About

Clever Athlete Journal makes the ideas around athletic performance easier to examine. We cover training, skill practice, recovery habits, equipment and the language used to describe what athletes do, for curious readers who want more than a slogan.

The details behind performance

A training session is more than a list of drills, and a piece of equipment is more than its label. We explore how decisions, routines and design choices fit together, using concrete examples to make broad ideas easier to follow.

For curious readers

Our readers may take part in sport, follow it closely, or simply want to understand how athletic performance is discussed. We aim to explain concepts without assuming specialist knowledge or prescribing a plan for an individual.

Careful scope

The publication offers general editorial information, not personal coaching, medical care or a substitute for advice from a qualified professional. Where a question depends on an individual's circumstances, we make that limit clear rather than imply a universal answer.