A focused conditional program has become essential to on-field rugby success. Pook presents a comprehensive training approach that builds players' physical abilities as well as the rugby-specific skills their positions require.
Rugby is a sport that embraces players of every shape, size, and fitness level. The success a player depends on his physical abilities. This book explains how those abilities, and therefore playing performance can be improved. It also discusses the mechanics of the human body, the classification of physical abilities and what is needed to succeed.
Improve technique, game sense and fitness levels with the aid of Rugby Games & Drills. Developed by one of the game’s top coaches and endorsed by the Rugby Football Union, Rugby Games & Drills contains over 115 games and drills designed to bring out the very best in players, regardless of age or ability or rugby code. This book is packed with the most effective games and drills for improving core skills such as handling, kicking and decision making while providing tough physical challenges. In addition, the detailed descriptions with accompanying illustrations will help you make the most of training sessions and ensure you are ready for game day. Rugby Games & Drills is the ideal companion for coaches and players of both rugby league and rugby union looking to maximize talent and harness their potential.
RUGBY FOOTBALL. Rugby, as with most other team sports, is a game of technical finesse, tactical boldness, and refined and complex physical development. "Periodization in Rugby" addresses one of the most crucial elements of the sport - physical conditioning.Utilizing the revolutionary training techniques developed by Tudor Bompa - the father of modern sports periodization - this superb volume presents readers with proven training principles, an overview of the fundamentals of rugby, and an explanation of the physiological demands of the sport and how they impact on training. It also features short term and annual training plans, with numerous drills and exercises to improve the skills of all players, as well as expert tips on recovery and nutrition.
If you want to Build Muscle, Lose Fat and look like a Rugby Player without steroids, good genetics, or throwing precious time and hard-earned money down the drain at the gym...then read on. We've all seen the fantastic physiques on show at the Rugby World Cup, Rugby League and Rugby Union - huge thighs, the big chest, wide back and bulging arms. But it's the aesthetics - the whole body looks tight, compact, powerful, and yet not overly bulky or ripped. That is the type of physique that gets attention and if you're interested in creating that physique than i can help. This is a full 2 week training and diet manual that you simply follow and repeat. It is varied enough for you to keep using forever and to manipulate if you see fit. The book contains: 26 Chapters jammed full of training regimes and dietary plans 12 full muscle bulging workouts to manipulate to continually experiment with that trains the entire body twice over the 2 weeks All 2 weeks of diet and nutrition including protein shakes Laid out simply for at-a-glance if you're on the go at the gym or training at home. --Firstly... I keep things simple - no B.S rubbish about doing LESS training and eating LESS and how there is some SECRET holding you back. How did the bodybuilders in the 60's and 70's look so great? Training frequency and nutrition. How and what - that's the only secret. But you've probably been doing some of the things right but not all - that's where this book can help you. I focus on 3 simple cornerstones... --Training Frequency Don't worry you don't need to follow months of weird training routines - mine is two weeks - and repeat. A hard and heavy week one - followed by a lighter week two, but we still hit hard. Muscles are shocked into growth in week one and recover in week two. I lay out all the routines 'at-a-glance' for quick checking on your phone or tablet while at the gym. --BodyFat Through the intensity of the workouts and the nutritional plan we are going to reduce your body fat. Why? Your Testosterone is utilized at it's best when you have a lower body fat percentage. --Nutrition Nutrition is considered the most important part of building muscle. If the nutrition is incorrect then it doesn't matter how impeccable your training routines are, you will not progress. I'm sure you have an idea about nutrition, but I'm here to give your knowledge a little boast. You've heard of high protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats? But what is the most effective foods to eat to get those essential nutrients. I include a days meal plan with every day of training. Finally... I also go into the tips for maximizing size including what supplements to use and when. I also go into tips for maximizing training intensity - Supersets and TUT. This is all about power and guts - it's time to create that Rugby Player Body that you always wanted. Imagine you in a 3 months time and people complimenting you on how you look? Let's make a change and get started! No more wasted workouts - check out this 26 chapter rugby player workout training guide and get building size!
Rugby Union as a sport has seen continual evolution over the years, and never more so than since the game officially became professional in 1995. While on the pitch tactics have seen more formalized approaches to skill acquisition, it is off the pitch where the biggest changes have occurred and no area has developed more than strength and conditioning. Players have gone from traditionally training for 'fitness' as an add-on to their rugby training to seeking out structured athletic training interventions. Furthermore, with modern rugby players being physically bigger and faster, the need to ensure that they are more robust and free from injury has led to the demand for a more scientific approach to the prescription of strength and conditioning. In Strength and Conditioning for Rugby Union, ex-international player Joel Brannigan presents the underpinning science of strength and conditioning in rugby. Using the fundamental principles of training, he details a structure of assessing rugby players that in turn will allow appropriate training inverventions to be planned out and, most importantly, coached to a wide range of rugby playing levels. Aimed at coaches and players at all levels of the game, sport science support staff, students and academics and fully illustrated with 210 colour images and diagrams.
The Science of Rugby is the only book to examine the scientific principles underpinning the preparation of rugby players for high performance. Drawing on the very latest scientific evidence, and covering both codes (union and league), the book explores every aspect of preparation and performance that introduces best practice by leading coaches and sports science professionals from around the rugby world. The book covers key topics such as: Physical preparation and conditioning Strength and power training Monitoring match and training demands Match-day strategies for enhancing physical and technical performance Management of fatigue and recovery Training and playing in the heat Travel and jet lag Injury epidemiology Psychological preparation Performance analysis Biomechanics Nutrition Talent identification and youth development The book also incorporates several case-studies to demonstrate how scientific principles have been applied in practice. No other book bridges the gap between theory and applied practice in rugby, from grass roots to elite international standard, and therefore this is essential reading for any student, researcher, sport scientist, coach, physiotherapist or clinician with an interest in the game.
Rugby challenges players to be strong, fit, skilfull, and smart, But most of all it challenges them to be mentally tough. Thinking Rugby is the first book to give rugby players and coaches at all levels of the game the tool for developing this mental toughness. Sport psychologists Ken Hodge and Alex McKenzie present a full programme of Psychological Skills Training (PST) that will allow individuals and teams at all levels to improve their performance and enjoyment of the game. Thinking Rugby is a manual for success both on and off the rugby field.
To be a complete rugby player, you must master both the physical and mental skills of the game. You must be prepared, committed and determined to succeed. You must be focused—Focused for Rugby. Authors Dr. Adam Nicholls and Jon Callard, former England International player and professional coach, pool their years of experience and offer a mental training programme designed to maximise performance on the rugby field. You’ll learn instantly applicable strategies for coping with stress, building confidence, managing emotions, and leading a team. You’ll even go inside the zone so you can be at your best in even the most pressure-filled situations. Focused for Rugby is more than a psychology text; it is a training programme that will sharpen mental skills and unleash your full potential. Expert advice and step-by-step techniques will transfer directly to your game. Focused for Rugby is your complete guide to becoming a complete player.