3 Things for the Weekend Warrior

Super belated happy new year my friends! Any of you that have been here for longer than 5 minutes know I was a amateur athlete for 20 years while playing rugby. As formerly one of those and now just concentrating on life being a dad, there’s a few things I want all my friends to keep in mind for their weekend activities.
 
Gotta Train- Whether you play pickup basketball, play 18 holes, run around playing 5 a side or are hitting a 10k, you need to train to keep at it. While you don’t need super serious training (more on that in a minute) you do need to train a bit so you don’t pick up any nagging injuries. Some strength training so the next kick isn’t your last and when the road hits back, you’re ready for it, your body will be thankful later.
 
Don’t train like the pros- Don’t pretend you’re Caitlin Clarke on the court or Brooks Koepka off the tee and try to train like they do. Train to what suits you best, if you’ve got 45 minutes for 3 days a week, perfect. If you only have a couple sessions of 45-60 in you a week, crush them and stick to it. Remember, those athletes are PAID to be athletes and workout (essentially), they have all the time they want if they choose so.
 
Recover- The day (really starting that night) after you’re done being a warrior on the weekend, get yourself into some sort of recovery routine. Hydrate, hydrate and hydrate again, get some gentle movement in and get some high quality eats in. You don’t want to be going into work feeling like you just got hit by a truck because you didn’t want to spend a bit of time respecting your body.

Thanks for reading friends, hope you've all missed me as much as I missed you, back with more next week.