Due to my stocky nature, I've always been asked to join the local rugby club.  It does sound interesting but I cannot run, at the moment, to save my life. 

swimming is a great way to get the cardio back up, i got no advice for shinsplints though, they just suck real bad.

I'm so freak'n sore today - my calf muscles are so tight today. Two days ago I did calf raises for the first time in a LONG time and then yesterday I did my regular weight routine plus 2 hours of spin classes at the gym since it was raining cats and dogs. When I woke up this morning, I could hardly move!

Dave, are you over training?  I blew my body to crap training for a climb a few years ago...3 + hours a day might be too much.

That being said, I rowed a 10k meter and did back and bis today after...so do as I say, not as I do. 

Im gonna hurt tomorrow too

Nap time is very important if you are working out that hard. Seriously.

Quote from: yuu on March 09, 2010, 06:21:01 PM
There's an old addage about the only way to get fit for rugby us to play. But in the near term I've still got some recovery work to do from the ACL reconstuction. I was more curious about this stage if things - since that's what hurdle I have right now.

In response to your first sentence, I'm going to say this is true for most sports.

There's a lot of internet training gurus getting rich off unsuspecting athletes coming up with and branding new training ideas (none of which are new) and selling their spiffy repackaging for a premium under the claims they make world class athletes. The truth is, many of these "training systems" steal time, energy and resources from the skill specific training of a given sport. That's not to say that many of these systems don't have value or don't have a place in training for a sport, but many of their proponents are way too quick to put the cart way before the horse.

As for my own training, I recently bought a set of dumbbells used. About 2 months ago I came across an add on Kijiji (like craigs list) for 1430 lbs. of db's for $500, which is a steal of a price. They came in pairs from 25's up to 120's along with a rack. They are commercial gym quality db's and in mint condition.

So, I decided to design an almost dumbbell only workout (I also use some heavy duty rubber bands) and it has really kicked my butt. After 25 years of consistant strength training, I was shocked at how taxing a db only workout can be.

As for conditioning, I decided last year that I would no longer be a hamster ( cardio machine rider in a gym) and decided to do all my conditioning out doors, even through the winter. The benefits to my mental health have far and away been the biggest difference compared to indoor conditioning.

Quote from: bulldogs2k on March 10, 2010, 08:38:19 AM
Due to my stocky nature, I've always been asked to join the local rugby club.  It does sound interesting but I cannot run, at the moment, to save my life. 

Never mind actually playing rugby - just partying with those guys was more taxing than most of the conditioning routines I've ever done. If you've got the bail money, I highly recommend making drinking with rugby guys part of your cardio.  It's like doing CrossFit in Dante's Inferno.

Quote from: dropstharockalot on March 11, 2010, 05:11:07 AM
Never mind actually playing rugby - just partying with those guys was more taxing than most of the conditioning routines I've ever done. If you've got the bail money, I highly recommend making drinking with rugby guys part of your cardio.  It's like doing CrossFit in Dante's Inferno.

Funny you said that, I just watched Dhani Tackles The Globe and he played partied it up with a Rugby club...Said it was crazy! 

Got in a 16.5-mile bike ride on rolling hills (half with strong headwinds, the other with a load of food in my backpack) and 4 miles of hilly walks with the dogs today.

Quote from: bulldogs2k on March 11, 2010, 01:24:43 PM

Funny you said that, I just watched Dhani Tackles The Globe and he played partied it up with a Rugby club...Said it was crazy! 

ruggers are nuts...even the women. dating them can be fun though. 



i started the spartacus workout sat.
owww. i just can't move quick enough for that time frame. i'm also really weak in the upper body area so i only got 10 pushups 
however, the squats i could do all day long.

Quote from: ducducgooseme on March 10, 2010, 02:14:30 PM
Dave, are you over training?  I blew my body to crap training for a climb a few years ago...3 + hours a day might be too much.

No, I really don't think so. I'm at a pretty fanatical level about my routine (and like it that way) and I'm controlling my diet as much as possible, but as long as I do give my body the recovery time that it needs and taking enough glutamine, I'm usually feeling ready to rock the next day.

Last week was insane though. My calfs hurt nearly all week!!

Quote from: Monster Dave on March 15, 2010, 06:45:03 AM
No, I really don't think so. I'm at a pretty fanatical level about my routine (and like it that way) and I'm controlling my diet as much as possible, but as long as I do give my body the recovery time that it needs and taking enough glutamine, I'm usually feeling ready to rock the next day.

Last week was insane though. My calfs hurt nearly all week!!

FYI, you're currently working out more than my crew did in High School.

We were one of the best teams in the country. Just sayin'.

Quote from: MrIncredible on March 15, 2010, 06:57:54 AM
FYI, you're currently working out more than my crew did in High School.

We were one of the best teams in the country. Just sayin'.

...and you were 17 years old.

From experience...and lots of it...

that counts.

My high school regimen was

M (pm) swim 6k yards
T (am) weights/jog + swim 2k yards; (pm) swim 6k yards
W (pm) swim 6k yards
R (am) weights/jog + swim 2k yards); (pm) swim 6k yards
F (pm) swim 7.5k yards
S (am) swim 10k yards
Su - off.

Diet: Eat everything in sight.

When swimming ended and I began rugby, I kept eating everything in sight and did some weights. Just generally tried to bulk up to lay people out. Worked well for the goal, gained 20-25 lbs pretty fast. Wasn't the best quality gain though.