In my last post I talked about the importance of having the necessary skills to be a rugby player. In today’s professional rugby world the strength and power element of the game has become far more prevalent than back in the amateur days. Now this is generally due to the amount of time professionals rugby [...]
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Developing Powerful Athletes for Rugby
September 22nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Power, Weight Training
Tags: developing powerful athletes·explosive rugby·rugby Olympic lifting·rugby players·rugby power lifting·snatch clean and jerk·snatch rugby·strength rugby
Weight Training For Rugby Fitness – Front Squat
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Weight Training
Rugby weight training exercises are essential in the development of specfic rugby strength. The front squat is one of these and has become an important aspect of the modern game.
When performing the front squat you must learn to ‘rack’ the bar on the front of the shoulders and hold the bar in the ‘Olympic’ position.
This [...]
Tags: fit for rugby·Olympic clean·rugby fitness·rugby strength·rugby weight training
