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05-27-2017, 05:01 PM
American, here. 40-ish. Strong. 54" chest.
How do I get built like one of those strong rugby players? I was watching this morning and saw several guys with my body type highly in shape.
I hope someone would post a picture. I know so little about the sport, I don't even know how to find one.
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05-27-2017, 05:41 PM
A little birdie told me johnbozzz knows how to locate those pics...
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05-27-2017, 06:59 PM
High-level athletes generally don't train to look a certain way. Instead they train specifically for performance in their sports, and their looks are incidental.
So if you want to look like a rugby player, your best shot is to become a rugby player.
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05-27-2017, 07:38 PM
Compound lifts and a fuck load of calories, but it will take quite a while before you would look like a professional rugby player and you might consider TRT at your age.
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05-27-2017, 08:03 PM
Quote: (05-27-2017 07:38 PM)Space Cowboy Wrote:
Compound lifts and a fuck load of calories.
No. That's the thing. These guys probably had the body shape of NFL (American football) linemen, except much shorter. It looked like where we bulk up to 300 pounds, they look like runners with jacked (not by heavy weights) arms and thighs.
Not like that cut, good-looking guy up top. Never saw that build on an American football player.
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05-27-2017, 11:16 PM
Actually, none of the above.
Stockier and shorter than all of those guys, but not at all overweight or fat. And, I've seen this build every time I watch.
I remembered, one of the teams I watched was the Saracens.
Like these guys.
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05-27-2017, 11:45 PM
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Those guys are about 50-80 lbs smaller than NFL lineman. How do you get that big? Power lifting and a fuck load of calories. If you're strong, shouldn't you know this?
I swear I've never seen a lineman cut like that, and as a kid, I was a lineman. I once heard an announcer say they measured NFL linemen's asses and lovehandles by the ax-handle--those guys aren't as big, but are far more trim. My arms and thighs may be bigger than those of the guys in the pictures, but they wear it 1000x better. I'd kill for those V-shapes.
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05-29-2017, 10:45 AM
I guess what has me impressed is that body type (mine) with the strength and the <12% bodyfat. No wonder the chix flip out.
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05-31-2017, 05:27 PM
TL;DR - Rugby players train to have a fine balance between aerobic fitness (for sprinting and endurance) and explosive power, hence their appearance.
I think OP is referring to the physiques of two types of positions, namely flank and center. Those tend to be the players with a good combo of impressive bulk and low body fat %.