Tag: Exercise
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The main benefit of walking
Walking is the one thing that we should all do more of. We can discuss optimal training programs for elite athletes, weight loss for overweight individuals or conditioning for people doing endurance sport. But the one thing that should be common denominator across all is more focus on walking.
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Strength training the ultimate supplement for entrepreneurs
There are many views on how you should live and prioritize your life as an entrepreneur. Some find the only way is to dedicate 25 hours of your day towards your company or goal. If you aren’t working all hours of the day, then maybe your competitors are and they are getting ahead. Eating, sleeping,…
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Wave loading – a different rep-scheme for strength
If you’re a beginner just starting or started with strength training, then rep-schemes should be the least of your concerns. Stick to 5×5. Universally across most domains this just works best. Get good at the specific movements and get strong! Your progress will be way faster and way more unpredictable than any rep-scheme could predict.…
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Does foam rolling work? Mobility, warm-up and science.
There has been a lot of different opinions when it comes to foam rolling. Some people swear by it while others says it is a total waste of time and highlights the foam-roller as the most over-hyped accessory in the fitness industry. But now finally there has been some scientific research that looked into the…
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“Nailing” perfect sprint technique; high knee, quick recovery and toes up with one simple tip
I absolutely do not consider myself an expert on sprinting as it, at least by track & field terms, is not something I have done my entire life. But what I do consider myself quite an expert on is biomechanics and applying well researched concepts to actual sports specific training. And with the title of…
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Best bodyweight exercises for abs
Oh the famous abs… So many hopeful aspirees, so many teachers and so few victorious in their quest. What I’ll share of course is the easy, no work all magic pill that transforms your sexy curvy stomach into a flat, tight 6-pack. You’ll only have to work once a year for 3 seconds, so that…
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Downsides of bodyweight routines: back muscles
I originally planned to write a single post on some of the downsides of bodyweight routines, but as I started collecting notes and writing I realised that it was probably better to write individual posts, each focusing on areas where bodyweight routines seems to be inferior or at least needs some attention to compete with…
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Minimum effective dose in training
If you are a professional athlete that lives of your training, this article is not for you. If you on the other hand have a lot of things going in your life but still prioritize your training, then this sure is for you. Minimum effective dose is an expression primarily used in medicine. It’s kind…
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Alternative exercise instead of muscle-up
I somewhere, came across someone searching for an alternative to the muscle up. At first I thought it would be rather silly to look for something that replaces this fine movement, but the more I thought about it, I actually liked the idea of writing an article about it, since breaking movements down, often gives…
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Starting with basic bodyweight isolation movements
This is third part of a series of posts about going from bodybuilding/barbell training to bodyweight/gymnastics(BG), the first part is here and second part here. So how do you attack the bodyweight/gymnastics movements? What is a good way to start? And probably even more important, are there any bad ways to start, that you may…
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