Fitness 4 Rugby League is the leading Rugby League fitness web site. An essential resource for ambitious players and coaches, the site is packed with over 200 pages of the latest Rugby League fitness drills, tips and information.

The Fitness Elements provide a detailed analysis of all the aspects of Rugby League fitness, ranging from endurance to visual fitness. There are 7 Fitness Tests to choose from plus guidelines on losing weight, gaining muscle and fuelling your match day performance.

Our comprehensive Fitness 4 Sport Web Shop stocks the latest Rugby League fitness products. Choose from fitness equipment, sports supplements and a range of highly recommended books from Human Kinetics. Visit our Web Shop by selectiong from the 4 options in the nleft hand menu.

Rugby League is not a continuous steady state sport - there are frequent changes in running speed and intensity of effort, plus various strength and power movements like tackling and offloading in contact.

The main causes of fatigue are tackling and being tackled followed by support work and playing the ball. Hence, the greatest cause of fatigue is contact with the opposition and not running.

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Core Stability has become a priority in rugby league fitness training because the 'core' is the origin of movement and the foundation for safe and dynamic Rugby League. Core stability allows you to run harder, control the ball, and manage contact. Click here for more info....

Coaching Rugby League at any level requires a selection of coaching skills ranging from match analysis and planning sessions to developing team spirit and dealing with officials, for which coaches need a variety of communication qualities. The best coaches are innovators who continually question traditional practices..... Click here for more info...

The Fitfiles are your 'one stop shop' for a complete range of fitness drills and programmes that will help you or your team reach the top. FitFiles are supplied as password-protected Adobe Acrobat pdf files.
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The Reebok IronWear Vest is the world's best fitting weighted conditioning vest. The vest can be used for loads of drills ranging from speed and power drills through to endurance interval sessions. Perform drills with then without the vest to enhance muscular and neuro-muscular recruitment, allowing for great improvements in Rugby League fitness. Click here for more info...

The Core Workout: A definitive guide to swiss ball training. With over 250 illustrations, the Core Workout presents an advanced and definitive guide to Swiss ball training. This challenging new programme includes common errors, weight training with your ball and partner drills to help you develop core stability and maximise your power, speed and control potential for Rugby League Click here for more info....