To help kill the time over the past month, Sven has been hosting team workout classes via video. The classes are based off of prison workouts that Sven learned in Swedish juvenile detention. Many are probably unaware of this fact due to Sweden’s general reputation for social justice and high standards of living, but Swedish juvenile detention halls are plagued by gang violence, drug abuse, and systematic corruption. Under this intense pressure, Sven emerged hardened and beautiful... like the diamond in the rough so many believe him to be. While serving his time from age 11-13, Sven learned to perform excruciating full-body workouts in his 7x7ft. cell.


King Carl Youth Rehabilitation Center. Jokkmokk, Sweden.

Today, Sven uses his prison training regimen to help the Colorado Raptors stay in shape during the quarantine. The workout includes push ups, sit ups, squat jumps, and toilet wine. Toilet wine is optional but when brewed with protein powder makes an excellent prison workout shake. In fact, Sven doesn’t do modern weight training under normal conditions. He sticks to his prison workouts and toilet wine workout shakes and really focuses on training his hockey skills. Maybe that's why he sucks this year.