Why Timothy Ferriss is smarter than most coaches ….
“Train as much as necessary, not as much as possible” – Henk Kraaijenhof, in: Timothy Ferriss: The 4 Hour Body “Do as much as necessary, not as much as possible” – Henk Kraaijenhof, in: Timothy …
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Field trip: We met the meat
A few times a year with a couple of friends we try to explore things that we don’t do in our boring daily office jobs . In our society we are getting more and more …
Sports training 2.0
Although sports has been practiced for centuries, the knowledge of how to train i.e. how to improve performance and how to win competitions, is relatively young. A serious approach to the science of training only …
You’re lucky if you get to the 1 K mark …..
A short video from the program “Mannen van een zekere leeftijd” (Men of a certain age) broadcasted on Saturday November 24, 22.17, at RTL 4, in which I am testing Henkjan Smits (TV-producer and talent scout – X-factor, …
Testing the best… in any field
The expression “the best” is of course rather presumptuous. But in this case it concerns individuals or organizations who on a daily base try hard to bring out the best in themselves and work …
There is a time …..
In elite sports we spend much time, planning the workouts, in order to peak on competitions, matches or championships, this is called periodization. As a matter of fact: it is the consciously, aimed and …
Field trip: The scent hunter
If you have read the book of Patrick Susskind: “Perfume” or seen the movie, you will probably remember the main character Jean-Baptiste Grenouille and his quest for the ultimate perfume. He even murdered virgins and …
Helping the best to get better
Yes, probably a strange name for a blog, but it explains my main occupation and interest during a large part of my life and also my current position. For almost 30 years I had the …
Testing the best (in any field)
De uitdrukking “de beste” of “the best” is natuurlijk een beetje pretentieus.Maar het gaat over mensen of organisaties die in ieder geval dagelijks proberen het beste uit zichzelf te halen of in ieder geval heel hard …
Alles op zijn tijd
In de topsport zijn we veel bezig met het plannen van de trainingen om te pieken op bepaalde wedstrijden; dit proces heet periodisering. Eigenlijk: het bewust, gericht en gepland verdelen van de trainingsbelasting over tijd. …