Weight plates are weighted differently In Europe plus rugby is a game of endurance and good strength. They don't need to bench 500 pounds to be top shit. All they need is the balls to pop someone in the mouth and lay them out. I play football and Rugby. Football players are stronger but lack endurance. If Rey Lewis played a game of rugby against alesana tuilogi. Tuilogi would dominate because his body is endurance trained.
@humdog3 you cant make an accurate comparison between the strength of rugby and nfl players because rugby is a continuous game. nfl is so start/stop that theres no fitness needed. rugby players need to have a lot more aerobic fitness than the nfl players and cant afford to be heavier
To the guys saying AF do way heavier weights than rugby players thats true. But dont forget the strongest man in the world plays rugby and boxer George Foreman was known as the hardest hitter in boxing history yet he never did weights
@shirtless15 He's talking about Mariuz Pudzianowski, theres also two currently competing in the world strongman comp who are also former rugby players.
how can a so called professional trainer watch some of our elite athletes do so many things so wrong with huge amounts of weight? Woodcocks form in bouncing a heavy bar off his sternum and Brads grip biomechanically all wrong! its dangerous and the idiot trainer who's never lifted big in his life standing by letting it happen, bloody idiot!!
.... American football is a great game I love it.. it's pretty intense and yeah you can crack people pretty hard... but it is NOT on the same level as rugby.. I think theoretically, I think people got maybe scared and made another sport derived from Rugby... Called American football [:
Maybe they should implement football style weight training into their rugby routines... Awesome athletes, but heavy weights? This is under 19 football weights. Maybe will learn conditioning from rugby, I personaly used wrestling for mine as rugby wasn't available, but i think football can definitely teach them about weight training. Maybe it should be a football AND rugby training schedule, rather than a football vs rugby training. As both have qualities to teach the other...
@BodybuildinginTX Let me clear things up for you mate. Rugby players will never be as strong as football players and it's not because rugby conditioners don't know about weight training. Rugby has a massive aerobic component whereas American football requires no aerobic endurance. It's like comparing a marathon runner to a sprinter, who do you think is bigger and faster? Personally I'd prefer having a rugby body to a football body; I like walking up stairways without being asphyxiated.
@superboy90345 No aerobic conditioning? Seriously? You've never played or even seen football then. Try running sprint after sprint after sprint with very little to rest in between and tell me that doesn't take conditioning. The bodies are pretty much the same, so that makes no sense. And in football we stadium stairs... So we don't get asphyxiated either. Not sure what sport you think you're talking about, but it's not football.
@BodybuildinginTX sprint after sprint is anaerobic not aerobic. Just because you can run 40 metres ten times in a row, it definitely doesn't mean you can run for two fourty minute halves. I lived in Canada for a year and played football there, I know the type of training involved. I'm not trashing football either, it's a great game and there some physical freaks, I just think that rugby players are far better overall athletes in terms of the combination of power, endurance, speed and strength.
@superboy90345 And I'm not trashing rugby. All I'm saying is rugby could learn a thing ot two in terms of strength and speed training. Whereas, football, although the goood ones implement a lot of long term endurance training, many don't, so that's definitely something rugby could teach football.
@BodybuildinginTX Also, as a side note, there is a massive fitness difference between a competitive rugby match and your average village game, i.e. US rugby club standard, which I assume is what you are used to.
@BodybuildinginTX your riht, im doing a AF style training fo weights and explosvness and speed bcoz they are the best at that. and my fitness im using rugby drills as that is what they are good at. i mean ima be honest AF players are fastr and strongr its only logical that i use their weight and speed style training as as they need to be really similar in both sports as thy are both contact sports so it covrs all bases. i use rugby fitness drills bcoz that is the game i will be playing
@BodybuildinginTX Thorns had a professional career spanning 16 years. Im sure he knows what he's doing, if being able too bench a tonne was really important for rugby then im sure they would train for it.
these guys are strong as fuck!! what kind of diet do you need to have to get a rugby player physique like this? I bet they eat a hell of a lot to pack on such mass, and these workouts don't look any easier too...I guess it's lift heavy and eat heavy to be heavy eh...that must be it lol
@iclark2400 i know that flankers (not as built as these guys) have atleast 2 protein shakes a day , so these guys in the tight five must have a fuck load of meat and shakes
@moabdah9 wow they must consume a shitload of protein shakes and bars each day then, if flankers only take 2 a day...do you play competitive rugby? I have always wondered what rugby players consume that makes them become so huge like tanks, I guess a big part of it has to do with good genetics (they can put on the pounds easier than normal people) and they also train their ass off in the gym, but these guys are like Spartan warriors...strong like an ox! yea they prob eat a lot of red meat too.
