Unlock your rugby potential: In-season training secrets for amateur players! Discover how to optimise your fitness, recovery, and performance without overtraining. This episode challenges traditional methods, revealing breakthroughs in in-season training that will help you stay stronger, fitter, more explosive, and injury-free throughout the season. We'll cover everything from strategic recovery days to effective game day nutrition, ensuring you're firing on all cylinders every match.

Learn how to revolutionise your weekly schedule, understand the hidden benefits of aerobic fitness for strength, and optimise your gym sessions for maximum progress with minimal fatigue. We'll also debunk common myths about pre-game meals, focusing on what truly impacts your performance on the pitch. Get ready to transform your approach to rugby fitness and see real results!

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00:00 Training Breakthroughs Intro
01:17 Fix In-Season Fatigue
03:04 Smarter Weekly Schedule
05:06 Recovery Days 
06:10 Sort Your Priorities
09:02 Cardio Plan For Rugby
10:57 Strength Volume Needed
12:44 How Many Sets for Strength?
14:42 Game Day Nutrition Truth
16:44 Coaching Offer And Wrap

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In this episode, I break down the most effective upper body movements I use to build real rugby strength and on-field performance. This isn’t bodybuilding or powerlifting, it’s practical training that carries over directly to tackles, contact, and shoulder resilience.


00:00 Intro
02:18 Pull-ups
05:50 Bench press
07:58 Explosive push-ups 
10:52 Single-arm rows 
13:07 Face pulls
14:23 Tricep extensions
15:43 Hammer curls 
16:45 Wrap up 

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In this episode, I break down the most effective lower body movements I use to build rugby strength, speed, and resilience. I explain how each exercise transfers directly to on-field performance and how to program them correctly for real results.

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In this episode, I break down the biggest mistake amateur rugby players make in the gym, copying pro-level training. I share my own journey, explain why pro methods don’t work for players balancing work, school, and life, and show the simple framework I use to help athletes get stronger, fitter, faster, and stay injury-free. I also walk you through my first-principles approach so you can build a sustainable system that actually improves your rugby performance. 


In this episode:
00:00 Introduction: The Common Mistake in Rugby Training
01:40 Personal Journey: From Amateur to Coach
03:04 The Problem of Information Overload
04:31 The Reality of Amateur Training
07:11 The First Principles Approach
09:44 Conclusion: Building a Sustainable Training System

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In this episode, I break down one of the biggest problems I see in rugby strength training players who lift hard in the gym but don’t actually get stronger where it matters: on the field.

After 15+ years coaching rugby athletes, I’ve seen it over and over again, guys following bodybuilding or powerlifting programs that don’t translate to real rugby performance. So today, I explain two proven approaches I use with my athletes.

In this episode: 
00:00 Intro
01:49 Common Mistakes in Rugby Strength Training
05:42 The Berserker Approach: Max Effort Method
07:41 The Tactician Approach: Percentage-Based Progression
09:29 Why These Methods Work
10:44 Wrap up

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The 10 biggest strength and conditioning mistakes I see rugby players make from overtraining and poor recovery to chasing the wrong goals. I’ll break down each one and show you how to fix them so you can perform better on the field. 

In this episode: 
00:00 Intro
01:30 Too Low-Level to Care
03:10 Too Much Gym Time
05:20 Expecting Perfect Recovery
07:50 Chasing Leanness
10:30 Overthinking Conditioning
11:50 Overthinking Exercises
14:15 Perfect Weeks Myth
15:25 Perfect Sessions Myth
17:10 Distracted Goals
19:40 Procrastinating
21:20 Wrap up 

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In this episode, I break down why most recovery methods don’t actually work. I explain what true recovery really is, how it ties into your training, and why you don’t need fancy stuff to make progress.

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00:00 Intro
01:44 The Modern Recovery Industry
02:55 Understanding True Recovery
04:27 The Three Main Reasons for Recovery
04:42 Training Hard Enough to Make Progress
06:57 Making Adaptations Through Recovery
09:02 Handling the Demands of Rugby
11:36 Integrating Recovery into Training
12:28 Wrap up

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In this video, I share my top 7 tips to help you minimize injury risk in rugby. From building strength and fitness to improving technique, managing training load, and recovering properly, these are the exact strategies I use to keep players strong, fit, and ready all season.


In this episode: 
00:00 Intro
01:52 Tip 1: Accept the Risk of Rugby
04:03 Tip 2: Get Strong
05:57 Tip 3: Get Fit
07:08 Tip 4: Improve Your Technique
08:21 Tip 5: Expose Yourself to Game Stresses
10:04 Tip 6: Manage Your Load
12:00 Tip 7: Manage Your Recovery
13:20 Wrap up

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In this episode, I break down why rugby players shouldn’t train like bodybuilders if they want to perform at their best on the pitch. I share the key differences between bodybuilding and rugby training, why strength and conditioning matter more than just looking big, and how to actually train like an athlete.

00:00 Intro

01:27 More Than Just Muscle Growth

02:40 Conditioning is Key

03:53 Functional Muscle Performance

06:25 Managing Fatigue and Training Load

08:13 The Fun and Reward of Training Like an Athlete

10:03 Embrace the Rugby Athlete Mindset

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In this video, I break down a big mistake I see all the time in rugby training like an athlete instead of as an athlete. I share my personal experience, including a story about a top-level player getting crushed by CrossFit, and explain why generic athlete training doesn’t cut it for rugby. You’ll learn how to align your strength and conditioning with the actual demands of the game, plus get free tools to help you train smarter with Rugby Muscle.

In this video:
00:00 Intro
01:00 Understanding the Difference: Training Like an Athlete vs. Training as an Athlete
02:03 A Personal Story: The CrossFit Experience
03:57 The Key Differences in Training Approaches
07:49 Building the Right Base for Rugby
08:27 Aligning S&C with Rugby Training
10:28 Identifying Your Needs as a Rugby Player
12:22 Wrap up

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