James.worton coaching

Rugby, Strength & Conditioning, Field Sports
Coach
James Worton

Contact Ready – Strength & Power Program
12 Weeks to Dominate Every Collision

Whether you’re a hard-hitting forward or a lightning-fast back, Contact Ready is built to make you stronger, faster, and more explosive where it counts — on the pitch. This 12-week program blends strength training, power development, and recovery strategies tailored to rugby’s unique demands, so you can hit harder, run faster, and last longer in every match.

What’s Inside:

Three Gym Sessions per Week – Strength, power, and mobility-based

Integrated Recovery Work – Sunday active recovery and mobility to keep you fresh

Match-Week Friendly – Reduced load before game day, built around your training schedule

Progressive Structure – 3 phases (Foundation → Strength → Power) for optimal gains

Perfect for: Rugby players at all levels looking to enhance physical dominance, reduce injury risk, and peak for match day.

Outcome: By week 12, you’ll be stronger, more powerful, and truly Contact Ready — ready to break tackles, make hits, and perform at your best all season.

Features
1 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
Features
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Programming 4 days per week
This program is perfect for any rugby player looking to improve strength, size and power while specifically fitting around their rugby training.
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Exercise Video Guidance
Instructional videos to guide your practice and make execution easy
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Delivered through TrainHeroic
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 12-week program
Sunday
Contact Ready (Forwards) Week 1 Day 1

A

Back Squat

4 x 5 @ 75 %

B

RDL

3 x 8

C

Bulgarian Split Squat

3 x 10

D

Plank

3 x 60

Tuesday
Contact Ready Upper Strength (Week 1/2)

A

Bench Press

4 x 5 @ 75 %

B

Pull-Up

3 x MAX

C

Med Ball Chest Pass

3 x 8

D

DB Row

3 x 12

Thursday
Contact Ready Day 3 (A)

A

WORLD'S GREATEST STRETCH

1 x 10

B

Band Pull-Apart

2 x 15

C

Skaters

3 x 6

D

Broad Jump

3 x 5

E

Hang Power Clean

5 x 2 @ 60 %

F

Med Ball Wall Throw

3 x 6

G

Couch Stretch (Hip Flexors)

4 x 0:30

Saturday
Contact Ready Recovery

A

Stationary Bike

1 x 10:00

B

Rowing

1 x 10:00

C

Foam Roll Routine

1 x 10:00

D

Full Body after game stretch

1 x 20:00

Contact Ready (Rugby Strength)