@iclark2400 yes i play in tony woodcocks position : prop but im not proffesional or anything its just an after school thing but i train 3-4 times a week and play twice, and i always think that, i mean, it takes years to get built like brad thorn for example (the taller one) personally i think that it has something to do with childhood because if youre fat and you build on muscle youll look kind of like tony woodcock but about a 6ft 5 build as hell guy like brad thorn ive got no idea ahaha
@moabdah9 nice one, sounds like you train hard at it practicing 3-4 times a week and playing twice weekly that's some serious dedication to the sport right there...lol...how much do you weigh in kgs? I bet someone like brad thorn would weigh something like 115kgs, maybe even more! yeah building a body like theirs would take years of training, and they probably eat a shitload of protein-rich food each day, but they probably also have good genetics at the same time...brad thorn sure is a beast!!
@iclark2400 yeah love rugby, i dont really know how much i weigh but i play at u15 level so im not anything compared to these guys and im guessing brad thorn would be atleast 120-130kg , i guy who plays for my team is about 6 ft 2 and weighs in the 80s and he is the strongest person ive played against and his dad is 6 ft 6 built as fuck and was in the army so geneticts does count i guess ahaha
@moabdah9 U-15, that's cool mate someday you'll be a beast like Bad Thorn too if you keep training & playing regularly and maintain a good diet while eating a whole lot of protein and red meat! I heard that rugby players consume a lot of pies as well to bulk up and get more 'padding' on their bodies to absorb the impact during heavy collision tackles, is this true? well I do love my pies! lol...sounds like your teammate and his dad are monsters, I would not want to mess with either of them, lmao
@moabdah9 ouch, sounds painful but hope your shoulder is recovered now...I can imagine the impact must have been full on and quite painful! yeah I love pies, and I'm pretty sure those massive rugby players pack on the weight by eating a lot of pies too, cos they need a combination of fat and muscle to absorb those huge impacts during collisions...I guess pies do save lives after all! hahaha :D
@iclark2400 aha it was ages ago but still , and i know especially meaty pies= shepards pie, steak pie, chicken and mushroom pie, protein and fat all in one ahaha
Umm ive played semi pro In England champ and believe me northern hemisphere rugby is not in the same league as southern hemisphere rugby. Il admit they are tough in the north but the game is no where near as fast, and the skill level is no where near the same. And under 20's thats school boy shit mate the minute you step up to playing against men professional men its a different story, they certainly make you feel at home in big boy land.
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 no you fucking cunt read what i wrote. they played under 20s for england and now they play mens professionally. you dont know any more than i do but i can tell youre a worked up little masturbator who thinks he is awesome
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 unfortunately not my friend. im incredibly well off and if i needed crack, which i certainly dont then i would buy it as i (my parents) definitely have the money to fund a very large habit
I've had the pleasure of playing both sports at a prem level and to be honest both sports have different positions that ask for different fitness levels. So you cant down either sports because you could take a Defensive end and Middle line backer and place them easily in a Flanker or winger position easily and visa versa.
I got to say though that the strongest and fittest guys I've ever trained with were in the states and I got up to a 180kg bench easy with their mentality.
There is no point comparing NFL and Rugby. Irene Van Dyke could probably only lift 40 kilo's but on the netball court she would destroy Brad Thorn and every NFL player on this planet. Your comparisons are pointless.
@kuruki213 mate u can compare NFL and rugby because they are very similar games yet netball requires a completly different style of training, is not a contact sport like NFL and rugby are and therefore cant be compared. besides what does netball have to do with NFL and rugby. this is a video about the all blacks in the gym not a comparison in the first place.
@dulwichdweller2 your thinking in pounds mate. they bench 225 pounds at the NFL combine which works out at around 100 kg. dont go getting ahead of yourself
@dulwichdweller2 im sorry but rugby > american football. i have played both and size-ably prefer rugby due to its raw nature. american football is just stupid all round, so much padding you feel nothing, also not the stupid name, it should be called american egghand
@dulwichdweller2 yeah and how long would NFL players last on a rugby field without being out of breath? thorn plays close to 80 minutes a game while nfl players have a tea break between tackles
@qwertymac mate seriously do you think the NFL players would be unfit? its the most elite sport in the whole of the US. there is no chance that NFL players can afford to be unfit. I dont doubt they arent rugby players, they dont play rugby. not only this but rugby players are notorious for drinking and that shit doesnt happen in season in the nfl
@TheBigdowgz no. a large proportion of NFL players are not just overweight but obese. they have no ball skills whatsoever and are all in all a human speed bump. and if you think rugby players are heavily affected by "drinking and shit" then you are sorely mistaken. they are limited in what they consume nutrition wise and while they do drink, it rarely affects their fitness. in comparison, over all positions rugby have the fitter players without a doubt. unless
@TheBigdowgz Fuck off with your NFL you cant compare to sports from a spectators perspective. Unless you have played at the level these guys play at then how can you make a plausible argument. Different game mate and dont give me this rugby players are nototrious for drinking bullshit what would you fuckin know about southern hemisphere rugby players. And i wouldnt totally agree with you about NFL players not drinking during season do you know all of them personally?
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 have you played at professional level? i have two friends who have played international rugby for england (u20s) leicester nottingham and northampton and from what i see of them personally and on facebook the story is pretty much how i say it is... this is a small sample i know.
