Testing done with .jackeoinruaoneill at .laboratories before the Hyrox season kicks off ✅
Good to get correct heart rate zones dialled in, aswell as my lactate threshold pinpointed, which is a super important part of Hyrox as that’s where the race lives.
VO2 Max score - 73
A relatively meaningless number in relation to current performance ability, but an indicator of a potentially high enough ceiling for performance once other markers are in place down the line.
More threshold work needed to be able to sustain for faster paces for longer periods. This is super important for solo racing in particular. You get away with a lot in doubles due to rest periods.
Better running economy needed, so the work costs less. More time, potential speed block when the baby arrives, more strength, more plyos.
I’ve been running now for 14 months, it’s not something I’m doing wrong, I just haven’t been doing it long enough. Endurance is a game of years not months.
Context is king when looking at other people’s performance, don’t compare your year 1 to someone else’s year 10.
First race of the season this day 4 weeks in Rome.
Forwards 🫡
Let’s go!
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27/08/2026
Different goals require different approaches.
Fat loss.
Muscle building.
Better fitness.
HYROX.
Running.
Performance.
Photoshoot prep.
Whatever the goal, the process should be built around YOU.
No cookie-cutter plans.
No unnecessary extremes.
No guesswork.
Just structure, accountability, education and a clear plan forward.
Lifestyle Coaching.
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Photoshoot Prep.
Available through 1-1 PT, Semi-Private PT & Online Coaching.
Not sure which option suits you?
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26/08/2026
Stop waiting for someone else to fix your problems.
A coach can guide you.
A plan can give you direction.
Support can keep you accountable.
But nobody can DO THE WORK FOR YOU.
The answer has always been closer than you think.
THE ANSWER IS YOU.
Take responsibility.
Take action.
Do the work.
Have a great day 💙
24/08/2026
4 months.
1/3 of the year.
More than enough time to change your health, fitness, habits and direction.
2027 doesn’t start on January 1st.
It starts with what you do NOW.
Don’t write off the rest of the year.
130 days.
Make them count.
Happy Monday 💙
23/08/2026
Good week in the basket.
All the fruits.
5 weeks until its dance time.
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The story in your head is not true.
Outwork your self doubt.
Onwards we go.
Some raw clips from myself & Hyrox Open Doubles Sim today.
First run out together, as we prep for a race we have booked in, in Dublin in November.
52 minutes was the goal.
51:54 was the finish time 🎯
Runs slightly longer than 1km to factor in Roxzone.
Run average over the 8 runs was 3:39 per km.
Happy with that. Both of us putting a lot of work into the running side of things and just fitness as a whole over the past few months.
Lots of room for improvement and more time to be gained but that’s to be expected first run out. That combined with stacking more fitness over the next 12 weeks and we’ll be giving Dublin a good bash, throw our names in the hat, see where we end up.
The reward is in the work.
Back to work we go ⚔️
21/08/2026
Thinking about getting a coach this September?
Before you sign up for another 6, 8 or 12-week transformation…
READ THIS POST.
Don’t just ask yourself how quickly someone can get you a result.
Ask yourself whether they can teach you how to KEEP IT.
Look beyond the before & afters.
Look at the coach.
Look at their standards.
Look at their philosophy.
Look at what happens to their clients AFTER the transformation.
You don’t need another quick fix.
You need something you can learn from, sustain and build upon.
Choose wisely this September.
Hopefully this post helps. 👆
20/08/2026
You might have it backwards.
You’re waiting for energy before you exercise.
Waiting for motivation before you take action.
Waiting for confidence before you put yourself out there.
Waiting until you feel ready before you start.
But what if those feelings aren’t the prerequisite?
What if they’re the RESULT?
You build energy by moving your body.
You create motivation by taking action.
You build confidence by doing things that scare you.
You become ready by starting before you feel ready.
You build resilience by facing difficult things instead of constantly avoiding them.
Stop waiting to feel different before you act different.
Because you could spend YEARS waiting for the right feeling to arrive.
Instead, start collecting evidence.
Every workout completed.
Every promise kept.
Every difficult conversation had.
Every uncomfortable decision made.
Every time you choose what you NEED over what you FEEL like doing.
That evidence starts to change the way you see yourself.
ACTION → EVIDENCE → CONFIDENCE → IDENTITY.
You don’t become the person first and then start acting like them.
You become that person BECAUSE you repeatedly act like them.
So ask yourself:
What would the person I want to become do today?
Then go do it.
FORWARDS.
COME ON PEOPLE.
LET’S GO 📈🔥
19/08/2026
Every step is evidence.
The story in your head is not true.
Forwards.
Forwards.
- Mark Dowdle
Savagery 🔥⚔️
18/08/2026
135 days left.
More than enough time to make a serious difference.
Not enough time to keep telling yourself “I’ll start soon.”
You don’t need to wait for Monday.
You don’t need another fresh start.
And you definitely don’t need to wait until January.
You need to make a decision.
A decision to stop negotiating with yourself.
To start showing up.
To start keeping the promises you make to yourself.
Because imagine reaching January already stronger, fitter, healthier and more confident than you are today.
Imagine starting 2027 with momentum instead of another list of resolutions.
The next 135 days are going to pass regardless.
Make them count.
And if you’re ready to stop putting it off and want the training, nutrition, structure and accountability to actually follow through this time…
DM me “START” and let’s get to work.
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