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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Toes To Bar

Needs strong abs and open hamstrings at the same time, which is why so few people can do it strictly.

StrengthBodyweightControlledAll bodyweight exercises All core exercises

What it works

Core

How to do it

1Hang from a bar and bring the toes up to touch it, then lower under control.
2It needs hamstring flexibility and strong abs together.
3Use a controlled kip if you're doing them for reps, but learn the strict version first.

Cues that matter

›Bring the toes all the way to the bar
›Lower under control, no swinging
›Learn it strict before you kip

Train the same thing

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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.