Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness
Description
<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>
Story Behind The Book
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE HAPPIEST DAY OF HER LIFE
Coco was marrying the man of her dreams, but when a handsome stranger showed up at her wedding, Coco knew that it could only mean one thing...Trouble. She never expected that part of her life to surface now.
The one thing that she feared most was about to happen. Coco knew that she would now have to tell Richard about her past and hope that it wouldn't tear them apart.
BUT THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING
With this handsome stranger came another enemy---the nightmares that she had buried deep within her long ago. Now, Coco would have to face those nightmares to uncover a secret that she had kept hidden in order to move on with her life. And if that wasn't enough, now she has to find out why two men she doesn't even know, want her and the handsome stranger dead.
WHAT THEY HAD TOGETHER WAS A BAD PAST, NOW THE ONLY THING THAT CAN SAVE THEM IS EACH OTHER.
Reviews
<p>Readers who enjoy reading story-lines about second chance romance and family secrets will enjoy reading the continuing story where Incriminating Evidence left off in, "The Secret With Her". </p>
<p>The secrets that keep surfacing in this intriguing story will keep you reading to see how far and deep they go.</p>
