Thread: Rugby Training Routine

Well I decided to give bodybuilding a break and am switching gears and preparing to play Rugby again. I play 7 or 8 so I'm gonna need a good balance between speed/power.

I tried to add in as much rest as possible. I've been training body part specific for a while so the routine definately needs work. I need help working out the reps as well. I also tried to seperate overhead pulling and lateral pulling exercises. Another thing is, with plyo's I'm not sure which days or day I should do it. I'll be adding in interval training for cardio as well, and will probably aim to do this on upper body focus days in which I am not doing plyos. This is what I have worked out so far...

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Push Press
Standing Military
Seated Row
Barbell Row
DB Row
Triceps

Tuesday
Squat
Power Clean
Lunges
Step-ups

Thursday
Bench
Dips
Incline Bench
Pull ups
Lat Pull
Pullover/pulldown
Biceps

Friday
Plyos
Deadlift
Half Snatches
Shrugs

Do you do any interval training as far as running goes? I like the compound movements, what type of lunges do you do? Do you do forward lunge, side lunges, crossover lunges?

I also like the plyos, but when you say that what type of plyos do you do?

How are the shrugs working out for you?

I personally think you could use more explosive type exercises. Look up jeff cavaliere on youtube or google, he knows his stuff he was the mets strength coach a few years ago and gives tons of information for free