The Rugby Muscle Podcast

Hypertrophy training is seen as the be all and end all of a lot of folks' training, but why do rugby players benefit from gaining muscle?There's some obvious reasons, some not so obvious reasons and an overlying concept that you need to understand if you want the best out of yourself and your training!More on Rugby Muscle PLAYLIST: HOW TO GAIN MUSCLE FOR RUGBYTeam Rugby MuscleInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show

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Today's podcast is a bit of a team therapy session for everyone involved with Rugby Muscle as we discuss the Ego, Perception, Reality, Truth, Identity, Performance and more...If you enjoyed this one please give it a thumbs up, review and commentYes, we're aware that Harvest Moon is a song not a band, things got confusing, KING Harvest has made the playlist.More on Rugby Muscle Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show (http://rugby-muscle.com) Support the show

Podcast  with Doctor Yusef Smith5:33 One the main reasons I've got you on the the pod is that you seem to have accomplished a fair bit, in a whole bunch of diverse realms - what 2/3 things would you attribute this to?15:05 Was becoming a Doctor the hardest of those accomplishments? Why?34:05 Medical Doctor shifts are notoriously the hardest possible to keep up with. Can you speak to 34:20 the absurdity that those we are relying on for our own health, life quality are the ones we are subjecting to this?37:00 How you've managed to keep your head above water and run a separate business (and more) in this time?41:00 What tips would you have for people who struggle to find the time to fit in their training and/or their downtime?50:15 Now, there's a lot of self-experimentation that I've seen you do - Where does the desire for these experiments come from?52:35 How do you prevent the experiments from turning into shiny-object-syndrome?53:07 Which experiment have you found to be the most valuable?1:00:36 What does health and fitness look like in 20 years time - will you be involved?1:09:30 What's 1 song everyone needs in their gym playlist?1:10:47 . How can listeners get in touch and follow you?More on YusefInstagramMore on Rugby Muscle Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show

John Clark joins the Rugby Muscle Podcast today to discuss his journey that has taken him from serious rugby player to UK's Strongest Man to Ironman to now running 48 marathons in 48 days in 48 different counties...We discuss his rugby enjoyment, his performance mindset, how this is for his ego and how he keeps the balance with these goals that might seem incredibly overwhelming as well as the importance of a coach.2:00  Talk me through your journey into strongman, how did you get into it?10:23 What lessons did you learn from strongman that helped your game?22:40 What prompted the change of focus to endurance?29:18 How did you deal with the ego side of things? losing strength which would've been part of your identity?35:35 Fear of failure50:20  What fuels this desire to train for these events? clearly motivation isn't an issue, how do you stay so "dedicated"57:50  What are you long long term goals for all this stuff? Just to be THE hybrid athlete?1:00:07 What does the fitness industry look like in 20 years time - will you be involved?1:17:52. What's 1 song everyone needs in their gym playlist?- No easy way out1:19:40 How can listeners get in touch and follow you?Follow John on his journey and donateInstagram Miles4MealsYoutube More on Rugby Muscle Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show

Big Booty Mix (w/ Download link)3:05  Tell me your story of how you ended up in France doing s&c8:42 Background in boxing 12:29  personal training lessons 16:2716:27 Getting buy in from players20:10 olympic lifting for rugby21:40 Education for their athletes26:50 Is full contact necessary - how do we improve these things?30:40 old school rugby34:36 his S&c programming45:30 How much has your boxing background influenced your process as an s&c coach56:10  What does it look like in 20 years time - will you be involved?59:25 What's 1 song everyone needs in their gym playlist?1:01:51 How can listeners get in touch and follow you?More On JackInstagram 1Instagram 2  More on Rugby Muscle Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show

In today's podcast TJ and Alex discuss things that rugby players can learn from their powerlifting counterparts, not just with their strength and conditioning, but with their approach to rugby training as a whole.We really think you can take a lot out of this episode.2:10 What does powerlifting do really well we can learn from?5:00 Consistency with training (and goals)15:21 Identifying inefficiencies17:36 Different aspects of performance 21:00 Performance goals and markers27:26 Periodization32:36 How hard does training need to be?39:20 Plan  Here's the playlist - Create Your Rugby Strength and Conditioning ProgramMore on Alex InstagramMore on Rugby Muscle Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show

8:30 How have you been handling the Pandemic with your athletes - any big changes?10:07 What are some dietary considerations athletes need to make as they get back into sport?12:45 Eating on a schedule17:12 Water chugging to stay more hydrated19:15 Protein needs for rugby players22:40 How do you deal with athletes who want to get in shape but don't like tracking their food?39:55 Do you prefer athletes to change their calorie intake on training days vs non-training days? and why?46:20 Any new/stupid diet industry nonsense you want to vent about?51:50 What does the perfect meal look like?53:32 What does sports nutrition look like in 20 years time - will you be involved?56:23 What's 1 song everyone needs in their gym playlist?58:30 How can listeners get in touch and follow you?More On Marie: Instagram TwitterWebsite More on Rugby Muscle: Facebook GroupInstagramYouTubeWebsite with ArticlesSupport the show