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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Jefferson Deadlift

An asymmetric pull that loads the body unevenly on purpose, which is a demand almost no other lift makes.

PowerBarbellControlledAll barbell exercises All whole body exercises

What it works

Whole Body

How to do it

1Straddle the bar with one foot either side, one hand in front and one behind you, and stand up.
2The asymmetric stance loads the body unevenly on purpose — do equal sets with the stance reversed, and keep the weight moderate.

Cues that matter

›Straddle it, one foot either side
›One hand in front, one behind
›Do equal sets with the stance reversed

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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.