Hey guys! I hope you are all doing well. Today I want to talk to you about one of my favorite warm up and cardio exercises: Rope skipping. All you need for that is a rope. That’s it. A rope.
Why is it so useful?
Rope skipping trains strength endurance, because the bouncing in place is very intense. It also promotes the coordination of different muscle groups than those you would use while running, for example. In addition to that, rope skipping supports the interconnectedness of the two hemispheres of the brain. As soon as a movement goes beyond the centre of the body, like crossing the arms in front of the body, the two halves of the brain have to communicate. It strengthens your skeleton as well and protects you from injuries. Enough good reasons? Let’s go!
How to do it correctly
First, adjust the length of the rope a little bit higher than your hips. Then start with normal rope skips. Be sure to use both legs, one time under per jump.
When you are comfortable with that, start a bit of a variation, for example only use one leg while jumping.
Again, when you feel comfortable, switch to changing legs per jump.
Of course you can always increase the intensity, if you want, You can do that by skipping. Simply pull up your knees while changing legs.
If you are a more advanced ropeskipper, try doing a double under, by draggy the rope two times under per jump. This requires advanced coordination and also increases the intensity a lot.
You are even more advanced? Great! Try implementing side swings in you ropeskipping routine. Here the interconnectedness of your brain comes into play. While doing normal rope jumps, swing the rope alternately on each side of your body. Then try to come back to normal rope jumps. It’s not as easy as it looks.
Speaking of easy, why not do cross swings? While doing normal jumps, cross the rope with your arms. This requires a big deal of coordination and strengthens your arms as well. But be careful not to get tangled up.
You mastered the previous exercises with ease? Or … you mastered them? Very good, now try forward and backward jumps. One leg always stays up front, while the other stays back. Now jump back and forth between the two.
Almost done! The last exercise is the scissors jump. It is quite similar to the forward and backwards jumps, but instead of jumping back and forth between them, we are using both legs, only switching their positions. So with each jump, the other leg gets to be up front.
Nice, you did it! I hope you had fun with that exercise, I certainly did. You can’t get enough of my workouts? Just go to my YouTube-Channel, for each muscle group there is a fitting workout.
Hey guys, welcome back! Today I want to talk about a very important asset to a man’s face: the beard.
When I was younger, I dreamed of having a real „man-beard“. Well, I am slowly getting there. Now I want to show you how I shave it, so it looks like a proper beard.
Before shaving
It is very important to let your facial hair grow for some time, even i fit looks horrible. To get the best out of it, you have to have something to work with. I try to work with one centimeter, that takes me about two weeks to grow.
Rough shave
I use a beard trimmer with millimeter adjustments, so I can be very precise. I always start with 5 millimeters and do a rough shave against the beard line. I start at the middle and do the sides after that (I go up until the middle of my ear, but you can change that up). Try to stretch your face a little bitt o reach every part of your face, otherwise some tiny hairs may be overlooked. The moustache comes last. Here I adjust the trimmer to 4 or 3,5 millimeters.
If you have parts of your beard that are darker than the others, trim it a bit shorter, so it looks like it is the same length.
Details
After doing a rough shave, you have two options for the details: 1. Use a dry, electrical one blade 2. Use a wet shaver I normally start with the dry blade and do the lines of my beard, later I clean everything up with the wet shaver.
To do the bottom lines on your throat properly, put one finger right where the chin ends and the throat begins. This is where you want to have your line. From there you go tot he sides and up to get a clean cut just along the transition of your chin to throat.
Some people (like me) don’t have that much facial hair on the sides. So I try to shave everything above the visible hair and create an intentional line that way. I basically draw a beard into my face. 😀
After that clean everything out with shaving cream and the wet shaver. Remember: Always cut up to down, otherwise you might destry your skin.
Aftercare
When you are done, wash the remaining cream off with water and dry your face with a towel. Don’t rub it in, but rather dab and press it against your skin. That way it is much more skin friendly.
Having done that, it is time to use after shave cream. I don’t really use proper after shave with alcohol in it, but natural products with aloe vera inside. Again, don’t rub it in, but rather to little dabs.
