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5 Steps that will make you Dominate Collisions in Rugby

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Programming
12 October, 2023

P.S. it’s not “these 5 exercises” you’ll find on TickTok. That’s dumb. Step 1: Do the thing you want to get better at Collision dominance is a skill. Practice…

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6 In-Season Mistakes I Made as a Young Rugby Player

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Inseason
5 September, 2023

If I could turn back the clock I’d be 10x the player I am today. But I can’t. The best I can do is share the lessons I’ve learned…

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APRE Training: Superior Strength Gains in Athletes

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Programming
8 August, 2023

I can’t believe how many athletes don’t use autoregulation in their programs. Swapping traditional loading for Autoregulatory Progressive Resistance Exercise (APRE) will be a complete game-changer for most athletes….

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Physical KPIs for Rugby Union Performance

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Programming
18 July, 2023

Cunningham et al (2018) investigated the relationship between physical qualities and KPIs in international rugby union players. Here’s what they found: In International Forwards: Yo-Yo times (aerobic conditioning) correlated…

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Recovering Rapidly for Athletes (100-Point Recovery)

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Recovery
27 June, 2023

You don’t recover by doing more, you recover by doing less. Recovery is eating like an adult, getting 8 hours of sleep, and having a well-designed training program.  95%…

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15-Minute Muscle Mass

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Hypertrophy
20 June, 2023

The biggest clickbait headline I’ve pushed send on. Too many athletes see muscle mass melt off them in-season. You’re so beat up from the weekend, it’s hard to get…

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Research says you’re probably not training hard enough.

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Strength
23 May, 2023

Barbosa-Netto (2021) investigated how hard habitually lifters train. 160 trained subjects were asked what weight they’d normally perform for 10 reps. Researchers loaded the bar with this weight and…

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