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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Side Crunch

A short, direct movement for the obliques, which most core work only loads by accident.

StrengthBodyweightControlledAll bodyweight exercises All core exercises

What it works

Core

How to do it

1Lie on your side, knees bent, and crunch the ribs toward the hip on the same side, then lower under control.
2A small movement targeting the obliques — range is naturally short.

Cues that matter

›Lie on your side with the knees bent
›Crunch the ribs toward the hip
›Lower under control, keep it small

Watch a form guide for the side crunch ↗

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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.