Shane Kendrick

Shane Kendrick

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Bio

ShaneKendrick is an experienced writer with a career spanning more than 25 years andan extensive portfolio of experience gained in the public, retail, educationand more recently in the private sectors.

 

Hisrange of experience includes employment as:

-       Electronics technician

-       Technical writer

-       Computer systems trainer

-       Sales and marketing manager

-       Business communications facilitator

-       Financial accountant

-       Administrative manager

-       Advertising copywriter and

-       Internet marketing consultant.

 

Qualifications

 

Shanehas a Bachelors degree in Information Technology with majors in IT Managementand Business Administration. As well as that he also holds an Associate Diplomaof Business.

 

Writing

 

To enhance his extensive portfolio of experienceShane has developed his skills in business communication as well as indulginghis other passion for film and television through scriptwriting. Not only thatbut Shane is also a novelist with a soon-to-be published tale of crime fictionset in Melbourne Australia.

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

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

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<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>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. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />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. </p>

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