Training & Performance
the 5 minutes before that actually matter
Honestly I used to think a warm-up was just a vague jog and some arm circles. Turns out I was basically doing nothing. What actually made a differenc…
skipped my warm-up once and instantly regretted it
Right so I basically used to just walk in and go straight to whatever I had planned. Seemed fine for a while tbh. Then one session I went straight in…
hip circles are doing more work than I gave them credit for
Been doing the same pre-run routine for about two years now and honestly never really questioned it. Ten minutes, nothing fancy — leg swings, hip circ…
skipped my warmup once. never again.
Went straight into a tempo run last Tuesday. Cold morning, tight calves from the day before, just wanted to get it done. Pulled up at about 2k with t…
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…