Antrim captain Eoghan McCabe on the Tailteann Cup exit he still hasn’t processed, and we go through the return-to-play checklist that ends the guessing on osteitis pubis and groin pain.

Eoghan is honest that he hasn’t got his head around the loss yet, and just as honest that no single moment caused it. We get into leadership when you are not the loudest voice, why any more than three focus points is too many, and why punishment as exercise teaches athletes the wrong thing.

Then the part I get asked about most. When can I return to play?

There is no set date you can go back on I’m afraid. But there are metrics you have to hit.

What you’ll get:

• A county captain’s honest read on a season that ended badly

• Leadership that doesn’t depend on being loud

• Why under-fuelling works against injured athletes chasing leanness

• The return-to-play checklist for groin pain and osteitis pubis

• How to weigh up playing now against waiting another two weeks

Chapters:

(00:00) Welcome back, McCabe returns

(01:13) The defeat he hasn’t processed

(02:45) Leading without shouting

(05:47) Only three focus points

(08:50) Pattern recognition, practised

(10:39) Punishment as exercise

(15:14) The body composition mistake

(17:04) Under-fuelling and the leanness trap

(19:11) Off-season standards aren’t a switch

(25:52) The problem with Hyrox training

(30:25) Osteitis pubis and groin pain

(31:57) The return-to-play checklist

(35:37) Weighing up the risk of playing

(38:02) Three months versus fifteen months

(41:22) Croke Park and GAA’s media shift

(45:19) Personal branding

(54:07) What’s next

Guest: Eoghan McCabe, Antrim senior football captain.

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This episode is for general information and education, not medical advice. Always work with your own physio, doctor or coach before changing how you train or rehab an injury.

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