Inside the Box: How CrossFit ® Shredded the Rules, Stripped Down the Gym, and Rebuilt My Body
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1934030902 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Throughout the book Murphy is most compelling as a cultural guide. And it really made me proud of this community that I am involved in. "Laced with self-deprecation and sharp observation, Inside the Box reads as a CrossFit origin story. Murphy goes deep into the high-intensity, gut-testing world of CrossFit." -- ESPN "Interwoven with Murphy's personal journey is the backstory on CrossFit and its evolution, along with the tales of other CrossFitters he met along the way" ¦For anyone who hasn't experienced CrossFit, it's hard to understand what goes on inside the gym, but this book does a good job explaining it." -- Duathlon "In his book, Murphy also does an effective job of explaining what a typical CrossFit "box" (an actual gym) looks like, what a CrossFit experience is bound to be like for the first-timer (humbling and exhausting, and, depending on the first-time
From staggering newcomer to evangelist, Murphy finds out how it feels, why it's so popular, whether it can fix his broken body.. Every day at thousands of CrossFit gyms across America, fitness seekers of all shapes and sizes flex their inner athlete by racing to finish fast-paced workouts. Anaerobically blasted by each workout of the day, Murphy discovered a sweat-soaked fitness revolution that's transforming bodies and lives.CrossFit is the sport of fitness, a radical new approach to exercise that is turning the traditional gym workout upside down. In Inside the Box, veteran journalist and marathoner T.J. Desperate to reclaim his fitness and strength, the 47-year-old signed up for his first CrossFit® workout with nothing to lose. Murphy goes all in to expose the gritty, high-intensity sport of CrossFit®.Murphy faced a future with a permanent limp from one too many marathons. Each workout mixes weight lifting and gymnastics into an explosively effective and addictive new way to lose weight and carve out a new physique.Inside the Box is Murphy's journey through CrossFit
Amazon Customer said Good quick read. Good quick read, mainly the story of one man's journey into CrossFit. Seems like a bit of an incomplete story, as I think TJ should have waited another 6-1"Good quick read" according to Amazon Customer. Good quick read, mainly the story of one man's journey into CrossFit. Seems like a bit of an incomplete story, as I think TJ should have waited another 6-12 months of doing CrossFit before writing the book. Information seems solid and well researched.. months of doing CrossFit before writing the book. Information seems solid and well researched.. Mr. Mitchell E. Ayer said Story of how Cross Fit works.. Having been at CrossFit some six months, I enjoyed the book. The book in addition to good stories helped me understand why it works.. Great Insider Account of CrossFit This book reminded me of a cross between Christopher McDougall's Born to Run and L. Jon Wertheim's Blood in the Cage, two excellent accounts of fitness subcultures. T.J. Murphy's Inside the Box belongs in that discussion, with extra points given for weaving a participatory narrative with in-depth business reporting. Murphy took up CrossFit at Great Insider Account of CrossFit Pete Williams This book reminded me of a cross between Christopher McDougall's Born to Run and L. Jon Wertheim's Blood in the Cage, two excellent accounts of fitness subcultures. T.J. Murphy's Inside the Box belongs in that discussion, with extra points given for weaving a participatory narrative with in-depth business reporting. Murphy took up CrossFit at 47 after a knee all but gave out from a lifetime of endurance sports pounding. Like most endurance sports types, he brought a healthy skepticism into the box only to discover an efficient, ass-kicking workout, alon. 7 after a knee all but gave out from a lifetime of endurance sports pounding. Like most endurance sports types, he brought a healthy skepticism into the box only to discover an efficient, ass-kicking workout, alon
T.J. He is author of Triathlete Magazine's Guide to Finishing Your First Triathlon and contributor to Start to Finish: 24 Weeks to an Endurance Triathlon.. Murphy is a veteran endurance athlete, CrossFitter, and former editorial director of Triathlete, Inside Triathlon, and Competitor magazines