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Phil Healey

The strength coach
trusted by New Zealand rugby.

From New Zealand’s national setup to Glasgow Warriors, the Kobe Steelers and the Georgia squad, Phil Healey has built the strength programmes behind professional rugby’s most physical players. Every programme on Elite Rugby App carries his fingerprints. Periodised, position-specific, and tested with the people who play at the very top of the game.

New Zealand XVChiefsBluesGlasgow WarriorsKobe SteelersGeorgia

Every position. Every phase.

Year-round strength,
built for rugby.

6

Position groups

365

Days a year

4

Periodised phases

1,800+

Workouts

Position-specific

Built for your position.

Six position groups. Six dedicated programme lines. Same standards top-flight clubs train to.

Front row rugby gym plan, 365-day strength, power and mass programme for props and hookers

Front Row

Scrum power & neck strength
Hooker throwing-arm conditioning
Loosehead / tighthead position-specific lifts
Off-season hypertrophy block
In-season maintenance

The 365-day cycle

Periodised. Phase by phase.

Every block of the rugby year has a programme line built for it. Don’t just train hard, train at the right time.

4 phases · 365 days

Inside the app

It’s like having Phil in your gym.

Warm-ups, sprint mechanics, contact prep, recovery, position-specific drills. Phil walks you through every block of every programme. Below is one sample: how pros activate the switch before every session.

Elevate your physicality,
whenever you need it.

Step into the modern game

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Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Workout Plan: 4-Week Program + PDF

Four weeks, four days a week, written by position — plus the free PDF you can take to the gym.

9 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Gym Program: The Lifts, Sets and Reps

The lifts every rugby player needs, a weekly split that survives the season, and how the gym week changes for the front row, back row and outside backs.

10 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Pre-Season Training Program: 8 Weeks

Periodised strength, conditioning, speed and contact prep, plus a sample training week, so you arrive at round one fitter, faster and harder to put down.

10 min read

Strength & Conditioning

Rugby Training Program: Plan Your Whole Week

Where gym, conditioning, speed and skills fit around a Saturday match, with weekly templates for in-season, off-season and pre-season.

9 min read

Pro Insights

How Pro Rugby Players Train: A Real Week

The real weekly structure behind an international player: gym, conditioning, speed, skills and recovery, from the players and staff who live it.

11 min read

Rugby IQ

Flanker Rugby: The 6 and 7 Shirts Explained

The 6 and 7 shirts, what a flanker actually does, and how the openside and blindside jobs differ.

5 min read

Rugby IQ

Prop Rugby: Loosehead and Tighthead Explained

The 1 and 3 shirts, what the loosehead and tighthead each do, and the strength the front row asks for.

5 min read

Rugby IQ

Second Row Rugby: The Lock Position, 4 and 5

The 4 and 5 shirts, why the lock is called the second row, and what the job asks for in the air and the scrum.

5 min read

Rugby IQ

Number 8 Rugby: The Role of the 8 Shirt

The 8 shirt at the base of the scrum, what the number 8 controls, and how the role differs from a flanker.

5 min read

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