317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record - Ross Edgley
Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author.
Ross just broke the world record for the world's longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He's also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his mind, body and preparation works.
Expect to learn how Ross prepares for an endurance event, how you go to the bathroom when you're locked in a wetsuit, what 50 hours of sleep deprivation whilst exercising feels like, Ross' diet and daily routine, the scientific mindset of resilience, strategies to push yourself to your absolute limit and much more...
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00:00 Ross’s Recent Swimming Achievements
06:15 Preparing for Different Scales of Events
11:05 What Ross Wears for the Events
17:44 How to Prepare for Fatigue
28:21 Digesting Food Mid-Swimming
34:06 Which Supplements Did Ross Take?
39:50 The Injuries Ross Collected From the Swim
43:05 What Ross Has Learned About Resilience
48:47 The State of Ross’s Mind During the Event
57:14 Is There a Darker Side to Ross?
1:09:29 The Parts of Stoicism Worth Keeping
1:19:59 Eating 40,000 Calories in a Day
1:29:50 How to Be More Resilient in Your Body
1:35:28 Tour de France Unchained Series
1:46:19 The Ending of Ross’s Swim
1:50:05 Training With Chris Hemsworth
1:54:21 What’s Next for Ross
1:56:26 Where to Find Ross
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Chris Williamson
Bonjour. I'm Chris, Host of the Modern Wisdom Podcast. Currently learning out loud with guidance from the most interesting people on the planet. You should join the cult. ...