Watch: Flats gets 7s fit with DHL Rugby

- October 6, 2016October 6, 2016

Rob Vickerman has been putting David Flatman through his paces, striving to make him fit for Rugby 7s. Needless to say the results are quite amusing, and you can watch all the videos in the series here. Episode 1 – Assessment: Episode 2 – Nutrition: Episode 3 (Part one) Episode 3 (Part two) Episode

Rugby nutrition: How much carb-loading is the right amount?

- June 24, 2015

James Morehen, Sports Scientist for Nutrition X and Sports Performance Nutritionist at Widnes Vikings, writes his second blog post of a series about pre-game meals, explaining why it is important to get right what you put in your body in the build-up to a big game. You can view the first

Rugby Fitness: Pre-season training programme – Week 5

- August 7, 2014

Welcome to the fifth instalment of our 8-week pre-season fitness programme, designed by a personal trainer, that aims to get you in shape for the new rugby season. We’ll be releasing it bit-by-bit over the next few weeks, but do remember that they’re just ideas for exercises that are to

Rugby Fitness: Pre-season training programme – Week 4

- July 22, 2014

Welcome to the fourth instalment of our 8-week pre-season fitness programme, designed by a personal trainer, that aims to get you in shape for the new rugby season. We’ll be releasing it bit-by-bit over the next few weeks, but do remember that they’re just ideas for exercises that are to

Rugby Fitness: Pre-season training programme – Week 3

- July 16, 2014

Welcome to the third instalment of our 8-week pre-season fitness programme, designed by a personal trainer, that aims to get you in shape for the new rugby season. We’ll be releasing it bit-by-bit over the next few weeks, but do remember that they’re just ideas for exercises that are to

Watch: Rowntree and Catt give their pre-season advice

- July 15, 2014

Video credit: QBE Rugby

Rugby Fitness: Pre-season training programme – Week 2

- July 10, 2014July 10, 2014

Welcome to our the second instalment of our 8-week pre-season fitness programme, designed by a personal trainer, that aims to get you in shape for the new rugby season. We’ll be releasing it bit-by-bit over the next few weeks, but do remember that they’re just ideas for exercises that are

Rugby Fitness: Pre-season training programme – Week 1

- July 7, 2014July 7, 2014

Welcome to our 8-week pre-season fitness programme, designed by a personal trainer, that aims to get you in shape for the new rugby season. We'll be releasing it in instalments over the next few weeks, but do remember that they're just ideas for exercises that are to be completed at

The 4 Pillars Of Pre-Season Rugby Fitness: Part 2 – Muscular Endurance

- August 1, 2013August 8, 2013

As any fan or player will know, games can be won or lost in the final minutes of any match and one of the main reasons for this is muscular endurance. Muscular endurance is defined as a player's ability to exert themselves for a prolonged period of time. Previously believed

The 4 Pillars Of Pre-Season Rugby Fitness: Part 1 – VO2 Max

- July 26, 2013August 1, 2013

There are many different factors that will determine a rugby player's endurance and ability to maintain the same tempo and intensity throughout the entire 80 minutes. But studies show there are two key components of endurance that when improved can have a dramatic impact on overall performance; these two are