@MantisAtlantis nah no way its 20kg plates, bryan habana and will genia can bench 180kg, i doubt these guys being forwards will do less. that gym looked ancient, who knows how old and heavy those plates were
@SeriosOnRs Just to straighten things out toeava aint shit, played against him when i marked him on the wing when i lived in aucks playing for western suburbs, Avondale. So yea i know what im on about when i talk bout him. And benching 140kgs aint easy for any rugby player as that aint all you have to be good at so I was very surprised to see that thorn and woody was doing it. I can only do a 1601RM and same reps as these guys so I can say it aint easy. Jason rutledges max is 180kgs
Benching is all well and good but what I'd really like to see is them tear through some squats and deads. Thats what seperates the men from the boys, the t-shirt muscles from the rugby players.
I heard Lomu used to squad while standing on two balance balls. Core strength of a Rhino.
Well said ,,you wont see many power lifters doing 20-30 km runs ,strength/cardio combined ,they also have to "peak" every weekend atm ,no easy task ..Brad has been a weapon ,He does a hell load of damage up front...
@MrDre101ful yeah but you don't play for the All Blacks? 120kg is still heavy, maybe not to you but these guys are athletes not powerlifters. After this they probably train for a few more hours than have to do it all again the next day
@MrDre101ful you are very strong for your weight. The ABs are benching only 140, but they can sustain massive amounts of power and aerobic stamina over 2 periods of 40mins, not to mention the fierce collisions. I think it IS something to write home about.
@SeriousOnRs yeah he does nothing except top the team for linebreaks and tackle busts, along with nonu with try assists as well but yeah thats nothing. Not to mention in the SA game he made more running metres than Israel Dagg. You're also an idiot who follows public opinion about players too much. I bet you're one of those idiots who this Sonny Bill is useless.
@dfarrell538 A bit harsh I agree, but I cannot stand people bashing Toeava (or any other player) without a proper reason. Saying "Does nothing in the All Blacks" suggests that he follows the general public thought about Toeava. Half the people that attack Toeava haven't even watched him play the last few seasons and still remember him to in 2005/2006 where he was a fumbling teenager. Probably also the fact that he is one of my favourite players.
@kaino1990 I think they're going to win it this time IF DC doesn't get injured. I think Toeava and Hosea Gear should have been the starting winders throughout this tournament with Dagg at fullback but then again Graham Henry is coach of the AB's for a good reason, he knows his stuff
@kaino1990 Haha i laugh at you. A Aussie who knows nothing about rugby. Toeava misses more tackles then anyone else. He knocks the ball on more then anyone else. Shall i keep going? Ok, he also has no decision making skills. Kicks are the wrong time.. CANT even kick. Toeava is Graham Henrys pet. Nonu is miles ahead of Toeava and always will be. As soon as Henry is gone, Toeava will follow. Sonny bill is the same as Toeava but little better.
You clearly have no idea about the All Blacks. Typical
@SeriousOnRs Hahahaha, I laugh at you, a sports fag retard that knows nothing about reality. Seriously, nothing you have said requires higher thought, are you even sentient? It's like chimpanzees talking about how they're going to piss in their mouths today, how they'll throw poop and torment one another.
You're a sad disgrace to mankind. How about doing something productive rather than occupying what little brainpower you possess with sports related garbage? you ugly, fat, loser.
@SeriousOnRs im actually a kiwi living in australia buddy, its AN aussie firstly. Toeava missed 1 tackle against SA? He might drop the ball, but people like jane dont even touch the ball, so toeavas returns are far greater than janes, who sits on the wing, or guilford, who cant even catch an up and under.. Hosea Gear cant kick, Sivivatu cant kick, Zac Guilford cant kick, heck, mils can't kick that well either whats your point? You just look at the bad stuff he does and ignore all the positives
@SeriousOnRs that toeava brings to the teams. Same as sonny bill, a workhorse in attack and defense, and hits the rucks like a loose forward. Toeava, bar injuries would be our top attacking weapon. You clearly don't watch the rugby, else you would know that because youre a fucking dope with no clue mate.
@SeriousOnRs dude, they're there for a reason and thats to pull off their role in the game. so far i havent seen him fuck up, if your angry muliaina hasnt played yet thats because he chose not to play himself. besides, your name shows that your only a kid.
Weight plates are weighted differently In Europe plus rugby is a game of endurance and good strength. They don't need to bench 500 pounds to be top shit. All they need is the balls to pop someone in the mouth and lay them out. I play football and Rugby. Football players are stronger but lack endurance. If Rey Lewis played a game of rugby against alesana tuilogi. Tuilogi would dominate because his body is endurance trained.
tysonwolfe 1 week ago
jesus christ, with that grunt at 2:07 there's no way those dumbells are coming back down!
lachie10 2 weeks ago
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sassy12379 2 weeks ago
I actually thought they'd do a heavier bench press that that...I am just a an old hack in my 40s and i do close to that weight.
theBadloves 2 weeks ago
nice end allblacks but the vid had a bunch of white dudes....
