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What is creatine?
The best way to learn, often is to teach. If you want to figure out just how thoroughly you know a subject – try explaining it to someone else. I was actually going to write a post about creatine and coffee, but after reading through a lot of studies I took a step back and…
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Eat, fast and live longer – a Michael Mosley documentary
Eat, Fast and Live Longer – Horizon from Steve Hartman on Vimeo. I watched this documentary, close to it being released and stumbled upon it again today. Actually had a note somewhere, that I should share it on my blog along with some comments. As I have been following a form of intermittent fasting, for…
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Standing for sleep, faces for mood and self-experimentation
If you want to skip through this piece quickly, read the parts that are bold and then determine whether you want to read the entirety of this or the article I discuss. The link to the article is in the bottom. As probably a lot of you do, I find myself reading through a lot…
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Intensity Build Up Running (IBUR)
When it comes to fat loss, it is no secret that I am a big fan of HIIT. I want the biggest effect, crammed into the least amount of time. Doing an hour worth of cardio on a treadmill, crosstrainer, or anything similar is way too boring for me. It may yield some good results…
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Healthy 10 min. recipe part 1 – Chicken, cauliflower, avocado
I have now, for some time, wanted to get back to writing posts for my blog. But every time I thought about it, I sat some high goals for writing an exceptional piece, about one of the larger topics I have on my very large list, of potential topics. This just made the task of…
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Visualize yourself owning the workout
Do you enter your gym with the mindset of having to just get through your workout, in order to get the hell out of there again? Do you feel like you just have to have been there, in order to fulfill your promises to yourself? Then welcome to mediocrity. It is better than staying at…
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Focus on one thing at a time
When I returned from my month of traveling in Myanmar, I found myself having lost quite some muscle and weight. I had brought my gymnastic rings, had been working out rather regularly, with bodyweight, which in the past had been adequate on vacations, to somewhat keep my physical condition. But this time, I think one…
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Headspace guided meditation
Ever thought about meditating? You will most likely, have seen your share of headlines, articles and clips, describing the benefits of meditation. You may even have thought about trying. But getting started isn’t that easy. There are quite a few guided meditation courses available, but the quality usually aren’t that good. Most of them kind…
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Neil Gaiman – one of the best commencement speeches?
I always thought Steve Jobs commencement speech was one of the best of its kind. Every time I hear it, it inspires me and makes me think about how I spend my time. I won’t say that Neil Gaimans commencement speech, is better than Steve Jobs’, but in my opinion it is up there,…
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Best HIIT workout?
So what is the best HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout? Is there a thing as the universal best – of course not. ‘Best’ will always be in the context of the person and his or her individual goals. But even with this in mind, I will still give you what in my opinion could…