This much we’ve already established in the past: you need to find your why to get anywhere with your health and training goals. But, the why driving the motivation in itself isn’t enough to keep you going towards your goals when you get blindsided with life’s randomness.
You know, when you get elbow checked to the head and momentarily struggle to find the east. Continue reading
This is the monster article I mentioned a while back. I got inspired to write it after reading this 52 page research, Role of Inactivity in Chronic Diseases: Evolutionary Insight and Pathophysiological Mechanisms. A real page-turner. And heavily referenced in this article.
Here’s what to expect:
Part I is about the benefits of participating in frequent vigorous movement, beyond of the “to look good on Instagram”. Yes, for most people a part of training motivation is the vanity aspect. That’s cool. I am not above that. Honestly, it’s probably a bit weird if it’s not. Yet, if you are like me and motivated more than just owning a body you can rub in coconut oil, this is for you.
In the end of Part I I’ll cover how much of physical activity to aim for at minimum.
Part II dwells further into physical inactivity and how it relates to osteoporosis, cardiovascular health and mental health, among other nasty stuff. So if you want to know the specifics of why physical movement is the best thing ever, you’ll love Part II. In the same way you love Godfather Part II vs Part I. I mean, both are amazing. But in unique ways. Continue reading
“Hardcore” workouts are not the measurement for our toughness. In the end, despite how angry and serious we look or how much teeth grinding we do in the gym, it’s just training. Continue reading
“The health of the human body is ultimately dependent of the health and the habitat of the community” – Frank Forencich
I am currently reading, and inspired by Frank Forencich’s The Art is Long: Big Health and the New Warrior Activist
“I train so I can eat.”
This is something I often hear when people state their reasons for training. Everyone’s entitled to have their reasons but I don’t like this one. It’s a doomed thought process that easily leads into train more, eat less-, or train more, eat more – mentality. Continue reading
Let’s rewind first what 80% rule is all about and then apply it to everything.
We’ve already established that 80% rule works wonders for training. Something that I wrote about in here after being enlightened about it by Max Shank. It means that if you can do 12 reps on a given weight do 9, and so on. Always leave some in the tank. Continue reading
Would you like to do more chin ups? Would you like to have better results in less time? Maybe you would like to drive a convertible with your wind swept hair and waving your hand like you just don’t care? Me too.
Let’s start with chin up and work our way through to the convertible. Continue reading
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you probably know that I am a big proponent of two aspects of fitness:
We love hacks. The quick fixes, the shortcuts, the simple solutions that promise to solve our most complex issues. Most hacks give us a false sense of hope that we can skip the long road ahead. They lure us away from the actual work in hopes of an easier way. Continue reading
A major part of how you react to weight training comes down to the genetics that you were handed down by your parents. You could have two people following the exactly same training plan and getting different results. Even when all the variables of diet, rest, stress management, and whatnot, would be the same. The results vary even between siblings. Continue reading
