David Pocock and injured Brumbies pushed to their limits as altitude room test dummies

By Chris Dutton
Updated March 2 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 1 2015 - 10:00pm
David Pocock works out in a state of the art altitude room in Canberra. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
David Pocock works out in a state of the art altitude room in Canberra. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Brumbies David Pocock, Fotu Auelua and Siliva Siliva use the altitude room. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Brumbies David Pocock, Fotu Auelua and Siliva Siliva use the altitude room. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
David Pocock feels the strain in the altitude room. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
David Pocock feels the strain in the altitude room. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
  Fotu Auelea gets ready to train at the University of Canberra's high-tech facility. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Fotu Auelea gets ready to train at the University of Canberra's high-tech facility. Photo: Jeffrey Chan

Injured ACT Brumbies star David Pocock has been locked in an altitude room and flogged in fitness work at two kilometres above sea level to help the former Wallabies captain end his injury woes.