek yogurt, it's Mona Nemmer,

moloch · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2016, 04:20:43 am »

So the most interesting Klopp era recruits so far seems to be outside the pitch.

Gifted Right Foot · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2016, 04:22:37 am »

I bet she knows what Gotzes favourite treats are. That could come in handy for some reason.

kcbworth · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2016, 04:25:05 am »

I love this. This is what it takes to be world clasd, and we're doing it. Despite being fun Klopp also has that German incisiveness that we've been lacking for a bit

Alonso_The_Assassin · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2016, 05:55:59 am »

These are the 1 percenters that turn a good team into a great team. Love it!

Alan_X · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:32:35 am »

I know some of you lads haven't seen a woman before. Any chance we can discuss our new nutritionist without commenting on the fact that they are a woman.

jepovic · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:37:56 am »

Woman? I'm more amused that we're hiring a nutritionist from Bavaria, a region where more than half the population is overweight.
Then again, if she could keep the Bayern players fit when they are immersed in bier and weisswurst, she should do just fine in LFC.

Petadroli · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:47:51 am »

Who was the club's nutritionist before her? Did we even have one?

Also what a career Mona Nemmer is having: first the DFB, then Bayern Munich, now Liverpool FC. And that with 30 years, incredible really!

MC14 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2016, 08:49:48 am »

It's going to be a really tough pre season for the boys

Jinxsy · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:00:35 am »

Quote from: soxfan on May 13, 2016, 02:41:09 am

Found a 2013 article when Nemmer was hired at Bayern Munich:

Bayern set a new sporting benchmark last term by winning the legendary treble, but new boss Pep Guardiola and his men will not rest on their laurels, and intend to improve whatever can be improved, on and off the field. One of these "pieces in the jigsaw," as Matthias Sammer likes to call them, is nutrition. "We want to be even more professional in this area and take the next step," the board director told fcbayern.de.

Coach Guardiola shares that opinion, as he regards the right diet as the third of the three essential pillars in elite sport, alongside training and regeneration. Bayern already employ one of the best thanks to the services provided by top chef Alfons Schuhbeck and his team, but the club will benefit in the future from the expertise of Mona Nemmer, a qualified nutrition instructor and a leading nutritionist in top-level sport.

The 28-year-old was introduced to the players at the training camp in Trentino on Saturday evening. During the week on Lake Garda, Nemmer will get to know the normal routines at the club, and begin shifting the individual players' nutritional plans to an even higher level. "I'm very happy to listen to what she has to say. Regardless of your age, you can always get better," commented model athlete Daniel van Buyten. Newcomer Jan Kirchhoff is just as impressed: "Mona is already a hit thanks to her open, personal approach."

Germany junior international Kirchhoff has already benefited from Nemmer's advice, as the qualified chef worked for the German FA (DFB) for five years. Nemmer also occasionally stood in for DFB head chef Holger Stromberg with the senior national team, so she is not unknown to Philipp Lahm and company either.

Theory and practice combined

Nemmer will now combine theory and practice with FCB. On the one hand, she will explain her ideas regarding daily diet plans and offer individual players advice in liaison with medical unit specialist Dr Roland Schmidt. Certain players have already begun adapting their diets accordingly. And on the other hand, she will help out proactively in the kitchen.

Nemmer will also devote a proportion of her time to the junior team youth section. Sammer wishes to instil an awareness of proper nutrition to the talented youths at an early stage. Nemmer's teaching experience and qualities will be an essential factor.

Beneficial for the club's youths

The new staff member will also implement teambuilding exercises such as cooking sessions. The aim is to professionalise the club's work even with its most junior players, increasing the chances they might one day emulate their senior role models and lay hands on the biggest trophies in the game.

Good news. Great quote. Thanks for sharing.

Pre-season is going to be horrific for the lads coming back from doing shots and balloons in the Balearics. Lucky that Raheem got his move last summer and moved onto bigger and better things....

Anfield89 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:23:26 am »

Quote from: Alan_X on May 13, 2016, 08:32:35 am

I know some of you lads haven't seen a woman before. Any chance we can discuss our new nutritionist without commenting on the fact that they are a woman.

Have posts been deleted because nobody has said owt.

Can only be a good thing, I'm guessing we hadn't already had a specialist in this role.

planet-terror · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:41:20 am »

sign all the Germans..whatver their sex

CallumLFC · « **Reply #14 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:46:34 am »

This is likely going to start irritating Rummenigge, Beckenbauer and co.

The Bayern hierachy are small enough to make the Gotze deal a little bit tougher now.

Bergersrightwingviews · « **Reply #15 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:51:19 am »

Quote from: Alonso_The_Assassin on May 13, 2016, 05:55:59 am

These are the 1 percenters that turn a good team into a great team. Love it!

