fitting in weights with rugby - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

duffman16 · 10-10-2008, 07:16 PM

currently im finding it very hard to get 3 good weights sessions a week. im only having 1 good workout a week. heres my normal week;
Mon-Acadamy training
Tues-Club training
Wed- chest and arms
Thurs-Club training - back and shoulders
Fri-
Sat-Game
Sun- recovery

i know its crap, but i find it hard to train properly with 3 training sessions a week and a game. and i cant find a good time to do squats as they are tired most of the time from training and games. any ideas?

josnoddy · 10-10-2008, 07:19 PM

You could possibly use Friday as your rest day and workout on Sunday?

duffman16 · 10-10-2008, 07:21 PM

friday is a rest day before a game and i carb load so im fresh, and on sunday im still tired and all my muscles are tight so i do i recovery session in the gym but no weights

duffman16 · 10-10-2008, 07:28 PM

plus sunday is the day of rest

Alex Redford · 10-10-2008, 07:29 PM

hi mate, i had to go from making training my main priority as i play rugby too and have training thursdays and tuesdays and our match days are sundays, i dont do this anymore but when i was well into rugby, i was doing back and biceps, chest and tries , shoulders and legs, that worked well for a while... no i just train on thursday nights with the team and play on the sundays, you may want to up the carbs in your diet and you will notice you wont be as tired also getting a good few pro shakes down you every day encouraging the muscles to heal more.

duffman16 · 10-10-2008, 07:38 PM

mate i get in about 5000 calories a day and have 2 protein shakes. just the training sesssions are hard as, we have a ex marine as coach so we just run till were sick in tuesdays fitness sessions, then run more. i think i might just fit in some sneaky sessions before training.

Alex Redford · 10-10-2008, 07:42 PM

yeh good idea mate, whats your fitness level like compared to the rest of the lads? if your aboe average then maybe yeh it would be worth increasing the sesions and laying off a lil at training, but i know how it is, you gottta train hard to make the team , have been captain for the last two seasons so not realy benched and have got away with putting size on.

duffman16 · 10-10-2008, 07:48 PM

i might just get up earlier and do morning weights sessions on days of training then i will be nearly recoved by 7pm, just wont do legs, might fit that in on a wed, il figure it. its not bad, im in the middle, nearly top of the forwards. im quite stong compared to most of them too i just want to keep it up. yeah im just trying to increase my fitness more and more because if i play well for the academy i will get trails for wales u18 next year.

Alex Redford · 10-10-2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duffman16

i might just get up earlier and do morning weights sessions on days of training then i will be nearly recoved by 7pm, just wont do legs, might fit that in on a wed, il figure it. its not bad, im in the middle, nearly top of the forwards. im quite stong compared to most of them too i just want to keep it up. yeah im just trying to increase my fitness more and more because if i play well for the academy i will get trails for wales u18 next year.

ah awesome i was with sale academy for two weeks! haha all i lasted mate was back when i wasnt such a good play either, got concusion and missed the trials so never got a chance realy i guess i f i had got in i would have stuck at rugby now just club rugby is fine

duffman16 · 10-10-2008, 07:54 PM

yeah im down with the cardiff blues set up at the minute, the standards awsome. so im pretty kean on the rugby atm but i just love a good gym session.

T_Woody · 10-10-2008, 07:58 PM

Im also fitting in Rugby and training. I train Tuesdays and Thursdays, Gym Mondays, Wednesdays Fridays. Only thing is its hard to play when your sore from muscle work

But oh well ;)

Alex what team/league/age group you playing in? ;)

davetherave · 10-10-2008, 08:43 PM

i dont know if it helps but when i get back to fitness i will be returning to a 3 day weight session, as below

sun - rest
mon - legs and shoulders
tue - rugby training
wed - back and biceps
thu - rugby training
fri - chest and triceps
sat - game

there is always the option of a two-day split as well mate

Tall · 10-10-2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duffman16

currently im finding it very hard to get 3 good weights sessions a week. im only having 1 good workout a week. heres my normal week;
Mon-Acadamy training
Tues-Club training
Wed- chest and arms
Thurs-Club training - back and shoulders
Fri-
Sat-Game
Sun- recovery

i know its crap, but i find it hard to train properly with 3 training sessions a week and a game. and i cant find a good time to do squats as they are tired most of the time from training and games. any ideas?

