Off Season Gains with Jonny Thompson from Fit4Racing

October 22, 2019

This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Jonny Thompson from Fit4Racing, to talk about how to make gains in the off-season. We cover loads of topics including how to approach putting together your own plan, the potential benefits of fasted training, how simplification can help you achieve more, how to spot signs of overtraining, and plenty more.

You can find the ankle mobility video that we mention, along with the Russian charts and Wendler programme at fit4racing.com/downtime-podcast-feature/

You can find the Fit4Racing Enduro programme here and DH programme here. If you use the code ‘downtime50’ at the checkout before 29th November, then you’ll get yourself 50% off your first month.

To listen to our previous episodes with Jonny, head here, here and here.

You can also follow Fit4Racing on Instagram @fit4racing where they post loads of helpful short videos.

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