If you train hard but don't allow your body to regenerate, you're undermining the stimulus before it can take effect.

I’ve always believed that athletes who want to perform better should also think better — and part of that comes from learning beyond the gym.

Last month, I read three books that every athlete could benefit from, each offering a distinct perspective on performance, longevity, and focus.

Unlike specialised sports where training can focus on one domain, functional fitness demands concurrency — often within the same week, sometimes even in the same session. This complexity makes programming both a challenge and a necessity.

With nutrition, sleep, training structure, age, and training level all working together, athletes can optimize recovery, reduce injury risk, and sustain high performance over time.

It is easy to think that to be a great coach, the most significant priorities are getting a certification, writing structured training plans, and delivering well-structured sessions.

It is easy to think that to be a great coach, the most significant priorities are getting a certification, writing structured training plans, and delivering well-structured sessions.

The goal of any Coach or training program is to improve performance. This is only possible by having the athlete flirt within their current level limits. It can be achieved by exposing the athlete to high percentages in strength, ballistic movements, or high but calculated intensities in aerobic conditioning.

We must ensure that our training aligns with our specific needs and consider some variables that will impact their prescription for each session.

Your time remains limited, and if you aren’t putting yourself first and don’t prioritise your goals, nobody else will.

Do you know what is the foundation of athletic recovery?

Parameters to monitor and evaluate this situation can include load progression, training intensity, and training volume, all of which can impact an athlete’s physical and psychological outcome.

For athletic performance, it is ideal to maintain low cortisol levels and high testosterone levels, creating an anabolic state that promotes fat loss and muscle gain.