- Feb 23, 2005
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The spring rugby season has begun here in Seattle, and after having been off it for a year and a half, I've decided to play again. So far it's a lot of fun and a lot of good exercise. I'm in relatively good shape, strength-wise, and my cardio is finally coming along ok.
Having rugby training sessions 2 nights a week with games on Saturdays has sort of up-ended my gym attendance, however. I try to squeeze in sessions whenever I get the chance, but my concern is this: I don't know if its really a good idea to be in recovery while attending rugby practice nor especially games.
When I hit the gym, I usually lift heavy, i.e. compound lifts, 5-7 reps per set to failure, 3 sets per lift, 3-4 lifts per muscle group, usually 2 muscle groups per gym session. I've somewhat neglected my leg workouts because I get a lot of that as a 2nd row forward in rugby training and games, and I don't want to be all sore and recovering when I come out for practice & games.
My questions, I suppose, are: what changes should I make to the content of my lifting sessions to benefit the most in rugby training and games, or at least not affect me negatively? Should I switch to a higher-rep kind of workout (i.e. 10-12 reps per set) and not lift to failure all the time? I'd still like to see strength gains while I'm putting time in the gym, and I guess I'm apprehensive about giving up my heavy lifting routines. I certain don't want to OVERtrain, either, however.
Rugby is Tuesday/Thursday with games on Saturdays. Monday/Wednesday lifting with Friday off before the game on Saturday I guess sounds pretty good, but I want to make sure I put together the best routine(s) for what I'm doing.
Having rugby training sessions 2 nights a week with games on Saturdays has sort of up-ended my gym attendance, however. I try to squeeze in sessions whenever I get the chance, but my concern is this: I don't know if its really a good idea to be in recovery while attending rugby practice nor especially games.
When I hit the gym, I usually lift heavy, i.e. compound lifts, 5-7 reps per set to failure, 3 sets per lift, 3-4 lifts per muscle group, usually 2 muscle groups per gym session. I've somewhat neglected my leg workouts because I get a lot of that as a 2nd row forward in rugby training and games, and I don't want to be all sore and recovering when I come out for practice & games.
My questions, I suppose, are: what changes should I make to the content of my lifting sessions to benefit the most in rugby training and games, or at least not affect me negatively? Should I switch to a higher-rep kind of workout (i.e. 10-12 reps per set) and not lift to failure all the time? I'd still like to see strength gains while I'm putting time in the gym, and I guess I'm apprehensive about giving up my heavy lifting routines. I certain don't want to OVERtrain, either, however.
Rugby is Tuesday/Thursday with games on Saturdays. Monday/Wednesday lifting with Friday off before the game on Saturday I guess sounds pretty good, but I want to make sure I put together the best routine(s) for what I'm doing.
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