To play your best Rugby you need to be fit, but you also need to be big, strong and powerful. In this episode you'll learn how you can do that within a single week and become a weapon of a rugby player

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00:00 Introduction: Are You Training Effectively for Rugby?

01:48 Understanding Training High: Strength, Power, and Speed

02:41 Training Heavy: Building Strength for Rugby

05:02 Training Fast: Enhancing Speed and Explosiveness

07:30 Training Low: Developing Your Aerobic Engine

13:04 Blending High and Low Training for Optimal Performance

15:14 Conclusion: Train Smart, Dominate on Game Day

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In this episode of the Rugby Muscle Podcast, we'll go through 15 common mistakes that rugby players make during their off-season training, preventing them from achieving optimal results.

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00:00 Off-Season Training

02:19 1. You don’t have a plan—just workouts.

03:07 2. You have a plan—but it's copied from another sport.

03:56 3. You think off-season = bulking time.

05:20 4. You do no conditioning.

06:03 5. You chase fatigue, not progress.

06:38 6. You do endless fluff work to build muscle.

07:18 7. You think cleans and snatches are enough speed/power work.

08:14 8. You have no progression—just sets and reps.

09:14 9. You don’t progress your conditioning.

09:40 10. You force lifts that don’t fit.

10:18 11. You only train up and down.

11:32 12. You sleep like a uni student in exam week.

12:23 13. Your nutrition goal is to "eat healthy."

13:35 14. You “grind” for 4 weeks then ghost the gym.

14:04 15. You constantly second guess yourself.

14:31 Conclusion

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You want to dominate contact in rugby? You're in the right place, in this Rugby Muscle Podcast expect to learn the common misconception when it comes to building a strong collision-ready frame, and the main concepts used within Rugby Muscle to have athletes win rucks, turn over ball and just boss the tackle area!

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00:00 Introduction

00:46 Building Muscle and Strength for Rugby

04:26 Foundational Training Principles

04:36 Principle 1 and 2

06:12 Principle 3

07:08 Principle 4 and 5

08:31 Principle 6

09:21 Conclusion and Coaching Offer

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