All Blacks first gym session of 2021

The All Blacks get into some heavy lifting following their summer breaks

[@ngahuruharawira4134]

"AWESOMENESS"♥️🙏🥳

[@slon911]

New cameraman please. Cant see anything

[@varany95]

That camera work tho 🥴

[@jacktaylor335]

They should’ve employed you instead. What were they thinking??!!

[@rookiebird9382]

Cameraman doesn't go to the gym 😂

[@rileyfreeman9726]

RTS gonna be in that gym session next year

[@roberttrindade7238]

Good Luck for the All Blacks 👍🏉😄

[@joelbotica6821]

Why is it filmed like its by some guy that doesn't want to get caught filming?

[@cameronmiller6240]

Probably told not to get in the athletes way.

[@29qbringiton86]

Yeh the boyz..al blk al ddyyyyy💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@souljamil878]

Good luck All Blacks🏋️

[@expat74]

All Blacks don't skip leg day

[@lioneljoseduterte4847]

Rugby players get ripped legs even without leg days haha

[@danmj1074]

They also dont go deep enough on the squats. Zero reps made

[@fergusoh5092]

@@danmj1074 you tell them mate, I'm sure you're an international athlete like them 🤔

[@danmj1074]

@@fergusoh5092 next time I see them i will

[@fergusoh5092]

@CLO187 yeah mate, I'm sure you know way more than the all blacks s&c coaches, im sure you've factored in everything, like injury prevention and past injuries limiting range of motion and it goes without saying you have access to the medical records of all the players like their coaches....

[@rileyfreeman9726]

Dalton always giving me a russian spy vibe, or khabib playing rugby

[@BeanieReaction]

Best team ever😎

[@hem8729]

3:33 me gearing up for the weekend

[@markhindmarsh9360]

Strong young men,strength training with weights is ultimate conditioner

[@matteoratto5380]

Let’s go all blacks!

[@seanyshepfit]

I'd love to see the ABs have another crack at the Lions. Unfinished business for both sides.

[@ngakauperry6037]

Don’t be surprised if the lions come to Aussie this year rumour is the South African tour might be off and France lions Aussie and maybe all blacks may play in. A four nations

[@Amarik62]

2029 will be the year!

[@aaronmckechnie4467]

And England! A little redemption for the RWC 2019 Semi Final...

[@seanyshepfit]

@@aaronmckechnie4467 hahaha as an England fan,the ABs would whoop us atm

[@local81100]

Machine

[@emilydavis745]

Great stuff guys... dont forget the sunscreen when you head outside...

[@KwisBwown]

im in the all blacks squad. wots ur insta

[@jacquesbooysen3773]

Seriously scary strength #ABs #RugbyPhysique

[@gregorm93]

That's the gym I go to! But that is consistently 3x the weight I can lift hahahaha - beasts!!

[@davecom3]

All partial reps with belts. The weights they are using are too heavy for them. Surprised its allowed at all- injury central!

[@raffaelle462]

this guys are strong and agile at the same time

[@1ma4ighter]

what the fuuuu! all of them are shit strong! even the backs, small guys, no wonder they all look so ripped all the time. I'm Capetonian so I've never seen these guys, but I've been to the pools near the Stormers' stadium on a week day and the team comes around to the pools certain times of the week and they swim a certain amount of lengths as part of their training too, but I reckon those are just backs, cos they didn't have the whole team there... crazy!

[@davsavchav]

Why are these players training in an All Blacks camp? I thought they were at their clubs prepping fro Super Rugby Aotearoa. Is this the centrally contracted lot only? Seems like they're making sure certain players are in good shape going into the club season with all the competition they face ahead, even just getting a starting spot on their club team perhaps.

[@superwayv7152]

When's the next game n versus who?

[@jessed0308]

I can only dream of lift`n that much

[@dicessdontbenosey438]

GO HARD MEN NEVER RETREAT NEVER SURRENDER

[@user-ur3ge7fj6c]

twenty years before.also I can do. now I am weak. haha.

[@ayagomate6048]

160kg lift from Laumape?..a wrecking ball 😁

[@bobsmith-wu2go]

not that it seems to affect him any, but does anyone know the story about that big scar on old mates arm at 1:50 odd ?

[@mzingayendlovu5002]

Are they only allowed 1 rep/player?

[@seanyshepfit]

Also,why aren't the boys with their super sides? No test rugby any time soon?

