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Get fitter, faster and stronger on the rugby pitch!
Welcome to Rugby Fitness Training. I am Ben Wilson, I am a conditioning coach and the author the book “Rugby Fitness Training:A Twelve Month Conditioning Programme”
This website will help you improve your fitness on the rugby field as a player or improve that of your team if you are a rugby coach. The methods I use are drawn from a variety of different areas. I send out regular articles and videos to help you improve your rugby.
The Best Strength Exercise For Rugby
I saw a thread the other day discussing “if you could only pick one exercise, what would it be?”. For rugby, the exercise would have to address include power, balance, injury resilience, and the ability to move well in multiple directions, not just shifting weight in...
Hip Mobility Drills
I feel a sensible goal for you is to be pain free and possess the mobility, strength and fitness to be able to handle anything the game or life throws at you. That means you’ll be able to perform well whether you’re playing at 20 or 40 or still coaching into your 80s....
Stretches For Rugby Injuries
Most of the people I train come to me with some sort of pain, usually knee, lower back or shoulder issues. These pains are made worse when doing certain movements. In the short term, I adjust the exercises so the muscles get targeted without causing any joint issues....
Your Body’s Energy Systems
Rugby is one of the unique sports where you need to be as strong, fast and big as possible. However, you also need to be an aerobic fitness machine. There is no other sport like it! I find most players get stuck in a sort of middle ground, where they do not do pure...
Rugby Players Do Strength Training Wrong
In the last email I talked about some of the common themes I had been seeing. One of these was Plyometrics and how most people were forgetting to include them despite the massive impact these exercises have on speed. The lack of plyometric work highlights a bigger...
Hyrox, Sprinting & Injury Rehab
I haven’t sent anything out from Rugby Fitness Training in a while because I’ve been coaching in other areas of health and performance over the last couple of years. But I figured it was time to check in... I would love to hear from you - What kind training you are...