Rugby Muscle: Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning

The Rugby Muscle Podcast

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The Rugby Muscle Podcast – Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning. The podcast for rugby players of all ages and abilities that will help you lose fat, add muscle, strength and power and perform better on the pitch than ever before, with expert guests and unique stories from around the world, the Rugby Muscle Podcast cuts the crap to give you a simple no BS approach to your nutrition and training.

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Rugby Muscle: Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Questions to Shape Your Approach to Rugby as You Age 05.04.2022

Today we’re building on last weeks video about keeping playing rugby as you get older. Ideas on how to progress, avoid injuries and keep on going! More  on Rugby Muscle: Instagram YouTube Facebook Group Website with Articles THE Rugby Conditioning Guide Rugby Muscle Elite 1on1 Coaching All things Rugby Muscle Support the show

Barbell-Only Training? When To Train After a Game? Carb Loading? Power Work? and more Q&A 31.03.2022

Questions: - How to recover from a very demanding rugby game and when to start training rugby or gym? - Can you improve your rugby just doing full cleans, power jerks, squats and deadlifts? - Help staying on track while on vacation - Can you do a weighted squat jumps video or any other video for explosiveness and driving power? I'm trying to work on my explosiveness and driving power since I...

Dan Cottrell - How Rugby is Changing and What YOU Can Do About It 30.03.2022

In this Podcast I’m joined by Dan Cottrell of Rugby Coach Weekly, a fantastic thinker about all things rugby. We go off on the deep end in this one and get stuck into why rugby players play the game, what happening to the game and what you as a rugby player or a coach can do about it. More  on Rugby Muscle: Instagram YouTube Facebook Group Website with Articles THE Rugby Conditioning Guide Rugby M...

How To Play and ENJOY Rugby As You Get Older 29.03.2022

This video discusses the approach you must take to keep playing rugby as you age. Whether you want to continue playing at your best, come back to the game, keep improving as you get older or just play some vets rugby… this video will give you 4 big tips to help with your training to do so. More  on Rugby Muscle: Instagram YouTube Facebook Group Website with Articles THE Rugby Conditioning Guide Ru...

Mental Toughness And How To Win w/ Dr Jake Reed 18.03.2022

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3 Reasons You're Not Making Progress in the Gym 16.03.2022

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Classic Rugby S&C Mistake w/ Rugby Renegade 11.03.2022

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Crossfit and Rugby - Problems and Solutions 03.03.2022

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Powerlifting & Olympic Lifting for Rugby, Bulking Problems, Fitness - Rugby Muscle Podcast Feb Q&A 15.02.2022

Academy Rugby Muscle for all your needs! Questions: 1. How to bulk up without getting too fat and slow? 2. I'm currently doing a powerlifitng program until May, should I change to olympic lifting for explosiveness? 3. How do I deal with shin splints? 4. How can you get insanely fit for rugby? 5. Which guest are you most excited for? 6. How do you work on form for snatching without a personal...

Why Rugby Players DONT Need to do 8-12 Reps to Gain Muscle (Hypertrophy Rep Range) 09.02.2022

The question cam through: "I am a rugby player obviously and I practice in phases . So right now I am in Phase one which is hypertrophy. And sometimes I don’t know how many reps I should do. I know hypertrophy is between 8-12 reps. So when should I do 8 and When 10 , 12?  There are some exercises like pull ups that I can’t do 12 repetitions of yet ." This podcast is the full answer. More...

What You Should Do in the Gym BEFORE a Rugby Match 02.11.2021

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Top 3 Areas of Focus For Rugby Strength and Fitness Training 21.10.2021

In today's video we discuss the top 3 things that you should be focussing on when you're in the gym to try and improve your rugby game More  on Rugby Muscle Follow Us on Instagram Facebook Group YouTube Website with Articles THE Rugby Conditioning Guide Rugby Muscle Elite 1on1 Coaching All things Rugby Muscle Support the show

How To Deal With Injuries - Rugby Muscle 30.09.2021

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Position Specific Rugby Training In the Gym - Why/When/How - Rugby Muscle Podcast 24.09.2021

