The pandemic hit us hard, in most aspects of life. Everyone has their opinion on the current state of affairs and guess what - so do I. Instead of addressing the topic directly, though, let me offer an analogy that will most probably demonstrate why my opinion isn't worth hearing anyway.  Unfortunately, the martial arts … My opinion on opinions… weiterlesen

If you know me, you probably know that I'm a big believer in continuing education. As a matter of fact, I consider it a tragedy that coaches and trainers in my country (or most countries for that matter) are not obligated to pursue in CE. I'm not going into a rant here, though. For me, … A new chapter weiterlesen

Brown Belt On Friday I was promoted to #lutalivre #faixamarrom (aka brown belt) by mestre @boban_bobby_bozic and @lutalivre1989 . It's an honor and a pleasure to be part of the @kaigym_vienna team. I thank all the wonderful people who made this step possible.

Over this weekend I had the honor of presenting at the Hypertrophy Optimization - theory and practice conference in Poznan, after Dr. Brad Schoenfeld summarized the state of the art in hypertrophy research. The topic of my talk was "Minimal Equipment Personal Training for Women". Here's the gist of it: Understand gender differences. Women are … Hypertrophy Optimization – theory and practice weiterlesen

So some people are still hesitant about visiting the gym. Fair enough. The thing is, a complete session can be constructed with minimal equipment. On friday, my total body strength session went like this: Vertical upper body pulling: pull ups. Just find some kind of bar, in a pinch a thick branch of a tree … Exercise in a flash: Suspension Training Edition, Vol 1 weiterlesen