My perspective

Philosophy of losing

15.02.2007

Losing is a gut wrenching, horrible experience which, at some point, happends to everybody. It is also an important training tool, and somewhat of a compass for living. A common thing kids are told is they can become whatever they want to be. To a point that is true because at that age it is difficult to tell where a kid’s true talent is, and all the kids are so far from their absolute potential that they can choose whatever path in life they want. Gradually, kids grow up and begin pursuing their dreams, however, all of them will face failure. They will be cut from a team, or get a bad grade in a class, it is life. read more

 

Nutrition

15.02.2007

The best advice I can give any athlete, or anyone who is trying to live healthy, is: Learn to cook.

The reason is in most sports it is important to eat enough so the body has maximum energy, but to remain as light as possible so the athlete does not have too much extra weight to carry which only slows the athlete down. That means it is vital eat the correct foods which deliver the energy to the body without exceeding the calorie limit. The best way to accomplish that is, like I said, learn to cook. read more

 

Farmed salmon

15.02.2007

One of the biggest worries for us fishermen is the competition from farmed salmon. It is unfortunate human misbehaviour to manipulate nature, but people realized they could raise the salmon in pens in the ocean, and then throughout the year scoop them out of the pen and deliver them to the market. The Norwegians and Chileans were especially active in doing this, flooding the market with farmed salmon bringing down the price. The problem though is that farmed salmon is an unhealthy product which should not be consumed, and if eaten several times a month, farmed salmon causes cancer and other health problems. The reason is that farmed salmon are literally swimming around in their own sewage, since the pens have to protect the salmon from outside predators, not allowing proper filtration of fresh water. read more

 

Doping

15.02.2007

My first year of structured training began while I was on my foreign exchange in Norway in 1994. One evening my host parents had some relatives visiting, which I always looked forward to because it meant Kari, my host mother, would bake a cake, and she can bake the best cakes in the world. Not to get distracted, during the evening while I was mingling around, an older gentleman said he heard I was an athlete and he asked me, “If you knew 100% sure your competitors were doping, what would you do?” The answer, even at that age (I was 16 years old at the time) was clear for me. I told him I would search for new training methods to improve myself even beyond the dopers. read more