Tabata intervals are popular. And just because something is popular doesn’t mean its smart and leads to actual results. Especially in the world of training. Over 99% of people in the training world that do ab work and crunches have no abs, the same counts for amount of people that[…]
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A 400m sprint is often called one of the best ways to loose fat. 400m sprinters are athletes with a very low body fat percentage which confirms this statement from a purely observational point of view. The high lactic acid production of a 400m sprint is often mentioned here as[…]
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Since 2018 is over, its time for a recap. Its been a very busy year again, seeing 40 to 60 clients every week, releasing 4 books and teaching on the road in Berlin, Munich, Hasselt, Brugge, London, Sao Paulo, Melbourne and Sydney. As in every year there were many new[…]
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With the release of „The YPSI Deadlift Manual“ here an overview over frequently asked questions about this ebook. You can order „The YPSI Deadlift Manual“ directly here If you have any questions that are not cover here, sent us a message here or comment below Can I do the programs[…]
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Rudolf Pflugfelder is a former Russian weightlifter who has won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a former Russian weightlifting coach who produced many Olympic Champions, World Champions and trained athletes that broke over 200 world records. When he started out weightlifting he was working in[…]
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At the airport in Sydney right now on the way back from a 10 day seminar tour through Australia with three seminars in Sydney and Melbourne. The Fitness scene and personal training industry in Australia have evolved to one of the most progressive in world in the last decade. After[…]
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Bulgarian Split Squat is a term that is often used for a rear-foot elevated Split Squat. This term originated when the Assistant Coach of the Bulgarian Weightlifting National Team Angel Spassov toured the US in the late 80s to speak on the training methods of the highly successful Bulgarian Weightlifting[…]
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Some of the craziest training stories there are, are about training legs. There is the one about Olympic Bronze Medalist in Shotput Dylan Armstrong squatting 300kg in the first leg workout after a 4 month lay off. There is the one about 8time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman deadlifting and squatting[…]
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I am a big proponent of the Lime-Salt-Water. Actually the first ever article I published back in 2009 was on this tip and since then it has taken off. I frequently see statements about it. And some make me wonder. Specifically about the Himalaya Salt as being overrated. As these[…]
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When considering strengthtraining and program design one of the most important distinctions to make is differentiating between a training program and a training system. And therefore a programs-based approach and systems-based approach. Program Design is often explained and taught by individual programs. Which is just an isolated view on one[…]
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