ESS Stack
Offseason Performance Stack
The offseason is where the gap opens up between athletes. These are the tools — film study, supplementation, nutrition, mental performance, and recovery — that serious athletes use to show up in a different place than where they left off.
Hudl
The standard for film study, highlight tape, and coach recruiting.
Jack’s Take
“Non-negotiable for anyone serious about getting to the next level. Coaches recruit from Hudl. If your film isn't organized and accessible, you're making their job harder and your odds worse.”
Momentous Creatine
Pharmaceutical-grade creatine monohydrate — the most studied performance supplement.
Jack’s Take
“5g a day, every day. Creatine is the most well-researched performance supplement on the market and also one of the cheapest. The offseason is when you build the foundation.”
AG1 (Athletic Greens)
Daily nutritional foundation — vitamins, minerals, probiotics in one scoop.
Jack’s Take
“When your diet isn't where it needs to be during training, AG1 covers your nutritional baseline. One scoop in the morning is a lot better than trying to fix it with 12 separate supplements.”
Hyperice Venom 2
Heat + vibration therapy for warm-up, recovery, and muscle prep.
Jack’s Take
“Especially useful during cold-weather training windows. Heat and vibration together accelerates warm-up and helps recovery between training sessions when volume is high.”
BetterHelp
Online therapy for the mental side of performance — and the identity work athletes skip.
Jack’s Take
“The offseason is when you do the mental work that shows up in how you play. Identity, pressure, performance anxiety — this is the stuff the EAOS workbook covers, and BetterHelp is where you go deeper.”
Audible
Books on business, mindset, leadership, and performance — for the commute and the gym.
Jack’s Take
“Offseason is when you build the mental edge. I use Audible for everything from business to mindset to biography. The athletes who show up smarter in the fall are the ones who did the reading in the summer.”
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