Townsend strength

Rugby
Coach
Louis Townsend

Features
6 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training

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Sample Week
Week 1 of 52-week program
Sunday
Upper body 1 - in season

upper body prep 2

A

Banded lat distractions Banded shoulder distractions Banded pull aparts Yoga push up Prone ITY Triple threats

B1

Drop catch press up

2 x 5

B2

Supine Med Ball Throw

2 x 5

C1

Barbell Bench Press

3 x 5

C2

3 iso hold chin ups

3 x 5

D1

Seated DB Shoulder Press

3 x 8

D2

Seated Row

3 x 8

E1

Resistance Band Woodchop

3 x 8

E2

DB Side Bend

3 x 8

E3

Cable face pull

3 x 12

Conditioning

F

Arm Farm

Supinated grip curls x 10 Hammer grip curls x MAX Rope tricep extensions x 10 Diamond press ups x MAX

G

Watt Bike

4 x 4:00

Monday
Week 1 Day 2

Conditioning

A

Lower body prep 1

Worlds greatest stretch Adductor rock back Inchworm Cossack squat TKE

B1

Pogo Jump

1 x 20

B2

Plate pogos

1 x 20

C1

Med Ball Hip Extension

2 x 8

C2

Bilateral hip projections

2 x 8

D1

Trap Bar Jumps

3 x 4

D2

Banded Broad Jump

3 x 3

E1

Box Squat

5, 4, 3, 3

E2

DB rocker jump

3 x 3

F1

RDL

3 x 5

F2

Floating Heel Goblet Split Squat

3 x 8.8

F3

Copenhagen

3 x 20

Conditioning

G

DB arm farm

Hammer curls x 10 spider curls x 10 DB skull crusher x10 close grip press ups x 10 3-5 rounds

Monday
Max Velocity session

Conditioning

A

Linear speed drills 2

A-Skip B-Skip A-switch with bounce Triple switches Straight leg bounds 2 x 10m

B1

Forward Pogos

1 x 20

B2

Ankling

1 x 20

C1

Ankle Dribble

2 x 15

C2

Shin Dribble

2 x 15

C3

Knee dribble

2 x 15

D

Bounds for height

1 x 20

E

Long Accelerations

3 x 50

Wednesday
Pre training speed session 2

A1

Open Step isometric

2 x 20

A2

Open step load and smash

2 x 10

B1

Cross over Isometric

2 x 20

B2

Cross over loads and smash

2 x 10

COD warm up 1

C

A-skip B-skip A-switch Karaoke Step overs Jockey run Low shuffle Run and rotates Striaght leg bounds 2 x 10m

D

Half knee lateral acceleration

1 x 6 @ 10

E

Cross over into 3 step push

1 x 6 @ 10

F

Single Cut

2 x 6

G

2-Step Lateral Shuffle

3 x 15

Wednesday
Full body prep 1

Full body prep 1

A

Banded hip distractions x 20s Worlds greatest stretch x 5es Inchworms x 10 Single leg RDL x 8 Prone arm circles x 10

A-series

B

A march A skip A switch High knees Straight leg bounds 2 x 10m

C1

Drop jump to box

2 x 3

C2

Banded Yuri

2 x 8

D1

Hang high pull

3 x 4

D2

Split stance rotating med ball throws

3 x 5

E1

BB low box step up

3 x 5

E2

Alternating step up jump

3 x 4

F1

Banded bench press

3 x 5

F2

Weighted Chin Ups

3 x 3

G1

Landmine Shoulder Press

3 x 8

G2

Landmine Anti-Rotation

3 x 8

G3

Long Lever Hammy March

3 x 20

Thursday
Rugby primer

A1

Hang high pull

5, 4, 3

A2

Box Jump

3 x 3

A3

Band Assisted Explosive Press Ups

3 x 5

A4

Resistance Band Woodchop

3 x 6

B1

Sprinter Calf Isometric

2 x 3 @ 3

B2

Single Long lever hamstring isometric

2 x 20

B3

Copenhagen

2 x 20

In-season Backs Programme