And after that, you are done! I hope I could help you with your beard routine and some of you will walk around with a massive beard shortly. 😀
Hey guys! Aso you know, I have uploaded and several workouts for you to try out and insert into your daily routine. Many of you guys tagged me in your own workout videos. I love to see you guys putting in the work and I am happy that I can help you with that.
Now I wanted you to do a special challenge with me: The plank challenge. Yes, I know, many people absolutely hate that exercise. 😀 But there is no better way to strengthen your body centre, especially your back and abs.
How to take part
I have recorded a video of me doing the plank challenge, you can find that below and on my YouTube Channel @fabianxarnold! If you want to participate and challenge me, simply record a video of you doing the challenge with me and tag it with the hashtag #challengefabian ! Do you have, what it takes, to keep up with me? 😉
This challenge will go for one week. During this week I will repost the best challengers!
I am very curious to find out, who will step up. Actually, I can’t wait! If you want to see more workouts, visit my YouTube channel @fabianxarnold. There you will find a burning abs video as well.
As some of you have seen I uploaded a NEW WORKOUT Video including 10 min of the best SIXPACK-EXERCICES. Everyone of us wants to be in shape for summer so go for it and train with me!
10 min Sixpack Workout for at home without any equipment. Additional to my other workout videos I added this perfect abs workout to train your Sixpack Muscles without any breaks.
Do this workout in combination with my other Sixpack Workout on my Youtube Channel to switch up your training!
If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I will upload more YouTube videos in the near future, so it makes sense to subscribe to my YouTube account and for daily news follow my Instagram Account.
Down here you will find the Link for the ultimative 10min SIXPACK WORKOUT! HAVE FUN!!!
10 min Beginner Rope Skipping Workout – Fat Burn – for at home without any equipment.
Additional to my other workout videos I added this workout as a kind of warm up workout before your main workout. Also it works as a simple Fat Burn Workout for beginners as well as pros. Simple exercises and full body sweat. Afterwards you can add the Sixpack Video or also the Pull-/ or Push-Workout.
WHAT ELSE IS IMPORTANT?
Beside just working out the food routine is almost more important than the workouts. On my fitness blog you will find more about my food routine. Always stay fit and eat healthy food.
Also its very important to stay consistent with your workouts. Consistency is the key for your success. Motivational thoughts on my Self-education Blog.
HOW TO CREATE A WORKOUT PLAN?
I have created a Youtube Video and Blogpost about that topic already! Go and check it out HERE.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I will upload more YouTube videos in the near future, so it makes sense to subscribe to my YouTube account and for daily news follow my Instagram Account.
Have fun – more informations about my workouts, fitness and food routine on my blog: https://fabianxarnold.com/fitness
On my channel you will find videos about modeling, men’s fashion and style, men’s hair, health, fitness, overall lifestyle, and of course, my personal life. Don’t forget to subscribe and make sure to hit that like button if you enjoyed the video! Fabian
Hey guys, I hope you are all doing well! As you know, I have shared a few of my workouts on YouTube (and there will be even more in die future 😉). But today I wanted to talk to you about how to structure those workouts properly. You cannot simply do one session everyday and expect to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger afterwards. 😀 Also, because of the pandemic, it is extra hard to find a fitting workout routine. That’s why I will try and show you how I structure my Workout Plan.
I will go through six simple questions and try to find ways to answer them. At the end of those you hopefully can structure your own fitness routine! While doing that, I will use my own workouts as an example.
Question 1: How many times per week should I work out?
This is the most important question in the beginning. To answer it, you have to be clear about your goals: Do you want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Do you just want to be active and more healthy? Or do you simply want to have something to balance out your everyday life? Those goals determine the number of workouts.
I recommend something between three and six times per week. With less than three workouts a week, it is hard to get a routine going, doing seven workouts a week will probably overwork you.
In the example I use, we will do five workouts, so you have two days of rest.
Question 2: How long should I work out each time?
My recommendation here is between 45 minutes and two hours. But be sure to not only do one kind of workout, but rather combine them (more on that later). I recommend to do 45 minutes to an hour on five days a week, instead of doing two hours only three times a week. As I’ve said before, your mind gets into a routine. That is what we want to achieve.
So, for our example we well use an one hour workout five times a week.
Question 3: What different types of workouts are there?
