Union players have obsession with lifting weights, I played professional league in Sydney and basically told keep off big weights. Light and explosive movements for speed /power. Off seasons were usually time to stack abit of weight, if you weren't recovering from surgery before pre season started again. Heavy weight can cause muscle imbalance which lead to injuries then they're wondering why players have early retirement
I doubt it's the heavy weights that's causing early retirement given that powerlifters and olympic weightlifters lift a lot more than rugby players and injuries are very low in both those sports. I'd say it's more likely the force in the collisions that are causing early retirements.
@@Coda_Shorts The facts say differently average injury rates in strength sports is 2-4 injuries per 1000 hours of training compared with 6-260 for contact sports even running has a higher injury risk than lifting weights with an average of 10 injuries every 1000 hours of training. A lot of the injuries in weightlifting are overuse injuries like knee or elbow tendonitis there very few acl tears or leg breaks compared to the likes of soccer or rugby.
@@stallthedigger2599 Olympic weightlifters don't have long careers. In NRL Cameron Smith just having 400 games, he's not powerful player more high level skills and fitness. Also many ex All Blacks who play England are surprised by weights lifted, generally not emphasis in All Blacks. Have you played professional league or union?
Everyone goes on about the players Dublin schools are turning out,great numbers,but are there any numbers about players quitting rugby after school?For all those who make it pro there are always going to be far more who don't,or who don't even consider it.How many young men have had enough of rugby by the age of 20 by the near professional demands put on them at school boy age?
Ben teo another mint signing
Union players have obsession with lifting weights, I played professional league in Sydney and basically told keep off big weights. Light and explosive movements for speed /power. Off seasons were usually time to stack abit of weight, if you weren't recovering from surgery before pre season started again. Heavy weight can cause muscle imbalance which lead to injuries then they're wondering why players have early retirement
I doubt it's the heavy weights that's causing early retirement given that powerlifters and olympic weightlifters lift a lot more than rugby players and injuries are very low in both those sports. I'd say it's more likely the force in the collisions that are causing early retirements.
@@stallthedigger2599 wdym injuries are very common in powerlifting
@@Coda_Shorts The facts say differently average injury rates in strength sports is 2-4 injuries per 1000 hours of training compared with 6-260 for contact sports even running has a higher injury risk than lifting weights with an average of 10 injuries every 1000 hours of training. A lot of the injuries in weightlifting are overuse injuries like knee or elbow tendonitis there very few acl tears or leg breaks compared to the likes of soccer or rugby.
@@stallthedigger2599 *football
@@stallthedigger2599 Olympic weightlifters don't have long careers. In NRL Cameron Smith just having 400 games, he's not powerful player more high level skills and fitness. Also many ex All Blacks who play England are surprised by weights lifted, generally not emphasis in All Blacks. Have you played professional league or union?
Everyone goes on about the players Dublin schools are turning out,great numbers,but are there any numbers about players quitting rugby after school?For all those who make it pro there are always going to be far more who don't,or who don't even consider it.How many young men have had enough of rugby by the age of 20 by the near professional demands put on them at school boy age?
Not doing much for rugby's image in Ireland as a game for rich people.