Sublime

Under the torn shirt you could just make out a ragged disc of meat from where, just this morning, an arm had brushed teeth and made coffee.

our DNA. “The cowards never started,” he’d tell me, “and the weak died along the way—that leaves us.”

runs, but also high-carb diets, and he utilizes intense strength training to conquer everything from 5K runs to ultra-marathons. He was prominently featured in The 4-Hour Body, where he described how to prepare for a marathon in 8 to 12 weeks. Brian has been featured in Runner’s World, Men’s Journal, ESPN, Outside, and The Economist.

To me a failure is just a stepping stone to future success.

Heraclitus, a philosopher born in the Persian Empire back in the fifth century BC, had it right when he wrote about men on the battlefield. “Out of every one hundred men,” he wrote, “ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a wa

Physical challenges strengthen my mind so I’m ready for whatever life throws at me, and it will do the same for you.

beyond their capability.

Athletes are taught to perform at their best, When they feel at their best. Royal Marines are taught to perform at their best, When they feel at their worst.