Work Smarter, Not Harder: Neuro-Optimization + Peak Performance with Nick Bolhuis

The Elite HRV Podcast: Heart Rate Variability, Biohacking Health & Performance, Quantified Self

This week, Jason chats with Nick Bolhuis, peak performance expert to the world's top athletes and executives. Tune in as they discuss how measuring your neurological function can improve your mental and physical health and performance. Show Notes: 00:22: Welcome Nick Bolhuis 01:27: How did the Neuropeak Pro business develop? 04:19: A clinical and performance based approach to neurological function 06:58: QEEG: neurologically, how is this person wired? 09:20: EEG and HRV 12:23: Performance and breathing 14:33: Optimization for golfers 18:52: From Pro-Athletes to Executives: what techniques are similar? 24:18: Working smarter, not harder 28:11: Is there a secret sauce to breathwork? 29:54: Stress recovery tests 36:55: Breathing and sleep techniques for parents 40:36: Biofeedback/neurofeedback programs 43:18: Thank yous/farewells Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-bolhuis-b3a41929/ Neuropeakpro.com Speaker Bio: Nick Bolhuis is the VP of Performance Programs at Neuropeak Pro. He works with the world’s top athletes, executives, and high level performers to gain a mental edge through state of the art brain performance training, helping people improve sleep, cognition, mental acuity, focus and stress management. Nick directs diagnostic and clinical operations for Neurocore, managing the company’s growing team of licensed clinical specialists and specifically trained client advocates across all Brain Performance Centers. He has served in a variety of roles in the past decade — among them, peak performance training with business executives and professional athletes. Nick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University.