Learning to breathe fire : the rise of crossfit and the primal future of fitness / by Herz, J. C. (Jessie Cameron), 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Under the bridge -- Into the red zone: the science behind maximum effort -- The monkey bars: crossfit's genesis -- Rise of the machines: the gym circuit and junk fitness -- The original firebreather -- Nasty girls -- Christmas in Iraq -- Fallujah, for time: sprinting wars and the next generation of combat training -- The blue room: martial arts sublets and the forbidden pleasure of dropping barbells -- The firefighter challenge: five-alarm fitness -- The hopper: trial by lottery in the 2007 crossfit games -- Chris Spealler: a Lamborghini among diesels -- The amazon and the engineer: rogue gears up -- Dark horses: the 2008 crossfit games -- A Clydesdale learns to race -- Globo-gym: the spandex juice-bar business model -- Caveman kosher: post-WOD potlucks and the paleo diet -- Crucible: the 2009 crossfit games -- A good cult -- Faith and the finish line -- The fittest man on earth -- Corporate Kool-Aid: Reebok gets religion -- Regional competition: nailing colors to the mast -- The ballad of Jerry Hill -- The man in the arena: Carson, California, AD 2012 -- Fight for Mike: a box takes care of its own -- Old school: the original firebreather goes back to basics.…”

Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness.

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