Jared Polec training with the Power at North Adelaide. Source: Samuel Wundke / News Limited
A "SHOCKED" Jared Polec has already transformed his body at Port Adelaide as he tries to resurrect a career in danger of going off the rails.
After arriving from the Brisbane Lions in poor physical shape and struggling at his first running session with his new club, Polec has turned the corner according to Power coach Ken Hinkley.
The talented, 21-year-old left-footer - pick five at the 2010 national draft - has "embraced'' Port and Hinkley's strong training methods and is on track to complete his best pre-season and force his way into its round one line-up.
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"Jared's been really good as far as embracing Port Adelaide and the way that we train and the way that we work," said Hinkley, who told Polec in no uncertain terms that he wasn't happy with his first-up session last month.
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"I'm sure he'd be the first to admit he got a little bit of a shock when he first turned up and that's not because he left a club that wasn't training hard, he just didn't have the conditioning in his body.
"He himself admits about 40 per cent of pre-season is all he's been able to do.
"He's had a month with us and you can just see the change in his body, but also the intensity in his body - that's the thing I've noticed the most."
Port has made a big investment in the Woodville-West Torrens junior, beating hometown rival Adelaide in a bidding war for his services from the Lions, where he played just 16 games in three injury-riddled seasons.
Polec is lightning quick and highly-skilled but his work ethic has been questioned.
The midfielder admitted he would need some "tough love'' from Hinkley to get the best out of him.
So far, so good.
Polec impressed at the club's torturous 10-day training camp in Dubai and, in a short time at Albetron, looks as fit as at anytime in his career.
Ace Port onballer Hamish Hartlett said Polec had impressed his new teammates with the way he had attacked the pre-season.
"Jared's been really good,'' said Hartlett, "he's attacked everything we've asked of him''.
"He's naturally probably not the fittest guy but that's no issue as long as he is out there just giving everything a real crack, which he is doing.
"He's been fantastic and has been really good in the gym as well. He probably needs to put on a little bit of size, which he looks like he is trying really hard to do.
"But Jared been fantastic and he has fitted into the group really well.''
Hartlett said Hinkley was the right man to get the best out of Polec.
"Kenny sets really high expectations and standards on all of us and Jared, by his own admission, said he needed someone to help him do that,'' Hartlett said.
"I think Kenny has done that and just the way we train and the intensity with the way we go about things has probably opened up his eyes a little bit as well.''
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