Of course not every training session should be the same. Different type of workouts strain different kind of muscle groups. I like to divide the different types into three boxes. You can find the different sessions on my YouTube Channel:
Box 1 – Warm Up
Rope Skipping
10 min Full Body
10 min Stretching
In the next steps we will get into them and put them together!
Question 4: Warm Up – What? How? When?
The Warm Up is very important in every workout. It gets your heart going and reduces the risk of an injury. Use five to ten minutes on that. You should do it before EVERY workout! Also you can switch it up here. A Warm Up can be a 10 minute fat burn (look on my YT Channel for that 😉) as well as rope skipping – it just has to be something to put your heart rate up and get you sweating.
Question 5: When should I train Abs?
Yeah, we all want to have a sixpack, don’t we? But we cannot train for it every day. We have to give those muscles some rest after a big session, so they can recover. Luckily, you can train abs more often than other muscle groups. I have found that, once you get really into it, they recover a lot better than the big muscle groups. So I recommend abs training every two workout days. I always do them before my Main Workouts. It helps me stay motivated! But be sure that the first few days your abs will burn. A lot.
Question 6: How do I integrate the Main Workouts?
We are almost done! Now we have five days to fill up the plan with our main exercises. For me, there are four different exercises to differentiate:
Push Workout (Chest, Shoulders, Triceps)
Pull Workout (Back, Neck, Biceps, Back Shoulder, Lower Back)
Leg Workout (thighs and calves)
Cardio (Running, Swimming, Bicycle etc.)
So, we have those four main groups. We can change them up however we please. On one day for example we can train push and pull together, or we can train push and legs together, or push and cardio … you get the idea. 😀
The way I do it is splitting them. Because I workout six times a week, I do one exercise each day. Monday push, Tuesday pull, Thursday legs and so on. But for someone who is just starting, it may be right to combine different workouts.
So, after adding your main exercises, the plan looks something like this:
As you can probably see, we now do the push training two times a week. Because there are five days, but only four main exercises, it allows us to have a base (Warm Up and Abs) and switch the main exercises one day up. That way no training week is the same!
So, that’s the workout plan! I hope it wasn’t too confusing and I was able to help some of you. 😊 If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below! Also check out my Youtube Channel for all of my workouts, and there are even more on the way!
Hey guys, I hope you are all doing fine! Today I want to tell you about how my career as a model started. I learned so much since the beginning and I hope you can take away something from it, too.
2015
The Beginning
It all started six years ago – in 2015. I was 19 years old at the time, visiting a fitness fair called fibo. Maybe you have heard of it. I was walking around as a visitor, looking at different things, talking to people, when a photographer approached me. He said that I’d look interesting (because that’s what you want to hear, right? You look „interesting“ :D). He said that he wanted to take pictures of me. He gave me his little card and off he went.
I was really stunned by that. It was the first time anyone ever told me, I could be a model. And, to be honest, I thought he was lying. 😀 But that meeting sparked a fire in me. From that day on I wanted to become a model.
When I was in school, I was always the smallest one of my classmates, because I was a year younger than them. So naturally that was pretty rough. When I turned 16, I said to myself: I want to change something. I want to be a person, people look up to. And when I got the offer to take those pictures, I wanted to prove to everyone, my classmates, my old friends, my university colleagues, that I can become a model. So I accepted the offer and took the pictures.
The First Shoot
It was a very interesting shoot, because I have never been in front of a camera before, it was a first for me. And when I saw the pictures, I almost gave up immediatley. I wasn’t happy with my body at all. I had pictures in mind of those „perfect“ fitness models with their abs and perfect shape – they were just all well trained Abercrombie guys. And then I looked at me and thought: Oh, damn. That’s not what I look like.
So I decided to train more. I went to the gym every day. And I continued taking pictures with the photographer. From shoot to shoot the pictures got better and better. And I got more confident because of that.
2017 – Starting Instagram
With that new confidence, I started uploading these pictures on Instagram. But what I was doing then wasn’t Fashion Modeling at all. It was more like Art Style, Art Photography, Fitness Modeling, Instagram Modeling, whatever you want to call it. But it was no proper Fashion Modeling.