Tips for those asking about how to train for their position in rugby, if you actually want to get BETTER rather than just do stuff, then this is what needs to be done Rugby Physical Preparation Pyramid More on Rugby Muscle  Facebook Group Instagram YouTube Website with Articles Support the show

The Most Overlooked part of Rugby Strength & Conditioning 22.09.2021

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Why Should Rugby Players Build Muscle? (& It's Drawbacks) - Rugby Muscle Podcast 09.09.2021

Hypertrophy training is seen as the be all and end all of a lot of folks' training, but why do rugby players benefit from gaining muscle? There's some obvious reasons, some not so obvious reasons and an overlying concept that you need to understand if you want the best out of yourself and your training! More on Rugby Muscle PLAYLIST: HOW TO GAIN MUSCLE FOR RUGBY Team Rugby Muscle Instagr...

Fitness (and Strength) Testing for Rugby is a WASTE OF TIME - Here's Why 07.09.2021

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How to Keep Calm in Your Rugby Matches (play better and enjoy) - Rugby Muscle Podcast 01.09.2021

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Different Macros For Rugby Players 05.08.2021

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High-Performance Mindset for Growth, Gains and Toughness w/ Coach C - Rugby Muscle Podcast 08.07.2021

Today's podcast is a bit of a team therapy session for everyone involved with Rugby Muscle as we discuss the Ego, Perception, Reality, Truth, Identity, Performance and more... If you enjoyed this one please give it a thumbs up, review and comment Yes, we're aware that Harvest Moon is a song not a band, things got confusing, KING Harvest has made the playlist. More on Rugby Muscle  Facebo...

Reaching High-Level Performance, Public Health, Meditation & More w/ Medical Doctor Yusef Smith 01.07.2021

Podcast  with Doctor Yusef Smith 5:33 One the main reasons I've got you on the the pod is that you seem to have accomplished a fair bit, in a whole bunch of diverse realms - what 2/3 things would you attribute this to? 15:05 Was becoming a Doctor the hardest of those accomplishments? Why? 34:05 Medical Doctor shifts are notoriously the hardest possible to keep up with. Can you speak to 34:20...

Ego with Training & Results w/ John Clark - From Rugby to Strongman to World Record Endurance w/ John Clark - From Rugby to Strongman to World Record Endurance Athlete 24.06.2021

John Clark joins the Rugby Muscle Podcast today to discuss his journey that has taken him from serious rugby player to UK's Strongest Man to Ironman to now running 48 marathons in 48 days in 48 different counties... We discuss his rugby enjoyment, his performance mindset, how this is for his ego and how he keeps the balance with these goals that might seem incredibly overwhelming as well as t...

Rugby S&C in France, Boxing and the Importance of Basics - Rugby Muscle Podcast w/ Jack Westley 08.06.2021

Big Booty Mix (w/ Download link) 3:05  Tell me your story of how you ended up in France doing s&c 8:42 Background in boxing 12:29  personal training lessons 16:27 16:27 Getting buy in from players 20:10 olympic lifting for rugby 21:40 Education for their athletes 26:50 Is full contact necessary - how do we improve these things? 30:40 old school rugby 34:36 his S&c programming 45:30 How muc...

What Can Rugby Players Learn From Powerlifters? - Rugby Muscle Podcast 01.06.2021

In today's podcast TJ and Alex discuss things that rugby players can learn from their powerlifting counterparts, not just with their strength and conditioning, but with their approach to rugby training as a whole. We really think you can take a lot out of this episode. 2:10 What does powerlifting do really well we can learn from? 5:00 Consistency with training (and goals) 15:21 Identifying in...

Sports Nutrition for Rugby w/ Marie Spano RD - protein, carb cycling, habits and more 13.05.2021

8:30 How have you been handling the Pandemic with your athletes - any big changes? 10:07 What are some dietary considerations athletes need to make as they get back into sport? 12:45 Eating on a schedule 17:12 Water chugging to stay more hydrated 19:15 Protein needs for rugby players 22:40 How do you deal with athletes who want to get in shape but don't like tracking their food? 39:55 Do you...

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