Blueprint: Build a Bulletproof Body for Extreme Adventure in 365 Days

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Yes, of course, some adventures require no training. But for the bigger and bolder expeditions that are wrapped in eudaimonia and eustress and require strength, speed and stamina, this book will explain how the Periodisation of Adventure can help. When people hear stories of great adventures, they so often only see the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Whether it’s pictures of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay standing heroically on the 29,035 ft summit of Everest, or stories of Roald Amundsen pioneering our exploration of the South Pole. So often we’re unaware of the hours of training, failures and injuries that had to happen for those expeditions to be successful.

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In summary, it was the work of Plato, Aristotle, Roosevelt and Thoreau (along with my time with the Evenki in 2008) that taught me Why We Adventure to combat ‘spiritual decay’. But it took me over a decade to combine their teachings and philosophies with sports science to produce a systematic, structured and scientific way to train for an expedition and to truly understand How to Adventure. Part 2 | How to Adventure - ‘There is no blueprint when attempting the impossible. You must create your own.’ The segments of personal story really tie in well to the points the author wants to get across and really aid to inspire you, to see what they went through and really imagine what it was like. Also, having seen Ross talk in videos, I like how it is written exactly like he would speak it. It feels like youre having a conversation with him or listening to a story from them and not reading it.The man responsible for Chris Hemsworth’s enviable muscles, Ross Edgley, reveals the seasonal workout you need to replicate his superhero-esque rig.

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On 22 January 2016, Edgley began a marathon (26.2 miles (42.2km)) around the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, pulling a 1,400 kilograms (3,100lb) car. The event was dubbed "The World's Strongest Marathon". As part of his training for the event, he went on a special 6,000 calorie plus daily diet and had already done a 16 miles (26km) pull with the Mini during training. He completed the marathon endeavor to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust, Children With Cancer, Sports Aid and United Through Sport. [29] The focus is to create an “athletic base” with a high volume of training at a low intensity, while also improving work capacity (the body’s ability to perform and positively tolerate training of a given intensity or duration).For some, this comes naturally as the desire is innate and wired into our DNA. Research shows a proportion of the population are born with a variant of the DRD4 gene (known as DRD4-7R) that makes us genetically predisposed to take risks and travel with a restless curiosity. ¹ More commonly referred to as the ‘wanderlust gene’, it’s believed people who possess this genetic code have lower sensitivity to dopamine (our feelgood hormone) and therefore require a bolder and braver lifestyle to satisfy their biological make-up. Munatones, Steven (1 January 2019). "Aleksandra Bednarek Voted 2018 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year". World Open Water Swimming Association . Retrieved 21 March 2022. Your physical fitness will greatly impact How to Adventure. For it’s an unavoidable truth that without a certain level of strength, speed and stamina you will not be able to walk the Great Wall of China, catch waves on Bondi Beach in Sydney, raft the Grand Canyon in Arizona or trek to Machu Picchu in Peru.

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This is fundamentally why witnessing a sunrise following a 20 km vertical hike up a mountain is so much more fulfilling than watching it on a screen from the comfort of your sofa. In the Journal of Henry David Thoreau 1837–1861 the author, considered to be one of America’s great modern philosophers, wrote about his daily practices one Christmas Day of 1856 when he said, ‘Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.’ Munatones, Steven (17 July 2013). "FINA To Fix Maximum Water Temperature At 31°C". World Open Water Swimming Association . Retrieved 26 August 2023. Giuffrida, Angela; Jones, Sam; Smith, Helena (10 July 2023). "Italy heatwave could push temperatures close to European record". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 26 August 2023. Ross Edgley (born 13 October 1985) is an athlete, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He holds multiple world records and is known for undertaking athletic adventures around the globe in some of the most hostile conditions ever recorded on earth. [3] But he is perhaps most recognised for completing the World's Longest Staged Sea Swim in 2018, [4] when he became the first person in history to swim 1,780 miles (2,860km) [5] around Great Britain, in 157 days. [5]

The good news is, the more physically fit you are the more attainable mountain peaks, ocean crossings and uncharted terrain become. When learning How to Adventure you must understand certain principles of sports science, which is exactly why I wrote this entire book (and specifically this chapter). Slumped into a comfortable mess by the fire, I was immediately surrounded by the brigade’s children who found my beard somewhat of a novelty act, as most Evenki are cleanly shaven. Happy to provide the evening’s entertainment, I then watched on as my brigade brethren celebrated long into the night with their loved ones, for a brutal but successful migration of the reindeer was now complete. The focus is to create an ‘athletic base’ with a high volume of training at a low intensity while also improving work capacity (the body’s ability to perform and positively tolerate training of a given intensity or duration). This is achieved through a system of training called General Physical Preparedness (targeted at strength and endurance) that was pioneered in the old Soviet Union (1922–91), but is done under conditions that take inspiration from the Spartan warrior society of ancient Greece (431–404 CE) to build mental resilience as well as work capacity. 3. SPRING (BUILD) Operation Chonky is on, according to athlete, adventurer, and, let's face it, mad man, Ross Edgley. Not content with first swimming around Britain's coastline and then preceding to swim continuously for more than two days and nights in Loch Ness, he's currently cooking up his next challenge. Whatever it is, it will require Edgley to be built like a submarine, which is why, Operation Chonky is on.