Rune
25 apr. 2021
Ville egentlig give 4 stjerner da den er spænende og utrolig motiverende. Men bogen indeholder desværre alt for meget prædiken om vegetar kost.
4.1
Biografier
Finding Ultra is Rich Roll’s incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever.
One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at the time and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary lifestyle was taking him. Most of us look the other way when granted such a moment of clarity, but not Rich. Plunging into a new way of eating that made processed foods off limits and prioritized plant nutrition and daily training, Rich morphed—in a matter of mere months—from out-of-shape midlifer to endurance machine. One morning, ninety days into his physical overhaul, Rich left the house to embark on a light jog and found himself running a near marathon. It was time to scale up his goals.
How many of us take up a sport at age forty and compete for the title of the world’s best within two years? Finding Ultra recounts Rich’s remarkable journey to the starting line of the elite Ultraman World Championship competition, which pits the world’s fittest humans against each other in a 320-mile ordeal of swimming, biking, and running. Following that test, Rich conquered an even greater one: the Epic5 Challenge—five Ironman-distance triathlons, each on a different Hawaiian island, all completed in less than a week.
But this is much more than an edge-of-the-seat look at a series of jaw-dropping athletic feats and much more than a practical training manual for those who would attempt a similar transformation. Yes, Rich’s account rivets, and yes, it instructs, providing information that will be invaluable to anyone who wants to change their physique; but this book is most notable as a powerful testament to human resiliency, for as we learn early on, Rich’s childhood posed numerous physical and social challenges, and his early adulthood featured a fierce battle with alcoholism.
Ultimately, Finding Ultra is a beautifully written portrait of what willpower can accomplish. It challenges all of us to rethink what we’re capable of and urges us, implicitly and explicitly, to “go for it. ”
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781481591508
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 22 maj 2012
4.1
Biografier
Finding Ultra is Rich Roll’s incredible but true account of achieving one of the most awe-inspiring midlife physical transformations ever.
One cool evening in October 2006, the night before he was to turn forty, Rich experienced a chilling glimpse of his future. Nearly fifty pounds overweight at the time and unable to climb the stairs without stopping, he could see where his current sedentary lifestyle was taking him. Most of us look the other way when granted such a moment of clarity, but not Rich. Plunging into a new way of eating that made processed foods off limits and prioritized plant nutrition and daily training, Rich morphed—in a matter of mere months—from out-of-shape midlifer to endurance machine. One morning, ninety days into his physical overhaul, Rich left the house to embark on a light jog and found himself running a near marathon. It was time to scale up his goals.
How many of us take up a sport at age forty and compete for the title of the world’s best within two years? Finding Ultra recounts Rich’s remarkable journey to the starting line of the elite Ultraman World Championship competition, which pits the world’s fittest humans against each other in a 320-mile ordeal of swimming, biking, and running. Following that test, Rich conquered an even greater one: the Epic5 Challenge—five Ironman-distance triathlons, each on a different Hawaiian island, all completed in less than a week.
But this is much more than an edge-of-the-seat look at a series of jaw-dropping athletic feats and much more than a practical training manual for those who would attempt a similar transformation. Yes, Rich’s account rivets, and yes, it instructs, providing information that will be invaluable to anyone who wants to change their physique; but this book is most notable as a powerful testament to human resiliency, for as we learn early on, Rich’s childhood posed numerous physical and social challenges, and his early adulthood featured a fierce battle with alcoholism.
Ultimately, Finding Ultra is a beautifully written portrait of what willpower can accomplish. It challenges all of us to rethink what we’re capable of and urges us, implicitly and explicitly, to “go for it. ”
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Ljudbok): 9781481591508
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 22 maj 2012
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Rune
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Ville egentlig give 4 stjerner da den er spænende og utrolig motiverende. Men bogen indeholder desværre alt for meget prædiken om vegetar kost.
Maaike
7 apr. 2023
Its a great book and I like the podcast too. It gives a well written story and also great explanations of theory about endurance sport. But I kept thinking how selfish of him.
Tobias
22 aug. 2020
Intressant livshistoria.Lite för mycket prat om kost för min del.
Anna
20 nov. 2022
Imponerande!
Celal Berk
4 juli 2020
Overall, good experience.
D
30 maj 2022
Very inspiring book! A real story about an unfit ex-alcoholic who turned his life around and became one of the fittest man on earth in just 2 years!
Fred
9 maj 2020
Inspiring!!!
René
21 juni 2021
Lidt for meget veganer propaganda
Kokoko
21 feb. 2021
This should be turned into a documentary.... I find what the writer went through is really inspiring, it's one of those books worth listening to
Björn
22 juni 2020
Vilken jäkla inspirationsbok.
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Rune
25 apr. 2021
Ville egentlig give 4 stjerner da den er spænende og utrolig motiverende. Men bogen indeholder desværre alt for meget prædiken om vegetar kost.
Maaike
7 apr. 2023
Its a great book and I like the podcast too. It gives a well written story and also great explanations of theory about endurance sport. But I kept thinking how selfish of him.
Tobias
22 aug. 2020
Intressant livshistoria.Lite för mycket prat om kost för min del.
Anna
20 nov. 2022
Imponerande!
Celal Berk
4 juli 2020
Overall, good experience.
D
30 maj 2022
Very inspiring book! A real story about an unfit ex-alcoholic who turned his life around and became one of the fittest man on earth in just 2 years!
Fred
9 maj 2020
Inspiring!!!
René
21 juni 2021
Lidt for meget veganer propaganda
Kokoko
21 feb. 2021
This should be turned into a documentary.... I find what the writer went through is really inspiring, it's one of those books worth listening to
Björn
22 juni 2020
Vilken jäkla inspirationsbok.
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