David Collins says Galway boss Anthony Cunningham has been picking his teams based on the high intensity training sessions they've had this year.
The Tribesmen take on Tipperary this Sunday at Croke Park for a place in next month's All-Ireland SHC final and their skipper believes the rich form as of late comes down to the high tempo which has been set at group sessions all year long.
"The aggressive approach is more so set at training because when you look at our training panel that is there, the 30 guys that are there, it's so hard," Collins told the Irish Examiner.
"I'm coming back from injury to get back on that team, that's where it's stemming from. Lads are bringing that intensity to training all the time. Cunningham is picking the team on training form.
"Look at (Conor) Whelan coming in on training form, scored 1-2 against Cork, so that's what it's going to take. The aggression levels from Galway this year have been fantastic.
"When you're in an All-Ireland final, as we were in 2012, lads think you're going to be here every year. When I look back to 2005, we thought we would be in All-Ireland finals year on, year on. It just didn't happen."
He continued: "I have seen a lot of managers come and go. We all use the excuse that it is the manager's fault in Galway but how is it the manager's fault if we go through manager after manager?
"Your attitude has to be right, the hunger and the desire has to be there, and the intensity you bring to training every night has to be there.
"When Galway are like that, in that zone, we're dangerous. That's why we're here where we are."
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