The Rugby Muscle Podcast
The Rugby Muscle Podcast – Gym, Training, Diet and Strength and Conditioning. The podcast for rugby players of all ages and abilities that will help you lose fat, add muscle, strength and power and perform better on the pitch than ever before, with expert guests and unique stories from around the world, the Rugby Muscle Podcast cuts the crap to give you a simple no BS approach to your nutrition and training.
Episodes
365 episodes
FAT LOSS 101 - How to Efficiently Lose Fat as a Rugby Player (and keep it off)
This new mini-series in Rugby Muscle APPLIED looks into FAT LOSS. How to become a lean, rugby playing machine. Today's episode digs into the overall process- Why we should lose fat- Why are some great athletes a bit overweight- ...
Q&A - How to Build Up Pull Ups, Strength vs Size for Beginners vs Advanced, Rugby IQ and More
Questions Warner Wyckoff How can I improve my rugby IQ and improve my rugby skills during these shitty times ?Stuart Luxembourg Logier What are your thoughts on managing a gym session with athletes of very ...
200 Rugby, Fitness, Strength, Nutrition, Physique and Life lessons from 200 episodes of the Rugby Muscle Podcast
BOOM. We are 200 episodes deep!200 lessons for 200 episodes, today’s Rugby Muscle Podcasts is just about facts, statements and tips to help on your rugby, fitness, strength, conditioning and physique development journey! ...
Q&A - Do You Need Position-Specific Work? "Best Home Equipment", Dealing With Cafeteria Food
Questions Aelias McHam Thanks! What are some good lock specific workouts I can be doing to be become better at my specific position? Tj I'll answer this on Friday. But to give a bit of a s...
Hypertrophy 102 How To Plan and Progress Your Training To Add Muscle - Rugby Muscle Applied
Hypertrophy 102 How To Plan and Progress Your Training To Add Muscle We continue this series of Rugby Muscle APPLIED looking at HYPERTROPHY - how to gain muscle. This is once again valuable information explaining exactly what it is ...
Q&A Motivation Muscle Growth and Organisation in Lockdown and more
QUESTIONSMatt Lowe Is there any strengthening workout to help find that quick explosive out for a flanker out of Scrums ?David Thompson I’m coming back to Rugby after mo...
Hypertrophy 101 How To Gain Muscle Effectively - Rugby Muscle Applied
Hypertrophy 101 How To Gain Muscle Effectively - Rugby Muscle AppliedIn this series of Rugby Muscle APPLIED we will be looking at HYPERTROPHY - how to gain muscle. Giving you real, usable information that you kinda n...
LIVE Q&A Workout Splits, Strength vs Size, Meditation, How to Train if there's No Rugby for a Long Time
QuestionsRalleFlex - when your building strength, will you most likely also get a little bit of size with it ?Iain Kennell Webb- What Guided Meditation apps/books do people recommend for total beginner?Ju...
No Rugby For The Foreseeable Future?! No Gyms? Lockdown 2.0 - What YOU Can (& Should) Focus On In This Strange Time
No Rugby For The Foreseeable Future?! No Gyms? Lockdown 2.0 - What YOU Can (& Should) Focus On In This Strange TimeFor today's episode TJ runs through a perhaps much-needed perspective on what you can be focussing on as rugby appear...
Q&A - Relationship with Carbs, Passing Power, Recommended Books and more Q&A
QuestionsIain Kennell- Webb What are some books you think everyone should read at least once?Scott AtkinsWondered if you could either chat about it in your next pod, or respond to me on here But at...
Q&A - Mobility, Imbalances, Meal Prep, Conditioning and More
This week, Tj answers more questions from the Facebook Group:Locky Jay: - fix leg imbalances. - improve mobility.- see some examples of daily diets.Hamilton Beau Bone: This just occurred to me (to ask on o...
Q&A Organizing Strength/Hypertophy/Power/Speed Training for Rugby, Rate of Muscle Gain and more
This weeks Facebook group questions- Ralleflex what do you think is the most important gym workout, for at guy who needs to be strong but very explosive? and needs to build size, what do you think a week for tha...
