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You'll often hear that weight loss has to be slow and steady to be sustainable and this is really triggering me. The notion that fast fat loss is bad is a myth and not evidence based at all! There is plenty of research showing great success with aggressive diets and no worse long term outcomes than more traditional, slow approaches.

Body fat percentages - people are obsessed about body fat percentages, probably because they seem so accurate. However, we CAN'T actually measure body fat!

What an awesome slide from the MNU lecture on fat loss! Many people think that more aggressive fat loss diets are more difficult to follow, have greater drop-out rates and lead to more weight regain afterwards.

Fasting and health - there has been a lot of research showing improvement in health markers when fasting, which led many people to the conclusion that fasting is the way to go for better health.

Being capable of cooking a generous cut of beef saves you a lot of time. Fifteen minutes of work and then four hours in the oven and you're going to feast on it for days. Make sure you choose the right cut for this, ideally you talk to your butcher. Choose something with a decent fat marbling. I love the "Schulterscherzl", a part of the shoulder with a collagenous vein running right through the middle, giving lots of flavor, succulence and holding the meat together when carving. I've roasted it in an anchovy, garlic, onion, tomato sauce, covered with a heavy lid, at 150C. Perfection 👌

That soft glow of property roasted veggies. When the natural sugars of vegetables caramelize, good things are happening 👌

Red beets and coconut yogurt - a combination we had at NOPI in London and I personally would never have thought of. That's one of the reasons I like eating at really good restaurants, you can learn a lot if you pay a little attention. Originally combined with rhubarb for a little extra punch. I used a little balsamic vinegar for a similar effect. Just a great side to have in your repertoire, especially as you can precooked beets, which makes this really fast and easy to prepare. Give it a try!

I love to change an improvise on classic recipes like this ossobuco. A rarity to find at a supermarket, but I got lucky. A cut of meat many don't even know exists, yet a guarantee to tender meat an big flavor. I wasn't in the mood to cook a proper side, so I just upped the usual veggies and added a tin of fat, white beans. BTW, my secret ingredient is a generous tablespoon of miso paste for that extra oomph. If you have Parmesan at home, throw its rind into the sauce, it gives that extra Italian vibe.

Don't you ever dare to believe anything you read on mainstream media regarding fitness/nutrition! This is the cover of an American magazine. They promise a diet that lets you lose about 40kg in about 80 days, so 0,5kg per day. This doesn't seem insane, but it is! Why? Well, buckle up, I'll run the numbers for you:

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Gamechanger:

Your brain is always trying to simplify the complexity of everything surrounding you.

Back in the game with an easy recipe (or rather a meal inspiration) which I love to prepare when I have busy times at work. The original recipe is by my dear friend Alexa, our inofficial recipe tester 😅

Last intensity technique: pre-exhaustion. @bearystrongstefan programmed it for my hams (leg curls) before deadlifts. I am now able to target them way better.

Still headache-ing but feeling good enough to deliver you one more training technique.

I am glad to present you one more intensity technique which is not well known but definitely worth trying especially if you are working on technique for strength development.

After 7 weeks, it's time for a deload.

Two sides of me.

Myo Reps are a rather new technique by Børge Fargeli similar to Drop Sets and Rest Pause Training. I did experiment a lot with it and I like it, especially in vacation when I don't want to train too often. Of course it has its limitations but it's definitely worth a try!

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