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Beginner needs help: what should I do to run/sprint faster and longer?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pieter Steph du Teague" data-source="post: 809858" data-attributes="member: 72520"><p>Due to the sprinting it should help you to increase speed as well. However, as a hooker speed shouldn't be such a high priority, your fitness and skills (Lineout throwing, hooking, tackling, rucking etc.) should be more important. None the less, yes, this drill will increase speed. </p><p></p><p>How often you do it a week depends on what else you do (How often your team trains, how often you go to the gym etc.) but you should probably be aiming for 2-3 days a week while still jogging on a couple of the other days. </p><p></p><p>You say you're a hooker, a lot of your training will depend on what kind of hooker you are. By this I mean that, in the modern game there are 2 distinct types of hookers, the fast flanker-like ones (Dane Coles, Harry Thacker), or the strong prop-like ones (Dylan Hartley, Ken Owens). If you are more the fast-type then focus a lot on the HIIT stuff as well as doing more power based lifts in the gym (Power cleans, jump squats etc.). If you're the strong kind, then focus more on heavy lifting in the gym (Bench press, squats, deadlifts) while still doing the HIIT sessions, but less of them. Jogging is essential to either one, forwards are meant to be the fittest players on the pitch.</p><p></p><p>Once again, I hope this has helped and good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pieter Steph du Teague, post: 809858, member: 72520"] Due to the sprinting it should help you to increase speed as well. However, as a hooker speed shouldn't be such a high priority, your fitness and skills (Lineout throwing, hooking, tackling, rucking etc.) should be more important. None the less, yes, this drill will increase speed. How often you do it a week depends on what else you do (How often your team trains, how often you go to the gym etc.) but you should probably be aiming for 2-3 days a week while still jogging on a couple of the other days. You say you're a hooker, a lot of your training will depend on what kind of hooker you are. By this I mean that, in the modern game there are 2 distinct types of hookers, the fast flanker-like ones (Dane Coles, Harry Thacker), or the strong prop-like ones (Dylan Hartley, Ken Owens). If you are more the fast-type then focus a lot on the HIIT stuff as well as doing more power based lifts in the gym (Power cleans, jump squats etc.). If you're the strong kind, then focus more on heavy lifting in the gym (Bench press, squats, deadlifts) while still doing the HIIT sessions, but less of them. Jogging is essential to either one, forwards are meant to be the fittest players on the pitch. Once again, I hope this has helped and good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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