Hi guys,
This is my first post, so go easy!
I've just finished my first season (well, half a season) playing rugby, and looking for some input for my off season training!
I currently play on the wing.
Strengths:
Fairly quick - but this does not last the whole pitch, normally about 4/5ths of pitch)
Weakness:
Fitness over the whole 80, especially if long sprints are needed in quick succession.
Now my main question is this, given that the season starts again in a few months, what order should I be doing things? I have been told that pre-season training run by the club is fairly good at increasing fitness. In this case, my proposed plan is:
2 x lifting gym sessions (focus on oly lifting for explosiveness, whole body exercises, and finishers to tire me out)
1 x plyometrics session + barbell complex + finisher
1 x hill sprint session
1 x sprint session (along the lines of 1 x 5m, 1 x 10m 1 x 20m, 1 x 50 m, 1 x 100m and then repeat all of this 5-6 times)
Does this appear appropriate, or should I be working on long distance runs + similar?
I will post up my gym routine in the next post, again, any feedback would be brilliant!
This is my first post, so go easy!
I've just finished my first season (well, half a season) playing rugby, and looking for some input for my off season training!
I currently play on the wing.
Strengths:
Fairly quick - but this does not last the whole pitch, normally about 4/5ths of pitch)
Weakness:
Fitness over the whole 80, especially if long sprints are needed in quick succession.
Now my main question is this, given that the season starts again in a few months, what order should I be doing things? I have been told that pre-season training run by the club is fairly good at increasing fitness. In this case, my proposed plan is:
2 x lifting gym sessions (focus on oly lifting for explosiveness, whole body exercises, and finishers to tire me out)
1 x plyometrics session + barbell complex + finisher
1 x hill sprint session
1 x sprint session (along the lines of 1 x 5m, 1 x 10m 1 x 20m, 1 x 50 m, 1 x 100m and then repeat all of this 5-6 times)
Does this appear appropriate, or should I be working on long distance runs + similar?
I will post up my gym routine in the next post, again, any feedback would be brilliant!