Rugby

Few sports demand as much from the body as rugby. Every carry, tackle and sprint asks something different of your muscles - and asks it repeatedly, week after week, for the length of a season. It's not one type of effort, it's several stacked on top of each other: explosive acceleration, sudden changes of direction, repeated contact, and the kind of sustained physicality that doesn't let up for eighty minutes. That combination is what makes rugby so unforgiving on the body - and why recovering well between sessions matters just as much as what you do on the pitch. What...

Professional rugby league player for Bradford Bulls, Jason Baitieri, invited us into the gym as he pushes himself to the limit to be match-day ready. Watch Jason's workout below...  

We caught up with Salford Red Devils rugby player, Chris Atkin, to discuss his thoughts on last season, his hopes for the 2023 season, and how pre-season training has been going. Don't forget to subscribe, like and share as we will be posting regular iGD athlete content!  

When you suffer a calf injury, it’s very important to rest and not load the calf too much. Calf strains tend to present as an ache and muscle tightening whilst you’re exercising. Its important to reduce the intensity of the exercise you are doing if this happens as when muscle fibres are unable to contract/relax normally, a full tear can happen due to the massive forces pulling through the muscle that essentially wants to contract and protect itself. Is it a muscle strain or muscle tear? A calf tear tends to be sharp in nature or you may feel a...