And then everything happened pretty fast. On Instagram I grew to 100k within a couple months and I got awards as an Influencer – but that wasn’t my dream. I wanted to become a proper Fashion Model. That was my goal from the first second I’ve started. But it was hard to get into the whole business.
In late 2017, when I finished my studies, my mum wanted me out of the house :D. She wanted to push me and support me doing my masters degree or growing my personality by going to Australia, doing Work and Travel. Those were my two options, both with big potential in it. In the end, I decided to go to Australia, because there I could do Social Media on the side and at the same time explore the world and grow my personality.
2018 – Australia
So I went to Australia. I started as a backpacker for three or four months and went from Melbourne to Sydney. Because simultaneously I was growing as an Influencer, I got invited to many events, which was really cool. And at one of those events I met my first proper Model Agent.
With that agency I learned the in and outs oft he Modeling Industry. I learned about test shoots (You can, too, it’s on my website 😉) and I got my first jobs.
Then I got very lucky, because Carlos Böttcher came to Australia. He is a proper Fashion Model and actor. I learned a lot from him, especially how to act in front of the camera. I am very grateful fort hat, Carlos!
From there on out I shot for „Aussiebum“, which was my first major shoot. And after that I even got to do some stuff with their daughter company in New Zealand, which was amazing as well! With those experiences in mind, I went back home to Germany.
2019
Germany
Having done some cool shoots in other countries, I now wanted to become a Fashion Model in Germany. But that was a lot harder that I thought it would be. In every country something else is required from you. In Germany, for example, they are very strict about the height and they don’t like searching for new Model Faces. In the U.S. on the other hand it is completely different, they love finding fresh faces.
Because of that, I couldn’t find an agency back home. I had to split from my agent in Australia, because my Visa ran out and I wasn’t able to go back there. But luckily for me, another door opened itself.
Signing up with DT Modelmanagement
I got in contact with DT Modelmanagement, which is my Model Agency right now. I wanted to try it big. I wanted to become a model in America, the land of opportunities! In the U.S. all the big campaigns are done, and in addition to that, there is a much greater variety of model types. Every Model has his or her unique style. I am more of a commercial guy, even though I have done High Fashion Modeling as well …
Singapore
When I signed with DT, I went to Singapore. Why? Because I didn’t have my Visa for the U.S. It is very hard to get. You have to have dozens of magazine publications, you have to have support, people have to recommend you, it is a real struggle to get that Visa. Right now I am applying for it, so fingers crossed!
At that time Singapore was a great option for me. It was a lot easier to get magazine publications there as in comparison to europe. I went there for three months and was working quite well – even though the market in Singapore does not pay very well. As a Fashion Model, you always have to invest in yourself for your future, especially in the beginning.
2020
January – Milan
Having done that, I got back to europe. I signed with a Model Agency in Milan, and I went to Milan. That was the next step. Sometimes Model Agencies pay for an AirBnB and part of your travel, which is really cool. But that wasn’t the case for me, unfortunately. I had to pay everything myself, but like I said, sometimes you have to invest.
So, I did pretty good in Singapore, I was confident enough to go to Milan and … I did not book one single job there. Not one. Obviously I was very depressed about it. But I have learned that sometimes you don’t get a job. If you don’t, that is not the end of the world, just work as hard as you can to get the next one! In average a model gets one in ten jobs, so don’t get upset if you don’t get anything for a couple of weeks or even months. Just make sure you work on yourself to get the next one.
Luckily for me, I was doing Instagram and creating my own videos on the side, so that way I had some sort of progress and still had a great time there.
March – stuck in Germany
When I got back home, Corona struck. We got in full lockdown and I was stuck in Germany. But it was actually a blessing in disguise for me. After months of travelling I was very privileged to spend time with my family. I grew my hair out, I shredded down my body, I started the Visa process for america and – when the lockdown was allowing it – did a few jobs here as well.
2021 – What is happening?
Now it is 2021. I hope to get my Visa very soon and smash the Fashion Modeling world overseas in the U.S.!
So, that is pretty much my story. I think, the most important advice I can give you is something, which has been said very often, but cannot be said enough: Never give up on your dreams! For a model, I didn’t have the perfect prerequisites. I don’t have the height for it, all the Model Agencies in Germany told me that I am too small.
