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3 Dinge, die ich 2018 gelernt habe

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2018 ist es vorbei. Es ist Zeit für eine Zusammenfassung. Es war wieder ein sehr arbeitsreiches Jahr, mit 40 bis 60 Konsultationen pro Woche, 4 neuen Büchern und Seminaren von Berlin, München, Hasselt, Brügge und London bis Sao Paulo, Melbourne und Sydney. Wie in jedem Jahr habe ich eine ganze[…]

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  • Functional Hypertrophy is King . . Hypertrophy is the increase in muscle size. Most view this only from the perspective of bodybuilding which getting the muscle bigger for the purpose of being bigger. Getting stronger is irrlevant for a bodybuilder from a direct perspective as on a bodybuilding stage, on a beach and in front of mirror (almost) nobody asks about how much one can lift. Its just about the size and shape of a muscle . . Still, Strength matters. And this where Functional Hypertrophy bridges the gap between Hypertoprhy and Strength. Not just for athletes. Also for the majority that won’t build much muscle by just getting a pump using some light weights. Functional Hypertophy is what they need . . Functional Hypertrophy means the increase in muscle size and strength. Its hypertophy that has a function - hence Functional Hypertrophy That means one get as strong as one looks. As function dictates structure, gaining Functional Hypertrophy has indirect effect on the visual. Just look at weightlifters and powerlifters in the weight classes below heavyweight were the body fat level is often lower so the muscular development is more visibile. It shows in freaky muscular development while primarily training for strength only in these two sports . . Functional Hypertrophy is an in between pure strength and pure hypertrophy. And its functional. For basicially everyone that trains. Not just athletes like Timo Stein. He started working with me in December 2016. His first goal was to get bigger and stronger for Ju Jutsu. The main goal we set for him from a strength & conditioning perspective was to increase his functional hypertrophy. His bodyweight went from 72kg to 82kg and with an obvious reduction in bodyfat, that means he actually gained over 12kg of leanmass. While getting a lot stronger. Bigger and stronger. That is Functional Hypertrophy . . After 14 years of competing in Ju Jutsu, being on the German National Team and winning many tournaments he is currently in the transition to MMA and just started training at the @planeteatermma gym. Transfering the Functional Hypertrophy onto the new mats...
  • Education 2.0 . . I have been a personaltrainer since 2007, been lecturing since 2010, and been teaching YPSI Seminars since 2012. That is 7 years of YPSI Education. In that time the YPSI has become one of World's leading providers of education for personaltraining, strengthtraining and nutrition. And I have been teaching all over the world in over 26 countries. Lecturing to thousands a of trainers and students from over 75 countries. And its been a great time teaching and traveling. And its been great having so many trainers from all over the world travel to the YPSI in Stuttgart to learn . . Since many things run in 7 year cycles, its time for a change . . Teaching live, answering questions, going deeper into one topic, providing analogies and stories to illustrate key points, coaching workouts to teach real life experience and interacting with so many attendants in person is a key to optimal learning. Still, it is not the most contemporary option . . So we need to adjust to the current time. And that is going to be a second layer of education below the live events and seminars. Which is going to be the YPSI Online Education Platform. This platform will substitute none of the live events, which I will continue to teach at the YPSI and worldwide at about the same volume of events as I have been over the last years. This platform will supplement these live events. The platform will provide additional information, special considerations talks and foundational information on anatomy, physiology, functional nutrition, program design and many more topics providing another layer of premier education to fitness profressionals . . After having this in mind for over two years, doing extensive research on the options and modalities I have finally found a way to create the YPSI Online Education Platform to deliver that content, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in the world, straight to your computer, tablet, smartphone and tv. . . More details and previews soon…
  • Simple, but not easy . . Every transformation is: #simplebutnoteasy. The basics are simple. Which puts the spotlight on one important factor: mastering the basics. As Bruce Lee said: "I don’t fear the man that has practiced 1000 kicks, I fear the man that has practiced one kick 1000 times" . . Every #transformation consists of three basic pillars: . . One, progressive training. No matter what training you do, it has to be progressive, otherwise your body won’t adapt. Thats why you don’t see transformations built by aerobics and spinning classes or by going for a run or just showing in the gym a couple times a week. All these options can lead to transformations if structured properly. That structure and progression is missing in more than 99% of the cases. What you need is structure to make training progressive. And by progressive I definitely mean measured progress. Simple, but not easy . . Two, eat good food. The more good food you will eat, the less crap you consume. Thats a statistical and empirical fact. Eat regularly. Eat protein. Eat plants. Eat the carbs you deserve. Eat some healthy fats. Eat amounts based on your specific goal. And choose good foods. Training stimulates progress. Food facilitates progress. Simple, but not easy . . Third, optimize recovery. There are many ways to do that. The most efficient based on scientific and empirical evidence is cleary: Get enough good sleep. Go to bed before 11. Sleep through the night. Wake up by yourself energized. Simple, but not easy . . Tobias #bodytransformation fits this quote perfectly. He lost more than 40kg of fat and more than 20% bodyfat in 16 months. How? By constantly finding and implementing solutions to foster progress. While working 7 days a week having 3 restaurants and rarely going to bed before 3 in the morning. How? He trained as progressive as he could, ate the best amount of good food he could get and optimized his recovery where he could. . . Want to get an outstanding transformation like Tobias? Just do what he did. Simple, but not easy
