• 15 Reasons Why Your Off-Season Training Sucks

  • Apr 25 2025
  • Length: 15 mins
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15 Reasons Why Your Off-Season Training Sucks

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  • In this episode of the Rugby Muscle Podcast, we'll go through 15 common mistakes that rugby players make during their off-season training, preventing them from achieving optimal results.


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    00:00 Off-Season Training

    02:19 1. You don’t have a plan—just workouts.

    03:07 2. You have a plan—but it's copied from another sport.

    03:56 3. You think off-season = bulking time.

    05:20 4. You do no conditioning.

    06:03 5. You chase fatigue, not progress.

    06:38 6. You do endless fluff work to build muscle.

    07:18 7. You think cleans and snatches are enough speed/power work.

    08:14 8. You have no progression—just sets and reps.

    09:14 9. You don’t progress your conditioning.

    09:40 10. You force lifts that don’t fit.

    10:18 11. You only train up and down.

    11:32 12. You sleep like a uni student in exam week.

    12:23 13. Your nutrition goal is to "eat healthy."

    13:35 14. You “grind” for 4 weeks then ghost the gym.

    14:04 15. You constantly second guess yourself.

    14:31 Conclusion

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