Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Rugby [Paperback]

Rob Price (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2007

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Rugby is the most comprehensive and up-to-date rugby-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round rugby-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other rugby book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will increase the players power and quickness resulting in more effectiveness in rucks and mauls. By using this program, you will make considerable gains in your strength, agility, and stamina which will result in more success in scrums and have you competing strong until the final whistle.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I have been playing rugby for 23 years. I presently play for a men's club side in the Philadelphia area. I Played for a nationally-ranked Penn State team in the early '90's and am affiliated with a resurgent team at the moment. Until recently, I have struggled with strength and weight gains. Your book has helped me gain 34 pounds of muscle and incredible improvements in my strength. Thanks for everything. I have told many people about The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Rugby and I have lent it out to many of my friends. --Jason S

I began using The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Rugby before last season (2005), and saw the benefits almost immediately when the preseason club training began. I felt all the strength and power training come into affect with the rigors of the preseason and then during the first few games of the season. Even later on in the season, I continuously felt and saw the advantages of what I had accomplished with your program during the off/preseason. The overall change to both my body strength and performance has made several of my fellow club and team members join me this off-season in using your programs in preparation for the upcoming 2006 campaign. --Andrew A, 2005 Div 1 Men's League Champion.

About the Author

Rob Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the USA Today, for his sports-training expertise. Rob is a contributing author to Golf Fitness Magazine, Swimmer's World Magazine, US Bowler Magazine, and OnFitness magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportsWorkout.com's e-Training service. In addition to being an internationally recognized fitness expert, Rob also holds a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University where he was honored as one of ten Moritz Scholars.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Price World Publishing; 2 edition (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932549536
• ISBN-13: 978-1932549539
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Other Team Sports > Rugby

More About the Author

Rob Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the USA Today, for his sports-training expertise. Rob is a contributing author to Golf Fitness Magazine, Swimmer's World Magazine, US Bowler Magazine, and OnFitness magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportsWorkout.com's e-Training service. In addition to being an internationally recognized fitness expert, Rob also holds a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University where he was honored as one of ten Moritz Scholars.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, May 19, 2010

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BlkRuggerDC (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Rugby (Paperback)

I'm an assistant coach of a HS rugby team. We will be using these routines in the offseason. The routines definitely cover the muscle groups required to play a demanding sport such as rugby.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, February 10, 2010

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Chan Ho Lee - See all my reviews

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The book is very concise and to the point. It provides you with the information that you seek effectively.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, December 11, 2007

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Ajen Birmingham (Osaka, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Rugby (The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Sports, 20) (The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Sports, ... Guide to Weight Training for Sports, 20) (Paperback)

this is a real meat and potatoes book, which i think is a good thing. the worst thing about reading books about excersise is hearing about stuff that you dont need to know. this book is for people who have the time and desire to go to the gym at least 4 times a week. no half-hearted efforts here.
if you follow the book's schedule YOU WILL MAKE GAINS. this i think is the key to this books effectiveness. its not the lifts that he chooses or the number of sets/reps persay- if you have been lifting for sometime, most of the concepts will be pretty commen sense. he also leaves things open for you so your lifting sessions dont get stale.
I think one word sums this book up...simplicity. everything is done for you, you just need to have to drive to do it!