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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Viking Press

A fixed arc and a neutral grip usually let you press more than a barbell, and sit easier on the shoulders.

StrengthBarbellControlledAll barbell exercises All shoulders exercises

What it works

Shoulders

How to do it

1Take the neutral-grip handles at shoulder height, brace, and press overhead following the machine's arc.
2The fixed path and neutral grip usually let you press more than a barbell and are easier on the shoulders.

Cues that matter

›Neutral grip at shoulder height
›Brace hard before you press
›Follow the machine's arc, do not fight it

Train the same thing

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Barbell Overhead PressBarbell · Shoulders
Behind The Neck PressBarbell · Shoulders
Log PressBarbell · Shoulders
Military PressBarbell · Shoulders

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.