Hey everyone!
On our very first episode we are joined by guest, current and two time Swedish National Men's Champion Kristian Karlsson. Kristian currently sits at 47 in the world and plays for French pro A side Pontoise Cergy the current French National Champions and 2014 European Champions League winners. Kristian also holds a European doubles silver medal which he won playing alongside Swedish compatriot Matthias Karlsson. In this episode Kristian talks about what it was like growing up in Sweden as a table tennis player and being mentored by table tennis legend Jorgen Persson from an early age. We also discuss his current training, diet and conditioning. We discuss a few hot topics like the new plastic balls and Japanese 12 year old sensation Harimoto and his thoughts on the current state of European table tennis. We also talk about what it was like for him playing doubles with the China's world number 2 Fan Zhengdong and Fan's "brutal honesty" be sure to check that bit out.
Enjoy the show.
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Breakdown of the podcast
0.00- 3.29: Kristian talks about how he got into table tennis.
4.37 - 5.48: Kristian describes his relationship with Jorgen Persson
5.50 - 6.38: Kristian talks about Champion’s League final win
7.43 – 10.08: Current training methods
11.12 – 13.28: Kristian talks about service practise and shares a couple of tips on the reverse serve.
14.10 – 15.51: Strength and conditioning questions
15.53 – 18.13: Kristian talks about the plastic ball and how its changed the game
21.37- 22.54: Kristian talks about what it was like to play doubles with Fan Zhengdong and about Fan’s critique on his play
23.00 – 24.00: Kristian shares a really useful tip on how to deal with nerves before a match
26.08 – 26.49: Ma Long vs Zhang Jike
21.19 – 30-21: we briefly discuss Japanese 12 year old sensation Harimoto
35.15 – end: Quick-fire questions and a few personal interests
Be sure to follow Kristian Karlsson on Twitter and Facebook.
We would like to thank Kristian for giving us the time out of his very busy schedule to talk to us. Hope you guys enjoy and be sure to like and share this episode and subscribe on YouTube. We would also love to hear your feedback on what you enjoyed about this episode and any ideas you might have for episodes in the future.
If you would like to save or listen to the podcast on itunes, search TableTennisDaily in the itunes store.
Thanks for listening!
On our very first episode we are joined by guest, current and two time Swedish National Men's Champion Kristian Karlsson. Kristian currently sits at 47 in the world and plays for French pro A side Pontoise Cergy the current French National Champions and 2014 European Champions League winners. Kristian also holds a European doubles silver medal which he won playing alongside Swedish compatriot Matthias Karlsson. In this episode Kristian talks about what it was like growing up in Sweden as a table tennis player and being mentored by table tennis legend Jorgen Persson from an early age. We also discuss his current training, diet and conditioning. We discuss a few hot topics like the new plastic balls and Japanese 12 year old sensation Harimoto and his thoughts on the current state of European table tennis. We also talk about what it was like for him playing doubles with the China's world number 2 Fan Zhengdong and Fan's "brutal honesty" be sure to check that bit out.
Enjoy the show.
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Breakdown of the podcast
0.00- 3.29: Kristian talks about how he got into table tennis.
4.37 - 5.48: Kristian describes his relationship with Jorgen Persson
5.50 - 6.38: Kristian talks about Champion’s League final win
7.43 – 10.08: Current training methods
11.12 – 13.28: Kristian talks about service practise and shares a couple of tips on the reverse serve.
14.10 – 15.51: Strength and conditioning questions
15.53 – 18.13: Kristian talks about the plastic ball and how its changed the game
21.37- 22.54: Kristian talks about what it was like to play doubles with Fan Zhengdong and about Fan’s critique on his play
23.00 – 24.00: Kristian shares a really useful tip on how to deal with nerves before a match
26.08 – 26.49: Ma Long vs Zhang Jike
21.19 – 30-21: we briefly discuss Japanese 12 year old sensation Harimoto
35.15 – end: Quick-fire questions and a few personal interests
Be sure to follow Kristian Karlsson on Twitter and Facebook.
We would like to thank Kristian for giving us the time out of his very busy schedule to talk to us. Hope you guys enjoy and be sure to like and share this episode and subscribe on YouTube. We would also love to hear your feedback on what you enjoyed about this episode and any ideas you might have for episodes in the future.
If you would like to save or listen to the podcast on itunes, search TableTennisDaily in the itunes store.
Thanks for listening!