The Rugby Muscle Podcast
Rugby Muscle: Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning
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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Jul 19, 2022 • 27min
What I’ve learned from pre-seasons at each level of rugby
In this show:00:00 Into2:19 Conditioning 8:10 Strength Work11:54 Skills 16:19 Game Time21:03 Dogma Still Exists24:36 The Higher Level Has Higher StakesMore on Rugby Muscle: Join Our Free 5 Day Kick Off Program - How To Go From Out of Shape and Confused to YOUR BEST Athletic Performance: Rugby Muscle Kick OffYouTubeInstagramFacebook GroupWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jul 15, 2022 • 33min
Body Recomp, Jump Rope, Bro Split Rant and More - Rugby Muscle Podcast July Q&A
More on Rugby Muscle:Join Our Free 5 Day Kick Off ProgramHow To Go From Out of Shape and Confused to YOUR BEST Athletic Performance: Rugby Muscle Kick OffYouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jul 12, 2022 • 19min
Why Most Players Get Their Pre-Season Totally Wrong
In this show:00:00 Intro 2:17 Visualization 3:37 Pre-Season7:19 Why is this 12:27 How this looks 14:1 Improvement 16:38 What makes a player better?More on Rugby Muscle:Join Our Free 5 Day Kick Off ProgramHow To Go From Out of Shape and Confused to YOUR BEST Athletic Performance YouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jul 6, 2022 • 56min
Learning From Athletics, Rugby in Tier 2 Nations w/ Aristide Guerriero
We’d love a 5 star review, or a comment on YouTube - those things help out massively!Links for Ari:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aristide-GuerrieroLinkedin More on Rugby Muscle:YouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jul 4, 2022 • 18min
How To Get Faster For Rugby (Should You Use Sleds etc?)
Today we’re going to talk about the unnecessarily complicated realm of speed for rugby, why you all need it and why you might be getting it totally wrong!On this podcast 00:41 Why you need speed4:12 Speed or Strength6:32 Speed in the gym7:32 Weighted Sleds and Deadmills for Speed Training9:10 Hill Sprints for Speed11:31 The Secret to Sprint training 14:12 Tips to keep getting fasterMore on Rugby Muscle:YouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jun 29, 2022 • 57min
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 do11:18 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 Please support the show by sharing it with your friends, giving a 5 Star review and using the links below!More on Rugby Muscle:YouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jun 27, 2022 • 31min
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 Intro02:04 Bodybuilders, Powerlifters and Rugby Athletes3:06 A great analogy3:59 Exercise Selection8:37 Exercise Execution13:24 Rep Ranges17:54 Progression21:10 Year on year improvement24:48 Conclusion28:22 MotivationMore on Rugby Muscle:YouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jun 22, 2022 • 20min
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 wrong1:40 The New Rugby Physical Preparation Pyramid3:07 Why my bias made me wrong4:54 Overcomplicating strength and hypertrophy8:00 Get Big, Get Strong9:28 The base of the pyramid10:25 Aerobic Capacity12:59 Movement Control17:15 IMPORTANT long term training pointsMore on Rugby Muscle:YouTubeFacebook GroupInstagramWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
Jun 6, 2022 • 38min
Yoga, Cardio For Props, Training Whilst Traveling and Bulking/Speed Tips - Rugby Muscle Q&A
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May 25, 2022 • 17min
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...More on Rugby Muscle YouTubeInstagramFacebook GroupWebsite with ArticlesTHE Rugby Conditioning GuideRugby Muscle Elite 1on1 CoachingAll things Rugby MuscleSupport the show
