
Ep 423 - What Defines our Limits - "Endure" author Alex Hutchinson
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Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance author, Alex Hutchinson, joins The Nation to discuss endurance: what it is, what defines our limits and the science that helps us understand it.
Previous Podcasts where we discuss the specific chapters of Endure:
- Podcast #1: The Unforgiving Minute, The Conscience Quitter, Heat, Belief
- Podcast #2: The Central Governor Theory, Pain and Training the Brain
- Podcast #3 : Oxygen, Fuel, and Zapping the Brain
Check out Alex's other books:
- Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?: Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise
- Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions That Have Transformed Our World
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