Training & Performance
honestly just figured this out after years of getting it wrong
So I used to train on basically nothing. Like, a black coffee and vibes. Wondered why I was gassed after 20 minutes of a YouTube HIIT, turns out your…
what do you actually eat before a session
Been trying to sort my pre-climb nutrition properly for a while now and honestly I'm still not sure I've cracked it. For years I just kind of... ate w…
the bit everyone skips (and then wonders why they pull something)
Right so I've been banging on about this to my clients for ages and I figure I should actually say it here too. The warm-up is not optional. Like I kn…
my warm-up has basically changed shape this year
Used to be five minutes on the rower and a couple of arm circles. Honestly that was it. And I wonder why I was pulling up stiff halfway through every…
stopped skipping the boring bit and my legs thanked me
Right so I've been doing a lot of back-to-back long runs lately prepping for next spring and my legs have just been done by Thursday. Like genuinely c…
pulled something stupid last week
Went straight into a match without warming up properly because we were running late and honestly I'm still feeling it in my shoulder. Not even a big m…
did I actually just enjoy my warm-up??
Right so I've been properly skipping warm-ups basically since I started. Like, just walking in and going straight for it. Four months of that. No idea…
what I eat before training actually matters (took me ages to figure this out)
Honestly it sounds obvious when I say it out loud but I spent probably two years just... winging it before sessions. Sometimes training fasted, someti…
pre-workout food is genuinely a whole thing
Been experimenting with timing and what I eat before sessions for ages now and honestly it still feels like guesswork sometimes. I used to train on ba…
honestly just do the warm-up
Right so I used to be that person who'd walk up to the bars and just... start. Like straight into a set. And for a while nothing bad happened so I kep…
hip flexors were TIGHT and I finally did something about it
Right so I've been doing yoga on and off for years but never really took warm-ups seriously for anything else — like if I was going for a run or doing…
Mental health : the obsession of performing
This morning I got my first exam to have my driver license, I told to everyone that It will happen today because I was very excited ! Yesterday, I…
training in the heat is a whole different thing tbh
Honestly didn't expect summer to hit this hard at the gym. Like I know it's warmer but I did my usual session on Monday and felt absolutely wiped half…
what are you actually eating before a session
Genuinely curious because I've never fully cracked this. I've been doing rice cakes with peanut butter about 90 mins out and it's... fine. Not bad, no…
my shoulders have been properly cooked lately
Been noticing my shoulder endurance is just gone halfway through a session. Like I'll be on something sustained, crimpy, feeling decent, and then sudd…
the 30 minutes before training is actually where it happens
Right so I used to just rock up to the box whenever, maybe sip something on the way, chuck my bag down and get into it. And honestly for ages I though…
warm-up is the boring bit I finally stopped skipping
Honestly I spent like two years just... going straight onto the wall. Chalk up, pick a route, go. And I'd wonder why my fingers felt dead for the firs…
matcha before deadlifts — ok hear me out
Right so I've been doing this for a few weeks now and I don't fully understand why it works but it does. Matcha about 40 minutes before I pull. No jit…
the 10 minutes nobody wants to do
Right so I've been doing a lot of thinking about why my legs feel genuinely awful for the first 20 minutes of any run and I reckon it's because my war…
sleep is doing more than your protein shake tbh
Pure found this out the hard way last month. Was hitting sessions hard, eating right, creatine sorted, everything. But I was getting like 5-6 hours an…