Tristan Olij on Training 33 Hours a Week for Kona | Ironbound
Tristan Olij on Training 33 Hours a Week for Kona | Ironbound The InterviewsGuest expert Tristan Olij: “Consistency matters more than extremes” Tristan Olij is a 27-year-old professional triathlete and coach, competing at the top level of Ironman racing for the past six of his nine years in the sport. He trains 25 to 33 […]
Sam Farok on Discipline, Pressure, and What It Takes to Turn Pro | Ironbound
Sam Farok on Discipline, Pressure, and What It Takes to Turn Pro | Ironbound The InterviewsGuest expert Sam Farok: “Momentum replaces motivation when discipline leads” Sam Farok is a professional bare-knuckle fighter competing under K.O.T.S., based in the United Kingdom. Behind the fights is a set of unglamorous, repeated daily rules — the kind that […]
Tjeerd Zandbergen on Using Extreme Challenges to Process Mental Weight | Ironbound
Tjeerd Zandbergen on Using Extreme Challenges to Process Mental Weight | Ironbound The InterviewsGuest expert Tjeerd Zandbergen: “Growth happens exactly when things become difficult” Tjeerd Zandbergen has used extreme physical challenges as a tool to work through mental weight — and now coaches others on discipline and performance psychology. His approach isn’t about chasing extremes […]
Coach Randy on What Military Selection Really Tests | Ironbound
Coach Randy on What Military Selection Really Tests | Ironbound The InterviewsTribe Coach Coach Randy: “Selection is a test of habits under load. Not potential.” Coach Randy has spent his career preparing candidates for military selection — and he’s blunt about what separates the ones who make it from the ones who don’t. It’s rarely […]
Lewis Glennan on Training First Responders for the Unpredictable | Ironbound
Lewis Glennan on Training First Responders for the Unpredictable | Ironbound The InterviewsGuest expert Lewis Glennan: “Train for the call you cannot predict” Lewis Glennan, MSc in Strength & Conditioning and a former police officer, coined the term “Response Athlete” during his research — a category of professional he now trains for a living: people […]
Mike Bergkamp on What It Takes to Compete at HYROX PRO Level | Ironbound
Mike Bergkamp on What It Takes to Compete at HYROX PRO Level | Ironbound The InterviewsGuest expert Mike Bergkamp: “All-in isn’t a decision. It’s a standard.” Mike Bergkamp knows the difference between an athlete who goes hard and one who goes all the way. As a HYROX Pro athlete and performance coach, he’s spent years […]
Bart Maljaars on Ultra Endurance & Mental Resilience | Ironbound
Bart Maljaars on Ultra Endurance & Mental Resilience | Ironbound The InterviewsTribe Athlete Bart Maljaars: “That’s the moment you train for” Bart Maljaars doesn’t train for comfort. As an Ultra Endurance Athlete, HYROX Pro competitor, and 2025 Sportsman of the Year, his entire career is built on the ability to keep moving long after his […]