  • The Deadlift . . Deadlift refers to the lifting of dead weight, thats a weight with no momentum, such as a barbell lying on the ground. It is one of the most original and common exercises done in strengthtraining. . . The inability to bend and straighten under load is one of the most commonly loaded movement patterns we know, and the deadlift is often the solution to that very problem. . . The motto is: Pick something heavy up, and put it back down. . . Teaching someone proper deadlift technique with a 60kg barbell is easy. Maintaining proper technique under circa-maximal load is a great challenge. Which everyone has witness in gyms all over the world and on youtube. The reason why the technique breaks down is because there are two components of proper exercises technique. . . First, the knowledge on how to properly execute the exercise. Second, the ability to execute the exercise properly. . . Knowledge can be taught. Ability has to be developed. This is why learning the deadlift is less about being taught the proper technique and more about creating strength in the right places to maintain proper posture and execute the deadlift with great technique . . Today is the release of „The YPSI Deadlift Manual“ a compendium on the deadlift, highlighting its many benefits and variations and supplying a practical approach to get the most out of your own training at the same time including three 6 Phase Training Programs for the beginner, intermediate and advanced. To order and for more info, link in bio
  • Progression over Perfection . . This is one of the most important principles of any form of coaching and progression. There is no such thing as perfection. I have worked with clients in all scenarios, 7 digit income, excellent genetics, minimal social responsibility, completely free schedule, and any other scenario thats often an excuse to not be commited, compliant and not achieve the aspired goal . . I don’t have time and money, there is family obligations, poor genetics and sometimes just a bad day. Yes, thats normal. I have never had a client training under perfection conditions. And it has never been my goal to find that client. . . Perfection is an illusion Progression is the solution . . If you can hang off a chin-up bar for 5 seconds before your grip gives out and in 3 months from now you can do one full chinup, that is progress. And thats what I look for with every single client. Yes, a guy like @push_luethcke does a chinup at 115kg bodyweight with 65kg added on a weight belt. Thats great. Yet, I remember him struggling with chinups at 88kg bodyweight when he started working with me in fall of 2010. . . His #transformation picture above is a 30-week progress. He dropped 4,6% bodyfat and gained 13,6kg leanmass in this time. With his bodyweight moving from 88kg to 101kg. He went from looking like he is an athletic 14 years old to a powerful 20 year old within that half a year. . . And he is still pushing it, training constantly, setting and re-setting new training goals for the last 8 years. He had to stop playing in the U18 #Rugby Nationalteam after moving to the US to study, then qualified for the #sprint team of his university, then moved over to #bobsled with a move back to germany. Along the way he had two non-training related shoulder dislocations, a hamstring strain, a surgery to clean out his meniscus, while living abroad, eating on a student budget, and earning best grades in his masters degree in aeronautical science. . . His path was far from perfect, he just consistently overcame hurdles, set new goals, adjusted goals, and kept pushing. So be like Frederick and focus on progression over perfection... #simplebutnoteasy
  • Every business model has an expiry date . . One of the main points I have been making for years in regards to the personaltraining business is that every trainer needs to find a business model that works for him and his target group at a given time . . When I opened the YPSI in 2010 - see picture - there were no PT Gyms in Germany that had Dumbells, Bars and Plates. Over the last decade opening a #Personaltraining #Gym and giving one on one PT session has becoming a trend. A trend I am very happy about and enjoy to see. Yet, opening a PT Gym and giving one on one sessions is not a business model thats gonna work for every trainer. And technically, its not supposed to work for every #trainer . . Find what works for you at a given time is crucial to not only become a successfull yet also a happy trainer. It might be one on one PT for you, it might be online coaching, it might be group training, it might be bootcamps, it might be home sessions, it might be consulting work or it might be some model that noone is doing right now . . When I opened the YPSI it grew to me doing 55 to 60 PT sessions per week within months.  The next step was hiring trainers to take on more clients. And then I started to push the Before’n’After Program our consulting service in 2012. Which then evolved over a few years to myself doing almost exclusivly the consulting work and 3 trainers doing all the PT sessions at the YPSI.  We also offered group training for a 3 year span that worked well and then was eliminated due to the high demand in personal training. And of course the education part of the business has been developed every year since its start in 2012. . . And in the last year I went a step further and even reduced the PT sessions to less then 10h per week with a full focus on consulting and other projects. . . #Business evolves. Business models evolve. It is crucial for every trainer to find what works for one at a given time for a given target group. Don’t get stuck with one idea. Re-assess and re-adjust constantly. As the only constant is change. And finding the right model for yourself is the foundation of becoming a successful and happy #Personaltrainer.