[@hennoliebenberg5391]

Ian foster probably want his incumbent players on a higher level to make selection easier and increase their performance level. Always good to have the upper hand. I'm guessing its only the group of last year who only recently joined pre season with their super rugby sides

[@magnumpi8097]

Universal Soldiers.

[@seanyshepfit]

@@hennoliebenberg5391 Fair shout.

[@malosasi597]

Nice

[@padawan9127]

No lateral raises???

[@eugenepoon]

Great stuff by the boys but ffs the ABs need someone who knows what they are doing filming lifts

[@lukalawson8228]

I hope we get to play south Africa this year

[@rileyfreeman9726]

south africa has the shittest record against new zealand out of every team nz faced

[@Swa1nTrain]

@@rileyfreeman9726 he wasnt comparing records, he just wants to see the clash between two titans thats all...

[@lukalawson8228]

@@rileyfreeman9726 maybe but I still prefer to watch us play them then against Australia but that's my opinion especially since I now live in Australia we don't get the option to have kiwi commentators and the Aussie commentators hate the all blacks its the same when I watch the crusaders play

[@rileyfreeman9726]

@@Swa1nTrain every game. new zealand wins then we will hear non stop whining for the rest of the year. it will either be "OMG the refs" excuse. New zealand pick them apart every game lol. Dont like the saltiness after the game because no one can actually admit anything. Unlike the aussies, i love rubbing it in their face

[@gdavies4]

Would he good. Have RSA played since they won the WC?

[@gblan]

Which AB benches the highest weight?

[@taniwhaman2250]

Why are the AB’s in camp?

[@magnumpi8097]

1.30: Just put 4 x 20kgs on Each side for my bench press. What a beast💪🔥💯✅

[@nativeman1019]

That's my squat pb 🤣🤣

[@mnz9999]

the big 160kegs, solid

[@diggermcginty870]

Pretty good, it's only a few kilos off the 69kg men's world record.

[@damian3127]

meh. I got 140kg bench, 470 leg press, 190 FULL squat, 215 deadlift

[@magnumpi8097]

@@damian3127 And I gather you're an All Black too😁

[@thottobot7444]

Why the all blacks training now?

[@sam-sj1nc]

3:31 he really cant wait to use that barbell

[@lemdrix8071]

Why do they only do 1 rep?

[@canadiancontent352]

I find this interesting. Tu'ungafasi, Laumape and Frizzell are really the only impressive ones. Goes to show that rugby isn't played in the gym. Otherwise by all accounts Georgia would dominate

[@canadiancontent352]

@The Wop you are as enlightening as your clever youtube handle! Well played sir!

[@urkput]

AB was moving some serious weight at the end.

[@justinhawker8941]

Still strong as they haven't had to play the Boks in over a year 😉🤣

[@sagarsunar]

Do they focus on Weighted Squats and Bench Press only at the Gym??

[@CEH06]

No, rugby involves a lot of intense weight training outside of bench and squat. I think they just show only bench and squat cause thats all a majority of people care about

[@HarlequinboyPlaysMC]

Idk if I'm being stupid or not but what is the reasoning behind not going full depth on squats? Is there something I have missed?

[@AxelPRC]

Up for debate but people that do athletics etc swear by partial squats to have the strongest crossover to their sport (running, jumping etc). I prefer full depth but a squat for athletic purposes across most sports is partial

[@chrisbuesnell3428]

I actually thought the depth was fine. Wasn't it below parallel. ? It wasnt heavy but they are all round athletes not powerlifters

[@AxelPRC]

@@chrisbuesnell3428 they weren't even close to full depth

[@saptarshisutradhar9379]

That's a huge scar.. 😥😥

[@nicksmith-chandler458]

In world class competition the edge is everything. Sometimes I feel the guys train too hard in the gym. You don’t see Cheslin Kolbe or Dan Carter absolutely killing a squat. They also don’t make the excuse for poor play on a poor gym workout either.

[@juvetb1]

i assure you Cheslin Kolbe squats a lot, he is a bulky boy for his height. And as Daniel Carter himself writes in his autobiography, he had a 150kg bench. You can't be a great player these days without lifting a lot, and if anything the ABs lift less than several other teams already.

[@chrisbuesnell3428]

This is not too hard. Its ok .

[@iannis_vds]

Hello

[@crusadersfan7172]

Aren't these guys meant to be training with their Super Rugby teams by now?

