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Hill Sprints – 4 Sessions For Speed, Acceleration and Power
Jamie Bain
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Blog Articles, Fitness, Power & Plyometrics, Speed & Agility, Training Sessions & Workouts
Hill sprints have a special place in our hearts! Most athletes and especially rugby players have a love hate relationship with hill sprints. They are very effective, have massive bang
Plyometrics for Rugby: Guest Blog by Nico de Villiers
PLYOMETRICS FOR RUGBY Where does it fit in? The ultimate outcome of a strength program is to develop peak power output in essential movement patterns. Power output consists of both
How To Jump Higher For Rugby – 5 Exercises To Increase Your Vertical Jump
The ability to jump higher than your opposition can’t be underestimated, especially for Back 3 players. As the modern game more heavily relies on a kick chase game the ability
Should Rugby Players Olympic Lift? Yes, Our 10 reasons
Here at Rugby Renegade we love the olympic lifts and they make up an important part of our training programmes. We understand that they aren’t for everyone however and have
Top 10 Ways To Get Explosive For Rugby – Without The Olympic Lifts
At Rugby Renegade we love the Olympic lifts. The Snatch and Clean & Jerk are great tools to develop power and explosive strength for rugby. They teach you to lift
Rate of Force Development for Rugby
People understand the need to improve general fitness qualities to enhance rugby performance. But if they aren’t training for greater rate of force development they are leaving a huge amount
Horizontal Force-Velocity Profiling for Rugby
This week Team Renegade visited a speed masterclass put on by West Bromich Albion FC. It featured Jean-Benoit Morin an expert in force velocity profiling and Jonas Dodoo an olympic
COMMON SNATCHING TIPS THAT AREN’T ALWAYS SO COMMON
By Wes Feighner A couple of months ago I wrote an article on common mistakes while cleaning. Many of those mistakes are prevalent in the snatch as well, so we
CLEAN IT UP – Fix Mistakes with Your Clean
By Wes Feighner If you are doing cleans, you should strive to do them well. Whether you compete in CrossFit, strength train for another sport, or just like attempting difficult