by Thomas Kurz In the previous article you learned that what you look at and when is a major factor in consistent high performance. Now, a bit about what differentiates sports experts or champions from nonexperts or also-rans. Compared to nonexperts, experts — focus their eyes on fewer spots; — focus their eyes on a […]
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by Thomas Kurz How athletes control their gaze affects their performance — because the control of gaze is the control of attention. Focusing your eyes means focusing your mind. Yes, your attention is where your gaze is, and as the gaze focuses, so does your attention. When your eyes wander, so does your mind. A
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by Thomas Kurz Here is a question someone asked me recently: I was wondering what schedule would you recommend for me as a college student. I really don’t have that much time to have a dedicated stretching schedule, but I do want to increase my flexibility. I want to be able to do the side
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by Thomas Kurz There are many nutrition systems, all offering more or less conflicting advice to athletes. Some of these are FDA Food Pyramid, Zone, Optimal Nutrition, Paleolithic Nutrition, Primal Eating, Chinese Medicine Dietary System, and Vegetarian Nutrition System. How can you tell the value of a nutrition system? How can you tell which is
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by Thomas Kurz Question: I train a young athlete who is very strong yet has a hard time gaining muscle mass, which he needs for his sport. He does not tolerate protein powder very well, so I have considered advising him to take an amino acid supplement, specifically Master Amino Acid Pattern. I had colleagues
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by Thomas Kurz The following question is about not overdoing work on cardiovascular endurance with a young girl. Although specifics of the answer are for cardiovascular endurance, the principle of using physiological measurements and signs of good well-being to adjust training to the athlete’s current adaptability applies to work on all physical abilities in all
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by Thomas Kurz In this article I continue answering questions on strength preparation for sports and martial arts training in general and for intense work on flexibility in particular. Question: Why do you advise doing such great numbers of repetitions for the abdominal exercises? Answer: The muscles of the abdomen have a major role in
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by Thomas Kurz In this article, I answer some questions on strength exercises from readers of my articles, my books, and my videos. Some of these questions are typical, asked by many people, and some are not but answers are educational nevertheless. Some ask about the rationale behind doing exercises in a certain way, others
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by Thomas Kurz I get many questions from martial artists on relation of gender to flexibility. Some men ask whether women are naturally more flexible—perhaps looking for an excuse not to try a rational stretching method. Some women ask whether my stretching method will work for them as well as it works for men—as if
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by Thomas Kurz I get many questions from older martial artists on whether it is possible to improve flexibility at an advanced age. I get so many of these questions that I think they should be answered in an article. Question: I enjoy your articles on fitness and stretching. I use your advice in my
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