A day in the life of....
Hannah Martin
Great Britain and England Hockey Player
Instagram - @hkmartin7
As a GB squad, we train on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, then I play my club hockey on Mondays (training) and Saturdays (game day). Given the high intensity nature of our sessions we use Wednesdays as a recovery and dual aspiration day.
.
I will take you through my normal Monday 😊
.
7:45am: Wake up, have a shower and get ready for the (long!) day ahead.
.
8.00am: Go down and make my breakfast. Every training day I will have a bowl of porridge with berries and bananas. I will also make myself a smoothie for in-between sessions using my NutriBullet, which consists of spinach, kale, berries, 0% fat greek yogurt, banana and water. I then enjoy eating my breakfast in front of BBC Breakfast.
.
8:40am: Take a cup of coffee with me for the drive and leave for training.
.
9:15 - 9:45am: Daily prep. This involves stretching, foam rolling, activation, resistance and explosive exercises.
.
10:00 - 10:30am: Team meeting. We will get a run down of what the week will look like from a hockey training perspective, as well as what we will be doing in the session that day. I often have something to snack on during the meeting - the mixed berries getbuzzing bar is a personal favourite as it is full of carbohydrate and perfect fuel for the session ahead!
.
.
10:30 - 12:30pm: Training (med-high intensity).
.
12:30pm: Shower and change into gym clothes for the afternoon.
.
1:00pm: Lunch - normally a wrap I will have made the night before (chicken, humous, avocado, pepper and spinach in a wholemeal wrap). I’ll normally grab a coffee and have a catch up with a few of the girls too!
.
2:00pm: Players meeting. All the players meet and discuss any topics of note.
.
3:00 - 4:30pm: Gym.
.
4:30pm: Post gym I will drive home and eat a mint chocolate high protein getbuzzing bar. These are both yummy and brilliant on the move as their high protein content allows me to recover quickly after a hard lifting session.
.
.
6:15pm: Leave for club training. I play for Surbiton HC along with 6 of the GB other girls so we are able to lift share.
.
7:30 - 9:30pm: Club training.
.
10:15pm: Arrive home, and will most likely have a quick bowl of pasta before bed. It’s safe to say, I sleep very well on Mondays!
.
