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Pre-season training is tough; players have to blow away the cobwebs, put in the hard yards and push their bodies to the limit.
However, it's a means to an end. Players can't expect to compete down the back straight next May if they haven't put in the necessary effort 10 months beforehand.
It all got a bit much for Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who thought of an ingenious, if simple, way to keep cool in the Singapore heat during a Gunners pre-season training session.
Sticking your head in an ice bucket may not be elegant but it's certainly effective.
The 24-year-old and his team mates were being put through their paces in the wake of their commanding 4-0 victory over a Singapore XI earlier this week.
Arsene Wenger's men will now face fellow English side Everton in Saturday's Barclays Asia Trophy final and Ramsey seems to be suitably refreshed ahead of the test that Roberto Martinez's side will pose.
The Welshman's antics have also earned him the heady honour of claiming a place in our favourite images from Arsenal's trip to Singapore.
Forget the PFA Player of The Year award, this is a real achievement.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Petr Cech is finally in line to make his debut for the north Londoners' in the clash against the Toffees following his summer move from rivals Chelsea.
