Category: pureTRAINING


Just said POP….

My shoulder/scapula that is… And not during sparring, not even during a hardcore gym session. I was doing; yoga….

Hmm…. Memmo to self; don’t be competitive when you know U suck! I was pulling, bending, twisting and turning in 40′c heat. OFCOURSE I tried to do shit I can’t, and my shoulder said; ”I HATE YOU, AND I DON’T WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE!!”

Well, the scapula is not where it should be, but a good physiotherapist and some TAPE should fix it untill saturday…

Well, I guess U can’t be a warrior and have no battle wounds??? heheheheheheh…….

 

Or, atleast plan to preform!!

Been pushing quite hard the last months (my body that is). And now it’s just a week to go before the Nike BLAST, and it’s time to finalize the puzzle…

GOAL: Be in better shape (flexibility, strenght, explosive) than ever before. So I can rock BODYCOMBAT, pureTRAINING and Nike GET FIT at the BLAST.

Did I do it? Yes… Strength and explosive is way up! However, doing a lot of prepping for Nike Training for Runners and doing that ED. I noticed a trade off between being explosive and being flexible. It’s REALLY hard to be both at the same time. The more Bikram Yoga and martial arts I do, the more flexible I get, but also lose some plyometric power (explosiveness).

Right now, im more explosive than flexible… But a week of rest and yoga might change that!

So what now? this last 5 days will look like this:

Monday (BODYPUMP and stretch)

Tuesday (Massage, and Bikram)

Wednesday (2xBC and stretch, will try to sub my BP class away)

Thursday (Rest)

Friday (Rest)

Saturday (THE NIKE BLAST)

Sunday (THE NIKE BLAST)

What do you think about this week? Do I need to TRAIN more?? :)

When is it TOO much?

Got a good question yesterday at a photoshoot, and it kind of got me thinking…

Question was; HOW MUCH DO YOU TRAIN REALLY??

And then I started thinking about it… it’s ALOT!!  Between 14 and 20 hours/week I guess. Depending on what I focus at, goals etc… And that is WAY to much! (for some people) but NOT for me.

I have done sports since I could walk, lifting since I was 15 and doing Group Fitness since 16. And alvays been training HOURS and HOURS every week. Sometimes to much, and if you get over trained you FEEL IT! If you are a person with decent awarenes of your body, you can tell if you are doing to much training, and need to take  a few days off. I feel it straight away if Im not getting enough sleep, or is cheating with food. Then I can’t train as much or as intense.

A good example of this way in NYC the past summer, I trained probably 25+ hours week in and week out. BUT, I did not work. I could just eat, speep and train, and do other FUN stuff!!

When Im stressed at work, traveling to much, sleeping bad, I can get over trained on just 3-5 h/week… Strange how the body works…

In the last week of prepping for the Nike BLAST now. And will this time rest the days before, take time off and sleep. WHY? cuz I want to be able to be at my MAX for all my classes!

C U guys there!

Was really thinking about this yesterday, and it still occupies my brain a bit…

I have a routine before I teach, and it looks different in different classes and different occasions. But still, I have and will always have a routine to do, a way of making me feel in the ”zone” for that specific class.

Here is tw0 examples:

BODYCOMBAT class at the gym:

I will have a HUGE coffe on the way to the gym. U will see me there at least 45min before, with my ipod and full gear. Probably doing some shadowboxing in the studio or if I have to, in the gym. Then I will do some stretching, and some light dynamic work. During this time, I will drink at least half a liter of water. Then Im ready!

BODYPUMP convention class or Quarterly ed:

At the venue no later than 60-90 min before (want to hook at the sound, lights, material etc) gear up and set everything up that I need before. If it’s a BIG convention and people set up everything before. I need to walk around, looking and talking with the participants, i guess I want to know who is there. I will do a light warmup for legs and lower back about 20 min before. The strange thing is that I don’t drink any coffee before normally. That is only part of my ”gym teaching” routine. Cuz I have learnt that it’s WAY EASY to cramp up, when U have massive lights and lots of adrenaline in your body. So caffeine, nope…

Well, been doing this since 2004 and maybe my routines have changed a BIT. But they look pretty much as my routine I had before my first classes in the gym as a seventeen year old boy… hahahah, LOOONG time ago!!

If you are in Fitness Festivalen this weekend, observe my routines. Im not kidding u!

LAZY intructor…..

I guess i have almost used up all my BITCH points soon, but I still have a few left to use for later! ;)

Since Im not currently teaching, I have the luxury of taking classes instead. However, I have learned that Im a LAZY AZZ when I take class! Or my body just decides to be lazy when I take class…

I find this MOST irritating… This morning for example, I took a BODYPUMP class. Great class BTW, but my legs was shaking fronm the squat track all the way to the shouldertrack.. My chest weight was less then my little sister would use, and I can’t even tell you my bicep weight….

