whats a good cardio workout for rugby?

[ash484]

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a good cardio workout for rugby cheers

[tomgaa]

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a good cardio workout for rugby cheers

u need to train as your going to be playing, no point running miles upon miles. first off where do you play???

its short bursts of speed you need so mayb 20m x5, 40x4, 60x3, 80x2 and 100mx1, you also cud do 150m shuttle runs.

i no i said not to run miles, but a 3mile run once a week will help with stamina.

are you in the gym???

[DCSpartan]

u need to train as your going to be playing, no point running miles upon miles.

But you do run miles and miles over the course of a game - you need to do aerobic conditioning, you cant just rely on HIIT. No point having an engine without a tank for 90 minutes.

[NewbieX2]

But you do run miles and miles over the course of a game - you need to do aerobic conditioning, you cant just rely on HIIT. No point having an engine without a tank for 90 minutes.

But at what speed do you run those miles? I don't watch or play rugby, so I'm unaware, but I would think the majority of time moving is spent running quickly.

[DCSpartan]

But at what speed do you run those miles? I don't watch or play rugby, so I'm unaware, but I would think the majority of time moving is spent running quickly.

Watch a basketball game, guys arent running full speed down the court every possession. 15 players on a side, sometimes you have the ball and are running hard, sometimes you are away from the action and just catching up to the line while the ruck plays out.

[NewbieX2]

Watch a basketball game, guys arent running full speed down the court every possession. 15 players on a side, sometimes you have the ball and are running hard, sometimes you are away from the action and just catching up to the line while the ruck plays out.

In this case I don't think it'd be a bad idea to continue doing the HIIT, but instead of completely stagnant rest you could walk or jog back to the start, or walk/jog around until you have to start again.

[ash484]

u need to train as your going to be playing, no point running miles upon miles. first off where do you play???

its short bursts of speed you need so mayb 20m x5, 40x4, 60x3, 80x2 and 100mx1, you also cud do 150m shuttle runs.

i no i said not to run miles, but a 3mile run once a week will help with stamina.

are you in the gym???

i play at full back mate, so short burst with the occasional endurance run? im also still in off season for the moment what do you all think short bursts with the endurance run occasionally? and yea im into the gym i start my 5x5 training monday

[tomgaa]

i play at full back mate, so short burst with the occasional endurance run? im also still in off season for the moment what do you all think short bursts with the endurance run occasionally? and yea im into the gym i start my 5x5 training monday

my bro plays academy wit munster and he got an off season fitness program that consisted of 6x 150m shuttle runs with 1min break inbetween, and other stuff such as 14x 50m sprints, 10x 100m sprints n so on, sum of it was outrageous lookin fitness wrk, bu i guess if u look at it, in rugby ur nvr goin 50-60% everything is 100% power and speed esp when u have the ball, elevated heart rate is wat u want to gain fitness.

what would drain u faster a 5k/10k run or 10x100m sprints.....train as u play

[DCSpartan]

my bro plays academy wit munster and he got an off season fitness program that consisted of 6x 150m shuttle runs with 1min break inbetween, and other stuff such as 14x 50m sprints, 10x 100m sprints n so on, sum of it was outrageous lookin fitness wrk, bu i guess if u look at it, in rugby ur nvr goin 50-60% everything is 100% power and speed esp when u have the ball, elevated heart rate is wat u want to gain fitness.

what would drain u faster a 5k/10k run or 10x100m sprints.....train as u play

exactly, you dont get to rest in the middle of a game like you do with HIIT . . . hence the aerobic conditioning

[Lionhearted1]

I played on the Mens club at my college for a few years. I found Sprints to be the most effective and just a couple long distance runs every week. and by long distance i didnt really go over 3 miles.

Conditioning is good, you dont want to be sucking wind, but the sprinting capability of picking up a ball is going to get you those trys

[scott_donald]

rugby is

speed endurance
Speed
Agility

You need to work on all three!!!

[ash484]

cheers guys, gonna hit some short burst sprints and a long run each week i think

[scott_donald]

cheers guys, gonna hit some short burst sprints and a long run each week i think

unless you have no base fitness then you are wasting your time doing a long run - plus boring yourself silly!!!

here is my journal... training for rugby - not actually playing this season bar the odd game - through work commitments but still train so i am fit enough... you will never see a long run in there...

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1669931

[tomgaa]

[HDmvp41]

you could always do hill intervals. They work your legs and they burn fat and improve your cardio alot!

[azstrengthcoach]

hey guys i was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a good cardio workout for rugby cheers

200 and 400 meter intervals ran at about 75% of max effort. Start with. 3:1 ratio of rest to work and work down to a 1:1