Blueprint: Build a Bulletproof Body for Extreme Adventure in 365 Days

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Whether it’s climbing a mountain, swimming the English Channel, or a gruelling triathlon, Blueprint will teach you the tried and tested principles of sports science that have been used for decades by Olympians, explorers and adventurers at the limits of peak physical endurance.

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Yes, of course, some adventures require no training. But for the bigger and bolder expeditions that are wrapped in eudaimonia and eustress and require strength, speed and stamina, this book will explain how the Periodisation of Adventure can help. The good news is, the more physically fit you are the more attainable mountain peaks, ocean crossings and uncharted terrain become. When learning How to Adventure you must understand certain principles of sports science, which is exactly why I wrote this entire book (and specifically this chapter). After 52 hours and 39 minutes he was forced to end his swim early due to the onset of cellulitis and hypothermia and was taken to hospital where he messaged: "As you can probably tell the swim didn’t entirely go to plan, but the awareness raised for the charity was immense which makes the cellulitis and lost skin worth it." [21] [22] The swim was done in support of Parley for the Oceans (a nonprofit environmental organisation that focuses on ocean conservation), so was not governed by any swimming authority. The route and precise distance are unknown due to medical intervention, but Ross remains the only person to survive swimming in the cold waters of Loch Ness for more than 52 hours.

Ross Edgley Shares Gruesome Effects of His World Record Swim Attempt". Men's Health. 17 July 2023 . Retrieved 26 August 2023. Record-breaking adventurer Ross Edgley gets honorary degree". BBC News. 24 July 2019 . Retrieved 14 March 2021. The focus is on “active recovery”, where both the volume and the intensity of training are kept low, allowing the mind and body time to rest. Blueprint applies the exact same principles that enabled Ross to complete extreme feats such as the World's Longest Sea Swim, World's Longest Rope Climb, World's Heaviest Triathlon and World's Strongest Marathon. Scientists believe our wanderlust-gene-carrying ancestors were the ones who pioneered exploration of our planet as they climbed mountains, crossed oceans and had dreams of exploring beyond the horizon.

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Each will require specific skills, personalised planning and individualised, intricate preparation. Therefore, it’s not possible to write a 365-day programme for everyone, since it would be far too generalised; the Law of Biological Individuality (we’re all more different than we are alike) means a training plan written for everyone is a training plan written for no-one. I actually like being below 90kg (198lbs) since I move in the water better and it’s just more economical for most sports,’ Edgley added, ‘but for 2023 we’ve decided it’s not the best “vehicle” and frame for what we need! Hence mission CHONKY.’ Grantham's Ross Edgely makes second attempt at longest non-stop lake swim". BBC News. 14 July 2023 . Retrieved 26 August 2023.This is why the ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus famously once said, ‘The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. Skilful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.’ Extreme adventurer swims continuously for more than two days to break Loch Ness record". Sky News . Retrieved 24 September 2022. Working, travelling and living in conditions that would kill most within a matter of hours, this land of extremes offers little room for error, and things can change from dangerous to outright deadly within seconds. But the thing that continued to amaze me about my Evenki brothers was their nomadic way of life had remained relatively unchanged for centuries, and not only had they learned to survive out here, they’d also learned to thrive.