The Endurance Life: Crush Your Goals

by Grant Shymske, Mark Webb (Foreword), Matt Francev (Foreword)

Endurance challenges continue to flourish. New types of events are coming out all the time and new takes on classic ones are a constant. These events continue to range from highly accessible to extremely exclusive making the task of finding something that fits your ambitions exceedingly easy. As the events continue to change so do the athletes. New techniques are being adapted and tried all the time. Some of these are to provide a competitive edge and some are to simply make the event more enjoyable. Knowledge is power. Understanding an undertaking can improve your circumstances in every aspect. Whether your goal is glory or pleasure, knowing what you are up against from the vantage point of clarity and understanding will help put you in a good place mentally and physically. It is my goal to bring to you a sliver of this understanding. As with any complex and chaotic real world situation I cannot provide the whole picture. What I can do is share my personal experiences and the experiences of those gracious enough to have shared their wisdom with me. By doing this I hope to provide that humanity boosting effect brought about through language around the campfire at the dawn of human ascendancy. Storytelling allowed our ancestors to learn from the experiences of others, an advantage completely taken for granted now. This took away the need for every individual to acquire knowledge through trial and error. Collective wisdom was born.

316 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 10, 2015

About the author

A Masters in Philosophy of Science, 8 years in the Army, and 5 years of experience in the world of extreme endurance challenges and expedition style adventure races set me up to hungrily devour physical challenges and anything experts research or write about them simultaneously. Today as an ACE certified Personal Trainer, GORUCK Expeditions instructor, and active event participant in the endurance challenge world I want to share everything I have learned and everything I have heard with my peers and those soon to be. The good, the bad, and the ugly is all welcome at the discussion table because setting the stage for unbiased, scientific, humble, and no BS discussions is the best and most efficient way to push back the boundaries of the human condition.

Reviews

[Roger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Refreshing perspective on endurance challenges and approach to fitness. I learned a lot from this book.