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Jordan Hanratty Personal Training

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I help everyday people & athletes get stronger, faster and more resilient.

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10/09/2026

𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆?

Carb loading doesn’t mean eating a huge bowl of pasta the night before and hoping for the best.

And it’s also not an excuse to eat loads and loads of carbs that you wouldn’t normally eat.

The aim is to go into the race with your glycogen stores topped up, without feeling full or uncomfortable.

Over the next 24–48 hours look to prioritise…

✅ Increasing your carbohydrate intake
✅ Include carbs at each meal
✅ Choose familiar, easy-to-digest foods
✅ Stay on top of your hydration
✅ Keep protein consistent
❌ Don’t suddenly introduce loads of fibre or foods you’ve never tried before
😬 Carbs after 6pm will do you no harm whatsoever

Race morning, you want to stick with a breakfast you already know works for you.

Think cereal, toast, bagels, pancakes, bananas, whatever you’ve used successfully before training or racing. 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪!

Be measured in your approach…

More carbs doesn’t mean eating until you’re stuffed.

Good luck to everyone taking on the Great North Run this weekend.

07/09/2026

It’s Great North Run week and many will still be trying to cram last minute runs in thinking they’re increasing their fitness.

I hate to break it to you but you’re not actually improving anything by doing it.

Instead of doing more, you need to do less.

And that’s where a taper week comes in.

A taper week isn’t a week of doing nothing.

It’s about giving your body the opportunity to actually benefit from all the training you’ve done.

For weeks or months you’ve been pushing your body to adapt.

You’ve accumulated fatigue along the way and that’s completely normal with a training block.

The taper is where we start to reduce that fatigue while maintaining the fitness and sharpness you’ve built.

And this is where people often get uncomfortable.

You might feel like you’re not doing enough.

You might suddenly feel fresh and think:

“I’ll just add another session.”

Don’t.

That freshness is exactly what we’re looking for.

You can’t build significant new fitness in the final few days before an event, but you can turn up fatigued.

Trust the process.

Reduce the volume.

Keep some intensity.

Prioritise sleep, nutrition and hydration.

And most importantly…

Trust the work you’ve already put in.

06/09/2026

𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘆𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⛳️

One of the biggest mistakes golfers can make in the gym is chasing “golf-specific” exercises without first building the physical qualities that actually underpin performance.

Every exercise doesn’t have to involve rotation, a cable or a movement that resembles your swing.

Instead, you need a program that helps you to become stronger, more powerful and more athletic.

That means…

✅ Getting stronger
✅ Developing power
✅ Building a strong lower body
✅ Developing the ability to control and produce rotation
✅ Improving mobility where you need it
✅ Progressing your training over time

The fancy exercises have their place, but they shouldn’t come at the expense of the basics.

Build the foundations first. Then make them more specific.

If you’re unsure whether your current gym training is actually helping your golf game, DM me “𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗙” and I can take a look at your approach. ⛳️

20/08/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴.

People who don’t go to the gym or take care of themselves will 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 have something to say about the ones who do.

If you’re a regular gym goer, how many times have you been told, “you’re obsessed”, “you live in the gym”, “just chill”??

You might not think too much of it at first, but it probably happens a lot more than you think.

Some will laugh it off, others not so much.

But it really blows my mind to see people throw shade at people who take care of their health.

The good thing is, you’re doing something right if people are talking to, or about you like this.

It’s usually less about you, but more about what your effort, hard work and dedication reflects back at them.

Keep doing you.

Keep working hard.

Keep improving.

And let others talk about all of the good things you’re doing!

16/08/2026

Hybrid Games 2026 ✅

A solid mornings work in the Toon yesterday.

Another big PB for us this year bringing that time down from a 57:47 last year.

Last year this was no where near possible, but setting a goal that might feel slightly out of reach and then working until it doesn’t, feels very satisfying.

As I said last week, the beauty of fitness competition is it always leaves you wanting more and testing yourself to see what you’re truly capable of.

On we go 🫡

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