5/3/1 for Rugby

bench

bench:
140x3
150x3
160x12

incline dbs
4x10, worked up to 60sx10

chest supported row
4x10-15

rear delt
3x15

ab work

Ran 1.82 miles

Great session today, got lots of reps, and did better on incline.

squat

squat
225x3
235x3
250x11

single leg press
4x8-15

leg curls
4x10

grip work
3x 1minute

sprints x8

press

press
95x3
100x3
105x8

rope pressdown
4x8-12

lat pulldown
4x8-12

lateral raise
3x15

ez bar curls
4x8-12

ab work

deadlift

cleans
140x3
150x3
160x3

deadlift
265x3
285x3
300x12

single leg work
4x8-15

leg curls
4x10

grip work
3x 1 minute

bench

bench
145x5
165x3
185x8

incline dbs
4x6-10, worked up to 65sx6

chest supported row
4x10-15

rear delt fly
3x15

ab work

squat

snatch
worked up to 115x1

squat
225x5
250x3
280x8

leg curls
4x10

single leg squats
4x8, worked up to 25sx8

grip work
3x1 minute

press

press
95x5
105x3
120x5

lat pulldown
4x8-12

tri pushdown
4x8-12

db lateral raise
3x10-15

db curls
4x8-12

ab work
3 rounds of planks

conditioning
ran 1.7 miles

deadlift

power cleans
145x5
165x3
185x1

deadlifts
265x5
315x3
340x6

New Training Maxes

Press: 130 ( 5)
Bench: 195 ( 5)
Squat: 305 ( 5)
Deadlift: 365 ( 10)

I’ve also decided to use 5/3/1 for my olympic lifts, but I’ll only be doing the prescribed reps
Cleans: 195 ( 5)
Snatch: 105, first time training this lift, going stupid light

Bodyweight was 216.8 ( 5)

Bench

Chinsxlots, waiting for the one bench in the gym

Bench
125x5
135x5
145x15

chest supported row
4x10-15

incline db
4x6-10. worked up to 60x7

rear delt fly
3x15

ab work

conditioning

60 yard sprint and back x8

On this, i would do 10 reps of some kind of bodyweight exercise, pushups, jumping jacks, etc. After rep 10, immediately sprint 60 yards, then jog back. 1 Minute rest between sprints.

squat

snatch
70x5
75x5
80x5

squat
200x5
215x5
235x12

leg curls
4x10

single leg work
4x8

grip work
3x 1minute

It’s good to see another person using 531 for rugby training. I’ve been running it for about 17 months (through both fall and spring seasons) and had a lot of success.

Do you have an idea for modifications for running the program during the inseason? This is what I struggled with most. I basically switched to a 2 day/week setup but progress stalled.

[quote]flyhalfnightmare wrote:
It’s good to see another person using 531 for rugby training. I’ve been running it for about 17 months (through both fall and spring seasons) and had a lot of success.

Do you have an idea for modifications for running the program during the inseason? This is what I struggled with most. I basically switched to a 2 day/week setup but progress stalled. [/quote]

thanks for stopping by.

I was planning on running it 3 days a week, something like this:

Sunday: lift
Monday: lift
Tuesday: practice
Wednesday: lift
Thursday: practice
Friday: rest
Saturday: game

I lifted throughout last year’s seasons, as well as 2 years of football and still made progress, but I also train every day in the offseason, so everyone’s different.

Bench

Bench
145x3
155x3
165x12

chest supported row
4x10-15

incline dbs
4x6-10, worked up to 60sx8

rear delt
3x15

ab work

squat

snatch
80x3
85x3
95x3

squat
230x3
245x3
260x12

leg curls
4x10

brabell step ups
4x10, worked up to 105x10

grip work
55x3x1 minute

press

ab work

Press
95x3
105x3
110x7

lat pulldowns
4x10-15

tri pushdown
4x8-12

lateral raise
3x10-15

ez bar curl
4x8-12

Conditioning

60 yard sprints, jog back, 1 minute rest x12

deadlift

clean
145x3
155x3
165x3

deadlift
275x3
295x3
315x12

leg curls
4x10

bb step ups
4x10, worked up to 125x10

grip work
55x3x1 minute

Bench

ab work

bench
145x5
165x3
185x9

chest supported rows
4x10-15

incline dbs
4x10

rear delt
3x15