Howcome? Guess it’s part adrenaline and maybe a part ”can’s show people Im weak” when Im on stage, but off stage IM LAZY!!! Strange, cuz in the GYM im not, only when I take class….

Guess I got to HARDEN UP!!

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Lazy Ass

Time to BLAST off!

2011 will start with a BAAANG for sure!

First, we have the Nike BLAST in Stockholm 29-30 january. The year can´t start in a better way that THAT! You will have the worlds best presenters for two days teaching amazing classes!

I will teach three classes, hope to see you guys there!

BODYCOMBAT with joseph and Jericho from the US. Prepare for a WAR in this one, it will go off!

pureTRAINING nothing fancy, nothing strange, just PURE HARDCORE TRAINING! are you tough enough for it?

NTC Get Fit! Nikes new training training club class.

Besides those, I have inside info that the opening class with THIS little lady in the BIG room will be off the chain! Im gonna take it, and so will you I hope…

Wanna TRAIN?

TRAIN this!

Will teach pureTRAINING and pureCYCLING at a few of the bigger events in the Nordic countries the upcoming spring. That will kick ass! (yours to if you choose to take it..) Will post you a few clips of the classes when I have time to film it!

Also got the schedule for the Educaions I will do for Nike with Nike Training Club -Training for runners during the spring. So if yo are in Sweden, Finland or Denmark BEWARE! It´s gonna be an exclusive class for SATS just at Nike Dynamic Training was last year…

With the Les Mills initial trainings and quarterlies and other conventions around Europe. I think we have a packed an AMAZING spring coming… Not TO packed, just a good balance between work and personal life…

Ohh, also might have a new fun sponsor…. NOOOO i would NEVER EVEN EVER go from Nike, that would be like going from dating a supermodel to dating my grandma…. But this company deals with other things! And maybe help me get back into shape!

PEACE

me, myself and I!

Helsinki by day, and by night…..

Zzzzzzzz………

Totally slept in today, been traveling WAY to much and doing management lectures back to back the last week and a half. So I earned that this morning! However, my body decided to WAKE UP at 7am anyway… Totally sure that it’s the lack of training the last week, that really messes with my sleep and food intake…

Well, gonna train today. TRX session in the hotel gym and then find a few classes to do tonite. Probably at Esport Fitness since they have our classes and I know a few instructors there…

Well, gonna do some damage to Helsinki by day right now. Take a walk in the cold and rainy weather!

Then Im gonna plan and try my pureTRAINING class (HIIT, Strenght and MMA all miged into ONE insane workout) U gotta try that one when It’s done and tested… Did the HIIT part of it at a class in NYC and people were looking awfully PALE after those 15min’s!

Gonna need a ”test group” in stockholm in december and january to try the class a few times… If you want to do it, just let me know!

now, GET OUT OF BED u lazy ASS!

that would be me……


You have all seen it…. The ”tubby” trainer, and is still tubby although she/he is doing 5,6,7 or MORE classes a week! How can this be, training cardio that often and still be in worse shape than many participants?

For me as an instructor this was a mystery when I started teaching… Why did I not get more results? Im TRAINING MY ASS OF HERE!!!

I have written about this before at Fitness Magazines blog, but after getting back to sweden, I decided to write about it again. Cuz way to many instructors around the world are training to much, and don’t get any results and have no clue why!

Charles Poliquin and colleagues have identified The Chunky Aerobic Instructor Syndrome. Poliquin found that aerobics instructors quickly adapted to the workload of teaching classes, often performing three hours of exercise a day. Despite the fact that this is the equivalent training level of a professional athlete, the instructors still maintained disproportionately high body fat levels.  How do you break out of this and start getting results?

Well, Charles believe that You should implement a serious strength program, and stop doing or teaching so many cardio based classes. So, start eating more MEAT (or protein) more healty FAT, and get those weights off the ground!

I think It would be mandatory to do some kind of strength program if you are a professional instructor, you will FEEL better and stronger, INJURY yourself LESS and LOOK better in front of your participants, and be more credible in our role as instructors…

Do you walk the talk????

Cuz NOT ALL aerobic instructors are tubby, one of the best (and a dear friend) is THIS GUY and he is RIPPED, and still an awesome aerobic and step presenter. My favorite by far!

Inspiration……

Gonna present an INSANE class during 2011, and is already prepping it. Watch out for that one, will keep you posted about when and where!

Was thinking about something like this, whatya think??

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