Ditch the BB split and train for rugby mate.

A 2 day power/speed split will be better for you.

10-10-2008, 07:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
duffman16 working hard Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 115	fitting in weights with rugby currently im finding it very hard to get 3 good weights sessions a week. im only having 1 good workout a week. heres my normal week; Mon-Acadamy training Tues-Club training Wed- chest and arms Thurs-Club training - back and shoulders Fri- Sat-Game Sun- recovery i know its crap, but i find it hard to train properly with 3 training sessions a week and a game. and i cant find a good time to do squats as they are tired most of the time from training and games. any ideas?

10-10-2008, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
josnoddy Bulking my way to the top Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 59	Re: fitting in weights with rugby You could possibly use Friday as your rest day and workout on Sunday?

10-10-2008, 07:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
duffman16 working hard Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 115	Re: fitting in weights with rugby friday is a rest day before a game and i carb load so im fresh, and on sunday im still tired and all my muscles are tight so i do i recovery session in the gym but no weights

10-10-2008, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
duffman16 working hard Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 115	Re: fitting in weights with rugby plus sunday is the day of rest

10-10-2008, 07:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alex Redford Put in 110% Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England Posts: 200	Re: fitting in weights with rugby hi mate, i had to go from making training my main priority as i play rugby too and have training thursdays and tuesdays and our match days are sundays, i dont do this anymore but when i was well into rugby, i was doing back and biceps, chest and tries , shoulders and legs, that worked well for a while... no i just train on thursday nights with the team and play on the sundays, you may want to up the carbs in your diet and you will notice you wont be as tired also getting a good few pro shakes down you every day encouraging the muscles to heal more.

10-10-2008, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
duffman16 working hard Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 115	Re: fitting in weights with rugby mate i get in about 5000 calories a day and have 2 protein shakes. just the training sesssions are hard as, we have a ex marine as coach so we just run till were sick in tuesdays fitness sessions, then run more. i think i might just fit in some sneaky sessions before training.

10-10-2008, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alex Redford Put in 110% Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England Posts: 200	Re: fitting in weights with rugby yeh good idea mate, whats your fitness level like compared to the rest of the lads? if your aboe average then maybe yeh it would be worth increasing the sesions and laying off a lil at training, but i know how it is, you gottta train hard to make the team , have been captain for the last two seasons so not realy benched and have got away with putting size on.

10-10-2008, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
duffman16 working hard Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 115	Re: fitting in weights with rugby i might just get up earlier and do morning weights sessions on days of training then i will be nearly recoved by 7pm, just wont do legs, might fit that in on a wed, il figure it. its not bad, im in the middle, nearly top of the forwards. im quite stong compared to most of them too i just want to keep it up. yeah im just trying to increase my fitness more and more because if i play well for the academy i will get trails for wales u18 next year.

10-10-2008, 07:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
duffman16 working hard Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wales Posts: 115	Re: fitting in weights with rugby yeah im down with the cardiff blues set up at the minute, the standards awsome. so im pretty kean on the rugby atm but i just love a good gym session.

10-10-2008, 07:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
T_Woody Getting there! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 164	Re: fitting in weights with rugby Im also fitting in Rugby and training. I train Tuesdays and Thursdays, Gym Mondays, Wednesdays Fridays. Only thing is its hard to play when your sore from muscle work But oh well ;) Alex what team/league/age group you playing in? ;)

10-10-2008, 08:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
davetherave f*ck a duck Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 2,489	Re: fitting in weights with rugby i dont know if it helps but when i get back to fitness i will be returning to a 3 day weight session, as below sun - rest mon - legs and shoulders tue - rugby training wed - back and biceps thu - rugby training fri - chest and triceps sat - game there is always the option of a two-day split as well mate

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