7thjoker 1 month ago
@7thjoker allblacks doesnt refer to the colour of there skin.......lol
danbuck333 1 month ago 2
@7thjoker it's the name of the NZ rugby national team
sassy12379 2 weeks ago
everybody hardworkin' and...the hell Ice's doin??LOL
fuckabledude 1 month ago
You know, Im reading some of these comments putting down American football vs rugby and it just makes most of you look really stupid.
91gt306 1 month ago
I would be embarrassed to put this on the internet
Armagedonyourface 1 month ago
How many kgs they lifting?
thecallan008 2 months ago
thorn is a monster!!
cezzz2007 2 months ago 8
dude with the blue shirt has terrible form..
matemate143 2 months ago
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MrChubbington1 2 months ago
That is a nifty little contraption for the dumbbells to go into, wish our gym had them.
GigityGigity90 2 months ago 22
@GigityGigity90I know right!
jumpoffat25 2 months ago
@GigityGigity90 they're cool yeah but I don't reckon id like someone spotting from in front, can imagine that could get irritating
frazerpmobrien 1 month ago
brad kills it
alexxxandder 2 months ago
Plus NFL players take AAS (roids) -.-...
Kalleanka147 3 months ago
@humdog3 you cant make an accurate comparison between the strength of rugby and nfl players because rugby is a continuous game. nfl is so start/stop that theres no fitness needed. rugby players need to have a lot more aerobic fitness than the nfl players and cant afford to be heavier
jrod3405 3 months ago
brad thorn isnt human...he's a fricken cyborg lol
chaelo 3 months ago
To the guys saying AF do way heavier weights than rugby players thats true. But dont forget the strongest man in the world plays rugby and boxer George Foreman was known as the hardest hitter in boxing history yet he never did weights
HorssingIT 3 months ago
@HorssingIT Who do you class as the worlds strongest man?
shirtless15 2 months ago
@shirtless15 He's talking about Mariuz Pudzianowski, theres also two currently competing in the world strongman comp who are also former rugby players.
UHtiger 2 months ago
@UHtiger ok, I've seen a pic of playing. Dont think hes competing in WSM anymore doing that fighting thingy
shirtless15 2 months ago
@HorssingIT The guy who recently broke the NFL combine record for bench press was a rugby player up until a few years ago as well.
UHtiger 2 months ago
@minimewestside yea hard aye he became the all blacks weights coach cause he doesn't know anything about weight lifting
koskuxxahau 3 months ago
Strong chest bounce/10.
Grimbas08 3 months ago
how can a so called professional trainer watch some of our elite athletes do so many things so wrong with huge amounts of weight? Woodcocks form in bouncing a heavy bar off his sternum and Brads grip biomechanically all wrong! its dangerous and the idiot trainer who's never lifted big in his life standing by letting it happen, bloody idiot!!
minimewestside 3 months ago
@minimewestside it looks like a bounce because he's exploding upwards, different ttechnique.
mokiprop 3 months ago
Who cares about a bunch of steroid drug fucked rugby players? Pussies
westiesmum69 3 months ago
@westiesmum69 haha fucking aussie your just pissed you got smashed in the rwc
standaway1 3 months ago
strong humping motion at 0:20
SydneyStreetsTV 3 months ago
Apples and oranges
NiuWayN 3 months ago
brad thorn your a unit! come back to the broncos!!
brfellis 3 months ago
.... American football is a great game I love it.. it's pretty intense and yeah you can crack people pretty hard... but it is NOT on the same level as rugby.. I think theoretically, I think people got maybe scared and made another sport derived from Rugby... Called American football [:
Bradduh13 3 months ago
is that 315 lbs?
TheWolfman932 3 months ago
Strength, power, speed, agility, endurance, size more evidence that rugby players are the best athletes in the world.
baldozacc 3 months ago
Isaiah To'eava: "Oh I think I'll try lift what they're lifting.."
Nek minnit..
"I think I'll just put them back."
Lexxage 3 months ago
awfull technique!
jmcb76 4 months ago
@jmcb76 Thanks for letting us know All Black trainer
Drumderful 3 months ago
@jmcb76 they do explousive and dynamic reps as you may see and i works for them, like for every athlete who need dynamic power.
brotsy 3 months ago
Maybe they should implement football style weight training into their rugby routines... Awesome athletes, but heavy weights? This is under 19 football weights. Maybe will learn conditioning from rugby, I personaly used wrestling for mine as rugby wasn't available, but i think football can definitely teach them about weight training. Maybe it should be a football AND rugby training schedule, rather than a football vs rugby training. As both have qualities to teach the other...
BodybuildinginTX 4 months ago
@BodybuildinginTX Let me clear things up for you mate. Rugby players will never be as strong as football players and it's not because rugby conditioners don't know about weight training. Rugby has a massive aerobic component whereas American football requires no aerobic endurance. It's like comparing a marathon runner to a sprinter, who do you think is bigger and faster? Personally I'd prefer having a rugby body to a football body; I like walking up stairways without being asphyxiated.
superboy90345 3 months ago
@superboy90345 No aerobic conditioning? Seriously? You've never played or even seen football then. Try running sprint after sprint after sprint with very little to rest in between and tell me that doesn't take conditioning. The bodies are pretty much the same, so that makes no sense. And in football we stadium stairs... So we don't get asphyxiated either. Not sure what sport you think you're talking about, but it's not football.
