Become the athlete they can't ignore

He came for acceleration.

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“I wanted to focus on my acceleration work and felt like Tom would be the best person to help me do that.”

“Felt it made a big difference to my spring.”

“I loved the variations in primers that helped me work on my ankle, foot and calf stability.”

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Dan worked with me 1:1 online, doing this before his heavy training sessions. The primers and acceleration work I built for him are what Quick Off The Mark is made of.

Dan Hiscocks Cornish Pirates, Championship · Team of the Year

You're doing the work.
The results aren't matching.

Nobody who comes to me has a discipline problem. They have a structure problem. Recognise any of this?

1. 01

   Random sessions, most weeks

   You train consistently enough. But it's different lifts and different drills every week, nothing repeated long enough to produce an adaptation. Usually a generic plan pulled off ChatGPT or Instagram.

2. 02

   Blocks that start well and fade

   Three good weeks, then a fixture pile-up or a heavy stretch at work. By the time you pick it back up you're starting from the bottom again, so you never get past the beginning.

3. 03

   Everything at once, in no order

   Strength, speed and conditioning all crammed into the same week, none of it sequenced so that one quality builds on the last. Hard training that cancels itself out.

4. 04

   Nothing measured, so nothing known

   No numbers at the start, so no way of telling whether the last block worked. You're left guessing, and guessing is why the next block looks like the last one.

The fix.
Pick the one that fits your week.

What you actually get.

• A proper assessment firstMovement, sprint mechanics, training history and your sport's demands, before a single session gets written.
• Your programme, not a templateWritten for your fault, your kit and your fixture list. Rebuilt when you plateau or when the season changes shape.
• Weekly reviewEvery week I look at your logged sessions and your video, and adjust. You're never guessing whether it's working.
• Technique feedback on videoSend a lift or a sprint, get it broken down with the cue that actually changes it.
• Messaging between sessionsQuestions get answered when you have them, not on a call day.
• You'll understand the whyEvery exercise has a reason and you'll know it. That's the part you keep when we finish.

The results.
Real athletes, real numbers.

Parent's view

“He's faster and more engaged, also with more understanding of the mechanics of what he is doing. Tom has been brilliant at getting kids to buy into the program.”

Noel, Sami's father In-person 1:1 coaching · Sami named Player of the Season

The everyday athlete

Stuck for years → +56% on the squat

“The engagement from Tom is great, and the support has been truly helpful. I'm now the fittest and strongest I've been and look forward to continuing to progress.”

Squat 80 → 125kg · Bench 90 → 117.5kg · Pull-ups +20kg · 5k −4.8% · 89 → 83kg

Freddie · Everyday athlete · Online 1:1

Distracted and in pain → present in every session

Seven weeks later: no back pain, stronger, present in every session. He's not a professional athlete. But he trained like one.

74.2 → 77.8kg · back pain gone

Joe · 7 weeks · Online 1:1

Stuck at 100kg → 140kg squat

Leaner, and forty percent stronger underneath it. The photo is the part people notice; the lifts are the part that made it happen.

Squat 100 → 140kg · Bench 90 → 105kg · RDL 90 → 105kg

George · Online 1:1

Zero gym experience → +27.5kg squat in 7 weeks

Never trained in a gym before we started. Seven weeks later he hasn't missed a single session, and the bar has gone up almost every week.

Squat 5 → 32.5kg · 20 workouts completed · 100% adherence

Henry · Doctor · Online 1:1

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Our philosophy.
Where you are now is not the ceiling.

At STOICATHLETE we make rugby players and everyday athletes physically dominant, with a focus on speed, strength and smart training. Modern training, even at professional level, is too general. A one size fits all approach doesn't work.

We give you the tools to prioritise your training in the right order, so you become powerful, strong and resilient. The qualities the best players all share.

You might be in the 3rd team. Out of shape, not strong enough, not fast enough yet. That isn't a reason to be discouraged. It's the most exciting position to be in, because it means there is far more in you than you've used so far. Progress made deliberately overtakes people who coast.

When I arrived at London Irish I was near the bottom of the power jump scores. I remember thinking, alright, let's see what sort of player I can be when I'm at the top of that board.

Performance isn't only physical. Life will throw setbacks at you. Injuries, rejection, poor performances. Those moments don't define you, and how you respond to them decides more than any single training block will. That's the stoic part, and it's why the brand carries the name.

This won't suit everyone.

I'd rather coach fewer athletes properly than fill the roster. Results come from the work getting done, so I take on people who'll do it and I'm honest early if I don't think that's you.

If you want a plan you can dip in and out of, there are cheaper places to get one, including my own courses further up this page. If you want somebody in your corner every week for a season, that's this.

The honest answers