AdrianM Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I am a Rugby Union player who is trying to progress to the top and play at International level. I read Coach Sommers posts on Pavel Tastsouline strength and conditioning forum at www.dragondoor.com. I am an avid kettlebell lifter, olympic lifter and functional strength enthusiast. This off-season I will incorporate the 'Smolov Squat Cycle' (this will be the second I have run through this training cycle in full), including the olympic lifts: Snatch + Clean & Jerk along with kettlebells, sandbags etc.The reason I write this to you is to ask for your help, your years of experience and you wealth of knowledge is what I need. To save my lower back from abuse and symptoms of overtraining I want to incorporate body-weight exercises. I am 115kg, I play tight-head prop; one of the requirements of this position is bear the majority of the weight while scrummaging. Exceptional lower body strength and core is required, harnessing muscle tension has been a secret to success. In order to transfer the weight of the scrum to my opponent, utilizing extreme core tension aids in scrummaging dominance, and is therefore essential.I now ask you to guide me in what basic exercises would be the most beneficial for me to learn and perfect. Due to the nature of my sport and my body type I do not posses incredible flexibility to achieve many of your posted exercises. L-sits for example are hard for me, not strictly due to the fact that I am not as flexible, nor is it that I lack the upper body strength to hold myself, it is rather that I have 31 inch quads and I carry much of weight in my lower have (hips, gluts and legs).If you would like to know more about my training history in the body-weight area in order to refine your choices to make selection more specific please let me know exactly what you would like and it will be provided to you immediately. I must thank you for efforts in posting on dragondoor, and operating your website which has given me many ideas into my own training to pursue my goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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