Healthy habits – Incidental exercise

May 27, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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We ‘should’ be more physically active, but ‘unhealthy’ behaviors – the comforts of the modern world – are just so ingrained in our lives that they can be hard to change. As I see it, getting off your  a** is the biggest problem. Often it is not the sports in

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Healthy habits – the repeating diet

May 17, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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As I mentioned before what we eat plays a much bigger role in maintaining weight than exercising. That’s why we tackle the matter of a better diet before we actually start to become more physically active – although that doesn’t mean we can’t already start moving, of course! 🙂 In

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Core Exercises

April 15, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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The “only real” reason for a well-trained abdomen is to support overall body stability, which makes it necessary for a straight posture. A flat belly is not the right motivation, as I have explained before. Since every muscle has its antagonist, it is essential to work out the lower back

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Body types – Why your chassis matters!

March 31, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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“Tired of being fat and ugly? Just be ugly!”  – gym billboard. There is a lot of truth to this ad. You can’t do much about certain aspects of your body – most are set in stone by your genes. Others, however, can be changed to a certain degree. Regardless

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Misconception: Women, you got it all wrong!

March 5, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Men, you are not off any better, though! The misconception/s below are based on what I’ve heard from friends. They are really hard to get over. This is my attempt to get you over them and to do the right thing instead. Misconception #1: Working your abs will let you lose

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Being more massive

February 22, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Over a period of about eight weeks, I gained around about seven kilograms of weight. I was curious to see how hard it would be. Now I know. Eating 500 kcal or more in addition to my normal basal metabolic rate was not an easy task. Sometimes I really had

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Upper Body (Chest / Triceps)

February 14, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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Almost four years ago I quit going to the gym and started working out with nothing other than my own body weight. The exercises I use are really basic, not super innovative, but very effective. For some more advanced exercises you can find aid in household items like chairs and

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Weight Gain

January 8, 2016
by Jens Hevike
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I’ve never weighed more than a hundred kilograms. Reason enough to give it a try to reach that mark. This post seeks to introduce what diet means to me in general and how the challenge will work. In later posts I want to explore the different exercises that I do

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