From fast food through happy meals to happiness.
As a coach of elite athletes I was forced to think about nutrition as a factor in performance and from an early stage. I have send hundreds of athletes to a special lab to test …
Year: 2013
Stupidity.
Feeling stupid sometimes? Congratulations, we all do at times. Stupidity is one of the few true global characteristics and of all times. Now stupidity can be defined as acting against one’s own and/or social interest, …
A peculiar pet.
As we are away too often to keep a pet, we don’t have one at home. But at least a peculiar living creature is visiting our premises at irregular times. So, in a sense we …
About the price of gold and who is paying the bill.
This week was full of sports activities, testing the best young Chinese speed skaters and testing a young, very talented race car pilot, two TV-activities: an interview and a talk show about sprinters Asafa Powell …
Are you a warrior or a worrier?
In an earlier post I distinguished between “breakers”, “blossomers” and “benders” when under pressure. Even with years of preparation and training, some people crack under pressure, while others seem to thrive on pressure and adrenalin. …
Fitness philosophy…. again
As you can imagine, the last few weeks I had a lot of discussions about my opinion over the transfer of the methodology of rehabilitation and fitness concepts into elite sports. And that was my …
Room for improvement. Talent
I just wrote a rather challenging article (in Dutch): “I don’t give a penny for a talent…..” So what does talent really mean? Being better than your peers at a young age? But that might …
Fit ….. but for what?
Is an Olympic champion weightlifter fit? To lift weights, definitely. But ever seen one running 10 laps around the track? Is a world class-marathon runner fit? To run long distances, absolutely. But ever seen one …
Nike SPARQ Performance Summit 2013
Last week had the honor to speak at the 2013 SPARQ Performance Summit in Portland. Apart from meeting some long-time friends again, there was also time to have interesting late night talks with international colleagues …
Next week
Travelling and lecturing is not a good time for writing a decent post. Next week I will give you my report about the Nike SPARQ Summit. And for the people who where present there, like …