Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Alex Hutchinson

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Dedication

For my parents, Moira and Roger, whose curiosity, rigor,

respect for differing perspectives, and talent for clarity remain

the model I strive for in everything I write.

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell

Two Hours: MAY 6, 2017 (#ulink_f957fbc4-972e-5da5-b1fe-3aef09f07471)

PART I: MIND AND MUSCLE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 1 The Unforgiving Minute (#ulink_97f960d1-429b-586c-a05d-e42432ccef78)

CHAPTER 2 The Human Machine (#ulink_7dfd460a-4301-563f-bda9-80785c88704b)

CHAPTER 3 The Central Governor (#ulink_4256acfd-8547-59d5-9453-87b93bfc0ffc)

CHAPTER 4 The Conscious Quitter (#ulink_3f31ee0a-cdf7-5022-b70b-b763f498597b)

Two Hours: NOVEMBER 30, 2016 (#ulink_05d5bf4b-7fbc-54c0-a8ae-91f8859201e3)

PART II: LIMITS (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 5 Pain (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 6 Muscle (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 7 Oxygen (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 8 Heat (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 9 Thirst (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 10 Fuel (#litres_trial_promo)

Two Hours: MARCH 6, 2017 (#litres_trial_promo)

PART III: LIMIT BREAKERS (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 11 Training the Brain (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 12 Zapping the Brain (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 13 Belief (#litres_trial_promo)

Two Hours: MAY 6, 2017 (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgments (#litres_trial_promo)

Notes (#litres_trial_promo)