SW7
SW7 Academy

be trained by professional athlete, SAM WARBURTON

We bring unrivalled coaching and playing experience to create multi level programming. Our programmes are delivered exclusively through our app for athletes and gym-goers alike. Our mission is to fulfil your true potential with a programme that matches your needs.

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Membership
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Membership

COMPLETE WORKOUT PROGRAMMES & NUTRITION RECIPES

We offer monthly and annual plans exclusively through our app.
Our standard training programmes involve 3-5 weekly weight sessions, mobility, yoga and pitch conditioning sessions, as well as a nutrition recipes and guidance. You'll also access a community Facebook group where you can ask co-founders Sam and Josh anything you like.

For athletes looking for elite level 1-1 support, we're now offering the rare opportunity to join an exclusive group inside of SW7 Academy: The Signature Programme.

Best value at £16.58 per month
Best value at £16.58 per month
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Monthly

£24.99

/ Monthly
  • Bespoke programming written specifically for you
  • Monthly group calls with Sam Warburton and guest speakers
  • Early bird access to merchandise and special events
  • Exclusive discord group with Academy coaches
  • Access to our state of the art training app with 3-5 weekly weight sessions
  • Nutrition recipes and guidance you need to hit your personal calorie goal
  • Access to an amazing members-only Facebook community where you can ask Sam and Josh anything you like
  • Access to our state of the art training app with 3-5 weekly weight sessions
  • Nutrition recipes and guidance you need to hit your personal calorie goal
  • Access to an amazing members-only Facebook community where you can ask Sam and Josh anything you like
Best value at £16.58 per month
Best value at £16.58 per month
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Annually

£199.00

/ Annually
  • Bespoke programming written specifically for you
  • Monthly group calls with Sam Warburton and guest speakers
  • Early bird access to merchandise and special events
  • Exclusive discord group with Academy coaches
  • Access to our state of the art training app with 3-5 weekly weight sessions
  • Nutrition recipes and guidance you need to hit your personal calorie goal
  • Access to an amazing members-only Facebook community where you can ask Sam and Josh anything you like
  • Access to our state of the art training app with 3-5 weekly weight sessions
  • Nutrition recipes and guidance you need to hit your personal calorie goal
  • Access to an amazing members-only Facebook community where you can ask Sam and Josh anything you like
Best value at £16.58 per month
Best value at £16.58 per month
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Signature Programme

£99.00

/ Monthly
  • Bespoke programming written specifically for you
  • Monthly group calls with Sam Warburton and guest speakers
  • Early bird access to merchandise and special events
  • Exclusive discord group with Academy coaches
  • Access to our state of the art training app with 3-5 weekly weight sessions
  • Nutrition recipes and guidance you need to hit your personal calorie goal
  • Access to an amazing members-only Facebook community where you can ask Sam and Josh anything you like
  • Access to our state of the art training app with 3-5 weekly weight sessions
  • Nutrition recipes and guidance you need to hit your personal calorie goal
  • Access to an amazing members-only Facebook community where you can ask Sam and Josh anything you like
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Strength & power

Strength and Power are both essential to the modern game of rugby. Our specifically designed programmes ensure that you absolutely maximise performance.

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Conditioning

We provide a huge variety of conditioning sessions. These include, running intervals, hill sprints, pitch work, circuits and bike sessions.

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Recovery

Your Recovery is as important as your training. This is why we provide mobility and yoga classes at the touch of a button.

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nutrition

Don't underestimate the importance of nutrition! This is why we provide you with nutrition recipes and support with every membership.

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Programmes
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programmes

GYM PROGRAMMES FOR RUGBY PLAYERS, ATHLETES AND TEAMS

We have a big range in offerings from online training programmes to our in person lifting club. Online or in person we bring PRO LEVEL training to the masses.

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Train Online

Our online programmes are designed to give everyone access to elite level Strength and Conditioning programming wherever they are in the world. We created these programmes because we had a huge lack of Strength and Conditioning guidance growing up and wasted years with trial and error in our own training. We don’t want that to happen to anyone else.
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Signature Programme

The Signature Programme is an exclusive group inside of SW7 Academy for athletes who want to perform optimally. This service was created for those who want to really push their performance to the next level. We are offering a rare opportunity for you to work with professional-level S&C coaches and to gain insight from some of the best coaches and players in the world.
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Teams

We work with clubs around the UK and internationally to really help drive rugby development. We aim to provide programming for those who could lend on the extensive experience of Sam Warburton, Chris and Josh on how to get fitter, stronger, faster and more powerful.
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Nutrition

Nutrition is a HUGE element of changing your body composition, either losing body fat and becoming leaner or gaining muscle mass. This is why all training programmes come with nutrition recipes and guidance to hit your personal calorie goal.
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Lifting Club

The Lifting Club is our in person, face to face group coaching programme which is held at the University Of South Wales at their elite training facility. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to experience what it’s like training as part of a professional sports team.
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Combine Days

Our Combine Days are where players and teams can come and get tested for everything Strength and Conditioning based. Strength, Speed and Power.
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we build athletes.

If you want to be a more powerful, stronger and more explosive version of yourself then join Sam Warburton, and the SW7 Academy team.

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meet the coaches
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meet the coaches

Meet the people behind sw7 academy

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Sam Warburton

Key credentials
Sam is a former international rugby union player, who represented and captained Cardiff Rugby, Wales, and the British and Irish Lions on two tours remaining undefeated as a test series captain (2013 & 2017)
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Josh Davies

Key credentials
Josh founded SW7 Academy alongside Sam in 2019 with the aim of helping to develop as many athletes as possible.
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Chris Tombs

Key credentials
Chris is highly experienced performance coach, with a combination of coaching and management skills, functioning effectively as a coach or performance director across a range of sports and continents over the last 28 years.
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Ben Warburton

Key credentials
Ben is the physio here at SW7 Academy. He has over 12 years in a professional physio roles across various sports and also holds seminars showing taping techniques to other physio therapists.

Niamh Tinman

Key credentials
Niamh has an MSc in Strength & Conditioning and is a Client Manager and Performance Coach at SW7 Academy. As a female athlete and coach, Niamh’s focus has always been around the development of female sport, and those who compete across different sports and levels.
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FAQs
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faq's

Here are some of our most asked questions

We hope these help with any questions that you may have. If these don't answer yours in particular then feel free to reach out on Instagram or via email, we are here to help.

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