BodybuildinginTX 3 months ago
@BodybuildinginTX sprint after sprint is anaerobic not aerobic. Just because you can run 40 metres ten times in a row, it definitely doesn't mean you can run for two fourty minute halves. I lived in Canada for a year and played football there, I know the type of training involved. I'm not trashing football either, it's a great game and there some physical freaks, I just think that rugby players are far better overall athletes in terms of the combination of power, endurance, speed and strength.
superboy90345 3 months ago
@superboy90345 And I'm not trashing rugby. All I'm saying is rugby could learn a thing ot two in terms of strength and speed training. Whereas, football, although the goood ones implement a lot of long term endurance training, many don't, so that's definitely something rugby could teach football.
BodybuildinginTX 3 months ago
@BodybuildinginTX I don't agree with you, but everyone has their own opinion, and I can't be bothered to argue with you any more
superboy90345 3 months ago
@BodybuildinginTX Also, as a side note, there is a massive fitness difference between a competitive rugby match and your average village game, i.e. US rugby club standard, which I assume is what you are used to.
superboy90345 3 months ago
@BodybuildinginTX your riht, im doing a AF style training fo weights and explosvness and speed bcoz they are the best at that. and my fitness im using rugby drills as that is what they are good at. i mean ima be honest AF players are fastr and strongr its only logical that i use their weight and speed style training as as they need to be really similar in both sports as thy are both contact sports so it covrs all bases. i use rugby fitness drills bcoz that is the game i will be playing
jmanistheman12345678 3 months ago
@BodybuildinginTX Thorns had a professional career spanning 16 years. Im sure he knows what he's doing, if being able too bench a tonne was really important for rugby then im sure they would train for it.
UHtiger 2 months ago
thorn is a beast!
staceymartin84 4 months ago
these guys are strong as fuck!! what kind of diet do you need to have to get a rugby player physique like this? I bet they eat a hell of a lot to pack on such mass, and these workouts don't look any easier too...I guess it's lift heavy and eat heavy to be heavy eh...that must be it lol
iclark2400 4 months ago
@iclark2400 i know that flankers (not as built as these guys) have atleast 2 protein shakes a day , so these guys in the tight five must have a fuck load of meat and shakes
moabdah9 4 months ago
@moabdah9 wow they must consume a shitload of protein shakes and bars each day then, if flankers only take 2 a day...do you play competitive rugby? I have always wondered what rugby players consume that makes them become so huge like tanks, I guess a big part of it has to do with good genetics (they can put on the pounds easier than normal people) and they also train their ass off in the gym, but these guys are like Spartan warriors...strong like an ox! yea they prob eat a lot of red meat too.
iclark2400 4 months ago
@iclark2400 yes i play in tony woodcocks position : prop but im not proffesional or anything its just an after school thing but i train 3-4 times a week and play twice, and i always think that, i mean, it takes years to get built like brad thorn for example (the taller one) personally i think that it has something to do with childhood because if youre fat and you build on muscle youll look kind of like tony woodcock but about a 6ft 5 build as hell guy like brad thorn ive got no idea ahaha
moabdah9 4 months ago
@moabdah9 nice one, sounds like you train hard at it practicing 3-4 times a week and playing twice weekly that's some serious dedication to the sport right there...lol...how much do you weigh in kgs? I bet someone like brad thorn would weigh something like 115kgs, maybe even more! yeah building a body like theirs would take years of training, and they probably eat a shitload of protein-rich food each day, but they probably also have good genetics at the same time...brad thorn sure is a beast!!
iclark2400 4 months ago
@iclark2400 yeah love rugby, i dont really know how much i weigh but i play at u15 level so im not anything compared to these guys and im guessing brad thorn would be atleast 120-130kg , i guy who plays for my team is about 6 ft 2 and weighs in the 80s and he is the strongest person ive played against and his dad is 6 ft 6 built as fuck and was in the army so geneticts does count i guess ahaha
moabdah9 4 months ago
@moabdah9 U-15, that's cool mate someday you'll be a beast like Bad Thorn too if you keep training & playing regularly and maintain a good diet while eating a whole lot of protein and red meat! I heard that rugby players consume a lot of pies as well to bulk up and get more 'padding' on their bodies to absorb the impact during heavy collision tackles, is this true? well I do love my pies! lol...sounds like your teammate and his dad are monsters, I would not want to mess with either of them, lmao
iclark2400 4 months ago
@iclark2400 lol injured my shoulder just cuz i tackled him hahaa and i dont really know but either way pie is pie ahaha
moabdah9 4 months ago
@moabdah9 ouch, sounds painful but hope your shoulder is recovered now...I can imagine the impact must have been full on and quite painful! yeah I love pies, and I'm pretty sure those massive rugby players pack on the weight by eating a lot of pies too, cos they need a combination of fat and muscle to absorb those huge impacts during collisions...I guess pies do save lives after all! hahaha :D
iclark2400 4 months ago
@iclark2400 aha it was ages ago but still , and i know especially meaty pies= shepards pie, steak pie, chicken and mushroom pie, protein and fat all in one ahaha
moabdah9 4 months ago
Had no idea All Blacks still has high school knowlegde pressings weights. Quite shocked how bad their form was (including watching other vids)
MastaBossKingKong 4 months ago
damn brad thorn is impressive.
