Carrying a little extra fat is not an issue and may even provide you with some armour against impacts. ![]() If you play in the forwards or are a very physical rugger, mass is your friend. The answer depends on several factors including your current position and playing style, your current level of leanness and total body mass, and whether it’s the off-season or playing season. This leads us to the question: should you try and cut fat, increase mass, or maintain your current weight. Quite the tongue twister which is probably why it won’t catch on…! It looks like the aforementioned saying regarding mass could do with amending to: the big, lean, good player will usually beat the small, lean, good player AND the big, fat, good player too. That means you have a 187-pound “engine” to power you around the pitch.īut, if you weigh the same 220 pounds with a body fat percentage of 25%, your useable mass is now a less-impressive 165 pounds, and you’ll be carrying a whopping 55 pounds of excess ballast. For example, if you weigh 220 pounds, and you have 15% body fat, you have a lean mass of 187 pounds, and a fat mass of 33 pounds. Lean mass refers to the amount of muscle you are carrying in relation to body fat and is usually expressed as your body fat percentage. However, while body mass is undeniably important, lean mass is probably the thing that most players need more of. ![]() If you are placing a bet, it often pays to put money on the bigger guy. This is usually said of sports like weightlifting, wrestling, and boxing, but could also be applied to rugby. ![]() There is a saying in sport that says a good, big player, will usually beat a good, smaller player. The tale of the big, good player and the small, good player…
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