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"Herz takes readers on a journey through CrossFit history...[she] intertwines the narrative with passionate descriptions of workouts that push participants to the brink of exhaustion..." - Booklist
""Herz explores this exhilarating, addictive activity...[and] adds a dramatic flair to her prose, igniting excitement and an uptick in interest...A vigorously written must-read for exercise enthusiasts primed for the ultimate fitness challenge." - Kirkus ""Much like the workout it documents, [Learning to Breathe Fire] is a relentless, breathless march through CrossFit's history, the science behind its regimen, and the men and women who live by it." - The Daily Beast "Learning to Breathe Fire is a must-read for every Crossfitter and fitness enthusiast, beginner or elite." - Dormiviglia.com ""A terrific new book that tells the CrossFit story better than anything I have read." - The Blaze "Learning to Breathe Fire is one of those books that come along every generation or so that brings to life a sub-culture so vividly, so deliciously that it makes you want to run out now and become a part of it! Written with great verve, comprehensive research and a novelist's knack for deft characterizations, this is CrossFit's War and Peace."The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.
One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, Learning to Breathe Fire combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die.
The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals.
In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out.
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