Old School Fiji Rugby Training

Old School Fiji Rugby Training

In this day and age fitness gimmicks are all the rage and often people train as much to look good on social media as anything else. I stumbled on a great video of Fiji using some old school rugby fitness methods. While the science of athletic preparation and...
Fitness Q & A

Fitness Q & A

This Week/s Q&A Looked at weight loss pills, sugar and fat loss, Jordan Petersen, best glute exercises and more.   *********************************************** For support, training plans or simply to ask a question please contact me....

Nic Gill Interview – All Blacks Fitness Coach – Part 2

In part 1 of my interview with All Black’s conditioning coach Nic Gill we saw what life is like inside the All Blacks camp as well as what the requirements of top level rugby. In this part Nic gives his views on the fastest, strongest and fittest all blacks...

Rugby Fitness Testing – Star Performer

It can be  really helpful if you periodically measure your fitness (2-4 times a year). From this you can then chart progress and identify weaknesses. This means you can set out the fastest way to increase on field performance. The video shows some simple tests to do...

Aerobic Training – Star Performer

Find below a video on aerobic training. It comes from my course for high performance – The Star Performer Blueprint. Aerobic fitness is a foundation upon which all your rugby is based. A lack of an aerobic base will greatly undermine your rugby performance. In...

The Speed Formula

Max Strength – This is the amount of force you can generate within the muscles. This is also called slow speed strength as it takes up to a second plus to exert maximum force. For sprinting the stronger you are the better. A key point to note is that it is the...