This. Incredibly fine margins in elite sport. We need as many world-class people as possible on and off the pitch. Really exciting times ahead. Made-up about the conditioning guy coming in too.

CallumLFC · « **Reply #16 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:53:22 am »

Here is some extra info on how Klopp will carry out pre-season:

Jürgen Klopp will put Liverpool players through triple training sessions and hire a second member of Bayern Munich’s backroom staff in pre-season as he seeks to improve fitness levels for the 2016-17 campaign.

The Liverpool manager, a long-time admirer of Bayern’s fitness work, has already tempted Andreas Kornmayer to leave his position as fitness coach at the Allianz Arena for Anfield this summer. To the annoyance of Carlo Ancelotti, who is to replace the Manchester City-bound Pep Guardiola, Bayern’s nutritionist Mona Nemmer has also accepted Klopp’s invitation to be part of a new-look conditioning team at Anfield next season.

Nemmer is regarded as one of the leading nutritionists in elite sport and joined Bayern in 2013 after five years with the German football association, where she also worked with the senior national team. She is expected to join up with Liverpool in pre-season when the players will face a demanding training schedule in Klopp’s first summer in charge.

“It will be triple training sessions, of course,” said the Liverpool manager, who will be based in California for part of pre-season for friendlies against Chelsea and Milan. “The problem with pre-season is that for the first three weeks we have 15 players who will have been away at the Euros and we also have to see how the squad is changing. On another planet we would have six weeks together training because in this league it is the only time that you can train.

“In all of the [pre-season] games we will play out full training. So if we play our best in pre-season then I’ve done something completely wrong. We have to do a lot to create a base for one year. We stop pre-season in the middle of August and maybe with the players who come back from the Euros it will be difficult so we might have to make their pre-season two weeks longer so that it goes into the season. That might mean they do not play at that stage or they are only allowed to play so many minutes.”

Klopp has often lamented his lack of training time with Liverpool this season, having replaced Brendan Rodgers last October and overseen a hectic fixture schedule because of the team’s progress to the Europa League and Capital One Cup finals. His confidence in Liverpool showing a vast improvement next season is based in part on being free to impose his ideas during pre-season.

The German added: “We have a special plan of what we want to do with the boys. They cannot go home now when they are off at the end of the season. Nearly all of them have national team games but you cannot have six weeks off. You have something like four weeks and in four weeks you cannot sleep for the whole time so you have two weeks completely off and you have a plan and you have to do it. That means when you come back you are not at nil, you are at 60-70% and then you can start training. That’s how it works.

“Everything you do is based around physical potential and what you do in pre-season is key to that. We are now really fit but because of the games – our best sessions have been the games. On the one side we play a little bit too often and it’s too intense training but usually we are in a good shape and you saw against Chelsea that Emre [Can] played again after three weeks off. It was hard for him but it was very important for him to get through it. That shows the right training works. That is how it is and that’s why we will train a lot.”

killer-heels · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2016, 09:54:01 am »

Quote from: Kals on May 13, 2016, 09:46:34 am

This is likely going to start irritating Rummenigge, Beckenbauer and co.

The Bayern hierachy are small enough to make the Gotze deal a little bit tougher now.

Poor Germans. Feel for them.

gollne · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:03:24 am »

Just to be clear, we hired both their nutritionist and fitness coach?

thisyearisouryear · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:06:31 am »

Quote from: gollne on May 13, 2016, 10:03:24 am

Just to be clear, we hired both their nutritionist and fitness coach?

Yes.

fenre · « **Reply #20 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:08:18 am »

In Pep Confidential, it is mentioned that if the players eat properly after a match, "then they should have recovered 80% of the glycogen in their muscles within three days. "

As Liverpool has had an insane match program this season, I think diet is even more important and can effectively reduce the amount of injuries, as it helps with muscle recovery. It is also alpha omega for a team that is based on high intensity as we are under Klopp.

gollne · « **Reply #21 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:09:34 am »

Quote from: thisyearisouryear on May 13, 2016, 10:06:31 am

Yes.

That is splendid news. Germans have great values when it comes to nutrition. Just look at this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-cJU-5UuFA

Samie · « **Reply #22 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:18:58 am »

Get the feeling the lads will be into nutrition big time next season.

sms1986 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:24:07 am »

Sounds like a great move, especially when you consider how important Nemmer's job is to a team and that she obviously does it well enough to have worked for Bayern.

lamonti · « **Reply #24 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:32:33 am »

Soz Emre.

Schmidt · « **Reply #25 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:33:40 am »

Good to see the right improvements being made throughout the club, it always felt a bit like in the last few years we've had a fairly average staff with lots of them coming in from mid-table teams or worse. Ideally of course the manager wouldn't need to make these changes as the club would keep itself to the highest standard, but when you have someone like Klopp around it makes sense to have him calling the shots.

