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Tom Heath Performance, Solihull (2026)

13/09/2026

You’ll find this useful👇

To know where to go, you need to know where you've been. So, before you change your training programme, audit yourself properly.

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬.

No Garmin, TrainingPeaks or FTP Calculator.

📈 Just answer these five questions honestly:

𝟏. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Am I actually doing the sessions that will move me forward?
Or am I just doing the sessions I have time for?

𝟐. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡
Am I building the strength I need to perform and stay capable?
Or has cycling gradually pushed everything else out?

𝟑. 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥
Am I eating to support the performance I want?
Or am I trying to train hard while simultaneously trying to eat as little as possible?

𝟒. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲
Am I genuinely recovering?
Or am I finishing work, collapsing on the sofa and calling Netflix “recovery”?

𝟓. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥
When life gets busy, do I have a plan?
Or does work, stress, family and social commitments dictate what happens to my training?

Now score each one from 1-5.

1 = I'm miles away from where I want to be.
5 = I've genuinely got this dialled in.

Add your scores up.

20-25: You're probably not far away. You need refinement, not reinvention.
15-19: There are some obvious leaks in the system.
Under 15: Your problem probably isn't motivation.

Your system isn't supporting the person you're trying to become.

And that's the important bit.

Because you can keep adding more rides.

More intervals. More miles. More discipline.

But if the foundations aren't working together, more just creates more fatigue.

The goal isn't to do more.

It's to make what you're already doing work better.

So before you build your next training plan, audit the person doing the training.

08/09/2026

Looking like you've got your sh*t together isn't the same as feeling like you've got your sh*t together.

From the outside, everything can look pretty good.

You've built the career, family, holiday, house.

You train and look half decent.

People probably think you've got it all figured out.

🕳️ But you know there's a gap.

→ Because you don't feel as good as you look.
→ You're tired more often than you should be.
→ Your training feels inconsistent.
→ Your nutrition depends on how stressful the week has been.
→ You work all day, train when you can, then collapse on the sofa at night.

And despite doing all of that… you still feel like you're capable of more.

This is something I see constantly with ambitious individuals like you.

They don't need someone to tell them to work harder.

The problem is that their capacity hasn't caught up with their ambition.

⚠️ They've built a successful life but haven't built the physical and mental capacity to perform at their best within it.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐈'𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧.

Not simply making you look fitter.

Making you more capable.

Capable of...
→ Training properly alongside a demanding career.
→ Fuelling yourself without constantly fighting your body composition.
→ Recovering without sacrificing your evenings.
→ Handling stress without it derailing everything else.
→ Pushing hard when it's time to push.

And capable of backing off when that's what will actually move you forward.

Because the goal isn't to create another version of you that looks good on Instagram.

It's to create a version of you that feels strong, fit, energised and in control.

And confident that you're operating somewhere close to your potential.

Don't just look like you've got it together.

Build a life where you actually feel like you do.

07/09/2026

It’s one thing looking fast…👇

Another game getting fast.

You ride consistently.

So why do you still feel like you're not quite where you should be?

Because doing a lot isn't the same as doing what you need.

⚠️ You can ride 4 to 5 times a week and still be:
→ Going too hard on your easy days
→ Not hard enough on your key sessions
→ Defaulting to another tempo ride because it's easier
→ Missing strength work because cycling already takes up enough time
→ Under-fuelling the sessions that actually matter
→ Eating too much on the days you're not riding
→ Carrying fatigue from one session into the next
→ Sacrificing sleep and calling it recovery
→ Trying to make up missed sessions instead of accepting them and moving on

And because you're still riding consistently, you don't feel like you're doing anything wrong.

You're just not getting the return you should be getting from the effort you're putting in.

You've already demonstrated that you're willing to work.

What you need is a system that connects your training, strength, nutrition, recovery and real life so they actually pull in the same direction.

Because at some point, simply riding more stops being the answer.

The next level comes from making the work you already do work better.

More isn't always the answer.

Better is.

04/09/2026

Before you plan next season, debrief this one.

Most finish the season and immediately start thinking:

“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫?”

New training plan.
New FTP target.
New bike.
More miles.
More intensity.
But there's a problem.

If you don't understand why this season went the way it did, you're likely to repeat it.

That's why I use a 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟.

Not just: “What was my FTP?”

Or: “How many miles did I ride?”

We look at the whole picture.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
Did you actually complete the work you planned?
Where did consistency break down?
Which sessions moved you forward?
Which ones were just training for the sake of training?

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
What improved?
What didn't?
Where did you perform well?
Where did you repeatedly struggle?

