Rugby gym exercises
Rugby core exercises
Rugby core exercises train the trunk to stay stiff and resist being bent or twisted, so force passes from the legs to the upper body in contact. Brace and keep breathing, and add load or control rather than time.
- Exercises
- 4
- Single-sided
- 2 of 4
- Group
- Trunk and carries
All 4 core exercises
- Pallof PressBuild trunk stiffness against rotation, which is how force actually transfers in contact.
- Weighted PlankProgress trunk bracing by adding load rather than adding time.
- Dead BugLearn to brace against extension before you load a hinge.
- Landmine RotationTrain hip-to-torso separation for passing and fending.