Built for your discipline
One platform. Every paddle sport.
Whether you sit, stand, or kneel, there is a plan shaped for how you paddle.
Personalised training plans for paddlers who want to race faster, train with purpose, and enjoy the sport more.
Most plans are generic. Paddle Smarter is built around your races, your availability, and your paddling discipline.
Every session targets the demands of your events, so each hour on the water counts toward race day.
Periodised programming brings your best form to the start line at the right moment.
Volume, intensity, and rest are tuned together so you stay healthy and improve consistently.
Busy week, travel, or injury? Update your settings and your plan adjusts with you.
Whether you sit, stand, or kneel, there is a plan shaped for how you paddle.
Starting out, chasing medals, or keeping sharp as a masters athlete. There is a plan for you.
Build confidence, technique, and aerobic base with a clear weekly structure.
Target race pace, sharpen technical efficiency, and peak for major regattas.
Train hard with smarter recovery and sustainable load progression.
Structured training phases that build toward your race calendar.
Clear session targets so you train at the right effort every time.
Duration, warm-up, work sets, and cool-down all mapped out.
Check your sessions on any device, wherever you are.
Profile & Plan Settings Four steps. No complicated setup. Your plan is ready the moment your profile is complete.
Create your account and choose your training focus.
Add your discipline, race calendar, and training availability.
Receive a personalised program built for your goals and timeline.
Update your settings any time if your races, health, or schedule change.
Built on high-performance paddling and coaching experience spanning Olympic competition and national-team coaching across multiple countries.
Martin Marinov is an Olympian, Olympic medallist, and elite canoe coach with nearly four decades in the sport. He has competed at the highest level and coached athletes to Olympic success.
Paddle Smarter distils that real-world, high-performance experience into practical plans that everyday paddlers can actually follow.
No fluff. Just smart training that fits real life.
"Martin has a brilliant eye for the technical connections needed to make you faster."
"A balanced mix of physiology, paddling knowledge, and individual flexibility."
"His programs had me paddling my best at the most important competitions."
Click "Start Free Plan", complete your profile with your discipline, race dates, and availability. Your personalised plan is generated from there.
Yes. There is always a free plan. Paid options may be offered for advanced features.
Yes. The training plan is mobile-friendly so you can check sessions anywhere, anytime.
Yes. You can update your plan settings at any time. If you are on a paid plan, you can downgrade or cancel according to the current billing policy.
No. It is designed for beginners, recreational athletes, and high-performance paddlers alike.
Take the guesswork out of your paddling and follow a plan built for your goals.