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The Rugby Muscle Podcast Rugby Muscle: Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning
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The Rugby Muscle Podcast – Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning. The podcast for rugby players of all ages and abilities that will help you lose fat, add muscle, strength and power and perform better on the pitch than ever before, with expert guests and unique stories from around the world, the Rugby Muscle Podcast cuts the crap to give you a simple no BS approach to your nutrition and training.
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Elite Athletes - Can You Be One? What Can You Learn?
Today’s Rugby Muscle Podcast has the Pod’s favorite recurring guest and former cohost Alex come back as we explore a discussion on the Elite athletes of the world, and why you as a non-elite athlete might not what to learn from them in every way.
In This Show:
1:50 Percentage of elite players
10:05 What elite athletes do
11:18 Take away from elite athletes
17:23 Elite players mindset
25:27 Elite athletes coaches and discipline
35:23 What we don't see
49:11 You don't need to be the 0.001%
54:25 Real athletes and principles
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Why You Should NOT Train Like a Bodybuilder or Powerlifter (even to get bigger and stronger)
As an athlete who wants to get bigger and stronger, it’s natural to look to bodybuilders and powerlifters… the thing is - you probably shouldn’t! At least not to the extent that many do.
This video goes into the overall need for strength and muscle for rugby and why you must train differently as an athlete to bodybuilders and powerlifters!
On this podcast:
00:38 Intro
02:04 Bodybuilders, Powerlifters and Rugby Athletes
3:06 A great analogy
3:59 Exercise Selection
8:37 Exercise Execution
13:24 Rep Ranges
17:54 Progression
21:10 Year on year improvement
24:48 Conclusion
28:22 Motivation
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S&C For Rugby Explained? A Revised Rugby Physical Preparation Pyramid
Here is the new revised Rugby Physical Preparation Pyramid… exactly what you need to train for rugby performance!
In this video I go into where I was wrong, what I changed and why this new one is better:
0:25 I was wrong
1:40 The New Rugby Physical Preparation Pyramid
3:07 Why my bias made me wrong
4:54 Overcomplicating strength and hypertrophy
8:00 Get Big, Get Strong
9:28 The base of the pyramid
10:25 Aerobic Capacity
12:59 Movement Control
17:15 IMPORTANT long term training points
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Yoga, Cardio For Props, Training Whilst Traveling and Bulking/Speed Tips - Rugby Muscle Q&A
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Strength Standards for Rugby Players - How Strong Do You Need To Be?!
How much should you squat? or bench? Or Pull Up? or push press?
Let's look at how STRONG rugby players should be...
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Jump, Throw, Lift - Simple Training for Rugby Athletes Old and Young w/ Matt Vickery
Today’s Rugby Muscle Podcast see’s Tj joined by the incredibly knowledgable Matt Vickery @jump.throw.lift - the guys discuss all the different things they’ve learned, their influences and how to get the best out of all different kinds of rugby players.
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In todays episode:
Matt’s background in rugby and strength and conditioningWhat’s missing in the landscape of S&C from what you see?The importance of sprint and power work for older athletes in particularHow do you differentiate training for older/younger athletesDifferent techniques for rugby “game speed?Do athletes need “advanced training techniques" as the get older?Are there some 1 off changes athletes can make that will have the best payoff universally?What’s one sentence that could define your overall coaching philosophy?
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