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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.
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 this...
Star Performer – Strength Training
Find below a video on strength training without using equipment. It comes from my course for high performance - The Star Performer Blueprint. Rugby is a strength sport. Stronger athletes are faster, push with more force and dominate their opponents. Take a look at...
Star Performer – Agility Technique
Take a look at this video which is small segment of the agility module in 'The Star Performer Blueprint'- My course for high performance conditioning. One of the big errors made in agility training is forgetting that your speed is based upon a sound technique. In this...
The 11 Types Of Tackle Part 3
In the first part we looked at front on tackles and part two covered side on and diagonal tackles. This leaves tackles from behind. There are five main types of tackles from behind. Backwards – Leg wrap This is the standard from behind tackle. This is quite a rare...
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 maximum...
Base Plyometrics
This video is of a base plyometric exercise demonstrated by me and then with examples of how it looks when rugby players perform it in training. The video is of a super simple and low intensity plyometric exercise yet as you can see none of the players are even close...