Welcome to the Evergreen Athlete podcast...
This podcast is designed for people who used to live for sport but are now in a different place. They've recently focused on their careers and families and are unsure how to train athletically as they age. They have different stressors and problems. My name is Finlay MacHugh, and this is something that I have gone through myself to help people overcome every single day. If you're here, you likely have questions about how to train and live optimally. So this is what to expect...
What You’ll Get:
About Me (Your Host):
As of writing this in February 2025, I have been a strength and conditioning coach for 15 years, and I've coached at some level for 20 (Christ, that's scary). I'm the founder of Evergreen Athlete, an online coaching platform for those over 30s who want to regain their consistency and confidence to be their best version.
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Welcome to the Evergreen Athlete podcast...
This podcast is designed for people who used to live for sport but are now in a different place. They've recently focused on their careers and families and are unsure how to train athletically as they age. They have different stressors and problems. My name is Finlay MacHugh, and this is something that I have gone through myself to help people overcome every single day. If you're here, you likely have questions about how to train and live optimally. So this is what to expect...
What You’ll Get:
About Me (Your Host):
As of writing this in February 2025, I have been a strength and conditioning coach for 15 years, and I've coached at some level for 20 (Christ, that's scary). I'm the founder of Evergreen Athlete, an online coaching platform for those over 30s who want to regain their consistency and confidence to be their best version.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Most people train hard…
But very few know how to place their sessions for maximum adaptation and minimum fatigue.
Get it wrong, and your “good” sessions start turning average.
Get it right, and every lift, run, and recovery day starts working together.
In this episode, Finlay gives you a look behind the curtain at how he helps athletes and busy professionals structure their training weeks using the Adaptable Athlete System—the same framework used with clients balancing work, family, and performance goals.
You’ll learn:
👉 How to balance freshness and fatigue through the week
👉 Why tissue recovery time (bone, tendon, muscle, CNS) matters more than your training split
👉 The “traffic light” system for green, yellow, and red sessions
👉 The three questions you must answer before building your schedule
👉 Why consistency with fewer sessions beats chaos with more
If you’re tired of guessing where to fit your strength, conditioning, and recovery—and want to finally feel like your training works together instead of against you—this one’s for you.
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💡 Watch the full video presentation: https://youtu.be/D07HTvsgrwk
📺 Learn how the Evergreen Athlete programme works https://youtu.be/SkAzphfk42k
📲 Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/finlay.evergreen.athlete/
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