Hey, I was wondering if there were possibly any techniques or something along those lines that would help increase aggressiveness or adrenaline (preferably aggressiveness).
Rugby season is quickly approaching and my coach is pushing me to become as aggressive as possible (‘I need to get angry, not quite sociopath but close to it’ were the words I think). I find that generally once some outward pain is inflicted my adrenaline starts pumping (probably something to do with survival instincts) but I cant depend on that in a game.
I’m not looking for any supplements such as testosterone boosters or steroids to help me with this, just some proven methods to increase aggressiveness. Also I don’t have many bad memories that I can just pull up to get me going in case someone was going to suggest that. Also don’t tell me to go play some violent video games cause they do shit all.
I realize that I’ll probably get either stupid responses or flamed for posting this, but I’m dead serious about this.
[quote]zooropa1150 wrote:
if you cannot increase your aggressivness/adrenaline naturally by just playing a game you supposedly like in rugby, maybe it ain’t your sport.[/quote]
well not so much adrenaline. I’m just talking about overall aggressiveness, off and on the field.
[quote]ledfist wrote:
You just got called a pussy and that’s your response?
Don’t worry, rampant aggression is generally a bad trait in life, so your reasonableness will serve you well off the field.[/quote]
I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he read wrong. I’m not gonna get pissed off at some random guy on the internet anyways.
Also I know focus and anger are two different things. I realize that I probably sound like a retard saying that I’m purposely trying to give myself anger issues (bit of an exaggeration), but fuck it. If I manage to do it then worse case scenario I end up going for counseling when I’m older lol.
Focus/intensity is far, far superior to anger in sporting success, from my history.
What helps me is to set individual goals during practice.
i play football (tight end) and so i’ll say i want to catch x # of balls, have x of pancake blocks, etc. for practice that day. having a goal to work toward helps with your focus and helps take the monotony out of practice.
this works much better for me, as i’m much more motivated when i’m competing with/against myself especially in an enviroment when i’m possibly competing against lesser athletes
[quote]duck_dodger23 wrote:
Focus/intensity is far, far superior to anger in sporting success, from my history.
What helps me is to set individual goals during practice.
i play football (tight end) and so i’ll say i want to catch x # of balls, have x of pancake blocks, etc. for practice that day. having a goal to work toward helps with your focus and helps take the monotony out of practice.
this works much better for me, as i’m much more motivated when i’m competing with/against myself especially in an enviroment when i’m possibly competing against lesser athletes[/quote]
Never thought about that before. I play defensive lineman in football and prop in rugby. Practise atm is indoors as it’s still cold out (-21 celsius today) so there’s no contact allowed yet. Next practise is Monday so I’ll try it out and see how it works.
Have you tried any pre-game supplements? I play college basketball and have found taking 1.5-2g of L-Tyrosine about 20-30 minutes before games to give me a huge boost mentally and physically. Mentally, I feel very focused and zoned in for the entirety and don’t really even notice the crowd or refs or anything else during games.
And physically, your energy is sustained for the entire time. When it’s a time where you might normally let up or crash, you don’t. Not saying it’s the end all-be all, but there is definitely a noticeable difference, at least when I take it. For you, the increased focus could be what you’re looking for. Good luck.
The way to get more aggressive is to get more aggressive. There’s really no secret method, so just go in there and make stuff happen.
In high school, one day I just subconsciously decided that I was going to come down with every rebound and snatch up every loose ball. Then it just happened: I was very aggressive, very forceful and exerted my will all over the blocks. Voila, I was an aggressive, productive rebounder.
Decide that you’re going to dominate at whatever you do in rugby, and then go do it to the best of your ability. The aggression will follow.
Edit: Also, if you’re timid on the field, chances are good that you’re somehow not prepared, or your coach has screwed up and put you in a situation that you’re ill-suited for.
If you have the ability to do your job, and you’re just too scared to do it, then maybe you should take up another sport.
lmao being timid isnt the problem. a lot of the time it’s just a focus thing and the times it isnt focus it’s cause i dont know what to do in whatever the situation is. Maybe Spike would be worth a shot?
Dude if you cant get aggressive for the sport then you shouldnt be playing it.And im not even tlaking about running your mouth aggressive and cocky aggressive. Its MENTALLY aggressive. Tell yourself that your gonna Fu** someone up and go do it.
I was like you a year ago before i know how to lift and before i wasnt aggressive in football. But i told myself “Fu** it, im ognna be the best fu**n lineman in ohio this year”. Before every game i would be nervous as hell, but i made a goal to never take a play off and dominate the whole game starting both ways. I just kept telling myself that im the best and i gotta show it in how i play. I actually ended up getting 11 pancakes in 1 game and all-conference awards and crap.
Moral of the story: Its all in your head. Make yourself aggressive.
Your just not an aggresive person but you want to be.ive got a buddy who is afucking machine he climbs mountains rows boats does triatholons and basically attacks life with the focus and aggresion of all of sparta.Its just the way he is,you just want to be that way.
Before any game, visualize everything that you are going to do. Picture yourself being aggressive, and keep replaying it over and over again in your mind.
Careful though, there is such thing as being too focused. You can literally psyche yourself out. I was always better in any sport I played when I was out there laughing and having a good time.
[quote]tedro wrote:
Before any game, visualize everything that you are going to do. Picture yourself being aggressive, and keep replaying it over and over again in your mind.
Careful though, there is such thing as being too focused. You can literally psyche yourself out. I was always better in any sport I played when I was out there laughing and having a good time.[/quote]
Watching inspiring video’s and rocking some pump-up jams on your ipod/mp3 player. Get focused with your favorite tunes before training and do some visualization.
As stated above visualization is how many top level athletes train their mind. I always like to think back how it must have been for WWII veterans in the trenches and beaches. Those are/were some hard cunts. Thinking about how tough they were makes me want to show that I am 10% as hard.
But basically it all comes down to looking at the other team and telling yourself that you are here to humble them. After that you just put your mouth guard in and cowboy up. Get tough basically.
“time to put your purse down and play (lift/fight/hustle) hairdresser!”
That’s the type of gender degradation I use on my training partners and they return in kind. It’s not very politically correct nor should it be taken beyond the training room but questioning someones masculinity is a great way to get them to toughen up. i mean shit this was the primary method they used to get ordinary middle aged men of the police battalions in germany to kill jews in WWII, and that would require much more intestinal fortitude (i would imagine).
Spike also works but nothing replaces pure mental toughness.
Good luck. rugby is basically the best team sport on earth besides a sport that doesn’t exist yet involving naked volley ball chicks.
Any workout that increases testosterone levels will increase aggressiveness. Furthermore, any CNS-intensive workout would also increase aggressiveness. Personally, I feel especially aggressive after very intense cluster sets.
600 to 800 mg of caffeine 1 hour before a game . No caffeine at any other times to keep your tolerance low i play rugby myself and do this and feel its increased my aggresion in games alot.
You have to draw a line. Whoever or whatever crosses this line is disrespecting you and your way to your future goal. It could be a bar with 600 lbs in deadlift or it could be an opposite rugby player. Whatever it is you will never let it defeat you. Winning is good for your testosterone and before you can win you need to ask yourself: do you want to win? If you have the will to win you will do whatever it takes to win, and you will win.
Never give up man. Put up short-term goals and long-term goals. Give everything to reach them and pay with sweat and blood. If you spend 6 months of hard off-season training you won’t let a small piece of shit rugby player bring you down on the field. Instead you will be the leading player. Good luck!