The Art of Resilience, Ross Edgley
The Art of Resilience, Ross Edgley
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The Art of Resilience

Author: Ross Edgley

Narrator: Ross Edgley

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/18/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

‘Incredible individual, incredible book, incredible story.’ CHRIS HEMSWORTH ‘A hero who is as humble as he is resilient… testament to a “never give up” spirit!’ BEAR GRYLLS ‘From reading this book, the message that comes shining through is this: you can achieve anything.’ ANT MIDDLETON Bestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years, applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim around Great Britain, breaking multiple world records. Now Ross focuses on mental strength, stoicism and the training needed to create an unbreakable body. Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle. On his epic 1,780-mile journey around Great Britain, which lasted 157 days, Ross swam through giant jellyfish, arctic storms, ‘haunted’ whirlpools and polluted shipping lanes, going so hard, and so fast, his tongue fell apart. Ross’s previous book, , was a bestseller and explored the science of physical fitness. Now, in , Ross uses his swim experience and other amazing endurance feats, where he managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable pain, hardship and adversity, to study the performance of extreme athletes, military and fitness specialists and psychologists to uncover the secrets of mental fitness and explore the concept of resilience, persistence, valour and a disciplined mindset in overcoming adversity. This ground-breaking book represents a paradigm shift in what we thought the human body and mind were capable of and will give you a blueprint to become a tougher, more resilient and ultimately better human – whatever the challenge you face.

About Ross Edgley

Ross Edgley is an expert in the fitness industry, was listed in the World's 50 Top Fittest Men in 2016 by Askmen.com (the World's Biggest Men's Lifestyle website), and is founder of 2017's fastest downloaded training app (Primal 9) with Menshealth.com. He's been dubbed, "The World's Most Travelled Fitness Expert" (GQ, 2016) after living and learning from some of the fittest people on the planet. For over 10 years he's been involved in every area of sport, fitness, and nutrition imaginable. Ross is also co- founder at Europe's second largest online sports nutrition brand (THE PROTEIN WORKS), writes for range of publications (including GQ, Menshealth, Telegraph, Askmen.com, Mensfitness and more) and has amassed a social media following of over a million people.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on May 07, 2022

My lord, I had so much to say about this book. But alas, I am in the middle of training to swim the English Channel, and quite a bit of mental time has passed during a rough training week since I finished it. Let’s see if I can conjure anything up. 1. If you pick up this book in the hopes of finding......more

Goodreads review by Marco on June 21, 2020

We all know I'm a huge fan of Ross Edgley for many reasons: how genuine he is when he laughs (and he laughs all the time), how much of a machine he is, how smart he is on the science behind all the adventures he has embarked on, why he does what he does and for still being a humble rhino neck aquama......more

Goodreads review by Dylan on July 04, 2020

Ross Edgley is a testament to pure will power. Faced with what seemed the impossible challenge of swimming around the UK, he completed this mammoth task without setting foot on land in his 156 days at sea. Here are some of his ridiculous feats: swimming for 12 hours a day, every day without rest for......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 21, 2020

This was a combination memoir of a crazy endurance accomplishment (swimming around the island of Britain) and a book on sports science. It can hold its own as a good book from either perspective. Put together, it was a truly enjoyable and thought provoking read. We underestimate what we are capable......more

Goodreads review by Ed on January 22, 2022

What a book. I had heard of Ross' Okugake but never knew the sheer determination it took for him to keep going. His story is very well written and gripping from the start, not what you expect for a book about swimming. There are a lot of really nice messages in the book, and his 'stoic sports science......more


Quotes

‘Incredible individual, incredible book, incredible story.’ ‘A hero who is as humble as he is resilient… testament to a “never give up” spirit!’ ‘From reading this book, the message that comes shining through is this: you can achieve anything.’