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. Everybody can and should walk more. … Continue reading The main benefit of walking
Heavy clouds over the World, but there is beauty to be seen and lessons to be learned. Once you get properly into working out you will get trapped in over-optimization. You will research hour after hour to find that extra little secret to the chiseled sixpack, the extra tenths on your 5 km run or … Continue reading Minimal Viable Workout
Sprinting is something we were born to do. It was a way to either obtain food or avoid becoming so. Most of us sprinted when we were kids, not because our parents signed us up for track and field but because it was part of playing. Growing older conditioned (pun intended) us to play less, … Continue reading Sprinting workouts for fitness
Once I was introduced to pre-workout drinks/supplements and felt their impact I was hooked. Not in the “addicted” sense of the word, but probably close to the denying alcoholic saying that of course I can train without it but why should I? Pre-workouts really do work – or at least some of them do. Some … Continue reading Training without pre-workout supplements
Losing weight is simple. Simple doesn’t equal easy. Simple if you subscribe to “calories in vs. calories out”. You eat a number of calories and you burn a number of calories for energy – if calories burned is larger than calories eaten, then you have weight loss – simple. It is just like your monthly … Continue reading Weight loss for high stress individuals
Having done intermittent fasting or IF as it is often shorted for probably close to 5 years I find myself quite capable of listing pros and cons and giving advice on whether it is a good idea or not. You could perhaps think that having followed it for 5 years I would recommend it to … Continue reading Why intermittent fasting isn’t for you
If you’re a beginner just starting or started with strength training, then rep-schemes should be the least of your concerns. Stick to 5x5. 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. … Continue reading Wave loading – a different rep-scheme for strength
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 … Continue reading Does foam rolling work? Mobility, warm-up and science.
This will by no means be a full description of block starts, that will be beyond the scope of this post, but I will instead focus on the first few steps you take out of the blocks as they are some of the most important steps and sets you up for the rest of the … Continue reading Sprinting – The art of the start – The first few steps
Preparing for a competition in most sports should be so simple, yet so many people get it wrong - even experienced athletes. This great quote says it all: You can’t win a competition in the last week of preparation - but you CAN lose it! People suddenly get worried that they haven’t done everything right, … Continue reading Competition preparation do’s and dont’s
