Anyone suggest

Howard

anyone suggest a good Full bodywork out, or some where i would find one, just wnat to try one for a while so i can go to the gym bit less.

Pikey

I wouldn’t do it as I’m bodybuilding and I don’t think you can hit everything properly but given you’ve asked and I’m also guessing you play Rugby the following would work as a strength conditioning type of workout and complement any Rugby training you do. You will need to give each of these 100% and get someone to show you how to power clean.
I would say perform the following twice per week, anymore and given the compound movement you mat not recover. Remember intensity is key!
Back Squats warm up then 4 x 8
Power cleans 5x5
Bench Press warm up then 4 x8
Push press 3x8
Chins 4x8

wogihao

Howard, I thought you were realy into the training! how many weeks did it take for you to lose your motivation?

Sucess is not a overnight thing, you need to take the pain and stick with it through the boring and the good times.

Just suck it up otherwise when you start doing rugby with the men your going to have 18 stone 30 year olds abuseing you like theres no tommorow that would have been my motivation to continue to stick to a decent gym program.

Its crucual that you get enough strenght/size to hang with the men you dont have long howard.

crazycal1

surprised yuure saying that pikey.
i`d have thought a fullbody routine would be a good start for a newbie.
good routine you`ve suggested tho.

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

Gazz

Shocking!Go to the gym a bit less,bah!

Think about the muscles you rely on when you play Rugby.Strong legs.Powerful arms.Strong core.Big shoulder's for ramming.Big strong neck so you don't get your head taken off.Good grip!!

Pikey

Cal - I'm just cautious as while full body does work, you need to be very motivated to make it work and a lot of newbies go great guns for a short while and when they don't look like a pro in a month they get disheartened. There's no room for being half arsed with such a routine - not that there ever is but I guess I'm saying such raw compound movements are going to be as tough on the mind as body if executed properly.

I’ve had good results following similar programs for strength and conditioning.

Howard - I totally echo Wogi’s comments I played county colts and not being heavy but fast carried me a long way, when I moved up to first team club level Rugby boy did I get a shock, I got hit at full pelt by a 20 stone guy coming the other way – I feigned one way dodged the other and he didn’t take the bait, I’ve never been so bloody sore in my life, bruised all the way down my RHS to say nothing for my ego.

Train hard and eat hard you need some solid muscle mass it you’re going anywhere with Rugby!.

crazycal1

indeed gazz so a strength/power type routine with lots of rest would be the way to go rather than volume for a natural trainer?
or do you think that volume training suits a typical ectomorph who is drug free?

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

crazycal1

thats a fair point bud, but then enthusiasm is a double edged sword for many.
it was for me.
i looked like bruce lee on volume training

einsteins mind was the key to all things...to understand more than to know.

www.extremenutrition.co.uk

Pikey

Me too come to think about it - well not the hair of course ;-)

Gazz

I'd go with the former first of all to build a base.Lots of rest and good food.Incorporate the latter when Howard's physique has established itself in the area's he need's.He'll have carte blanche to test drive any routine he see's fit once he has stuck at his inaugurate routine for longer than a fortnight,lol.

How old are you again Howard?