What does PocketAthlete actually do?

You log each morning: sleep, soreness and fatigue. It scores your readiness, adjusts that day's session, and builds four-week training blocks around your sport, your position and the equipment you have.

Is it only for footballers?

No. It covers football, rugby, basketball, running, weightlifting and general gym training, with position-specific work for the team sports.

No. Tell it what you have and it programs around it. Many of the technical drills need nothing but a ball and a wall.

Can it work around an injury?

It works around soreness you log and avoids body parts you tell it to leave alone. It is general training information, not medical advice — see a physiotherapist for a diagnosis.

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Barbell Pullover

Builds the back.

StrengthBarbellControlledAll barbell exercises All back exercises

What it works

Back

How to do it

1Lie on a bench with a barbell above the chest, soft elbows.
2Lower it back over the head to a strong stretch, then pull it back.
3The bar is harder to control at the stretch than a dumbbell, so start light and never let it drop.

Watch a form guide for the barbell pullover ↗

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Get a training block built around you

PocketAthlete builds your program from your sport, your position and how recovered you actually are that morning — then adapts it as you log sessions.

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