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Category Archives: Power
Strength Training For Performance (part 4)
The fourth and last in this series. Continue reading
Posted in A, Adult- Community, Age, Category, Coaches, Colts- U18-19, Physical, Player, Power, Role, Ruckipedia, Site Articles, Strength, Strength and Conditioning, rugby development
Tagged mike mcgurn rugby blog, rugby strength training, strength development, strength training for performance
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Doing The Deadlift (correctly) Part 5
Part five of the series on the Deadlift. Continue reading
Posted in A, Adult- Community, Age, Category, Coaches, Colts- U18-19, Lift Technique, Physical, Player, Power, Role, Ruckipedia, Site Articles, Strength, Strength and Conditioning, rugby development
Tagged core strength, dead lift, deadlift, lifting technique, mike mcgurn rugby blog, rugby strength training, strength development
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Doing The Deadlift (correctly) Part 4
Part 4 of the series looking at the deadlift. Continue reading
Posted in A, Adult- Community, Age, Category, Coaches, Colts- U18-19, Lift Technique, Physical, Player, Power, Role, Ruckipedia, Site Articles, Strength, Strength and Conditioning, rugby development
Tagged dead lift, Lift Technique, lifting technique, mike mcgurn rugby blog, rugby strength training, strength development
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Strength Work For Line Out Lifting
A look at the specific strength work needed for lineout lifting. Continue reading
Posted in A, Adult- Community, Age, Category, Coaches, Lift Technique, Midi- U11-U12, Physical, Player, Power, Role, Ruckipedia, Site Articles, Strength, Strength and Conditioning, rugby development
Tagged lineout lifting, lineout physical requirements, mike mcgurn rugby blog, strength development
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Getting Out Of The Blocks (P1)
Neural Potentiation is the firing up of the CNS (Central Nervous System) prior to performance or an event, which has been proven to enhance performance. You could liken it to a spark plug in a car engine. Neural potentiation has … Continue reading
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Tagged mike mcgurn rugby blog, pre-game warm up, preparing to play
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Are We Really Getting Stronger? (Part 4)
The final aspect to making an athlete stronger is application. No strength programme in the world is worth the paper it is printed on if it is not done with intensity, attitude and pushing to the limit. The athlete needs … Continue reading
Are We Really Getting Stronger? (Part 3)
As well as fancy machines, swiss balls, spin classes, body pump, zero carbs are all some of the many short term fads which go as quick as they appear. On the other hand, barbells, squatting, heavy plates, dead lifting, heavy … Continue reading
Are We Really Getting Stronger? (Part 2)
My belief and philosophy on strength training is that it is done in the gym with a barbell, heavy plates, and heavy dumbbells. If you have a squat rack and a bench even better (if you stack 2 sets of … Continue reading
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Are We Really Getting Stronger?
Any sport I can think of all require basic strength levels. Having greater strength levels than your opponent normally will indicate a higher chance of victory. How so? Well, for starters it will allow the athlete to execute the skills … Continue reading
Time Under Tension
Do you ever go into a gym session and just pump away at whatever respective exercise you are doing, without thinking about how long it takes you to lift and lower the bar ? If you don’t you could be … Continue reading
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