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This blog is somewhere to sort out my thoughts on coaching and training. As I, back in 2006 had Sweden's first blog on CrossFit Training, I might as well have the last as well (despite this one not being much on CrossFit).
I work across various duties around the world of sport and training: I was the national coach for the Swedish functional fitness federation, I coach (CrossFit, weightlifting and cycling amongst other sports), and work as an educator for Eleiko teaching functional training, Olympic lifting, and program design. I also opened Sweden's first CrossFit affiliate in 2009.
If you would like to get a solid overview of who I am and how I approach coaching, here are the foundational starting points:
Why "another blog about coaching"?
An explanation of why practical case studies and qualitative exploration matter just as much as textbook statistics.
A Case for the case study
> Well, it may be all right in practice, but it will never work in theory
Training is Not a Linear Adaptation to Stress
Biological systems do not adapt like simple machines. The Phase Shifting series explores order, chaos, and exercise classification.
More is more, but not necessarily better
> he said, âI warn you: fly a middle course.
Phase shifting pt 1 - Order and chaos
Mechanistic models constituted the first major scientific discourse and paved the way for the future development of science. With the core ideas being the Ne...
Phase shifting pt 2 - The fog of war
Letâs use my own cycling sprint training as an example of how phase-shifts can look like in performance: In January 2019 I had almost given up trying to reco...
Phase shifting pt 3 - Excercise classification
One other thing from Bondarchuk I have been inspired by is his exercise classification because it resonates well with the idea of the systems proÂduced throu...
"As Simple as Possible, but Not Simpler"
How sprinters and coaches can avoid getting stuck in either "that does not matter" or the over-optimization paralysis trap.
More speed, less haste
> âScience gives direction to the forward movement; while art causes the actual progression. Thus a false activity of science inevitably causes a correspond...
Education for Grown-Ups: Pedagogy & Accountability
"Teaching is even more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn. The real teacher, in fact, lets nothing else be learned than learning." — Martin Heidegger
Real-World Case Studies: Problem Solving in the Gym
Advice on implementing complementary training with clear problem descriptions and concrete interventions.
Strong legs makes their own path pt 1 - Does it really take two to tango?
> A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
Strong legs makes their own path pt 2 - Finding your balance
> âThe aim of physical preparation is to go beyond the level of motor ability that can be achieved by the sole practice of the chosen abilityâ
These boots are made for walking pt 1
> "The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are."
These boots are made for walking pt 2
> Got to hurry, got to hurry, I don't believe you worry