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Bodybuilding program for rugby player

This rugby bodybuilding program organizes your week around strength and power. The sheathing completes the whole. There you will find the sessions, with the sets and the repetitions that support your performance on the field.

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The qualities that rugby requires
Contact, running, repeated duels: rugby demands everything from you at once. During a match, you alternate short sprints, tackles, scrum pushes and replacement phases. A rugby bodybuilding program must therefore cover maximum strength and power, without neglecting the speed or endurance of repetition of effort. There is also a constraint: absorbing shocks without losing mobility. The gym is therefore not only used to gain muscle mass. It builds a physique capable of producing an intense effort, then starting again after a very short recovery. The whole logic of rugby physical preparation lies there. Develop qualities transferable to the game. Isolated performances on the bar count less.
Offseason versus full season
The calendar divides your year into two main periods. The off-season is used to improve your strength and power without the constraints of matches: volumes increase, muscle growth is sought, and loads increase week after week. During the season, the objective changes. Maintain what you have learned with two short, very targeted sessions, placed far from the match. Squat, deadlift, bench press and pull-ups remain the central exercises of rugby physical preparation. Around them, muscle strengthening of the shoulders and neck reduces the risk of injury, including that of the hamstrings. I advise paying particular attention to the lower body: it is this which produces speed and thrust, and which authorizes changes of direction.
Build over several weeks
A good training program is read over several weeks, not just one. The best results come from slow, steady progress. Add some weight or repetition. Sometimes just reduce the rest time. Place explosiveness at the start of the session, when the nervous system is fresh: few repetitions, lots of recovery between sets. Strength comes next, then endurance and core strength. This sheathing is essential in rugby. It transmits force from the legs to the arms and stabilizes the trunk at the moment of contact. There remains recovery, which is fully part of the plan: your sleep and your diet determine your ability to repeat useful sessions, in the same way as light days.

A typical week for a rugby player

Four sessions per week: two lower body dominants, two upper body dominants. Explosiveness comes before strength.

4 séances par semaine. Les exercices, les charges, les séries et les temps de repos sont calculés selon votre niveau et le matériel dont vous disposez, puis ajustés à mesure que vous progressez.

From week to week, add one repetition or 2.5 kg on the main movements. One week out of four, reduce the volume.

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Exercices, charges et temps de repos sont calculés selon votre niveau et votre matériel, puis ajustés à mesure que vous progressez.

Les priorités

What really matters in a rugby program

Four benchmarks for building an effective and lasting rugby physique.

Strength before power

Strength before power

Force precedes speed. Without this foundation, explosive work quickly plateaus.

The lower body as a priority

The lower body as a priority

Squat and variations serve as a push as well as a race, and solidify your support. The lower body remains the driving force of the game.

Sheathing at each session

Sheathing at each session

Between the legs and arms, the trunk transmits the effort. A solid sheathing also limits lumbar compensation.

Planned recovery

Planned recovery

Heavy lifting only pays off with rest. Better a regular light week than a forced stop.

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A program adapted to your position

A program adapted to your position

The generator starts from your workstation and your equipment, then composes your training program according to the days you have available. The series and repetitions are adjusted over the weeks, as are the loads.

La séance guidée

La séance guidée

Each exercise takes place within the app, with the target load displayed and the rest timer starting on its own. No more counting in your head.

Le suivi de progression

Le suivi de progression

Each recorded series feeds your load and volume curves. You see what is progressing, and what is stagnating, week after week.

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Questions fréquentes

Questions fréquentes

How many weight training sessions per week for a rugby player?
Three to four sessions in the off-season, two to three during the season. During match periods, schedule the heavy session at least 48 hours before the match. The rest of the time goes to the field and recovery.
What rugby strength training program during the season?
Two short sessions of 45 minutes are enough to maintain the strength acquired. Keep the main movements, with a reduced volume: three sets of three to five repetitions. Strong progress is no longer the objective. Maintain your qualities until the last match.
Do you need to gain muscle mass to play rugby?
It all depends on your position and your current size. A forward often benefits from increasing his mass to absorb shocks and carry weight in a scrum. A three-quarter will favor power and speed, with a more measured weight gain.
How to work on explosiveness in the gym?
Place explosive movements at the start of the session, with few repetitions and complete rest. Jumps and cleans develop rapid force production, as do sled pushes. The quality of execution always takes precedence over the number of series.
Is there a rugby bodybuilding program in PDF?
A PDF gives a fixed frame, identical for all players. On muscu.pro, your program is generated according to your level and your equipment, matched to your calendar, then adjusted as you record your sessions. You can still export your week to view it offline.

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