The Rugby Muscle Podcast

In today's Rugby Muscle Podcast you have the honor of listening once again to the VERY wise words of Dr Jake Reed of UNI and Renaissance Periodization.Dr Reed is a former rugby coach and consultant and gives his background in today's episode to explain why he's such a noteworthy person to listen to.Support the show

How to improve mobility in ankles, hips, shoulders?Types of corrective exercises support with imbalances, such as glutes, hip flexors, VMOs and others not firing when doing major movements.I love the Q&A sessions and I plan to participate more in thoseScrummaging training advice; neck strengthening, core, shoulders and proper body shape.  Exercises that will support a player in the tight 5Playing at an elite level means you are potentially being tested for enhancing drugs, would you be able to offer advice on how to understand what you can take and not take; specifically around supplements (pre-workout/SERMs/etc)  I understand that it could be country based (I'm in Canada), but a general chat would be great.  Supplements are huge now and very unregulated.Support the show

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You're going to want to listen to this doozy. TJ is joined today by world-travelling strength and conditioning coach TK!The discussion goes over:Biggest commonality between all athletes he's worked with Underrated areas of rugby strength and conditioningDifference between Part-Time and Full Time players' training.Differences with baseball and rugby Lessons from his fat lossTK will be in the UK from September-January, and is looking to help anybody with some consulting/training. Get in touch@Follow him:@tkennellphysprep @tkphysprep terrenceakennell@gmail.comSupport the show

Boom. We have another awesome podcast for you today with TJ being joined by College S&C coach Chris Cervantes.They guys discuss exactly what you need to be doing both in and out the gym to make sure that you're making the best progress.They also chat about the common mistakes many athletes make as well as the different ways you can use the gym throughout the year to make sure that you're making those sweet gains, even on limited time.@christophercervanteschristopher.k.cervantes@gmail.comSupport the show

Today's Rugby Muscle Podcast sees TJ being joined by Jak Rossiter of UR7s.The guys discuss Jak's role as part of the UR7s academy, how they help their athletes and what they look for in their players!We then get Jak's tips on how to prepare for the game, both long-term and short-term, the conditioning required, how to perform your best and how the game could definitely improve your 15s game as well!Follow Jak @jakrossiter @ultimaterugby7s @ur7sacademy Support the show

That's right, the Rugby Muscle Podcast goes big time with Gloucester Rugby's Tom Savage!Savage has been playing in the premiership for very close to a decade and we are honoured to have him on to talk shop before he makes his move to Japan.We discuss his overall training regime and life, how he made the team in the first place and what it really takes to play rugby at the highest level.Follow him in Instas:@tomsavageOr Twitter:@tc_savageSupport the show

Today's Rugby Muscle Podcast is a guest post from Regan's Rugby Strength & Conditioning.TJ gets interviewed by Regan to give his views on what on rugby player's need to focus on in the gym with their training and with their nutrition.They discuss where most players go wrong with their workouts (Instagram) and with their diet...ENJOY!Support the show

Hey everybody. Today TJ is joined by Rugby Consultant Gavin Gcleavy in a discussion on coaching, rugby careers and how to make the best of any rugby situation.This episode has tons of really cool insights and valuable lessons for both amateurs and aspiring professionals as well as young guys and older players alike.ENJOY!Support the show

The Podcast returns today with Dr Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization aka RP Strength.The episode was supposed to be about practicalities of hypertrophy and advanced methods, but as the conversation flowed it made more sense to push the conversation towards the mindset of an athlete.If you enjoyed this Podcast, please tag it in your Insta stories and give it 5 Stars!Support the show