Training & Performance
rice cakes before a session, hear me out
Honestly I know it sounds boring but rice cakes with peanut butter and a wee bit of honey before training has been pure doing it for me lately. Maybe…
nearly passed out mid-set and I think I know why
Right so this was a few weeks back. Kids were finally asleep, I'd had a mad day at work, barely sat down, and I thought yeah let's crack on with chest…
slept through my alarm and trained anyway — bad idea
Rolled out of bed at 7:40, session was at 8. No breakfast, barely water, just grabbed my bag and went. Squats felt like I was moving through concrete…
my body just told me off in real time
So I've been doing legs every Tuesday for like two months now and I thought I had it figured out. Same machines, same weights, same order. Felt comfor…
dates and peanut butter before yoga — genuinely changed things
Right so I've been messing around with pre-workout snacks for ages trying to find something that actually works without making me feel heavy in a down…
warm-up stuff I've actually stuck to
Right so I've gone through phases with this. For ages I thought warming up just meant a few arm circles and maybe jogging on the spot for 30 seconds b…
skipped my warm-up once this week and paid for it
Not going to pretend I'm always disciplined about it. Tuesday I was running late, figured I'd just go straight into the WOD, told myself it'll be fine…
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…