In this video, Rachel Allen, Chartered Physiotherapist at Mid West Physiotherapy and Munster Rugby player, teaches you how to intensify resistance training at home. These exercises are ideal for sportspeople who are missing the gym or team training and want to keep up their strength-work. Here, Rachel uses modifications of classic weightlifting exercises, including; squats, dead lifts, bench presses and rows. You don’t need any gym equipment; all you need is an exercise band and a little bit of space.

VIDEO: Sportspeople – How to Intensify Resistance Training at Home

As well as being a Chartered Physiotherapist, Rachel also has a degree in Health and Exercise Medicine, so this is an area in which she has extensive training and professional experience.

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