Welcome to the ”Outta Shape” blog
Great that you found your way to my blog. I am a 38-year-old father of four children who is well on his way to a better shape. In the blog, I’m writing about things mainly related to mobility and bodyweight training but also family life, barefoot running and intermittent fasting will be present often.
I’ve written this blog in Finnish for more than two years and now I’ll slowly start to translate those posts also in English. Also, every new article is coming in an English version. The reason I started to write this blog in the first place, was for my own motivation to overcome my bad conditioning. Over the years I had neglected my own well-being and got really out of shape. Now I’m not so out of shape anymore and this blog has evolved to be more than just my training diary. I’ve gained lots of knowledge in bodyweight- and mobility training and the view is not solely amateurish anymore.
Articles
Review of 30kg Weighted Vest from Thunder Fitness
Notice: The vest being tested in the article has been obtained for the writing of this article. That being said, I will still give my honest opinion about the product. Weighted Vest Fan I’m a big fan…
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Cooper test – Return to the Core of the Blog
A new dimension If you haven’t read the first article of the blog yet, I recommend reading it first. Now, the thing is, I feel at some level in the same situation as I was three and a half…
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Mental vacation
Man flu My training front has not been very glamorous lately. The hamstring/glute problem is still very annoyingly present, and as I wrote a couple of weeks ago, for this reason, switched my training regimen to more…
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Strength and endurance – New kind of training regimen for three months
Hamstring injury still bothering A few weeks ago, I wrote about the annoying hamstring injury. The situation hasn’t gotten much better, so quality mobility training has been impossible for the lower limbs. Because of this, I decided that I will…
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Exercise Bank – Jefferson Curl – Powerful movement for your back
A new article series I will start a new article series by going through different movements that I recommend you test and include in your own training. The first to get into the limelight is a movement called…
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Hamstring and elbow problems – Training on hold
Injuries As unfortunate as it is, injuries are part of physical training. Of course, their prevention is the primary goal, but injuries cannot always be avoided. I had a surprisingly long streak of injury free training. Actually, the whole…
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Back to the grind – What I’ve been up to?
Busy summer The summer holidays are over and it’s back to work. The rat race has started again with steady certainty and soon the summer will be just a memory. When I wrote the previous blog post…
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Happy Mayday
Glada Vappen! I’ve taken it easy today, so no blogging. It has been nice just to relax with good food and drink. The weather has also been absolutely gorgeous. I’ll be back next week with a new…
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Mobility Training – What is it?
Winds of change I have lately praised a lot in my blog for mobility training. Even so much that I am excited to host a Workshop on the subject in August this year. Especially because of this, I have…
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Why are we getting fat?
Interesting metabolism I have recently studied human metabolism from many angles because I think it is an extremely interesting topic. Metabolism as a whole is a broad concept, and the subject can be studied in great depth and…
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Mobility Training – Love and hate for Sidesplits
Special skill Side splits (aka. middle splits) is a skill I have been dreaming of doing for years. In its simplicity, it is insanely beautiful to watch and always tells a kind of story about its author. Every time…
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Joachim Hilderson Mobility Workshop in August 2022 in Seinäjoki Finland
First time in Finland For the finnish version of this blogpost, click here. It’s been half a year since I contacted Belgian mobility guru Joachim Hilderson with the aim of improving my mobility. He has been coaching me ever since…
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Emfit QS – Tracking Recovery Made Easy
Recovery The older you get, the more attention on the recovery is required. And of course, also a larger amount of training requires careful monitoring of recovery. I wrote earlier that I use HRV measurement (finnish only) as a tool for…
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Blood glucose monitoring (CGM) for non-diabetics – Is it useful? Why and how?
My Critical Review Glucose monitors (hereinafter CGM = Continuous glucose monitor) for “non-diabetics” are on the rise and are slowly starting to land in Finland as well. Is this just a new passing trend or can the indicators…
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Ups and Downs of Family Life – What is it like being a Father?
Baby news There have been many requests for family-related articles, so here you go. It’s been a while since the last one. Since there has been a lot of baby news in my immediate circle (and a…
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Totally Out of Shape – Jump from the bottom rock
Dry-summer squirrel Over the years, my condition has been degrading at an accelerating pace, and the only thing that has kept my physique even at an inadequate level is working. Sports in their various forms have always been…
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