This is the first in a series of case studies on adventurers, athletes and historical men and women who pushed their limits and challenged the status quo in order to the impossible and do things no one had ever done before. Enjoy. --- Ernest Shackleton was one of the main polar explorers of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He led three expeditions to the Antarctic, including a disastrous expedition which saw his ship get trapped in ice before ...
Archives for March 2014
The Surprising Purpose of Pain
Most people want to avoid pain. It's uncomfortable, it hurts, and it's not really fun. Unfortunately, I've decided in my life, that I don't get the luxury of avoiding pain. Being an athlete, you're constantly exposed to pain. It happens when you push the limits of what you're capable of. Every time you decide to go farther, to do more, to do something you haven't done before, you're exposing yourself to pain. It's tough to explain to someone who ...
Question Everything
Cosmos relaunched last week. I don't typically watch much TV, but it's a great show. The central question driving the entire project is one statement: question everything. Questioning all of your assumptions is a good scientific principle and makes for a good jump-off point for a science show, but it's also a good approach to life. If you're not happy with your career, fitness level or life, start questioning why. Ask yourself if any of your ...
Be Better Than A Lab Rat
Be Better Than A Lab Rat There's a lot of studies out there now what we can learn from lab rats. How you can find motivation, form habits & improve yourself through studies done on lab rats. Related: My buddy Maneesh is building a startup based around training yourself to move closer to your goals through various good & bad stimuli. All of this is focused around training your lizard brain - the little scattered brained piece inside your head ...
The Worst Run Ever (How To Deal With An “Off” Day)
Sunday was a bad day. I'm in the progress of training for a new super-secret project, so I've been ramping up my running mileage recently (to satisfy my addiction to pain). Over the last few weeks, I've been working with my coach to increase my mileage. For the last few weeks, I've more or less been running a marathon every week. On Sunday I was supposed to step that mileage up to run 28 miles. I ran 11.5 miles. Well, truthfully, I only ran about ...
