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Maximum Aerobic Function - Ego, Injury, Dr Phil Maffetone, Most Shared Ebook, HR: 180 Minus Your Age, Personalisation, Longevity.

For someone who thought they knew a fair bit about health and fitness, I’ve had to completely rewire my approach to training in the last few years. My old approach was built on sayings like: More is better. No pain, no gain. Go hard or go home. It was about toughening up with sets of 10 x 200 met

Maximum Aerobic Function - Ego, Injury, Dr Phil Maffetone, Most Shared Ebook, HR: 180 Minus Your Age, Personalisation, Longevity.

My Olympic Crucible - The Critic, The Optimist, Task Focussed Attention, Checklists, Non-Duality, My New Inspiration.

The ball lands in front of me. I look up. It’s just me against the Greek goal keeper. What do you think goes through an Olympian’s mind in this moment? Let me add a little more context.

My Olympic Crucible - The Critic, The Optimist, Task Focussed Attention, Checklists, Non-Duality, My New Inspiration.

[Podcast] How To Thrive As A Leader And Be Your Best Self - Olympics, 3 Questions, 4 Ideas, Crucibles, Buddhism

Toby, what was driving you back then? I just knew I wanted to go to the Olympic Games. In reflection, I would say that I was trying to prove something to myself. I think that ultimately, I was trying to prove that I was enough. It was great to be a guest on Jeff Bullas’ podcast recently. Jeff is

[Podcast] How To Thrive As A Leader And Be Your Best Self - Olympics, 3 Questions, 4 Ideas, Crucibles, Buddhism

Showing Up - My Olympic Inspiration, A Minute, A Few Words, An Old T-shirt, Pay It Forward.

“You’re not in the official squad Toby. You don’t get swimmers and uniform.” This announcement from the head coach was in front of 30 of the best water polo players in the country - some of them my great mates. All of us were striving to be a part of the Sydney Olympics just 2 years away. We were

Showing Up - My Olympic Inspiration, A Minute, A Few Words, An Old T-shirt, Pay It Forward.

The Challenges Of Asking For Help (And What Can Be Done): Demons, Debt, Listening, Action, Importance and Qualifiers.

The Challenges Of Asking For Help (And What Can Be Done): Demons, Debt, Listening, Action, Importance and Qualifiers.

What Now? Filling The Olympic Void - 18 Years Later.

The Olympics was the culmination of an 11 year journey. It left a huge void in my time, focus, energy, commitment, passion, drive.

What Now? Filling The Olympic Void - 18 Years Later.

Arjan Vos - Mistakes, Facilitation and Coaching Olympic All Stars

Arjan Vos is a Dutch women's water polo coach and was responsible for a diverse squad at Queensland Academy of Sport. In this conversation Arjan shares his coaching philosophies.

Arjan Vos - Mistakes, Facilitation and Coaching Olympic All Stars

Tatiana Grigorieva - Transitions, Fear and Willingness

Tatiana Grigorieva is an Olympic silver medallist (in pole vault, Sydney 2000), mother, coach, entrepreneur and all round fascinating person. In this interview I did for the Queensland Academy of Sport Action TV series.

Tatiana Grigorieva - Transitions, Fear and Willingness

The Art of Learning: Fractals, Water Polo and Marketing Templates

We do not learn from experience, but from reflecting on the experience.” - John Dewey Josh Waitzkin has a fascinating story.

The Art of Learning: Fractals, Water Polo and Marketing Templates

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