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Building your Rugby Legs - Part 2! Tag a training partner and try this Split Squat Circuit if you missed the last one💪🏼 ———————————————————————————-This may look easy but go ahead and test it out for yourself and you’ll find out why it’s so effective for leg strength and stability. And it will blow up your thighs if it’s done correctly 💪🏼 by @aaronlesue ——————————————————————————— This Split Squat and Lunge are two of the most overlooked leg exercises for athletes. They are challenging and very effective! ———————————————————————————- Benefits: - 1. Great for adding muscle to your Quads, Glutes, and Hamstrings. 2. Better mobility and flexibility in your hips. 3. Less stress on your low back if you’ve been doing a lot of squats and leg presses trying to grow your legs. 4. Great if you have little equipment. ——————————————————————————— 4 Sets 5-10 Reps for Strength 8-12 Reps to Build Superset the coupled exercises 👇🏼 - 1. Split Squat (back foot elevated) 1A. Goblet Squat - 2. Lunge (flat ground) 2a. DB Deadlift - 3. Lunge (front foot elevated) 3a. Sumo Dumbell Deadlift - Finisher: Single Leg Bench Jump Ups 2 sets of 20 (10 each leg) —————————————————————————- #rugby #fitness #legs #legday #rugbynation #strength #conditioning

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💪🏼 Scrum Power, Explosiveness, Leg Drive, Speed, & Even A Big Strength Plateau Buster For your Cleans 💪🏼 Yes, these are all ways rugby players can benefit from adding some Front Squat Machine sets into your routine along with the staple athletic lifts like Back & Front Barbell Squat, Clean, Deadlift, Snatch, & Push Press. By @aaronlesue 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 ———————————————— As a general rule, athletes should be doing at least 80% functional athletic movements when weight training. The key to adding some machines into that is knowing when to add it into your routine and why! 👇🏼 - We all know how important leg and core strength is for athletes. Some other things to consider are: 1. Remaining healthy. 2. Correcting imbalances. 3. Enforcing good technique with training. 4. Overall mobility. - All of these things help keep you strong and capable. So here are a few great benefits and reasons to add some machine front squats when appropriate or sometimes necessary. 👇🏼 ———————————————— 1. Lower Back & Knee Health!! Core athletic lifts like the back squat put a lot of pressure on the axial skeleton & low back. Machine front squats take some of that load and allow you to work legs when your back needs a little rest. - 2. Its great for beginners to learn correct front squat technique and proper movement patterns before using a barbell, or veterans that need to recorrect their movement patterns. - 3. This movement more imitates how we actually jump and run. Allows you to really be explosive in a safe, fixed motion which can greatly improve overall leg strength when coupled with other core athletic movements. - 4. This movement can transfer over and really power up your cleans! It’s a great strength plateau buster!!! - So add it in, switch it up when needed and reap the overall health and strength benefits!! - #rugby #strength #conditioning #rugbynation #workout #fitness #rugbystrong

Core Strength - All with a Rugby Ball. Tag a teammate that needs to try these 💪🏼 By @aaronlesue ———————————————— 5 benefits of a Strong Core: - 1. Prevents injuries. - 2. Protects inner organs and central nervous system. - 3. Prevents low back pain. - 4. Helps create good posture. - 5. Let’s face it, we all want abs anyways. ———————————————— So share this with a teammate and add some extra core strengthening exercises over the holidays! And have a merry Christmas everyone! - @aaronlesue and Rugby Nation - - - - - - - - - #rugby #abs #rugbyfitness #fit #fitness #muscleandfitness #strength #conditioning #rugbylife #rugbynation #athletes #muscle @menshealthmag @crossfit @ralphlauren @nike @cellucor @gymshark @alphalete

➡️ Back to that “You Can Be The Hammer Or The Nail” thing. TAG A FORWARD! - Another reason not to skip leg day 💪🏼 #forwardlife - #rugby #rugbystrength #bethehammer #rugbynation #rugbystrong #rugbystrength #fitness #rugbylife #strength #power #size #conditioning

Monster Hit! Tag a mate that needs to see this absolute train wreck 💪🏼 ———————————————— #rugby #runlow #tackle #hit #bighit #hugehit #legs #strong #athlete #fitness #rugbynation #rugbylife #rugbystrong #rugbyfitness