How I was Able to gain 16lbs of lean mass and lose body fat in 2020 - Rugby Muscle APPLIED
Today’s podcast has TJ giving a complete guide on how he was able to train to achieve his transformation during a global pandemic. Discussing the background, environment, nutrition and training that he did in order to make a startling before...
Q&A - Food Prep, Bodyweight Training, Pre-season Plans
Questions Rob Noble: Hi TJ, Thanks for the conditioning download, there's some good stuff in there. Unfortunately I don't have easy access to a commercial gym with various machines, but I've been doing some of the drills you've i...
Rugby Muscle APPLIED - Everybody Deloads, What? Why? How? When?
The first in a new series where TJ goes deep into topics that will help you understand exactly what you need to get the most out of your training.This week's Rugby Muscle Applied is on Deloads. What they are, why we all use them, how you sh...
Q&A - How To Be More Effective In a Game, Hip Flexibility, Skills, Endurance.
Alan Findlay: Best way to improve hip flexibility.Kyle O'Leary: In your opinion what is the best way to work on passing (drills) when you are by yourself? Sorry if it’s not related to the topic/...
Q&A Getting Back Into Training, Sleep Routines, Recovery, Creatine
Stephan Kolper: i’m looking to rebuild muscle and conditioning. Goals 3km in 13 and 400x5DL. I played years ago but now I’m a somewhat fat bus driver who has an infant and no time. We’ll be moving soon and putting in a small home gym to ...
Dr Scott Stevenson - Mechanisms of Growth, Overtraining, "Functional Muscle" and Individual Muscle Differences
Today is the second podcast with bodybuilding, science and training expert Dr Scott Stevenson. This 2 Part podcast will cover the 3 mechanisms of hypertrophy and how to achieve them, this episode covers more about the functionality of muscle an...
Q&A Year-Round Periodisation Planning, Recovery, Supplements, Hypertrophy and more
Locky: Playing year-round and setting up training. - In the Japan club system, there is normally 1 month off for summer and the rest of the time you have 1 -2 games a month. Training or game only on SundayNazrik: I use to p...
Dr Scott Stevenson - Hypertrophy Expert - How To Grow Quality Muscle
Today on the Rugby Muscle Podcast TJ is joined by bodybuilding, science and training expert Dr Scott Stevenson. As one of the most sought-out bodybuilding coaches Dr Scott knows just about everything there is to know about hypertrophy.A ...
Rugby Muscle Q&A - Making Training FUN, Conditioning Options, Neck Hypertrophy and More.
Locky - Some fun things to do in the GYM to mix things up?How to make Cardio fun??Locky - Thoughts on 1/4 Squats. Locky - Increasing neck size- without cramping up.Sean - Thoughts ...
Q&A - Training Splits, Why is Full Body Best? Are Bodybuilders Wrong?
This week, Tj answers 1 main questions and takes a DEEP DIVE into bodypart vs full body training splits, why full body is better for rugby players and some examples of what you can do and why *LUKE: hey man, only just discove...
Why Most Rugby Fitness “Tests” are a Waste Of Time, What You Should Be Doing w/ Alex from Athlete Testing
Today’s Rugby Muscle Podcast has old time OG Alex joining Tj to discuss all different types of testing, why they are done, why most are stupid, and what you can do to take advantage of the tests that you do.A massively comprehensive guid...
Q&A - Stronger Leg Drive, Trap Bar vs Straight Bar, CBD and Returning After 3 Years Out Of Rugby
TJ's back on the Rugby Muscle Athletes Facebook Group answering YOUR questions:This week, they are:*JOSEPH - Hey Tj, would like to know what you would recommend for building endurance and cardio.*JAKE - Thanks TJ. I am a back...
"Taming the Inner Fat-Kid", Relationships with food and training, Sabotage and my Ultimate Diet 2.0 w/ Colby Knepp
Today Colby Knepp joins TJ for a "bro chat" where they discuss all things about the mental side of dieting, training and life as we go through it, TJ also gives an insight into his recent UD2.0 experimentFind more on Colbycolbyknepp...