Health
6ix pack training
08-Sep-09 18:40 Filed in: Training
Everyone has dreamed about six pack when going on the beach. Hoping that had done a couple of more sets of sit-ups or skipped some beers. But how many of you have ever trained your stomach muscles? Be honest. If you answered yes, then repeat what Nalle Parmonen did.
It started in July 15th with 500 situps reaching total of 10k in two weeks. One day rest every week. Number of daily sit-ups and twists increased week after week. In the middle of August a long weekend, from Friday to Monday, counted 23k in total in four days. On average that’s almost 6000 per day. Then there was a business trip and a well deserved rest for two days. Next long weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, was a real killer with 35k situps and twists. Friday counted for 10k and Saturday for 12k. In total that’s 100k situps and twists in total in 40 days!!!
Take a challenge and beat that if you think you have stomach muscles. And remember to use 35 kg for situps and 40 kg for twists as seen in the photos. But be warned that it is not going to be easy and there is a great danger for injury if you are not in good fit. After 2 weeks Nalle is still recovering
It started in July 15th with 500 situps reaching total of 10k in two weeks. One day rest every week. Number of daily sit-ups and twists increased week after week. In the middle of August a long weekend, from Friday to Monday, counted 23k in total in four days. On average that’s almost 6000 per day. Then there was a business trip and a well deserved rest for two days. Next long weekend, from Thursday to Sunday, was a real killer with 35k situps and twists. Friday counted for 10k and Saturday for 12k. In total that’s 100k situps and twists in total in 40 days!!!
Take a challenge and beat that if you think you have stomach muscles. And remember to use 35 kg for situps and 40 kg for twists as seen in the photos. But be warned that it is not going to be easy and there is a great danger for injury if you are not in good fit. After 2 weeks Nalle is still recovering
How to loose fat
02-Mar-09 23:27 Filed in: Life
First ask your personal trainer or nutritional specialist to define your daily energy consumption level, then tune carbs level and follow screencast’s advices and examples. Buy a kitchen scale (0-1 kg) so that you know how much you are eating. Throw away or hide your body scale and use a tape measure to follow progress once a week or bi-weekly. And remember that the devil is in the details!
Goals achieved
12-Oct-08 23:22 Filed in: Life
Goal #1 (December 2004)
When joining to GoGo sports club in Tampere nearly 5 years ago Nalle set the goal to loose 20 kg of weight. Back then Nalle’s weight was 104-105 kg. As someone of you might recall it from Nalle’s (now discontinued) blog, it was not clearly set goal. Was the intention to loose 20 kg of weight or did it matter if it was fat, body liquids, and muscles. Naturally, the intention was to loose fat.
Achievement (fat -20 kg, weight -10 kg)
In April the weight was 94 kg. Quick math says that 104 kg minus 94 kg is 10 kg. Why is it then claimed that the goal was achieved? Well, actually 20 kg of fat disappeared and 10 kg in muscles was gained.
Goal #2 (April 2008)
So in April scale showed 94±0.5 kg and there was only six months to the World Masters 2008 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Something had to be done to improve squash game. Yes, you knew it. Loose weight. This time 10 kg of fat.
Achievement (fat -10 kg, weight -10 kg)
From the beginning of August the scale has been showing 84.5-85.5 kg and just few days before traveling to New Zealand the scale showed 84.1 kg. Same week body fat was measured to be 10.7%.
Before and After
Photos tell more than the words. Before and After photos. Thanks to Krister Koivula for providing a photo from the archives.
How did it happen?
Shortly said, first goal was achieved by reducing eating dramatically and increasing energy consumption (this was not so clever way). Second goal was achieved by following a dietary plan made by a specialist, Matti “Guru” Halonen (that was easier and much better way). The devil is in the details, which is worth an other blog entry.
When joining to GoGo sports club in Tampere nearly 5 years ago Nalle set the goal to loose 20 kg of weight. Back then Nalle’s weight was 104-105 kg. As someone of you might recall it from Nalle’s (now discontinued) blog, it was not clearly set goal. Was the intention to loose 20 kg of weight or did it matter if it was fat, body liquids, and muscles. Naturally, the intention was to loose fat.
Achievement (fat -20 kg, weight -10 kg)
In April the weight was 94 kg. Quick math says that 104 kg minus 94 kg is 10 kg. Why is it then claimed that the goal was achieved? Well, actually 20 kg of fat disappeared and 10 kg in muscles was gained.
Goal #2 (April 2008)
So in April scale showed 94±0.5 kg and there was only six months to the World Masters 2008 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Something had to be done to improve squash game. Yes, you knew it. Loose weight. This time 10 kg of fat.
Achievement (fat -10 kg, weight -10 kg)
From the beginning of August the scale has been showing 84.5-85.5 kg and just few days before traveling to New Zealand the scale showed 84.1 kg. Same week body fat was measured to be 10.7%.
Before and After
Photos tell more than the words. Before and After photos. Thanks to Krister Koivula for providing a photo from the archives.
How did it happen?
Shortly said, first goal was achieved by reducing eating dramatically and increasing energy consumption (this was not so clever way). Second goal was achieved by following a dietary plan made by a specialist, Matti “Guru” Halonen (that was easier and much better way). The devil is in the details, which is worth an other blog entry.