When you are sailing in open ocean and approaching land after days at sea, there are three cases: You see the land itself You see unique cloud formations above the land, indicating land below You see colour variations in the clouds as a reflection of shallow (reef) water below, indicating land When you are free-diving...

“Great results, can be achieved with small forces.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War High frequency, low amplitude loading (or “forces”) can eventually take down an aeroplane. As the plane flies, loading isn’t even. There is wing flexion, air density changes, oscillations and prop rotations (for some). Each change in force is not that...

In long course triathlon, “drafting” in the bike leg is illegal. There is a measured distance that must be maintained between riders on the bike leg, so that there there isn’t an energetic advantage for those who “follow” behind someone else. In the swim leg however, there is no such rule. It turns out, that...

Physiologically, we pass through the first gate of energy with our inputs, our food, breath, sleep, light, movement. We are learning to become our own power source. Infinitely simple, yet increasingly complex as we try to weave this through the fabric of an urban landscape, a decline of the food supply and modern habits. The...

We have two possible futures when we set an appointment, book a class, or have a date with a friend. In the first, we follow the path of impeccability. Through being “on time,” we subconsciously remind ourselves of our personal power. We accumulate more personal power through the integrity of our word. In the second,...

Sometimes. In exercise, it’s “always train on a Monday.” This is a common motivational saying that helps us get cracking early. However, many journeys, stories, films or adventures follow a 5, 7 or 12 stage passage. Occasionally how it “starts” is nothing like how it ends. Through being open to feedback, we can scale up...

For the average human, the brain is about 2% of the total body weight, but uses about 20% of the total fuel (including a lot of glucose). There is almost always activity in the brain. It doesn’t really “rest.” The activity can be extrinsic, or “stimulus dependent,” or it can be intrinsic, or “stimulus independent.”...

In training, we can do “task priority” or “time priority” work. In “task priority,” we do a certain “task” until it’s done. For example, run for 5 kilometres. In “time priority,” we work for a certain amount of time. For example, run as far as you can in 20 minutes. In the physical domain, there...