Complete Conditioning for Rugby

Author:
Paul T. Pook; Dan Luger
Format:
Softcover
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Complete Conditioning for Rugby

Short description

The demands of modern rugby require speed, strength, agility, endurance and power in order to excel. This title explains the very latest drills and training programmes, and covers all aspects of fitness required to achieve success.

Long description

Modern rugby requires you to have speed, strength, agility, endurance, and power in order to excel. Few sports demand such diverse physical attributes, and no book so comprehensively addresses how to develop them specifically for the sport--until now!

Complete Conditioning for Rugby features first-hand insights from Dan Luger, English rugby star. Luger teams up with leading strength and conditioning coach Paul Pook to provide the very best in conditioning know-how. They present more than 120 position-specific drills and exercises that will help you excel in any match situation you will face:

-Increase speed and agility to succeed in today's expansive game.

-Build strength to help drive in the tackle and dominate in the ruck or maul.

-Improve endurance to compete to the final whistle. Survive the rigors of the sport and perform your best with Complete Conditioning for Rugby. You'll find everything you need to get ahead of the pack!

Product details

Publisher:
Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN:
9780736052108
Publication date:
April 2004
Length:
230mm
Width:
160mm
Thickness:
19mm
Weight:
431g
Pages:
264
Illustrations:
47 black & white illustrations, 117 black & white halftones
Readership:
Age: From 18 To 99

Table of contents

  • Chapter 1. Fitness Demands of Rugby
  • Chapter 2. Training Principles
  • Chapter 3. Testing Rugby Fitness
  • Chapter 4. Warm-Up Drills
  • Chapter 5. Flexibility and Posture Drills
  • Chapter 6. Strength and Power Drills
  • Chapter 7. Speed and Agility Drills
  • Chapter 8. Fuel Mix Drills
  • Chapter 9. Recovery and Nutrition Strategies
  • Chapter 10. Designing Training Programs

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