MikeLGlynn 4 months ago
Umm ive played semi pro In England champ and believe me northern hemisphere rugby is not in the same league as southern hemisphere rugby. Il admit they are tough in the north but the game is no where near as fast, and the skill level is no where near the same. And under 20's thats school boy shit mate the minute you step up to playing against men professional men its a different story, they certainly make you feel at home in big boy land.
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 no you fucking cunt read what i wrote. they played under 20s for england and now they play mens professionally. you dont know any more than i do but i can tell youre a worked up little masturbator who thinks he is awesome
TheBigdowgz 4 months ago
@TheBigdowgz Um i can tell your a guy who rims homeless men for crack.
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 unfortunately not my friend. im incredibly well off and if i needed crack, which i certainly dont then i would buy it as i (my parents) definitely have the money to fund a very large habit
TheBigdowgz 4 months ago
@TheBigdowgz All i got from that is that you still live with your parents
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 i do yes because im only 18 and im on my gap year
TheBigdowgz 4 months ago
@TheBigdowgz your in your poohole year
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
Naturally they finished their sets
squirrelhunter9999 4 months ago 18
@squirrelhunter9999
fucken lold hard
JVettori1 3 months ago
impressive...btw anyone knows the song?
bernatkuba 4 months ago
I've had the pleasure of playing both sports at a prem level and to be honest both sports have different positions that ask for different fitness levels. So you cant down either sports because you could take a Defensive end and Middle line backer and place them easily in a Flanker or winger position easily and visa versa.
I got to say though that the strongest and fittest guys I've ever trained with were in the states and I got up to a 180kg bench easy with their mentality.
HuShar55 4 months ago
There is no point comparing NFL and Rugby. Irene Van Dyke could probably only lift 40 kilo's but on the netball court she would destroy Brad Thorn and every NFL player on this planet. Your comparisons are pointless.
kuruki213 4 months ago 12
@kuruki213 mate u can compare NFL and rugby because they are very similar games yet netball requires a completly different style of training, is not a contact sport like NFL and rugby are and therefore cant be compared. besides what does netball have to do with NFL and rugby. this is a video about the all blacks in the gym not a comparison in the first place.
humdog3 3 months ago
Thorn, what a legend. I would not want to get on the wrong side of him.
MrSydneyKing 4 months ago
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@Insubordinate90 you're stupid, you can't even read properly
dulwichdweller2 4 months ago
brad the beast!
oriel2000 4 months ago
@Insubordinate90 your a dumb ass, i clearly said 250kgs. i converted pounds to kgs.
dulwichdweller2 4 months ago
Everything about Brad Thorn is man.
RugbyLOLs 4 months ago
Brad thorn: natural strength NFL College players:Roids and poofs
thebo101 4 months ago
brad thorn: 140kgs, nfl college players: 250kg.....
dulwichdweller2 4 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 your thinking in pounds mate. they bench 225 pounds at the NFL combine which works out at around 100 kg. dont go getting ahead of yourself
hamishfraser19 4 months ago
@hamishfraser19 nah mike kudla: 610pounds, vernon davis: 465 pounds, stephen paea 550 pounds
dulwichdweller2 4 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 im sorry but rugby > american football. i have played both and size-ably prefer rugby due to its raw nature. american football is just stupid all round, so much padding you feel nothing, also not the stupid name, it should be called american egghand
MoogleMySenses 4 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 yeah and how long would NFL players last on a rugby field without being out of breath? thorn plays close to 80 minutes a game while nfl players have a tea break between tackles
qwertymac 4 months ago
@qwertymac mate seriously do you think the NFL players would be unfit? its the most elite sport in the whole of the US. there is no chance that NFL players can afford to be unfit. I dont doubt they arent rugby players, they dont play rugby. not only this but rugby players are notorious for drinking and that shit doesnt happen in season in the nfl
TheBigdowgz 4 months ago
@TheBigdowgz no. a large proportion of NFL players are not just overweight but obese. they have no ball skills whatsoever and are all in all a human speed bump. and if you think rugby players are heavily affected by "drinking and shit" then you are sorely mistaken. they are limited in what they consume nutrition wise and while they do drink, it rarely affects their fitness. in comparison, over all positions rugby have the fitter players without a doubt. unless
qwertymac 4 months ago
@qwertymac man i hate bigdowg
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
@TheBigdowgz Fuck off with your NFL you cant compare to sports from a spectators perspective. Unless you have played at the level these guys play at then how can you make a plausible argument. Different game mate and dont give me this rugby players are nototrious for drinking bullshit what would you fuckin know about southern hemisphere rugby players. And i wouldnt totally agree with you about NFL players not drinking during season do you know all of them personally?