I think you have to find your own market and believe in yourself. I believe in myself. I am going to america and I will smash it over there! I have done jobs (MCM, Levis, Cartier, Aussiebum,…) , I have done magazines (August Man Magazine, GMARO Magazine Cover, Desnudo Homme Cover, Vanity Teen Magazine, …) So I know, I can be a Fashion Model.
In the U.S., you have to be prepared for every situation, so I am taking acting classes as well. And in addition to that, I want to talk more about the Modeling World with you guys. I want to take you on the journey with me and maybe even give you some advice, if you are starting your own road.
The Youtube Video below will give you more insights and pictures about my journey.
Follow my journey and start yours!
Also check out my other Channels for more inspiration!
The ultimate leg workout for at home including high intense exercises without breaks for a massive fat burn is online.
Finally I can announce having my first lower body workout without any needs of equipments on my Youtube Channel. You can easily add it in your weekly routine for example before the push or pull workouts or even instead of running the whole 10km doing only 5km running + the leg workout on Youtube.
What is special about my workout?!
Same as the other workouts I have combined strength and high intense exercises to speed up your heart rate but also get strength to hold and build muscles. Its the perfect mix for me to achieve a healthy body shape.
What else is important?
Beside just working out the food routine is almost more important than the workouts. On my fitness blog you will find more about my food routine. Always stay fit and eat healthy food.
Also its very important to stay consistent with your workouts. Consistency is the key for your success. Motivational thoughts on my Self-education Blog.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me. I will upload more YouTube videos in the near future, so it makes sense to subscribe to myYouTube account and for daily news follow my Instagram Account.
Down here you will find the Link for the ultimative 20min LEG WORKOUT! HAVE FUN!!!
There are many different types of test shoots. Basically the name “test shoot” already contains the explanation. You test, you learn, you connect with people from the industry and you expand your portfolio.
What is a test shoot?
A test shoot has no minimum or maximum number of people that can be involved. Sometimes only the model and the photographer shoot, sometimes make-up artists are involved as well. The only important thing is that no third party is involved which has commissioned the shoot. You work together, but for yourself, so to speak.
In the best case, no one has to pay for this test. The profit is the resulting pictures that the artists involved can include in their portfolio – the model as well as the photographer and the make-up artists.
Why do you need to do this?
If you are a model at the very beginning of your career, these shoots help to generate just that and fill your portfolio. Depending on the size of the photographer, he or she may demand a small fee from the model for this, since the photographer can usually not use the pictures as well as the model itself.
The opposite situation also exists: if the model has already achieved a certain level of recognition on the market, and a relatively new photographer wants to expand his skills, he may pay the model.
In most cases, however, no money flows from one to the other, it is simply a test shoot to get to know each other and, most importantly, push each other.
But there are other reasons to have a test shoot. For example, I recently updated my portfolio because my hair is significantly longer than in the most recent picture in my portfolio. If the hair comes off again, I’m probably due for a new test shoot. 😀
A test shoot is also useful when entering a previously unknown country. This way you are able to get to know the local photographers and acclimatise. This is very important, because photographers are often responsible for selecting models for jobs. As everywhere in life, connections are incredibly important and contribute significantly to success.
How do I get test shoots?
The classic way to get a test shoot is through your own model agency. They can then get in touch with a photographer.
In the digital age, however, there are of course other ways. Instagram and the like make this possible. On these platforms, you can ask photographers directly and arrange a test shoot.
You basically can’t do too many test shoots. But you should always be careful and not equate these tests with real jobs. Remember: You don’t usually get paid for these shoots. Therefore, you should always think about booking “real” jobs and earning money. Don’t end up losing your appetite because you’ve had your fill of shoots. 😀
This is what a test shoot looks like!
With my team, I shot a short behind the scenes video of our test shoot in Singapore 2019. Here you can follow first-hand how such a shoot goes; how I get made up, the shoot itself and the selection of the photos on the computer. Just have a look at my YouTube channel: @fabianxarnold
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write them in the comments, whether on YouTube or here!
So, that’s the workout plan! I hope it wasn’t too confusing and I was able to help some of you. 😊 If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below! Also check out my Youtube Channel for all of my workouts, and there are even more on the way!
