I was working with a group of young players this week- pretty new to physical training. I outlined the plan over the next 10-12 weeks. " We are going to work on efficiency of movement, becoming more robust and develop your athleticism."
I then asked what did they think that involved... "getting bigger" was the immediate response.
Getting bigger without having a solid foundation of movement (or the 4 pillars) will result in an immediate short term (about 12 weeks) improvement. In other words the hypertrophy will take about 12 weeks to take effect and then another 12 weeks can be improved upon as well. So, at the end of nearly 6 months training you will be bigger.
Then, if you are a rugby player you can look forward to: shoulder and hamstring injuries because they are the 2 most common ones, and a season of rehab.
Is it any wonder that the RFU injury audit shows an increase in rugby injuries? http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/108283.html
Hypertrophy work- getting bigger- is a goal in itself, but should not be the first thing that young rugby players work on.
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I observe this 'getting bigger' every day.
The current prescribed method is to load the bar in the rack with every plate in the gym, preferably the 10kg bumper plates as these look more impresive to your peers.
Then perform what can only be described as a dying cockroach imitation or 'power shrugs', make lots of noise as to attract the attention of others, (this should encourage them to offer their support with chants of 'wooooah you're massive'), drop the bar and repeat.....
Im sorry to say your legacy has long since gone James
JB
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