The aim of strain

Kennemer oxygen park, today. Core [ strength ]

Temperature: 32.1°C; humidity: 34%; precipitation: 0 mm; sea level pressure: 1015 hPa; wind: NNE 8.0 km/h; visibility: 10.0 kilometres; Clouds: Few 1463 m.; Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 62% visible

Go slow. All show leads to exhaustion. "The aim of strain,"  Ruud Wielart says ''... is relaxation and fun." 

Tools of the trade (2)

Civilisation is found in silence and darkness. With simple wax earplugs and a light cloth -- shawl or t-shirt, or whatever -- to cover the eyes, anywhere, anytime can be transformed into the recovery experience. Recovery is essential to keep being able to perform. Rest and sleep are wholeheartedly beneficial to the recovery process.

Dissolve

In general, the first five minutes suck. 

Power vs Force

'The fence and the tide' at the south pier, IJmuiden. Midpoint in a parkour. Behind the pier the entrance of the canal, leading trough the locks to Amsterdam. Turningpoint. From here on it is back to start.

A wintertraining (supplement)

Supplement to A wintertraining

The double-line between start and finish resembles 'average comfort'. The y-axis resembles LIFE, the x-axis PROGRESS.

Snow training goes trough four phases. The curve reflects the perception of WELLBEING, FUN, JOY.

a) Initially descending towards 0 trough the first SUCK stage;

b) STABILISING in phase 2;

c) Ascending trough phase 3 (flowstate 1);

d) Rising towards flow state 2.