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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Hang Clean

Starting from the hang removes the floor, so you can learn the second pull where the power actually comes from.

PowerBarbellControlledAll barbell exercises All whole body exercises

What it works

Whole Body

How to do it

1Start standing with the bar at mid-thigh.
2Hinge slightly to lower it to just above the knee, then explosively extend the hips and pull under to catch it on the shoulders.
3Removing the floor makes it easier to learn the second pull, which is where the power actually comes from.

Cues that matter

›Start with the bar at mid-thigh
›Extend the hips hard, then pull under
›Catch it on the shoulders

Watch a form guide for the hang clean ↗

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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.