The Nordic Method: A workout system for community-based, functional strength training

The Nordic Method is a training program focused on functional strength and conditioning. The program comprises 150 workouts, equivalent to a full year of training. Designed as a mega-cycle, the program can be re-used year upon year. As is traditional in the Nordic countries, the workouts are made to work well in a community or group setting with no professional instruction. The program requires very little equipment and relies on a combination of bodyweight exercises and kettlebell work.

Alf Berle is head coach of the Nordic Method. Growing up in the majestic fjord landscape of western Norway, Alf was a competitive athlete and coach well into his twenties. After suffering the consequences of sedentary decade as an office worker, he decided to put his athletics skills to use. Applying methods from a variety of sources, several years of testing training schemes resulted in a program that would restore functional fitness and be sustainable for decades: The Nordic Method.