This is one of the biggest physical mysteries in the world of Rugby. We are not talking here about Rory Kockott's forearm that would make an iron player pale, nor about Camille Chat's neck, but rather about Josua Tuisova's calves.
Balls of muscle 53cm thick, the equivalent of which we have never seen, except in Taniela Tupou, perhaps. An anomaly which contributes to allowing “Josh” to be an unstoppable player, because he is as strong in his lower body as in his upper body.
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But then how was Tuisova able to build such legs, so many BasicFit subscribers don't have a quarter of his calves? Nemani Nadolo, former friend of the Racing 92 animal with Fiji and not to be pitied physically (1m94 and 137kg when he played), spoke for The Rugby Paper podcast.
According to him, there is no need to try to understand. “When you do calf raises with 180kg on your back, there is something wrong“, jokes the former MHR bulldozer.
A secret of nature
So this is the secret of Josua Tuisova, and his physique which could compete with many bodybuilders? Probably…
But beyond his training methods, you agree that the explosiveness and muscular genetics of the 30-year-old Fijian simply have no equivalent on the rugby planet.
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Otherwise how can we explain that even Camille Chat was speechless during Tuisova's first bodybuilding sessions upon her arrival at Racing: “I had never seen that! He blows everyone away on the bench press“. Unless it is due with the famous kakoda, cassava, kava combo…
