S&C Coach
Phil Healey
Phil Healey is a New Zealand rugby union strength and conditioning coach, currently head of S&C at the Blues, having previously held the role at Glasgow Warriors, the Chiefs and Counties Manukau.
New Zealand
Background
Phil Healey has built the strength programmes behind professional rugby's most physical players. From New Zealand's national setup and the Chiefs to Glasgow Warriors, the Kobe Steelers and the Georgia national squad, his fingerprints sit on the periodised, position-specific gym systems the world's top teams train to. Every gym programme on Elite Rugby App is his work, written for rugby, tested with the people who play it at the very top of the game, and built to turn gym output into match-day output. When the camp gets serious, Phil is the coach the camp turns to.
Honours
- Head Strength & Conditioning coach, Blues (Super Rugby), 2018-
- Head Strength & Conditioning coach, Glasgow Warriors, 2017-2018
- Head Strength & Conditioning coach, Chiefs, 2008-2017
- Head Strength & Conditioning coach, Counties Manukau, 2003-2008
Career
- New Zealand XV
- Chiefs Super Rugby
- Blues Super Rugby
- Glasgow Warriors
- Kobe Steelers, Japan
- Georgia National Squad
- Elite Rugby App, Head of Programming
Strengths
- 365-Day Periodisation
- Position-Specific Programming
- Speed Systems
- Power & Strength
- Recovery Protocols
- Match-Day Transfer
Free guides
Guides with Phil Healey
- How Pro Rugby Players Train: A Real WeekThe real weekly structure behind an international player: gym, conditioning, speed, skills and recovery, from the players and staff who live it.
- Rugby Fitness Drills: Conditioning That Looks Like the GameRepeat-sprint sets, conditioning games and engine sessions that transfer to the last ten minutes, plus how to test whether they're working.
- Rugby Gym Program: The Lifts, Sets and RepsThe 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.
- Rugby Training Program: Plan Your Whole WeekWhere gym, conditioning, speed and skills fit around a Saturday match, with weekly templates for in-season, off-season and pre-season.
- Rugby Pre-Season Training Program: 8 WeeksPeriodised strength, conditioning, speed and contact prep, plus a sample training week, so you arrive at round one fitter, faster and harder to put down.
- Rugby Workout Plan: 4-Week Program + PDFFour weeks, four days a week, written by position — plus the free PDF you can take to the gym.
Train with Phil Healey
Sessions, programming and breakdowns from Phil Healey and the rest of the coaching group sit inside Elite Rugby App.
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