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4 Killer Workouts from Living with a Seal That Will Push Your Limits

September 8, 2016 By Joel Runyon 10 Comments

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I finished reading Living with a Seal in about 3 hours this week. It's a good read and you can read my main takeaways here. The quick rundown is Jesse Itzler has done quite a few things (former rapper, sold a private jet company, ZICO, Hawks owner, and married Sara Blakely of Spanx to name a few), but he got a little too comfortable. So he hired a former Navy SEAL to come live and train him for a month. He doesn't mention who SEAL is by name in the ...

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Filed Under: Mindset Tagged With: david goggins, jesse itzler, living with a seal, mental toughness, no bs, push your limits

How To Find Out Who You Really Are

November 26, 2012 By Joel Runyon 21 Comments

Last sunday I got to interview one of the most intense people I know – David Goggins. I first wrote about David about a year ago. If you don't know, David Goggins is a former 300 pound man turned ultra marathoner who's been deemed by some people as the "toughest athlete on the planet." He's done some ridiculous races including 100 milers, Badwater and a 200 mile race. David's changing up his usual ultra marathon racing with his attempt at a 24 hour world ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: david goggins, david goggins pullups, david goggins ultra marathon, going beyond, mental softness, mental toughness, what you're made of

26 Point Tuesday

October 30, 2012 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

I never really knew much about running when I started. In fact I used to (and still do at some points) hate it. I didn't enjoy it for most of my life and actually threw javelin on my college track and field team so I could hang out with my track buddies without having to run. I hated it that much. I just started to do it as a byproduct of triathlons and like I said, I really didn't know much. I had run exactly 1 5k about 6 months before before I started ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: david goggins, long distance runs, marathons, Running, ultra marathons

Finding The Door: The Secret To Never Ever Stopping – Ever

September 23, 2011 By Joel Runyon 27 Comments

If you can see yourself doing something, you can do it. If you can't see yourself doing it, usually you can't achieve it. - David Goggins David Goggins is a Navy Seal, endurance athlete and all around hardcore dude you probably dont want to mess with. I could talk about him all day, but this video does a much better job with a lot less words. Take just 6 minutes and watch this video. We'll be talking about it the rest of the ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: david goggins, Endurance, human 2.0, long run, ultra-endurance, ultra-marathon

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