The Winter Training Apparel Playbook

Anyone who has walked into an unheated gym in December knows the sensation: chalk dust floating in frosty air, fingers stiff on the icy barbell, breath clouding dramatically in the dimly lit 6am haze. Your motivation is already negotiating terms.

The default response? Layer up. Thick hoodies, random old sweatshirts - whatever’s closest to the bed. Which works for standing still, but less so for box jumps. Training through the cooler months is less about grit and more about strategy. Traditional layering traps heat until you’re drenched, clings at the wrong moments, and while it might seem cosy to begin with, it’ll almost certainly demand a mid-workout strip-down to prevent overheating. It’s not training kit. It’s survival kit.

The smarter approach is not about waging war on the cold but working with your body. Temperature regulation, not temperature domination. That means lightweight layers that wick sweat before it sets like cement, fabrics that stretch and move without clinging, and coverage that adapts to intensity instead of collapsing under it.

The new Axon™ long sleeve exists in that space. It’s not bulk, It’s not compromise. It’s coverage that doesn’t suffocate. Sweat-wicking, breathable, and built to move - an intelligent layer that earns its place in your rotation.

Cold gyms and early mornings will never be pleasant. But discomfort is part of training’s charm. The least you can do is remove the unnecessary friction of bad kit.