PhilV · « **Reply #26 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:35:17 am »

Had a Google, I have a feeling Emre is going to look at her in the eyes when he goes to get his nutrition plan and she's gonna fall in love with him

On a serious note now, a good move by Jurgen and the club, nutrition is key these days, the science behind it, taylor made plans for each individual and whatnot, it can make that tiny difference that can take us up a level! Pre-Season and whatnot is going to be a few levels above for our boys this summer I would imagine!

Mutton Geoff · « **Reply #27 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:50:33 am »

Is this the ' Sakho Solution'

Red-Soldier · « **Reply #28 on:** May 13, 2016, 10:54:09 am »

Quote from: Mutton Geoff on May 13, 2016, 10:50:33 am

Is this the ' Sakho Solution'

I though he was angling to be the new nutritionist, he just got it slightly wrong.

jooneyisdagod · « **Reply #29 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:03:27 am »

Can't wait for the top 10 treats and recipes video on youtube.

Doc Red · « **Reply #30 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:35:17 am »

Quote from: killer_heels on May 13, 2016, 09:54:01 am

Poor Germans. Feel for them.

It's great to see Klopp is looking at all the aspects that help build a strong team, and the foundations for a great season. Normally, we'd just be hearing rumours about potential signings, but Klopp's already managed to entice two personel from Bayern that are among the best at what they do.

Klopp's got some big plans for us.

Adam_LFC · « **Reply #31 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:51:22 am »

Willkommen!

Not be a downer or anything but why would Bayern be willing to let these two go if they were so important?

I could understand if we were poaching them from Dortmund or if Klopp had previously worked with them.

Mutton Geoff · « **Reply #32 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:51:38 am »

Good job we didn't hire Charlie Adam's Nutritionist

plura · « **Reply #33 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:52:36 am »

Quote from: lamonti on May 13, 2016, 10:32:33 am

Soz Emre.

Imagine having to give up pizza for life, just because you are footballer, and millionaire and dating models... But no pizza!

Mutton Geoff · « **Reply #34 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:52:58 am »

Quote from: Adam_LFC on May 13, 2016, 11:51:22 am

Willkommen!

Not be a downer or anything but why would Bayern be willing to let these two go if they were so important?

I could understand if we were poaching them from Dortmund or if Klopp had previously worked with them.

out of contract, we offered more , a new challenge, or they dont like Carlo?

Samie · « **Reply #35 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:53:28 am »

Quote from: Adam_LFC on May 13, 2016, 11:51:22 am

Willkommen!

Not be a downer or anything but why would Bayern be willing to let these two go if they were so important?

I could understand if we were poaching them from Dortmund or if Klopp had previously worked with them.

These backroom staff at clubs are expendable. They're not a top asset like players or a manager.

Plus a new staff coming in with Ancelotti. I presume he's bringing his group.

Adam_LFC · « **Reply #36 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:55:31 am »

Quote from: Mutton Geoff on May 13, 2016, 11:52:58 am

out of contract, we offered more , a new challenge, or they dont like Carlo?

Thinking more about it now it could be that once their ideas are instilled at a club their value is sort of decreased, or their work can be continued without them.

Anfield89 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:55:44 am »

Quote from: Adam_LFC on May 13, 2016, 11:51:22 am

Willkommen!

Not be a downer or anything but why would Bayern be willing to let these two go if they were so important?

I could understand if we were poaching them from Dortmund or if Klopp had previously worked with them.

It's not like we have stole one of their best players. Staff moving is a big different.

lionel_messias · « **Reply #38 on:** May 13, 2016, 11:56:03 am »

Quote from: Gegenpresser on May 13, 2016, 03:54:58 am

Like I've always said, if anyone can get Skrtel to switch to Greek yogurt, it's Mona Nemmer,

Can she get him to switch to a different post-code and completely different football kit too, maybe throw some oatcakes in?

IgoDirk · « **Reply #39 on:** May 13, 2016, 12:02:17 pm »

Quote from: Adam_LFC on May 13, 2016, 11:51:22 am

Willkommen!

Not be a downer or anything but why would Bayern be willing to let these two go if they were so important?

I could understand if we were poaching them from Dortmund or if Klopp had previously worked with them.

I have my doubts too. I mean Mona Nemmer is unproven in England, it's going to take her time to adapt to our ingredients over here so she'll need a good pre-season.

For me it would have been nice to see a big name marquee signing here to signal our intent for the future. James Martin is out of contract with Saturday Kitchen now, or we could have tried to poach Simon Rimmer from Sunday Brunch as he's a massive red.