Stuart Hogg cuts the muscle to get his speed back

Thursday, 01 September 2022 at 09:09

byRugby Rucker

Exeter and Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg has spent the summer getting lean as he looks to 'get his speed back' ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The 30-year-old seriously bulked up during lockdown but now has looked to get leaner and has lost 'stacks of weight'.

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Jacob Stockdale looking a lot leaner in today's pics. Jon Davies also looks a few kgs lighter this season. Stuart Hogg lost stacks of weight to increase speed. Wonder if it's the start of a trend for back?

3:22 PM · Aug 31, 2022

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Leaner, meaner Stuart Hogg.

Sinckler, who joined from Harlequins, has 45 caps for England and is one of World Rugby's leading stars.

4 England stars who’ve transformed their bodies over the summer

There has been no off season for these rugby stars as they look to get themselves in the best possible shape ahead of the 2022/23 season.

#1. Kyle Sinckler

The powerhouse missed England’s summer tour of Australia as he continues to recover from a back injury, but has not spent the summer with his feet up.

As well as putting himself through brutal beech workouts, Sinckler has also been training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

The prop looks significantly leaner but still has the power required to be one of the best tighthead's in the world.

BEACH WORKOUT:

#2. Manu Tuilagi

The trimmed-down England centre has lost 2kgs after ending his guilty pleasure of binging on food.

Now off the crutches, the centre has continued to slim down as he looks to lessen his chance of injury.

Heading into the summer, Tuilagi tipped the scales at 114kg (17-stone 9lbs), but has lost six kgs [10lbs] and should drop a stone in weight once they are two or three games into the club season.

"I love my food. It is a mentality thing, you probably think you will be alright and you will get through it, until you think about it and you change your mentality.

"Running around for 80 minutes, those 2kgs can weigh you down quite a bit so we thought, lose a bit of weight and that would allow us to be a bit more mobile, a bit more agile."

#3. Sam Simmonds

Missing England's tour of Australia, the number 8 has been training hard as he looks to recapture his place in Eddie Jones plans for the Autumn Nations Series.

The Exeter mans place is under pressure following the world-class performances of Billy Vunipola against the Wallabies, playing a key role in their 2-1 series win.

A video made to promote stepone.life underwear appears to show a leaner Simmonds, who will be looking recapture his try-scoring form from the 2020/21 season.

Simmonds, who had bulked up significantly last season, appears to be getting back to the body shape that earned him a place on the 2021 Lions tour, but with bigger biceps.