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
@pimpindeezhoes20fo7 have you played at professional level? i have two friends who have played international rugby for england (u20s) leicester nottingham and northampton and from what i see of them personally and on facebook the story is pretty much how i say it is... this is a small sample i know.
TheBigdowgz 4 months ago
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pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 The thing is mate... no one gives a fuck about NFL on rugby vids.
linkinparkforelife 4 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 Brad thorn hard as fuck nfl college players fuck each other in the ass.
pimpindeezhoes20fo7 4 months ago
Naturally I finished my set :p
MrGabheim 4 months ago
casual 140... standard
xXfalken16Xx 4 months ago
monster
nzSkitzo 4 months ago
At 00:19 i see a bulge in his pants :L
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Were they benching 140kgs? Was it 3 x 20kg on each side plus bar of 20kg?
MantisAtlantis 5 months ago
@MantisAtlantis they looked more like 25kg plates, but i could be wrong.
georgesyrups 5 months ago
@MantisAtlantis nah no way its 20kg plates, bryan habana and will genia can bench 180kg, i doubt these guys being forwards will do less. that gym looked ancient, who knows how old and heavy those plates were
dulwichdweller2 5 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 It's definitely 20 kg plates. According to Olympic standart, blue plates should weight 20kg or 44.09 lbs.
petlist 5 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 seems to me thorn at least could bench 180, he tore through 140 like it was nothing! and im struggling on 110 lol
smokeandmirr0rs 5 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 isn't 20kg plates don't see the 10kg plate? big difference
laanico 4 months ago
@dulwichdweller2 in an interview with tony woodcock he said his best bench is about 160 170 and brad thorn is about 190 200
THeKanG423 4 months ago
u mad brah
SeriousOnRs 5 months ago
hmm what is the right form on this? I mean i only pench 140 but I do slow focused reps and I don't bring the bar to my chest since i have long arms
pkidro 5 months ago
How heavy were those plates?
yelnilapple 5 months ago
And afterwards in the showers daniel carter got his workout.....
mrcouch1000 5 months ago
@SeriosOnRs Just to straighten things out toeava aint shit, played against him when i marked him on the wing when i lived in aucks playing for western suburbs, Avondale. So yea i know what im on about when i talk bout him. And benching 140kgs aint easy for any rugby player as that aint all you have to be good at so I was very surprised to see that thorn and woody was doing it. I can only do a 1601RM and same reps as these guys so I can say it aint easy. Jason rutledges max is 180kgs
MrRipd 5 months ago
Benching is all well and good but what I'd really like to see is them tear through some squats and deads. Thats what seperates the men from the boys, the t-shirt muscles from the rugby players.
I heard Lomu used to squad while standing on two balance balls. Core strength of a Rhino.
RottingYoda 5 months ago
The comments are so crack up.
Vendeteran 5 months ago
All blacks rules!!! The best rugby team!
gorerule 5 months ago
Too bad all that weightlifting can't win them any Webb Ellis trophies.
GoliathDJDK 5 months ago
@GoliathDJDK the Webb Ellis is only 1 trophy so.....
THeKanG423 5 months ago
its a pitty the springbucks are playing in the world cup,other than that you kiwis could probably win the cup
wazzbeer 5 months ago
Pretty bad form on the way down you lazy bastards
SneakySodomiser 5 months ago
Down with the ozzys up with sunny bill! I could bench press more with my bum checks
doguicon 5 months ago
Will Genia is a beast .... lil chump lol
h7p10 5 months ago
im gonna try and do 140kgs at the gym tomorrow...nekk minute ambulance
louwar96 5 months ago 12
Give Brad Thorn a life time achievement award already!
MrPokopano 5 months ago
beasts
ogilkison 5 months ago
Well said ,,you wont see many power lifters doing 20-30 km runs ,strength/cardio combined ,they also have to "peak" every weekend atm ,no easy task ..Brad has been a weapon ,He does a hell load of damage up front...
pagey007 5 months ago
Not too shabby.. The Boks will make them look like little girls though
ItsYoungDAZ 5 months ago
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ItsYoungDAZ 5 months ago
@MrDre101ful yeah but you don't play for the All Blacks? 120kg is still heavy, maybe not to you but these guys are athletes not powerlifters. After this they probably train for a few more hours than have to do it all again the next day
jawmalawm28 5 months ago 4
There's nothing heavy about 120kg... I weigh 85kg and bench 160kg/4reps... It's a good look but nothing to write home about!
MrDre101ful 5 months ago
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Ihikera 5 months ago
@MrDre101ful 3 blue plates on each side = 140kg
Ihikera 5 months ago
@MrDre101ful you are very strong for your weight. The ABs are benching only 140, but they can sustain massive amounts of power and aerobic stamina over 2 periods of 40mins, not to mention the fierce collisions. I think it IS something to write home about.
balexthedamaga 5 months ago
@MrDre101ful Proof or GTFO
gazza351 5 months ago
nek minute
kez0041 5 months ago
Haha Toeava :D
simellybolo 5 months ago
Good effort.! Usually if form is wrong, it's harder. So they're even more tank (:
HubDub4 5 months ago
YEH BUDDY!
