Your Body’s Energy Systems

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

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

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...

Rugby Fitness – An Autumn Fitness Drive?

Rugby Fitness – An Autumn Fitness Drive?

As the Rugby season kicks off it is common to see the fitness efforts of pre-season begin to wane as game focus takes over and you fall into a break even with your fitness progress. This is a shame as there is still a huge opportunity to develop many to most elements...

Fitness Patterns Over The Pandemic

Fitness Patterns Over The Pandemic

I have been quiet on the emails recently over here at Rugby Fitness Training but I am back! Yesterday marked the effective end of the pandemic here in the UK as they announced all rules will be lifted from next week. Assuming nothing unexpected pops up the rest of the...

My New Book – The Grand Unified Theory Of Weight Loss

My New Book – The Grand Unified Theory Of Weight Loss

My new book is out!!! You can get a copy of  The Grand Unified Theory of Weight Loss in paperback or on the kindle here; Amazon (UK)>>>        Other Amazon's - USA - Australia -  Germany - France - Spain -  Italy - India - Brazil - Japan - Mexico - Canada ...

The Problems Of HIIT….. Why I Do Not Use It With Players

The Problems Of HIIT….. Why I Do Not Use It With Players

The fitness world has loved Hiit for quite a while and it doesn't seem to going anywhere anytime soon. For me, I never got into it and still cannot bring myself to be a fan of it .There are some good things to it but these same traits are what I do not like about it....

Coronavirus Rugby Fitness – The Way Out Of The Lockdown

Coronavirus Rugby Fitness – The Way Out Of The Lockdown

We are on the verge of coming out of lockdown, the last change in the rules allowed outdoor exercise in small groups and sports such as tennis to return. The gyms are expected to be open again July 4th and more outdoor sport likely to be allowed before then. The...

American Football vs Rugby

American Football vs Rugby

This month Christian Wade signed on with the Buffalo Bills for pre-season training. It will be a very interesting to see how he progresses as he tries to make it in American Football. So what will be the differences between the two sports? One of the immediate...