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲
Did your weight and body composition move towards where you wanted them?
Were you fuelling enough to perform?
Did your nutrition support your goals — or constantly fight against them?

𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞
What happened when work got busy?
What happened when family commitments increased?
How did stress affect your training?
What did you do when motivation disappeared?

𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲
Were you actually recovering?
Or was “recovery” sitting on the sofa until 11pm, scrolling and watching Netflix before doing it all again?

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛?

Because the purpose of a debrief isn't to beat yourself up over what went wrong, it’s to identify the patterns.

The missed sessions.
The unnecessary fatigue.
The training that worked.
The training that didn't.
The habits that supported your performance.
And the ones that quietly sabotaged it.

Then you can build next season around reality not the version of yourself you hope you'll be.

So before you open Zwift and start planning next year's FTP targets…

Debrief this season first.

Your next breakthrough might not require more training.

It might require understanding what stopped you getting the most from the training you were already doing.

04/09/2026

“I’ve always been a bit of a floater.”

That was Tom’s description of himself before coaching.

A senior aerospace leader.
Chartered engineer.
MBA.
20 years in aerospace.
Someone who already trained, cycled and went to the gym.

From the outside, he was doing well.

But there was no real purpose or direction behind it.

And that’s the difference between having a plan and actually changing how you live.

As Tom puts it:

20% is strategy.�80% is ex*****on.

Anyone can give you a training plan.

You can get one from ChatGPT.

But a plan doesn't change you.

Ex*****on does.

And ex*****on becomes much easier when you understand:

→ Who you are
→ What you actually value
→ What drives your behaviour
→ Where you're getting in your own way
→ What standards you want to live by

That’s why the work we do in Beyond isn't simply about getting fitter, stronger or hitting an event goal.

It’s about creating the identity, habits and systems that allow those results to become part of your lifestyle.

Tom summed it up perfectly:

“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲-𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬.”

That’s the real transformation.

Not just a better body.

A better way of living.

And I'm incredibly proud of the work Tom has put in to get there.

03/09/2026

Progress isn't just what happened to your body.

It's what you became capable of doing yourself.

Because yes, your FTP going up matters.

Losing 5kg matters.

Riding your first 100 miles matters.

But there's another type of progress that doesn't show up on your Garmin.

You became the person who:

→ Trains consistently even when work is busy.
→ Knows when to push and when to back off instead of trying to make up missed sessions.
→ Fuels properly instead of trying to train hard while under-eating.
→ Can finish a stressful day without needing three hours of Netflix to switch off.
→ Can miss a session without turning one missed workout into a wasted week.
→ Has learned how to structure training around your life rather than constantly trying to squeeze life around your training.
→ Trusts the process instead of constantly looking for the next programme, workout or shortcut.

That's real progress.

Because the goal isn't to spend six months following a training plan and come out the other side fitter.

The goal is to build the capacity, discipline and self-management to keep performing long after the plan ends.

That's when training starts to change more than your body.

It changes what you believe you're capable of.

And eventually, the question stops being:

“𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭?”

And becomes:

“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞?”

That's the kind of progress worth chasing.

02/09/2026

You finished the season fitter than you started.

But if you're honest, there’s still a hell of a lot left on the table.

These are the patterns I’ve seen over the past few years.

𝟏. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐙𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧.

You've got 60 minutes, so you pick a tempo ride. Not because it's the session you need but because it's there.

You get a workout done, feel productive… but weeks later, your fitness hasn't moved like you expected.

𝟐. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭.

Monday gets busy, you miss Tuesday's session, so Wednesday becomes a harder session to compensate. Now you're fatigued, Thursday’s session suffers, Friday you're still carrying the fatigue.

One missed session has effectively cost you three.

𝟑. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Finish work.
Eat.
Sit on the sofa at 8pm.
Watch TV until 11pm.
Scroll your phone.
Go to bed.
Repeat.

That's not recovery.

And when you're already trying to balance a demanding career, family, training and everything else life throws at you, these patterns add up.

The frustrating part is that none of these decisions are bad, they’re completely understandable.

But they're also why you can spend another year:

→ Training consistently 'enough'
→ Riding more miles
→ Getting a little fitter
→ Maybe losing a few kilos
→ And still feeling like you're capable of so much more.

The problem isn't effort.

It's that your training, nutrition, recovery and life aren't working together.

You don't need to train harder.

You need to stop letting the demands of your life dictate the quality of your training.

Because the goal isn't to simply become fitter.

It's to become the version of you you know you're capable of becoming.

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