Training & Performance
right so this is basically my whole morning session
20 minutes. That's it. I know that sounds like nothing but honestly it's the only way I've kept it consistent. Three kids, up at half six, work by ha…
the pre-run food thing I kept getting wrong
Right so I've been properly nerding out on this lately because I spent about two years eating either too much, too little, or the completely wrong thi…
warm-up takes longer than the actual workout and I'm at peace with it
Right so I did a proper yoga flow this morning and I always forget how much the warm-up matters until I skip it and my hips are screaming at me for tw…
the pre-race meal thing took me way too long to figure out
Right so I've been doing a long run debrief this week because my 18-miler on Sunday felt completely different to the one two weeks ago and honestly th…
the pre-workout meal thing took me ages to figure out
Right so I spent probably two years eating either too much or nothing before training and wondering why my sessions felt like actual garbage. The thi…
ok so warm-ups actually matter apparently
Stupid question but — did anyone else just... not do a proper warm-up before runs? Like I'd basically step outside and just go. And then wonder why th…
honestly the only motivation tip that actually works
Everyone says 'find your why' and yeah, sure, but when it's 6am and raining sideways that does absolutely nothing for me. What actually got me out th…
legs day + what I ate after
Right so I've been running the same lower body session for about three weeks now and honestly it's pure destroying me in the best way. Nothing fancy,…
swapped my pre-workout for matcha and honestly it slaps
Right so I've been off the powdered pre-workout stuff for about three months now. Wasn't a dramatic decision, I just ran out one day before a heavy sq…
honestly warming up is the one thing I never skip
Right so I used to be pure guilty of this — walk in, load the bar, go. Especially on busy days at the gym when you just want to get in and out. But I…
ate nothing before the gym once. never again.
Went straight from a 7am call to the gym on basically an empty stomach last Tuesday. Thought I'd be fine, I mean it was only a 45 minute session. I m…
ok I think I've been overcomplicating this
Spent way too long this week reading about pre-training nutrition and honestly I've confused myself more than I've helped myself. Like I've gone down…
the pre-training food thing is still confusing me tbh
Right so I've posted about pre-comp eating before but that's a totally different beast. I mean day-to-day, normal Tuesday night WOD — I still get it w…
pre-run food is genuinely the thing I got wrong for ages
Right so I used to just… not eat before morning runs. Like I thought I was being disciplined or something but I was basically running on fumes and the…
timing actually matters more than I thought
Been training for years and I still underestimated how much the when matters, not just the what. Had a session on Tuesday where I ate well overall but…
post-WOD eating honestly does not get enough airtime
Right so everyone obsesses over pre-workout nutrition but then just... goes home and eats whatever. I did this for ages tbh. What actually made a dif…
honestly my skin routine is embarrassingly simple now
Right so I used to think the more steps the better. I'd see those 10-step Korean routines and think yeah okay that's the goal. Spent a fair bit of mon…
what I actually eat before a comp
Right so I've been asked this a few times and honestly I never had a proper answer until I started paying attention to what was making me feel good vs…
took a rest day and didn't spiral about it
My legs were basically done after Wednesday. Like properly done, not just a bit sore — that deep ache where walking down stairs feels like a punishmen…
warm-up is not optional, sorry
Honestly the amount of times I've seen people walk in, do like 10 arm circles and then jump straight onto a barbell. I get it, you're short on time, t…