Bout Ready
Medical disclaimer
In an emergency, call 999 (or your local emergency number). Don't wait for the app.
A coach, not a clinician
Bout Ready plans and adjusts strength and conditioning training. It does not diagnose, treat or clear anyone medically, and it is not a substitute for a doctor, physiotherapist or other qualified professional. Its safety features, including the health questions, pain rules, head-contact checks, concussion pathway and red-flag cards, are there to make training more cautious and to point you to help. They can't detect every problem.
Before you start
Check with a doctor before starting or stepping up training if you have symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness or unusual breathlessness, a heart, lung or metabolic condition, high blood pressure, are pregnant, are coming back from injury or illness, or are unsure whether hard training is safe for you. A questionnaire can't rule out heart conditions. For young competitive fighters, an ECG-based screen is the real check.
Head knocks and concussion
If you think you might be concussed, stop and don't go back to training or sparring the same day. See a healthcare professional or call NHS 111 within 24 hours. The concussion pathway in the app follows the UK grassroots concussion guidance (2023), but a licensing body's medical suspension, or a clinician's advice, always comes first. Neck training does not prevent concussion or knockouts.
Pain and injury
New or unexplained pain, pain at night, numbness, tingling, weakness, or a joint that locks or gives way need a professional to look at them. The app will steer training away from a sore area, but that is not treatment.
Weight
Bout Ready gives no weight-cutting advice. Never train in sweat suits or extra layers to lose weight.
The research
The coaching rules are checked against published sports-science research, but research has limits. Most combat-sport studies are on men and on amateurs, and evidence changes over time. Results vary from person to person.
Your responsibility
You train at your own risk and decide what's right for your body on the day. If something in the app doesn't feel right for you, don't do it, and ask a professional.