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Workout routine: more stretching – follow my workouts

So, after several weeks of not working out fully due to injury, work, holiday and a bit of laziness, I am now back into a workout routine that is similar to before, but hopefully better. The major difference is I have added in stretching & mobility – something that is hard because it feels useless, but wish I’d done for …

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World Mental Health Day – 10/10/20

I just want to say, however you do it – whatsapp, email, twitter, facebook or over the phone, it’s really important to talk if you aren’t feeling yourself. If you’re sad, depressed, lonely, bored, lost whatever… talk to someone and tell them how you feel. There’s no shame in it and it could help you uncover a problem that could …

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Save futsal: England cut futsal funding

I’ve tweeted a lot about this campaign to save futsal but I wanted to give it a bit more reach, a permanent place on my website and also give a bit more from my point of view and what it means to me. If you haven’t already, make sure you visit the website set up by some of the England …

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Chonburi Bluewave futsal training session – attacking opposite winger

I saw this exercise published by Cesar Nuñez, head coach of PTT Chonburi Bluewave, on his YouTube channel and it came without a description so I’m using it for inspiration to make my own. As with any session, you should design it for YOUR team, YOUR model of play and YOUR system. Below is my session, based on the video. …

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1v1 and counter attack – Futsal training

This exercise is very simple and a lot of fun, while getting a few key objectives. I will use this early in the season usually as you can use it for physical training (varying the length accordingly) and some basics. For me, the most important aspect here is the mindset switch from attack to defence; you can really see the …

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Thor workout – Muscle & strength

Right, so after the first six weeks returning to the gym, I changed up my routine based on a programme I found on Muscle & Strength – an excellent website for free gym programmes. You can read a more in depth background to my workouts in the post I did at the start of August after I’d done 6 weeks, …