Author: Anaïs Frisano

Reading time: 5 min | Author: Michèle Creatine is one of the most extensively studied supplements in the sports world. It can be particularly helpful during short, intense bursts of exercise—which is exactly where strength training really counts: heavy sets, short rest periods, and those final reps. If you can squeeze out a little more performance during those moments, your …

Reading time: 5 min | Author: Anaïs Does this sound familiar? You work out regularly, feel stronger, sleep better, have more energy, and even those tight jeans fit better again. But the scale? It hasn’t budged. There’s absolutely nothing to reflect your success in numbers. That’s exactly what we’re looking at today: Weight alone says surprisingly little about how fit, …

Reading time: 5 min | Author: Silvia “Have you gained weight?” Ouch… that question hurts. Very few of us would proudly answer yes to that question. Not so Lindsey Vonn: the “Speed Queen,” whose Olympic dream was shattered after only 13 seconds of skiing due to an accident (SRF), deliberately gained weight for the Olympics. And she spoke openly about …

Reading time: 5 min | Author: Anaïs In January, motivation is high: New Year, New Me! By February, the momentum has often faded, and the die-hards on the training floor breathe a sigh of relief. It thins out again surprisingly quickly. I find February refreshingly honest: those who are serious have the necessary determination. Or simply put: who can make …

Some days at the gym, you lift weights like never before and feel invincible! Only to find that a week later, you can barely manage one repetition of the same exercise? These ups and downs in performance are frustrating and a reality for many women. It feels as if your own body is working against you. We explain how your hormones are pulling the strings in the background and how cycle-based training can help you.

Lange Zeit war Krafttraining eine ziemlich lineare Angelegenheit: Gewichte stemmen, Wiederholungen zählen, Proteinshakes trinken – fertig. Doch wer sich intensiver mit dem weiblichen Körper beschäftigt, merkt schnell: Da fehlt was. Genauer gesagt: Hormone. Und zwar nicht als störender Faktor, sondern als Trainingskompass, der zeigt, wann dein Körper wozu bereit ist.