Boyan Z's guest appearances

Boyan Z

Peak Paddle Performance Podcast

Matt Murphy

Kelly Starrett

Rob Hartman

Nick Murray

Matt Myers

GREG BARTON

Cory Hill

Sean Rice

Jenn Lee

Brendan O’Neill

Carter Johnson

Erik Borgnes

Rob Mousley

Ivan Lawler

Austin Kieffer

OwlTail

In today’s podcast we catch up with Boyan Zlatarev of the Tarifa, Spain Surfski Center.   Boyan recently executed a spoof on Social Media known as the Surfski 600 Project.   The goal was to get the attention of the paddling community and ultimately drive a mindset shift into how we view the capabilities of boats that have traditionally been labeled as  “beginner” craft. While the feedback and support was overwhelmingly positive, there were some who were not thrilled with the spoof. In this podcast we go deep to understand what was behind the inspiration and motivation for Boyan to do this. “Stability before Ability” is a term first coined by Oscar Chalupsky and while many of us have been preaching it solidly for a few years now,  Boyan felt there was still more that could be done.   In addition to the stability discussion, comes the discussion around recognizing that surfski paddling is not all about racing and statistics, and we should all do more to attract and welcome those who simply want to be on the water for the pure enjoyment of it all. This is a relatively short discussion, but as always, Boyan is both entertaining and though provoking.  He is constantly studying people, markets, other sports, and industries to glean examples and concepts that can be applied to drive further growth of surfski.    I think you’ll really enjoy this discussion

In today’s podcast we catch up with Boyan Zlatarev of the Tarifa, Spain Surfski Center.   Boyan recently executed a spoof on Social Media known as the <a href="https://www.surfski600.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surfski 600 Project</a>.   The goal was to get the attention of the paddling community and ultimately drive a mindset shift into how we view the capabilities of boats that have traditionally been labeled as  “beginner” craft. While the feedback and support was overwhelmingly positive, there were some who were not thrilled with the spoof. In this podcast we go deep to understand what was behind the inspiration and motivation for Boyan to do this. “Stability before Ability” is a term first coined by Oscar Chalupsky and while many of us have been preaching it solidly for a few years now,  Boyan felt there was still more that could be done.   In addition to the stability discussion, comes the discussion around recognizing that surfski paddling is not all about racing and statistics, and we should all do more to attract and welcome those who simply want to be on the water for the pure enjoyment of it all. This is a relatively short discussion, but as always, Boyan is both entertaining and though provoking.  He is constantly studying people, markets, other sports, and industries to glean examples and concepts that can be applied to drive further growth of surfski.    I think you’ll really enjoy this discussion

PPP Episode 18: Surfski 600 Revealed with Boyan Z

Humility Makes the Ultimate Student, which in Turn Makes the Ultimate Coach  Today’s podcast guest is Boyan Zlatarev from Tarifa.   One of the conditions for getting Boyan to come on the show was that I not embarrass him with flattery.   So with that, I will just say this… Boyan’s  humility makes him the ultimate student.  He  approaches everything he does with an open mind and a mindset that there is always more to learn, this in turn,  is the magic ingredient that makes Boyan such an incredible coach. This is the longest podcast I’ve recorded yet,  but it is packed with deep and thought provoking insights and analogies that are certain to improve your paddling experience and performance.    I know that it has fundamentally changed my approach to downwind paddling  and I’m now more excited than ever to get out in the waves, whatever kind of waves they might be We cover a wide range of topics including  Boyan’s athletic career before surfski paddling How boyan got started in surfski Boyan’s first downwind How Boyan did NOT meet Oscar Chalupsky for  the first time Studying the science of waves with J B Zirker Why Boyan paddles a V8 99% of the time Applying the concepts of Deep Practice to downwind paddling by paddling slow boats, limiting strokes, using a smaller rudder, and limiting heart rate The LESS Formula Importance of the brace stroke Checking out Slomo to help understand why we are hard wired to chase the acceleration we get from dropping down a wave Staying high on the wave and riding it until it delivers you into the next wave Averaging 11 kph (6.8 mph)  as a rough threshold for determining if you will gain anything from an advanced surfski The recent blog I wrote on trying to become a Mindful Downwind Paddler Much much more….   If you haven’t already, do yourself a favor and Like Boyan’s Surfski Education FB page.  There is a wealth of information here If you really want to take your paddling to the next level,  consider spending a week at the Surfski Center in Tarifa

<h2>Humility Makes the Ultimate Student, which in Turn Makes the Ultimate Coach</h2> Today’s podcast guest is Boyan Zlatarev from Tarifa.   One of the conditions for getting Boyan to come on the show was that I not embarrass him with flattery.   So with that, I will just say this… Boyan’s  humility makes him the ultimate student.  He  approaches everything he does with an open mind and a mindset that there is always more to learn, this in turn,  is the magic ingredient that makes Boyan such an incredible coach. This is the longest podcast I’ve recorded yet,  but it is packed with deep and thought provoking insights and analogies that are certain to improve your paddling experience and performance.    I know that it has fundamentally changed my approach to downwind paddling  and I’m now more excited than ever to get out in the waves, whatever kind of waves they might be We cover a wide range of topics including <ul> <li>Boyan’s athletic career before surfski paddling</li> <li>How boyan got started in surfski</li> <li>Boyan’s first downwind</li> <li>How Boyan did NOT meet Oscar Chalupsky for  the first time</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Science-Ocean-Waves-Ripples-Tsunamis/dp/1421410788/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studying the science of waves with J B Zirker</a></li> <li>Why Boyan paddles a V8 99% of the time</li> <li>Applying the concepts of Deep Practice to downwind paddling by paddling slow boats, limiting strokes, using a smaller rudder, and limiting heart rate</li> <li>The LESS Formula</li> <li>Importance of the brace stroke</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn87-mcnoVc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Checking out Slomo</a> to help understand why we are hard wired to chase the acceleration we get from dropping down a wave</li> <li>Staying high on the wave and riding it until it delivers you into the next wave</li> <li>Averaging 11 kph (6.8 mph)  as a rough threshold for determining if you will gain anything from an advanced surfski</li> <li>The recent blog I wrote on trying to become a <a href="http://tcsurfski.wpengine.com/2016/06/23/the-mental-games-that-may-be-sabotaging-your-downwind-performance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mindful Downwind Paddler</a></li> <li>Much much more….</li> </ul> If you haven’t already, do yourself a favor and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=surfski%20education" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like Boyan’s Surfski Education FB page</a>.  There is a wealth of information here If you really want to take your paddling to the next level,  consider spending a week at the <a href="https://www.surfskicenter.com/tarifa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surfski Center in Tarifa</a>

PPP Episode 005: Master the art of downwind with Boyan Z