Martin Van Kammen has always been interested in sports and health. He started swimming competitively at the age of 8 and ever since then he has been active every day. Now at the age of 28 he is the fittest and healthiest he has ever been, and it was all put through the test at the end of 2022 when he represented his country, the Netherlands, in the CrossFit World Championships in Mexico. Keep reading to learn more about Martin's road to reaching ultimate health.
Starting out in competitive swimming from a young age, Martin has spent much of his life always looking towards reaching new heights. This mindset brought him to becoming the Dutch champion in swimming before turning 20 years old. It is safe to say that he was doing pretty well in this sport, and could probably have made it to an international level. However after being in the sport for 12 years he was looking for a change - and that is when he learned about CrossFit for the first time. Martin made the leap from one sport where he was doing extremely well to starting from scratch in a new sport, ready to take on new challenges.
“After just one CrossFit workout I was sold,
and I knew that this was what I wanted to do”
If you are going to succeed in sports, you not only have to pay attention to training, but also your nutrition and health. When Martin was a competitive swimmer, the main focus was eating enough to be able to train as much as possible, whereas in the CrossFit community the focus was directed more towards getting sufficient restitution and the type of the nutrition you were ingesting. All this to ensure that you can move well and lift heavy weights without getting injured, and also to optimize everyday life feeling good and energized.
“CrossFit is not just about training really hard,
it’s a lifestyle where the ultimate goal is to become
the fittest and most healthy version of yourself”
It is through a contact in the CrossFit community that he was introduced to Eqology for the first time. Hesitant but curious at first, he decided to take an Omega-3 Test and swap out the fish oil capsules he was already taking to see if the Pure Arctic Oil would make a difference. His test results were at a shocking ratio of 36:1 (a person with a healthy ratio should be 5:1 or lower), which revealed that the fish oil he had been taking before was actually doing more harm than good. From this moment on he started to become more particular about which proteins, vitamins and minerals he was consuming. Within just a few weeks of taking Pure Arctic Oil he experienced increased energy levels, recovery after training was better, and he became more focused. In this time he also increased his muscle mass, while decreasing his fat percentage.
“The quality of the supplements you take is really important,
and I noticed a big difference for me when it came to my training results.”
One of Martin’s favorite products from Eqology in addition to Pure Arctic Oil is the Nordic Energy Booster. The main reason being that the list of ingredients are so complex and high quality that you notice the difference right away. Before the Nordic Energy Booster came on the market, he was taking several different supplements every day - but now he gets all the nutrients and ingredients that he needs from just taking the recommended daily dosage of Nordic Energy Booster.
Marine Collagen Premium+ is also something Martin uses every day. When you train CrossFit, you have to drink a lot of water to stay hydrated. For him it is so easy to add a scoop of the collagen to his water. This way his water gets a nice taste, and he knows that there are benefits for his skin and joints as well. When lifting heavy weights, it's important to keep your tendons in good shape to handle the impact, and keep the recovery time low to avoid soreness.
Because he is so interested in testing and seeing results, he takes a new Omega-3 Test every 6 months. 5 years after his first time taking the test, and getting a huge eye opener when he saw that his balance was through the roof - today Martin is at the balance of 1,1:1. That is a rare achievement, only 0,1 away from being the ultimate perfect balance.
Because of the improvements he could see in himself after using Pure Arctic Oil, he immediately wanted to share the knowledge with more people. Not only to tell his peers in the CrossFit world, but also to tell those who have been unfortunate with poor health, or those who didn’t know that there are ways to improve their quality of life. Martin has had first hand experiences while working as a paramedic and studying medicine meeting people who are living with bad health, sickness and chronic illnesses. He was convinced that Pure Arctic Oil could help to improve many peoples lives for the better.
“If I share this knowledge with just one person,
it could have a huge positive impact on their life.
That is what drives me every day.”
What makes the CrossFit sport stand out is that a competition is never the same as the previous one. With a plethora of different exercises, you have to be prepared for anything. It varies from one day running a 5K as fast as you can, to another day lifting the heaviest deadlift you can manage. Therefore you have to be well rounded and your body has to be strong enough to handle any challenge.
When Martin first started doing CrossFit, he did not think that he would reach the top rank of some of the fittest people in the world. Six years after doing his first workout, he is now competing in the World Championships in Mexico. That in itself is a massive achievement, because to qualify for this event you have to be among the three best CrossFit athletes in your country. Not only focusing on becoming the strongest athlete who trains the most, Martin has used the CrossFit mentality of reaching for ultimate health to become the fittest version he can possibly be.
