Mindfulness can reduce exhaustion from lack of enough sleep – Short Tao

Sleep is important and unfortunately for many different reasons, at times, we aren’t getting enough. Maybe you just got your first baby and have sleepless nights, or it’s a broken relationship that keeps you awake. Or you’re a busy entrepreneur who’s working hard to get things up and running. Either way, sleep or rather the lack of it impacts our health negatively. One of the things that can be done to reduce exhaustion, besides more sleep, is a regular mindfulness practice. Continue Reading…

Recap of 1st week back powerlifting – PBS #3

Here we are with episode 3 of Project Big Stefan. In this episode of PBS I’ll share with you my current diet progress and how I am doing on my powerlifting training. At the end I share my a few of my lifts with you too and of one of them I am especially proud of. It’s a 75kg Olympic style front squat for 4 reps. It took me a long time to get the mobility for it and Continue Reading…

6 weeks of hypertrophy training – Project Big Stefan – PBS #2

Here we go with #2 of Project Big Stefan. I’ll share with you my current progress of 6 weeks of hypertrophy training and what’s to come. Hypertrophy Training I discuss what kind of program I used during these 6 weeks (MI40 Foundation) and give my honest feedback of it. Once that is done and some coffee sipping took place, continue with what planed the upcoming weeks. Hypertrophy 101 In case you aren’t sure what hypertrophy training is all about. Continue Reading…

Project Big Stefan – Let’s do this – PBS #1

OK, let’s recap: 2018 was an interesting year for me. The first half of the year, I focused on getting stronger, eating more and also gaining some weight. This was not a problematic weight gain, I still looked rather lean, just a little bit of fluff around the torso, especially those love-handles men usually carry around. Back then I gained weight with around 2800 calories a day and 4 workout sessions a week. By the second half of the Continue Reading…

Body Recomposition and Reverse Diet

In this article, I’ll share my personal body recomposition diet, with insights into dieting and how I fared on my reverse diet. Dieting is simple on the surface but once you start a weight loss journey, which for most people is actually a fat loss or body recomposition adventure, you’ll realize that’s simple doesn’t mean easy. The simple part about dieting is your caloric balance. In order to lose weight, you have to be in a deficit. That’s it. Continue Reading…