horan's rugby journal - journey to play university rugby
So I'm a senior and planning on attending college in the USA next year, i'm still in the process of choosing colleges so i'm not certain if i'll be trying out for a DI, DII, or DIII rugby club but either way I'm dedicating this senior year (at least my free time between rugby and school) to becoming a bigger and stronger rugby player. I've also had injuries the past 2 season i've played that have put me out for about 2 months so hopefully putting some meat on my bones will help prevent this.
I've played rugby for about 2 years for 2 different school teams and I've spent the entire time at 2nd row. I've got the height at 6'2" (190cm) but i don't have the size or strength, i'm about 198lb (90kg), skinny fat.
My current lifts are at
Squat: 215lbs (97.5kg) x5
Bench press: 145lbs (65.7kg) x5
Barbell Row: 135lbs (61.2kg) x5
Overhead Press: 100lbs (45kg) x5
Deadlift: 325lbs (147kg) x5
It's pretty obvious that i have a long way to go but the good thing is that it can only get better from here ;)
I'll be doing Stronglifts 5x5
The reason I'm doing this journal is to motivate myself, my goal is to dominate the rugby field, plain and simple. I know there's a long road ahead and that i'm far behind most kids my age but I love rugby and I will not stop until i'm the strongest player on the pitch.
Going for a workout in about 30 min and will update then.