[@rapid1010]

that's what i was thinking

[@moafaagase7937]

Most of the pre season strength and conditioning of all black players is still managed by the AB coaching staff. It helps benchmark the required improvements over the next few months

[@rapid1010]

@@moafaagase7937 good info mate!

[@gabrieljohn9876]

Whole lotta half squats going on in this gym.

[@benjaminnel8864]

full squats are kind of irrelevant for rugby SC and they just increased chance of injury

[@SuperEdge67]

Will they have anyone to play?

[@ilyaasbosch5476]

I reckon b&i lions will tour NZ or AUS

[@zacharystone8817]

@@ilyaasbosch5476 won’t happen...

[@mrtanica]

SQUATS: we love them and hate them

[@nahzewilliams5912]

whats that scar on Laumapis inside forearm

[@himalayan8315]

Having a tongan mum when you don't do the dishes

[@bigmaori66]

@@himalayan8315 😂

[@nahzewilliams5912]

@@himalayan8315 nah other wise that mark be on the face

[@bobsmith-wu2go]

@@himalayan8315 lol

[@NNN_613]

From a broken arm - I'm assuming they put in a titanium rod to stabilize it.

[@andrewthomas8737]

Nek minut

[@MrOde3]

so..whose the intern cameraman?

[@Swa1nTrain]

Gotta love Hypertrophy training.... 💥💥💥💥💯🦾🇳🇿💯

[@David-ze7xb]

reps are too low, pretty sure its for strength

[@apcfitness]

not one bit of hypertrophy here . this is all strength/powerlifting

[@Swa1nTrain]

It was a matter of time till someone bit 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Swa1nTrain]

Of course, im into strength training, thought id throw a little spin on the comments, hence the 💥💥💥💥💥

[@richardtrass]

@@Swa1nTrain well played Sir

[@AidanJokes]

No masks, No social distancing & in the gym. I envy you new Zealanders right now!

[@elliotmp9844]

Why 1 rep for everything?

[@VidzMisc]

Their first gym session back...relax...they will be back blasting the juice soon

[@blainejb7]

Where's the depth?

[@damian3127]

I lift as much as them...

[@ims9374]

But can any of them weld ?

[@jonhay75]

Very fair question.

[@lazybedford3018]

Tig?

[@ilyaasbosch5476]

"am I a joke to you? " - All Black players getting spotted

[@jackfry]

Whose pound for pound the strongest?

[@canadiancontent352]

Laumape blows all of them out of the water on the BP. though Frizzell looked like he had lots of juice left in the tank, but did maybe 20 or 40 kgs less

[@rhyspowell3109]

Probably Weber, Smith or Reece

[@Jackson-sg7si]

theyre not going down all the way

[@reeceaaronson2628]

Has the team been named?

[@vonteflon]

Still going with “All Blacks” apparently

[@MrT67]

@@vonteflon damn!!...... someone else got there first.😖

[@schwifty125]

requirements of joining?

[@Diggy2Dope]

Be really good at rugby

[@johnk6324]

Where did the name "All Black's"originate from?

[@guillaumeraymond5773]

I heard somewhere that's because of a match at the beginning of the XX century. A journalist miswrote "They are all blacks" instead of "They are all backs" refering to the fact all the players were so fast that you could not work out who were the backs and who were the forwards

[@blee2974]

We need to get the World Cup Back!!! Where it belongs...

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

So u want it to remain with the boks? Good on ya!👏🏻✊🏻

[@Me-ex7qg]

Laumape you Tongan beast.

[@jamesgrant1713]

Bouncing the bar on your chest is bad form and cheating, youll have more growth out of controlling the movement and less likely to injure yourself, remember the aim is to break muscle tissue!! So halting in the middle for a second or two and then completing the reputation will help tear muscle fires, from what I watched is why athletes end up with long term muscle problems. . .

[@Demondoink1]

yeah i thought they were cheating a little with some of their bench reps by bouncing the bar off their chests, although i am not an expert on weight lifting. seems like its better to go lighter with good form than heavier and not really lift the weight properly.

[@bobsmith-wu2go]

Yeah They'd all squash me like a grape, but I agree some of them could have taken 20kg off and slowed it down and got more out of it. Odd when the PT is right there too, think he'd mention it..

[@K9Karotu]

Please dont ever let that guy film again

[@richjames1595]

Don't bounce the bar off the chest its cheating lower the weight slight pause and lift.

[@richardtrass]

Agreed terrible bench press technique. Rubbish

[@solcoster8110]

thats powerlifting technique

[@drisszyani3497]

Please..scott robertson coach of the ABS sooner.