NFORSA 5 months ago
wholly fuck! how much is that!!!?!?
weazzy89 5 months ago
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lol @ all the basement dwelling jealous neckbeards criticising their efforts.
Goten475 5 months ago
lol @ all the basement dwelling jealous neckbeards criticising their efforts.
Goten475 5 months ago
These guys are strong but a lot of the form in the video sucks.
hayeder 5 months ago
@hayeder Way to be a champ coaching professional athletes from a desk chair
asdasdasdfasd 5 months ago 6
@asdasdasdfasd on every video in the gym the ABs put up half of the comments are tossers complaining about form
Benuxx2011 5 months ago
i do the same weights
Keeneonrugby 5 months ago
@Keeneonrugby but u dont play for the All Blacks
zing9753 5 months ago
Like a boss
souicanet 5 months ago
... and naturally they finished their set.
jiddlesmorgan 5 months ago 35
im going to dislike it just to make everyone angry lol
TheCrazySa 5 months ago 3
Brad thorn is TANK !
cairarulz 5 months ago
Elbows are too far out. If they kept them closer then they wouldn't be lifting like pussies. Simple mechanics.
bigbadbubba97 5 months ago
Toeava is a loser. Does nothing in the All blacks. Not once.
SeriousOnRs 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs yeah he does nothing except top the team for linebreaks and tackle busts, along with nonu with try assists as well but yeah thats nothing. Not to mention in the SA game he made more running metres than Israel Dagg. You're also an idiot who follows public opinion about players too much. I bet you're one of those idiots who this Sonny Bill is useless.
kaino1990 5 months ago
@kaino1990 why start a personal attack on some who's opinion differs from your own. I agree with you but that's not the best way to phrase it
dfarrell538 5 months ago
@dfarrell538 A bit harsh I agree, but I cannot stand people bashing Toeava (or any other player) without a proper reason. Saying "Does nothing in the All Blacks" suggests that he follows the general public thought about Toeava. Half the people that attack Toeava haven't even watched him play the last few seasons and still remember him to in 2005/2006 where he was a fumbling teenager. Probably also the fact that he is one of my favourite players.
kaino1990 5 months ago
@kaino1990 I think they're going to win it this time IF DC doesn't get injured. I think Toeava and Hosea Gear should have been the starting winders throughout this tournament with Dagg at fullback but then again Graham Henry is coach of the AB's for a good reason, he knows his stuff
dfarrell538 5 months ago
@kaino1990 Haha i laugh at you. A Aussie who knows nothing about rugby. Toeava misses more tackles then anyone else. He knocks the ball on more then anyone else. Shall i keep going? Ok, he also has no decision making skills. Kicks are the wrong time.. CANT even kick. Toeava is Graham Henrys pet. Nonu is miles ahead of Toeava and always will be. As soon as Henry is gone, Toeava will follow. Sonny bill is the same as Toeava but little better.
You clearly have no idea about the All Blacks. Typical
SeriousOnRs 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs Hahahaha, I laugh at you, a sports fag retard that knows nothing about reality. Seriously, nothing you have said requires higher thought, are you even sentient? It's like chimpanzees talking about how they're going to piss in their mouths today, how they'll throw poop and torment one another.
You're a sad disgrace to mankind. How about doing something productive rather than occupying what little brainpower you possess with sports related garbage? you ugly, fat, loser.
MammalAnonymous 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs how many tests have you played lately
think4yourself1 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs im actually a kiwi living in australia buddy, its AN aussie firstly. Toeava missed 1 tackle against SA? He might drop the ball, but people like jane dont even touch the ball, so toeavas returns are far greater than janes, who sits on the wing, or guilford, who cant even catch an up and under.. Hosea Gear cant kick, Sivivatu cant kick, Zac Guilford cant kick, heck, mils can't kick that well either whats your point? You just look at the bad stuff he does and ignore all the positives
kaino1990 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs that toeava brings to the teams. Same as sonny bill, a workhorse in attack and defense, and hits the rucks like a loose forward. Toeava, bar injuries would be our top attacking weapon. You clearly don't watch the rugby, else you would know that because youre a fucking dope with no clue mate.
kaino1990 5 months ago
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@SeriousOnRs if that is true then we would all be in the All Blacks because we don't do anything in the All Blacks either hahaha
TheCrazySa 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs u should take his place
think4yourself1 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs your the only loser toeava will probably smoke you u mug
think4yourself1 5 months ago
Respond to this video... hater
think4yourself1 5 months ago
@think4yourself1 oops this was supposed to b a response to the hater seriousonrs comment bout toeava
think4yourself1 5 months ago
@think4yourself1 What the fuck are you on about? 90% of New Zealanders who follow rugby know Toeava doesn't deserve to be in the All Blacks.
SeriousOnRs 5 months ago
@SeriousOnRs dude, they're there for a reason and thats to pull off their role in the game. so far i havent seen him fuck up, if your angry muliaina hasnt played yet thats because he chose not to play himself. besides, your name shows that your only a kid.
MaoriDJ 5 months ago