I am not your typical triathlete. definitely not your typical anything, period. Like everyone else, I need to fuel my brain. However, I only partially look to triathlon or other triathletes for inspiration. I have a different approach.

My inspiration mostly stems from UFC ( admittedly I was not a fan of that in the beginning ), NASCAR ( American Stock car racing ), Golf, Street Skateboarding, big mountain skiing/snowboarding and credible rappers.

I am able to recognize minute details in these things like aerodynamics, core strength, agility, endurance, visualization, instant focus, mental strength, proper technique, killer instinct, courage, strategy. I can then implement what I saw/feel/sense into triathlon.

This outside the box thinking makes me better at the end of the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtqKKugzus     NASCAR. try to steer a V8 800BHP car with the aerodynamics of a Timberland shoebox with +200mph through a corner during 3 – 4 hours straight. you gotta to have stamina, focus on what’s instant and understand aerodynamics. easier said than done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKsv50AMvHw UFC. not an MMA fan from the beginning. But when I studied it closer, I realized that these guys gotta have it all. the complete package: core strength, endurance, power, killer instinct, proper technique over all the disciplines otherwise you end up as mince meat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWEJONsg7O8 Street skateboarding. Being a former street skater myself, it gives me great inspiration seeing someone like Nijah Huston having the best agility to rip s*** up. Still catch myself visualizing, tricks when walking through DIFC in Dubai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbXSIa1zAAI Golf. being a former scratch player myself, I love it. If you want to be a pro golfer nowadays, you need to have the best core strength paired with immaculate mental strength. just check out Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart himself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXI90KR_xnU Big mountain snowboarding. gotta have mega cojones and visualisation  to do these tricks. Gosh, having grown up in Switzerland, I miss the winter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FloTkW1YgBs  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te18HruJKkI Credible rappers like Jay-Z

Sure, music taste is subjective, but proper technique is not. check out how tight and clean the flow is, plus when you get interviews with Warren Buffett, you on top of s***.