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Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of Crossfit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Paperback • 2015 • English

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of Crossfit and the Primal Future of Fitness

By J. C. Herz

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About the book

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 ...Show more

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ISBN

9780385348898

Publisher

Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of Crossfit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Format

Paperback

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