My name is Yannick Hallas and I’m from Austria.
I’m 27, 175cm (5’9”), 82kg (180lbs), approx. 21 percent body fat.
My training background
Until my early twenties, I played soccer five times a week. When I quit, I turned to running as my main form of exercise.
Nevertheless, I was weak and skinny fat. As massive as my soccer legs were, as pitiful was my upper body. Visually I used to be the exact opposite of a leg day skipping gym bro—with substantially more fat.
One year ago, at the age of twenty-six, I discovered Pavel and StrongFirst and fell in love with strength training. I hopped on Simple & Sinister and reached the Timeless Simple standard within six months. Due to shiny object syndrome, I suspended my S&S practice. As Dan John says: “It worked so well, I stopped doing it”. Instead, I switched to barbell-focussed training without adhering to a specific plan. As you might have guessed, my progress stalled.
My training nowadays
I’m back on S&S and dedicated to reach the Timeless Simple standard once again. I supplement my S&S sessions with some bodyweight exercises. Occasionally, I practice other kettlebell moves like the clean and the press.
Outside of strength training, I run multiple times a week and play soccer twice a week. Soccer is intense, so glycolysis can’t be avoided. Therefore, I train aerobically during my strength and running sessions.
My goals
1. Reach the Timeless Simple standard
2. Cut down to ten percent body fat
3. Get SFG-certified
4. Run a sub-1:25 half-marathon
After this long preamble, let’s get to the training log:
Thursday, July 28, 2022
I’m currently on holiday and can afford to dedicate more time to training.
Simple & Sinister
Warm-up as prescribed
One-arm swings: 6x10 with 24kg, 4x10 with 28kg
Turkish get-ups: 1x1 with 24kg, 4x1 with 32kg
Single kettlebell complex: Clean, squat, thruster
One set every thirty seconds for a total of twenty sets (ten per side)
Various forms of carries
Farmer’s walk, waiter’s walk, rack carries
Sets of three or four pull-ups throughout the session
I’m 27, 175cm (5’9”), 82kg (180lbs), approx. 21 percent body fat.
My training background
Until my early twenties, I played soccer five times a week. When I quit, I turned to running as my main form of exercise.
Nevertheless, I was weak and skinny fat. As massive as my soccer legs were, as pitiful was my upper body. Visually I used to be the exact opposite of a leg day skipping gym bro—with substantially more fat.
One year ago, at the age of twenty-six, I discovered Pavel and StrongFirst and fell in love with strength training. I hopped on Simple & Sinister and reached the Timeless Simple standard within six months. Due to shiny object syndrome, I suspended my S&S practice. As Dan John says: “It worked so well, I stopped doing it”. Instead, I switched to barbell-focussed training without adhering to a specific plan. As you might have guessed, my progress stalled.
My training nowadays
I’m back on S&S and dedicated to reach the Timeless Simple standard once again. I supplement my S&S sessions with some bodyweight exercises. Occasionally, I practice other kettlebell moves like the clean and the press.
Outside of strength training, I run multiple times a week and play soccer twice a week. Soccer is intense, so glycolysis can’t be avoided. Therefore, I train aerobically during my strength and running sessions.
My goals
1. Reach the Timeless Simple standard
2. Cut down to ten percent body fat
3. Get SFG-certified
4. Run a sub-1:25 half-marathon
After this long preamble, let’s get to the training log:
Thursday, July 28, 2022
I’m currently on holiday and can afford to dedicate more time to training.
Simple & Sinister
Warm-up as prescribed
One-arm swings: 6x10 with 24kg, 4x10 with 28kg
Turkish get-ups: 1x1 with 24kg, 4x1 with 32kg
Single kettlebell complex: Clean, squat, thruster
One set every thirty seconds for a total of twenty sets (ten per side)
Various forms of carries
Farmer’s walk, waiter’s walk, rack carries
Sets of three or four pull-ups throughout the session