Jake is an Esports Performance Manager at Adamas Esports. Jake is a lifelong gamer and used to compete in Halo esports back in the day and is passionate about helping gamers be the best versions of themselves. He has been a driver of research and innovation across esports performance in the last five years specifically around a holistic approach to esports training. Jake has spent time with some of the highest performing teams across professional, collegiate, and high-school esports. He brings a wide-ranging skillset to be able to optimize the lifestyle and psychology of esports athletes. He has his bachelor's degree in exercise science and is currently obtaining his master's in sport and performance psychology.

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Kristoffer "Utama" Udland har coachet mange topp-organisasjoner innen league of legends over hele verden!

I denne episoden deler han sine erfaringer og tips for å bli en bedre League of Legends spiller.

Dagens gjest Sebastian er linjelærer i e-sport ved Buskerud  Folkehøyskole. Vi snakker blant annet om hvordan jobben hans er som lærer i e-sport, hva han mener er viktig for å bli en god gamer/e-sportutøver, viktigheten av sunn livsstil som en gamer og mye mer!

I dagens podcast episode snakker vi om hvordan man kan jobbe som en linjelærer i e-sport, dybden til e-sport som en idrett, burde e-sport organisere seg som et eget forbund, viktigheten av kosthold og fysisk aktivitet for gamere og e-sportutøvere, og mye mer!

Er du interessert i å bli en elev på e-sportlinjen ved Bjerkely Folkehøgskole? Sjekk ut: https://bjerkely.fhs.no/

The episode summarizes my experience with having my own stand at SpillExpo, the largest games expo in Norway! At the end of the podcast a few Q&A´s that I´ve gotten from different gamers and esports athletes during my seminars and webinars - more Q&A´s to come!

Do you wonder why you should do strength training? Well, in this podcast you will learn some of the benefits of strength training as a gamer or an esports athlete. 

Do you wonder what and how you should eat and drink for performance during competition day? This episode will briefly discuss a few strategies you can implement to improve your performance with nutrition!

This episode comments and reviews the study "The Effects of Energy Drink Consumption on Cognitive and Physical Performance in Elite League of Legends Players.", by Thomas CJ et al (2019). Open access at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443435

Summary: Testing the effects of energy drinks og cognitive performance in pro LoL players.

In this episode, you will learn more about what types of food that will help you maintain well-regulated blood sugar, as well as some food items that might be detrimental for your blood sugar. You will also learn more about other factors that have an impact on your blood sugar. 

After so many questions about "the official drink for gamers and esports athletes", I have made a short talk about my opinion on this product. With so many different ingredients in it, what do they do? Is the product doing what it is intended to do? Are there any health problems related to the ingredients in the product?