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100 1 a| Herz, J. C.q| (Jessie Cameron),d| 1971-=| ^A390002;

245 10 a| Learning to breathe fire :b| the rise of crossfit and the primal future of fitness /c| J.C. Herz.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Crown Archetype,c| [2014];

300 a| xii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| color illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Under the bridge -- Into the red zone: the science behind maximum effort -- The monkey bars: crossfit's genesis -- Rise of the machines: the gym circuit and junk fitness -- The original firebreather -- Nasty girls -- Christmas in Iraq -- Fallujah, for time: sprinting wars and the next generation of combat training -- The blue room: martial arts sublets and the forbidden pleasure of dropping barbells -- The firefighter challenge: five-alarm fitness -- The hopper: trial by lottery in the 2007 crossfit games -- Chris Spealler: a Lamborghini among diesels -- The amazon and the engineer: rogue gears up -- Dark horses: the 2008 crossfit games -- A Clydesdale learns to race -- Globo-gym: the spandex juice-bar business model -- Caveman kosher: post-WOD potlucks and the paleo diet -- Crucible: the 2009 crossfit games -- A good cult -- Faith and the finish line -- The fittest man on earth -- Corporate Kool-Aid: Reebok gets religion -- Forging elite gear: rogue up-armors the box -- Regional competition: nailing colors to the mast -- The ballad of Jerry Hill -- The man in the arena: Carson, California, AD 2012 -- Fight for Mike: a box takes care of its own -- Old school: the original firebreather goes back to basics.;

520 a| "Explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die, [tracing] CrossFit's rise from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters, and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes"--Dust jacket flap.;

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Learning to breathe fire : the rise of crossfit and the primal future of fitness / J.C. Herz.

Author/creator	Herz, J. C., 1971-
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Crown Archetype, [2014]
Description	xii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	CrossFit, Inc. Physical fitness. Exercise.

Contents	Under the bridge -- Into the red zone: the science behind maximum effort -- The monkey bars: crossfit's genesis -- Rise of the machines: the gym circuit and junk fitness -- The original firebreather -- Nasty girls -- Christmas in Iraq -- Fallujah, for time: sprinting wars and the next generation of combat training -- The blue room: martial arts sublets and the forbidden pleasure of dropping barbells -- The firefighter challenge: five-alarm fitness -- The hopper: trial by lottery in the 2007 crossfit games -- Chris Spealler: a Lamborghini among diesels -- The amazon and the engineer: rogue gears up -- Dark horses: the 2008 crossfit games -- A Clydesdale learns to race -- Globo-gym: the spandex juice-bar business model -- Caveman kosher: post-WOD potlucks and the paleo diet -- Crucible: the 2009 crossfit games -- A good cult -- Faith and the finish line -- The fittest man on earth -- Corporate Kool-Aid: Reebok gets religion -- Forging elite gear: rogue up-armors the box -- Regional competition: nailing colors to the mast -- The ballad of Jerry Hill -- The man in the arena: Carson, California, AD 2012 -- Fight for Mike: a box takes care of its own -- Old school: the original firebreather goes back to basics.
Abstract	"Explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die, [tracing] CrossFit's rise from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters, and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes"--Dust jacket flap.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013049484
ISBN	9780385348874
ISBN	0385348878

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