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Defeat your ego and conquer quality

Building muscle is about technique, not blunt force. This remark appears contra-intuitive for people who have never taken up gym training. However, once they have become permanent inhabitants in this world of pain – sorry, I meant in this joyous and beautiful world of gym training – they will also have learned to appreciate the truth of this statement. If you want a chiselled and aesthetically pleasing physique, you will have to master all the different techniques that the va
Defeat your ego and conquer quality

The bonus benefits of intense high volume training

Training low volume at the gym can be a great way to good results, both when it comes to building muscle mass and developing strength. A progressive approach where one makes sure to regularly increase the weights will, over time, build strong and qualitative muscle. If you are an ardent reader of fitness articles you will occasionally be told that it is enough to go as low as 3 gym sessions a week, all kept at less than 20 sets each. There is truth to this. It is possible to
The bonus benefits of intense high volume training

How weight training will strengthen you for life outside of the gym

Gym training is the best kind of workout you can spend time on in order to get in shape. There is no other sport or activity that match the benefits of resistance training where you are using weights and your own bodyweight. Besides the obvious ones there are also bonus benefits in the form of self-knowledge and body awareness. All this should be reason enough for most to want to start lifting weights if they are not already addicted to the iron game. But there is more. Body
How weight training will strengthen you for life outside of the gym

Defeat your ego and conquer quality

Building muscle is about technique, not blunt force. This remark appears contra-intuitive for people who have never taken up gym training. However, once they have become permanent inhabitants in this world of pain – sorry, I meant in this joyous and beautiful world of gym training – they will also have learned to appreciate the truth of this statement. If you want a chiselled and aesthetically pleasing physique, you will have to master all the different techniques that the va
Defeat your ego and conquer quality

A seldom mentioned benefit of weight training

A seldom mentioned benefit of weight training is that it allows you to get to know your own body. A person that spends a few hours every week at the gym will soon develop an ability to feel both one's resources and one's limitations. Someone in pursuit of a strong and chiselled body will get to be in tune with oneself. This is a benefit that comes in hand in many different situations in life. An example is when you find yourself fighting a cold. You will know when to hold bac
A seldom mentioned benefit of weight training

3 tips that can immediately improve your performance in all exercises

3 tips that can immediately improve your performance in all exercises Sometimes it is well worth remembering the basics. Zooming out in order to take a good look at one’s recent habits can result in immediate improvements. Read through the tips listed below – and the next time you’re at the gym make sure to apply them consciously during all exercises that you perform. Don’t be afraid to overdo it – on the contrary, make sure to exaggerate in order to really feel the power tha
3 tips that can immediately improve your performance in all exercises

A 20 reps experiment

I have been lifting weights for many years. I have gone through thousands of workout sessions. I have tried many different approaches and pursued many different goals. But I’m still able to surprise myself – and to surprise my muscles. I’m not fully learned. And the fact is, in the iron game, one is never fully learned. If one tells oneself so, that only means one has gotten stale in one’s attitude. Gym training offers endless possibilities, endless variation and never ending
A 20 reps experiment

Eat like a lion and become your own leader

Eat like a lion and become your own leader Serge Nubret was a bodybuilder that competed with Arnold Schwarzenegger during the sport’s golden era, the 70s. He remained physically impressive throughout his whole life. In the world of bodybuilding he was noted for always going his own way. He didn’t subscribe to other people’s methods or workout programs. In the gym he went for extremely high volume, seldom aiming for anything less than 12 reps per set. He liked to spend several
Eat like a lion and become your own leader

Hard to go easy

9/9-2015 In a recent post (31/8) I said I was going to spend the next few weeks working out in accordance with the following guidelines: 1. Low volume. No more than 10 sets per muscle group in one session – and no more than 6 reps in any set. 2. Finishing each set far from failure. 3. Most often only two different exercises per muscle group in one workout session. This is an approach that is significantly easier and much lower in volume than my usual routine. However, yesterd
Hard to go easy

7 principles that ensures results in the gym

NEW ARTICLE PUBLISHED TODAY! In this article I list and elaborate on what I consider to be the most important principles to follow if you are pursuing advanced goals at the gym. Take this article to heart and then live accordingly – and the results will surely come. The article is named 7 principles that ensures results in the gym and you can find it here: #TrainingPhilosophy #MotivationInspiration
7 principles that ensures results in the gym

9 irresistible reasons to lift weights

NEW ARTICLE PUBLISHED TODAY! Today I published a new article. It is named 9 reasons to lift weights. In it I list and elaborate on 9 great reasons to keep going to the gym – or to start doing it immediately if you are not already enthralled by the magic of the iron. You find the article here: #MotivationInspiration
9 irresistible reasons to lift weights
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Copy of Great and underused exercises, part 2

Copy of Bench pressing Hollywood style

Copy of Bench pressing Hollywood style

Defeat your ego and conquer quality

Defeat your ego and conquer quality

The energy building workout

The energy building workout

The minimalistic save workout , part 2

The minimalistic save workout , part 2

Pecs and Cardio Monday

Pecs and Cardio Monday

Nutrition when in pursue of a chiselled body

Nutrition when in pursue of a chiselled body

The benefits of targeting one single muscle group

The benefits of targeting one single muscle group

The bonus benefits of intense high volume training

The bonus benefits of intense high volume training

Bench pressing Hollywood style

Bench pressing Hollywood style

The reason I always go back to high volume training

The reason I always go back to high volume training

The perfect back workout

The perfect back workout

How weight training will strengthen you for life outside of the gym

How weight training will strengthen you for life outside of the gym

A protein drink in the style of the golden era

A protein drink in the style of the golden era

Summer abs: starting out early by doing 3 simple things

Summer abs: starting out early by doing 3 simple things

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