Developing rugby players into rugby athletes is not a simple or easy task. There are a number of factors of fitness you may want to work on before you move to these Olympic lifts and having a really good foundation in strength training will help enormously.
Having said that, there are a number of ways of [...]
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Developing Powerful Athletes for Rugby – Olympic Lifting Prerequisites
October 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Power, Strength
Tags: athlete rugby players·clean·fit for rugby·front squat for rugby·Olympic lifting prerequisites·power clean·rugby Olympic lifting·rugby power
The Athlete Debate
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · General Debates
The first 2 games of the RBS 6 Nations have come and gone and England have been far from impressive.
One of the arguments about the England team at the moment is that it is full of ‘athletes’ rather than having individually gifted rugby players.
I think this is really an important point that has [...]
Tags: athlete rugby players·best rugby players·big and strong·gifted rugby players·play rugby at a high level·RBS 6 nations·skill based game
