Your posterior chain is equally, if not more, important to focus on for athletic performance.
Commonly forgotten about, due to us not seeing it in the mirror...it's often undertrained.
These 3 exercises target a huge amount of the posterior chain, predominantly the back (scapula stabilisers and retractors; lats; spinal erectors) glutes and hamstrings.
Add 1, 2 or all 3 of these to your routine and see some improvements.
Follow an exercise order like this, to maximise those preseason gains…
Notice how we prepare ourselves for intense work, then get into it.
If you’re going for maximal effort, like strength and power work, don’t expect that to happen without some preparation.
We then go into some power work, then heavy strength.
We finish off with hypertrophy/robustness, higher reps to isolate the specific area we want to focus on.
Conditioning to finish it off if needs be (not for me this session).
Power - Strength - Robustness - Conditioning.
All essential qualities for preseason.
#gym #rugby #athlete #strengthandconditioning #coach #workout #training #caradocconditioning #preseason
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5q1gfwS7c
An example session to build some upper body mass/strength.
#gym #athlete #caradocconditioning #rugby #strengthandconditioning #strength #coach #athlete
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxq6AiBL4aM