Strength Training Programme for Rugby

Rugby is an incredibly tough game and players are becoming more and more powerful. This makes for some shuddering collisions. Weight training is a crucial weapon in the players’ training armoury. It’s done to build protective bulk and to increase power - all things being equal, a larger muscle will be a stronger and more powerful one.

Players in all positions are getting bigger, with backs averaging 14-15 stone and forwards 16-plus stone. My strength schedules are designed to meet and develop the combative needs of the contemporary rugby player.

In this download, we explain the strength training workouts that a rugby player could use to increase their power over a six-week period pre-season and early season.