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Upper and lower body workouts

Hi I was just wondering what the best upper and lower body workouts would be for rugby. It would be great if you know some good ones and get back to me. Cheers
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Liam ManleyPlayer, England

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Annabel DunnillCoach, England

Hi Liam

When training for rugby your exercises should be focussed towards improving your explosive strength, power and speed. For speed, exercises should be performed for about 3-5 reps. For power, a lower weight should be used for 5+ reps with the aim of moving the weight as quickly as possible.

Here are a few key exercises to incorporate into your workouts.

Lower body:

Deadlift
Squat
Romanian deadlift
Split squat
Glute bridges

Upper body:

Bench press
Push press
Military press or push press
Pendlay row or bent over row
Pull ups

Hope this helps.

Archie

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