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Don’t even start before you have read this

May 21, 2017

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What is your motivation? No matter what your reason is, results, like many other things in life, don’t come without effort. For any goal, you have to be aware that it is not achieved simply by joining the local gym. Quite the opposite. Achieving goals is a lot of work.

Winter = No exercise?

December 28, 2016

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I prefer to work out outdoors, but even I have a finite resistance to nature. Here in the northern hemisphere, more specifically in central Europe, the temperature has dropped considerably over the last weeks. I don’t have a big problem with the cold, I just wear warmer clothes. But when

How muscle contraction works and why you fatigue

November 1, 2016

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You might be a person that really wants to dig deep into how things work. For me, this is not only true of sports, but of everything else, too. Knowing how a muscle contraction works on a microscopic level won’t get you in shape, but it will give you a

Light, fat-free and sugar-free claims irritate me!

September 29, 2016

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The food industry never tires of presenting us with health claims on their packaging that would convince even the most health-conscious amongst us. As you will see the terms “light”, “fat-free” and “sugar-reduced” don’t necessarily mean what you think they do. I’m opposed to the claims of the “healthier”, whatever-reduced

Vegan Burger (100% selfmade)

September 18, 2016

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For somebody who hasn’t had much contact with a kitchen in preparing food, cooking might be a sealed book. However, inexperience, laziness or the wrong idea of how hard it is to prepare a meal for oneself might be the only reasons that hold one back from trying. Giving cooking

Workout plans – train with structure

September 4, 2016

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People have asked for instructions on how to incorporate my exercises into a routine they could easily follow. I have come up with two different levels of workout plans, depending on which fitness level you are. The “rookie” workout focuses on the whole body in every workout, while “advanced” splits

A case for sleep

August 21, 2016

by Jens Hevike

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Tim Ferries has been my idol for a long time. I read two and a half books of his. What fascinates me the most about him is how he hacks apparently common methods of approaching certain tasks in a completely different way than the average person would. He is confident

Bodyweight Training – Starting out

August 7, 2016

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I’m not the only person that works out in Mannheim. We organize our training through Facebook and Whatsapp. Everybody is welcome to join. I met Matthias at one of those meetings back in 2014. He is one of the most dedicated people to sport and a well-balanced diet, in my proximity.

Basic leg workout

July 24, 2016

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The legs are an all-too-often overlooked muscle group. But certainly, you wouldn’t be reading this if you wanted me to tell you to skip leg day. Our legs aren’t only attached to our upper body to move us from A to B. They are part of a very complex apparatus of

The crap we eat – An assault on the Western Diet

July 8, 2016

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“A diet loosely defined as one high in saturated fats, red meats, ‘empty’ carbohydrates—junk food—and low in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, seafood, poultry. The Western diet has been linked to hypertension, heart disease, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, obesity,and colorectal cancer.“ Western diet. (n.d.) Segen’s Medical Dictionary. (2011). The definition says

Don’t even start before you have read this

Winter = No exercise?

How muscle contraction works and why you fatigue

Light, fat-free and sugar-free claims irritate me!

Vegan Burger (100% selfmade)

Workout plans – train with structure

A case for sleep

Bodyweight Training – Starting out

Basic leg workout

The crap we eat – An assault on the Western Diet

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