This weekends fixtures in the Rugby World Cup showed yet again how far the lower tier nations have come in the last few years.
Georgia were immense against England. They are now getting to the stage where their raw strength and power is now being expressed in rugby playing terms.
A lot of the former Soviet [...]
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Lessons in Rugby Power from the RWC 2011 Round 2 Weekend Fixtures
September 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · World Cup
Tags: front row power·front row strength·front row technique·Gorgodze·rugby power·rugby strength·Rugby world cup 2011·RWC 2011
Physical Peaking for the Rugby World Cup 2011
September 9th, 2011 · No Comments · General Debates
With the rugby world cup 2011 only about 24 hours away the majority of hard training will have been done.
It’s far easier to reach a physical peak for a one off event or week such as in the Olympics but it is much harder to hold that peak over a 6 week competition (harder still [...]
Tags: rugby fitness·rugby power·rugby strength·Rugby world cup 2011·RWC 2011
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
