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Maloney Performance makes elite strength & conditioning training accessible to athletes of all ages and backgrounds. Pro? Semi-pro? Junior? We got you.

We create athletes with the robustness necessary to cope with the rigours of high-performance sport, and the strength, speed and power to dominate the opposition.

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🥊 Motivation vs doing it anyway
Motivation is great when it’s there.

🗓️ However, the truth is, most progress happens on the days when you show up without it.

🏃 You train because it’s in your plan, not because you’re buzzing to do it.
🧠 You go to therapy even if it feels heavy, not just when you’re in crisis.
💬 You have the hard conversation, not because you want to, but because it matters.

🐝 You don’t have to be energised, inspired, or “in the zone” to do the work.
You just have to do the next right thing.

🫵 Motivation might follow. But action doesn’t have to wait for it.

⚽️ You can tell it’s pre-season because of the amount of rascal “speed” training out there!

How to do it:
🔑 Drive intent with task and environmental constraints (race, chase, time)
👨🏻‍🏫 Provide task constraints that set up good positions
🏋️‍♂️ Work on physical constraints elsewhere to support

😑 Forget the fluff.

💨 Max speed & COD training is sexy. But sport is more than max outputs.

🔑 The ability to transition smoothly between different gait patterns smoothly is definitely a skill that we don’t emphasise enough when thinking gamespeed.

👨🏻‍🏫 Balance, kinaesthetic awareness, vestibular function, 3D ankle resistance, visual control… such a long list of benefits!

💪 Self-Compassion ≠ Softness
We often mistake being kind to ourselves for being weak.

👉 But self-compassion isn’t about lowering standards. It’s about acknowledging when things are tough and choosing to keep showing up anyway.

🏋️ Struggling performance or training? A compassionate coach adjusts the plan,
not abandons it. 
🧠 Mentally overwhelmed? You might scale things back for now, not give up completely.
 💬 Self-talk matters. Beating yourself up doesn’t build resilience. Being honest and supportive does.

🤕 You’re allowed to be disappointed and still back yourself to rebuild.

➡️ As we said a couple of weeks ago: Acknowledge. Feel. Move on. But be compassionate to yourself in doing so.

🤸🏻‍♂️ S&C is so much more than lifting weights!

🤾🏽‍♂️ Let’s give young athletes the widest possible base of movement competencies 💪

🍑 Do this type of movement and your glutes and hips will thank you.

1️⃣ Curtsey reach down + contralateral hip hike (harder)
2️⃣ Curtsey step up + contralateral knee drive (easier)

👨🏻‍🏫 Get the hips to flex, internally rotate and adduct, and the pelvis to hike. Then reverse it all.

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