A coach plays a huge role in an athlete’s development. They don’t just provide programming; they guide mindset, help you see your potential, and hold you accountable when it matters most. A good coach understands when to push you and when to pull back, and that balance can make all the difference in long-term progress. I might be on the competition floor alone, but this is truly a team effort. 

As this long block came to an end, both of us felt the structure worked perfectly. The results back it up — Sarah achieved new personal bests in multiple areas, including: 1-mile run, 2k row, 3RM bench press, max strict HSPU, butterfly chest-to-bar pull-up, several benchmark workouts.

When applied correctly, plyometric training can significantly enhance both force and power output. The “magic” lies in how the muscle temporarily stores elastic energy during an eccentric contraction and then releases it explosively in the concentric phase.

If you train hard but don't allow your body to regenerate, you're undermining the stimulus before it can take effect.

I’ve always believed that athletes who want to perform better should also think better — and part of that comes from learning beyond the gym.

Last month, I read three books that every athlete could benefit from, each offering a distinct perspective on performance, longevity, and focus.

Unlike specialised sports where training can focus on one domain, functional fitness demands concurrency — often within the same week, sometimes even in the same session. This complexity makes programming both a challenge and a necessity.

With nutrition, sleep, training structure, age, and training level all working together, athletes can optimize recovery, reduce injury risk, and sustain high performance over time.

It is easy to think that to be a great coach, the most significant priorities are getting a certification, writing structured training plans, and delivering well-structured sessions.

It is easy to think that to be a great coach, the most significant priorities are getting a certification, writing structured training plans, and delivering well-structured sessions.

If the Open is a meaningful event in your competition calendar and each year you like to see where you stand on the leaderboard, witnessing how much you improved from year to year, in 2024, your chances of progressing through another stage (s) of the open are higher than ever.

The goal of any Coach or training program is to improve performance. This is only possible by having the athlete flirt within their current level limits. It can be achieved by exposing the athlete to high percentages in strength, ballistic movements, or high but calculated intensities in aerobic conditioning.

What’s helpful to keep in mind when guiding athletes/competitors?

Five books that can be a game changer for athletes.

Understand how to develop your aerobic capacity and which strategies you can employ to ensure effectiveness.

If you’re wondering how we work with individual programs and what our method is - this blog post might give you a helpful perspective on it.

This structured journey, well-suited for athletes in various sports, should underscore that athlete development doesn’t occur within just one or two years.

The best way to address overtraining is to prevent it, as once an athlete reaches that state, it can be tough to reverse.

A Training Camp is always a great opportunity to educate my athletes and test their mindset.

We must ensure that our training aligns with our specific needs and consider some variables that will impact their prescription for each session.