Training & Performance
started doing this split and honestly my body thanks me
Three weeks into this and I'm actually noticing a difference so I figured I'd share. Basically I got fed up of yoga-only weeks where I felt bendy but…
stopped overthinking pre-workout nutrition and just did this
Right so I've been lifting seriously for about five years and I still managed to get this wrong for most of that time. I was either eating too much to…
pre-training food is the one thing people get wrong
Right so I had three clients this week turn up basically running on nothing and then wonder why their session was rubbish. One of them hadn't eaten si…
the banana + rice cake thing is doing something
Right so I've been messing around with pre-training snacks lately because I got bored of the same rice and eggs routine — still love it but you can on…
pre-training food is the bit nobody talks about enough
Right so I've been powerlifting for about six years now and the amount of time I wasted just... turning up and lifting without thinking about what I'd…
the one thing I kept getting wrong before long runs
Right so I've been logging my training data obsessively for about eight months now and I finally spotted the pattern I'd been ignoring. My worst spli…
Matcha as Pre-Workout!
Unpopular opinion, but matcha for me is a great pre-workout. Makes me feel very alert at the gym without the crash that often follows afte I take othe…
hydration is the thing I kept underestimating
Honestly took me embarrassingly long to clock how much of my bad training days were just... dehydration. Not bonking, not under-fuelling, just not dri…
training in the heat is pure draining me
Honestly the last two weeks have been mental. Same sessions I've been doing for months and I'm coming out of them absolutely battered. It's the heat,…
ok so I hurt myself being an idiot
Not like seriously hurt, but enough. Pulled something in my shoulder mid-session yesterday because I rushed straight into ring work and yeah. Knew it…
the pre-workout timing thing — figured some stuff out
Right so I've posted about rice and eggs before and I stand by that, but I've been thinking more about the timing side of it rather than just what I'm…
rice and eggs before a heavy session, I know I know
Honestly I've been doing this long enough that I should have a system by now but every time comp prep rolls around I second-guess everything. This wee…
water. just drink more water.
Right so I know this sounds dead obvious but I've had three clients this week cramp up mid-session and every single one of them hadn't had barely anyt…
the warm-up nobody talks about
Right so everyone bangs on about dynamic stretching and leg swings before training, which fine, yes, do that. But the thing that actually changed my s…
legs felt completely different today and I think I know why
Did a proper 12 minute warm-up before my session this morning instead of the usual 3 minutes of half-hearted stuff and honestly my squats felt like a…
mobility work mid-session is actually a thing
Right so I've started doing a few mobility drills between my heavier sets and honestly it's changed how the rest of the session feels. Not like a full…
skipped the warm-up once too often
Right so I've been properly guilty of this — clip in, go hard straight away, especially on early morning rides when I'm already running late. Paid for…
ok real talk about warm-ups
Right so I know I literally just posted about the bit everyone skips but this is different I promise — I want to actually share what I do because I th…
what I actually eat before training now
Took me ages to figure this out honestly. For months I was either training on empty (bad) or eating too much too close to the session (worse). There's…
my deload week is wrecking me mentally
Physically fine. Legs don't hurt. Back's not creaking. I should be grateful. But I've been grumpy since Monday and I think it's just… the absence of…