During his playing days, Sam Warburton reached the pinnacle of his sport: regarded as one of the best rugby players in the world, thanks to his powerful athleticism and unfaltering dedication. He amassed 74 caps for Wales, won two Six Nations titles, and captained the British and Irish Lions on their 2013 and 2017 tours.
But despite hanging up his boots four years ago, you certainly wouldn’t know it to look at him. Rather than losing his muscle mass and expanding his waistline – as is the way with many ex-professionals – Warburton hasn’t given up the elite training methods that underpinned his triumphant playing career. He still trains like an athlete – albeit with less volume – and with his SW7 Academy, he’s helping others adopt the techniques that made him so successful on the pitch… and a man mountain off it.
“My training hasn’t changed much,” Warburton tells MF. “I remember my mum saying to me, ‘You’ll put weight on like the rest of us when you stop playing!’ I said, ‘No, I won’t. I promise you I’ll carry on training.’
“Old habits die hard. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t do anywhere near the running loads I used to do. When you’re training for rugby, you might do 10-20k in a week. Whereas now I do roughly zero! But I still do strength and power training, mobility and pre-hab work. So I train less – three to four times a week – but I’ll do this all the way into my later years. There’s a lot of evidence pointing to how beneficial strength and power training is for longevity, health and performance. It’s also something I love.”
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