The off season is a crucial training period in a rugby player’s calendar: do it correctly and you'll be fitter, faster and more powerful than the competition. Do it incorrectly and you could find yourself in a world of hurt come the first few weeks of the season.

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We all know things like deadlifts and Olympic lifts are great general posterior chain builders, so I’m going to leave those movements for now in favor of some more over-arching philosophy. 

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At Rugby Renegade we love the Olympic lifts.

The Snatch and Clean & Jerk are great tools to develop power and explosive strength. They teach you to lift heavy loads explosively because, heck if you didn’t, you would miss the lift!

But the Olympic lifts aren’t for everyone and they do have limitations.

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