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

By reading this koob, you will learn how to stretch your limits of endurance, using both mind and muscle.

You will also learn that:

• You can train yourself to tolerate more pain;

• Your muscle power is regulated by your brain;

• You can combat fatigue and heatstroke by changing your mindset;

• Dehydration is inevitable—thirst is not;

• Carbohydrates are key to endurance sports;

• Mindset is (almost) everything.

Endurance requires you to be both physically fit and mentally resilient. In order to push yourself to the edge of your limits of performance, you must have the stamina and the correct mindset. So, what are your limits? Are they defined by your body’s physiological capacity? Or, your brain’s psychological mindset?