Rugby gym exercises
Rugby Olympic lifting exercises
Rugby Olympic lifting exercises train explosive drive through the hips, knees and ankles at once. They take skill: start with the mid-thigh pull and clean pull, learn the catch with a qualified coach, and stop a set as soon as technique slips.
- Exercises
- 5
- Single-sided
- None
- Group
- Power
All 5 Olympic lifting exercises
- Power CleanDevelop whole-body explosive power through triple extension.
- Hang Power CleanTrain explosive triple extension without the floor-to-knee phase that stalls most beginners.
- Clean PullGet the power stimulus of a clean without needing the rack position.
- Mid-Thigh PullTrain the power position with the lowest technical demand of any Olympic derivative.
- Push JerkExpress overhead power with a receiving position under the bar.