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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Log Press

A thick neutral grip held away from the body makes this far harder than a barbell press, so expect less weight.

StrengthBarbellControlledAll barbell exercises All shoulders exercises

What it works

Shoulders

How to do it

1Take a neutral grip on the log handles, clean it to the chest, then dip and drive it overhead, pushing the head through at lockout.
2The thick neutral grip and the log's distance from the body make it far harder than a barbell press — expect noticeably less weight.

Cues that matter

›Neutral grip on the handles
›Clean it to the chest first
›Push the head through at lockout

Watch a form guide for the log press ↗

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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.