[@clarkenecro]

wtf?? they do only one set in the bench? thats useless

[@justinf1343]

Some serious weight, but come on boys, please squat to full depth.

[@theosphilusthistler712]

No wonder they lost to Argentina.

[@beravukialau3989]

Hahaha

[@jakewatts9377]

Those "big plates" are 10 kilos, 22 pounds.

[@yoshihorror1948]

I do wonder why they’re only doing half squats

[@Dr_JK]

Anyone else only slightly annoyed that theyre squatting with bars without a centre knurling but all the bars they bench with do?

[@chrismulvaneyphoto]

No

[@hirangunn832]

only skill All Blacks are missing is camera work :)

[@appleglory]

Lol nowhere near squat depth

[@richjames1595]

Yes they are international power lifting is thighs parallel to the ground going too dep is dangerous and there is no gain from it.

[@appleglory]

@The Wop hahahaha tell us why they half squat then mr expert

[@appleglory]

@The Wop I'm guessing that you think their bench technique is good too? Shoulders and arms flared out? lmfao

[@ram10sin70]

I only know they are some of the greatest athletes in the world so I assume they have some of the best trainers. I would say it's a stretch to judge them by a 3 minutes kind-amatorial video

[@azmiraclegirl441]

I see a ton of white guys tho??

[@thehastywombat]

Does that come as a surprise?

[@hazza9595]

smh

[@spee10]

Quiet lifting.

[@krane15]

You prefer the grunting and farting?

[@saabaero6211]

These guys a weak ?

[@holleymi2000]

breathing patterns..neck stability as well as training with a belt....this is embarrassing how non functional this video is....thoughts would be welcome

[@lioneljoseduterte4847]

They should rename their team to some blacks as most of them are white.

[@robertfoster1730]

God they look unfit and weak. Thought the ABs would have recovered from the BATTERING we gave them in the RWC by now. Such a shame really. Used to be a good rugby nation.

[@frankcastle9648]

you play? put the pipe down son

[@cricketrugby4life]

Imagine losing to Scotland lol

[@judeobrian8856]

Now Robert old boy who did you lose to first in the 2021 six nations.

[@fluffstuffpootiebean1688]

Not a squat was done that day. Sorry boys, below the hip crease or bust.

[@fluffstuffpootiebean1688]

@The Wop Yep

[@Tom-fl3dp]

I’m sure that’ll disqualify them from the powerlifting federations they’re members of..

[@fluffstuffpootiebean1688]

@@Tom-fl3dp I couldn’t care less about that. The fact that not squatting to depth greatly increases the chance for ligament and muscle tears in the legs, particularly the knees and ankles (see Teddy Bridgewater), of contact sports athletes is what concerns me. I’ve made a decent career out of pointing out and fixing the abject failure of University graduate conditioning coaches, and I will continue to do it. Just a shame that these guys are not provided with better guidance on what amounts to be literally the most important exercise for pure athleticism that they will do off the field.

[@Tom-fl3dp]

@@fluffstuffpootiebean1688 correlation doesn’t equal causation. There’s a thousand reasons injury could happen. They’re squatting to get lower body stimulus for their sport. All that’s required is being great at the sport, plenty of players don’t even squat.

[@fluffstuffpootiebean1688]

@@Tom-fl3dp Most injuries on the field are because of muscular imbalances developed in the gym. This is what I’m talking about! Look into the injury ratio of Olympic lifters whose entire sport is lifting heavy weights as efficiently as possible...it’s next to nil! So what’s the harm of training properly in the gym? Literally could save THOUSANDS of tendons a year, and that’s not an exaggeration. The poor movement patterns start in Highschool and get worse as they progress through their athletic careers, culminating often times in a career changing injury. But university graduate conditioning coaches will sit there with a straight face and tell you that a squat above 90 degrees isn’t only “good enough” for the sport, but that it’s actually healthier for the knees. Gtfo! I’d rather have an athlete that can squat 150kg to full rom than one that can squat 250kg above parallel because he will possess an increased amount of athleticism and injury resistance, and injury resistance often times is what will separate the elite from someone who has the potential to be elite, but spends all their time under the knife.

[@v4panigale26]

What a truly dull bunch of guys, I’ve benched 127kg and deadlifted 205kg, at a body weight of 74kg, so I understand lifting. No emotion or humour, all a bit sad

[@damian3127]

you're lagging