Get This Firefighter Fit

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
So this is me... not trying to find any more shortcuts. Just dedicated to kicking my ass into shape!
And if I happen to make friends, learn something and even pass on some knowledge (I wish) along the way, then that's just a huge fat bonus!

I am an exercise freak, giant foodie, Swedish firefighter - and this blog will reflect my quest to become a lean (not so) mean firefighting machine by the use of traditional firefighter excercise, Visual Impact training and a bunch of other fun, butt kicking workouts! I´ll probably end up posting whatever makes me motivated, happy, confused, and so on... I hope you enjoy it, and wish me luck!!

Ps. Pizza is NOT a vegetable!

Jun2

nutriblog asked: Post a close-up picture of your tattoo! (please!)

Absolutely! I’ll post that within a day or two.. :)

When I was writing my last post, I couldn’t help but to take a peak at my “starting photo”… It’s been about 9 months I think (minus 4 months due to my shoulder injury).. Even though I have a long way to go, I still feel really good when I see this! I can’t even wear those pants anymore, cause they fall off.. This also makes me realize that the scale is overrated. I actually weigh about the same in these photos, but I feel like I look very different.. And it’s kinda fun to see my tattoo progress in the photos… Very happy with the end result :) Happy about the progress, and motivated to keep working hard!

When I was writing my last post, I couldn’t help but to take a peak at my “starting photo”… It’s been about 9 months I think (minus 4 months due to my shoulder injury)..

Even though I have a long way to go, I still feel really good when I see this! I can’t even wear those pants anymore, cause they fall off.. This also makes me realize that the scale is overrated. I actually weigh about the same in these photos, but I feel like I look very different..

And it’s kinda fun to see my tattoo progress in the photos… Very happy with the end result :)

Happy about the progress, and motivated to keep working hard!

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Pre Summer Slim Down!! In order to keep track of the progress I’m planning to make, I took one of those dreaded self pics and measured and weighed myself.. Makes me feel both vulnerable and like a douche at the same time, but I’m just gonna suck it up and do it! So, these are my starting numbers: Weight - 187,3 lbs Waist - 85 cm Chest - 110 cm Arms - 40 cm I’m planning to shed some weight, hopefully I’ll be around 180 when this is done.. And while doing so I’m also gonna lose some mass.. Hopefully I’ve arranged my workouts so I’ll lose it in all the right places ;) Here we go!

Pre Summer Slim Down!!

In order to keep track of the progress I’m planning to make, I took one of those dreaded self pics and measured and weighed myself.. Makes me feel both vulnerable and like a douche at the same time, but I’m just gonna suck it up and do it!

So, these are my starting numbers:

  • Weight - 187,3 lbs
  • Waist - 85 cm
  • Chest - 110 cm
  • Arms - 40 cm

I’m planning to shed some weight, hopefully I’ll be around 180 when this is done.. And while doing so I’m also gonna lose some mass.. Hopefully I’ve arranged my workouts so I’ll lose it in all the right places ;)

Here we go!

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Jun1

My “Mini circuits”, as promised! How I do it is that I do one circuit at a time, with no rest in between the exercises.. And about 60-90 seconds of rest between sets. So exercise 1,2,3 without rest - then 60-90 sec rest… then go at it again! Don’t know if that’s clear or not, but you’re more than welcome to ask if there are any questions! This is one out of three workouts I do, and I’ll be posting the other two soon! I’ve done it twice already and I have to say, it’s brutal! But seriously fun ;) I have to apologize for the quality of the photo, but it didn’t work when I tried to paste it - so I just took a photo of my computer screen.. Really curious to hear what you guys think.. Hit me :)

My “Mini circuits”, as promised!

How I do it is that I do one circuit at a time, with no rest in between the exercises.. And about 60-90 seconds of rest between sets. So exercise 1,2,3 without rest - then 60-90 sec rest… then go at it again!

Don’t know if that’s clear or not, but you’re more than welcome to ask if there are any questions!

This is one out of three workouts I do, and I’ll be posting the other two soon! I’ve done it twice already and I have to say, it’s brutal! But seriously fun ;)

I have to apologize for the quality of the photo, but it didn’t work when I tried to paste it - so I just took a photo of my computer screen..

Really curious to hear what you guys think.. Hit me :)

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Don’t worry, I’m not gonna start posting everything I eat! But just a little update on my new summer slim down plan… Had a tasty, healthy lunch: two hard boiled eggs with some pepper and a piece of whole grain bread with some Dijon, salsa, avocado with lime juice and a tomato with a tad of salt & pepper! Then I watched an episode of iron chef… Big mistake! Made me sooo hungry. So I made myself a delicious snack: an apple with peanut butter and some cinnamon! Good bye “little pouch to keep the extra cookies in”!!

Don’t worry, I’m not gonna start posting everything I eat!

But just a little update on my new summer slim down plan… Had a tasty, healthy lunch: two hard boiled eggs with some pepper and a piece of whole grain bread with some Dijon, salsa, avocado with lime juice and a tomato with a tad of salt & pepper!

Then I watched an episode of iron chef… Big mistake! Made me sooo hungry. So I made myself a delicious snack: an apple with peanut butter and some cinnamon!

Good bye “little pouch to keep the extra cookies in”!!

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Summer slim down plan!

Now, I’m gonna get to the “how”, but I thought I’d start with the “why”…

I never advise people to go on temporary diets, but mine just happens to be a healthy one, and will actually leave my body happier than before…. or that’s the plan anyway!

I’ve been making steady, slow, healthy progress the last couple of months. But I’ve been wanting to take it to the next level, and after focusing a bit on bulking up on muscle, I thought I’d change my focus to burning fat and trying to get lean muscle definition.. Sounds good in theory, but I want to do it for real!

So, my plan is not to starve myself.. nor is it to hate doing this! I want to do this and feel good, healthy and strong! I’m making some twists to both my diet and my workout that will help me get this done..

Some basic guidelines:


Eat more of

  • whole grain
  • fruits
  • vegetables
  • spinach & other leafy greens
  • nuts
  • lentils
  • beans
  • quinoa
  • peas
  • chick peas
  • flax seeds
  • frozen veggies

Cut back on

  • “bad” carbs
  • sugar (especially refined)
  • salt
  • meat
  • dairy
  • alcohol

Absolutely no

  • white flour
  • transfats
  • cheese
  • lunch meat
  • E’s

Dinner suggestions

  • Whole grain vegan pizza
  • bean burgers
  • taco salads
  • broccoli pasta
  • zucchini lasagna
  • pea soup
  • broccoli/potato soup
  • carrot soup
  • chili
  • veggie platter
  • roasted root vegetables
  • guacamole

Okay, so that’s pretty much my plan for the coming month, or at least for a month anyway.. We’ll just take it from there!

I probably forgot a couple of things, but as I said - they’re just basic guidelines.. And I’m gonna follow them.. Not try to follow, I AM going to follow…

Next up is my workout plan…

Wish me luck!

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