Martin's Rugby Coaching Forum

I am 15 and play hooker for my school 2nd xv. I am very young for the school year I am in. Being in the 2nd xv and verging on the 1sts puts me against players who are 17 or 18 years old. Thus I m concerned about my size. I do not lack aggression or pride but these attributes are useless without power and fitness. I currently weigh 12st8lb and I am 5ft9. I have put on a lot of weight over the last year but I think it is going on the wrong parts of my body i.e. my butt. I would prefer to build my mass around my neck and shoulders.

I am also concerned with getting to slow therefore I would like if you could write me out a program or send me a sample of weight training/fitness to do. I have been training with weights for around 6 months but as I have said they have not made much effect because I have not enough knowledge to know what to do.

I am thinking you are doing the right things but perhaps a better focus can help you: Stop worrying about your size. Find a good gym that will help you with your weight program, you need support here. When you start a weight training program the first weeks you seem to improve quickly, from then it is hard work, six months is not enough to notice a difference. How much do you train?

Have a close look at your diet, eat drink enough, varied, eta. Creatine is not necessary if do all the right things and I certainly not advise it.

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Martin, Rugbyhead