Spartan race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. He was casually dressed ready to run at a moments notice and itching to do something. With obstacle racing season heating up, and the oneyear anniversary of his book, spartan up. The ultimate book collection for busy leaders who want to reach their personal goals. He interviews successful athletes, authors, entrepreneurs, professors, monks, moms and adventurers who can shed light on what it takes to get to the top and stay there and shares what he learns. A live and burgeoning ball of energy, the spirit naturally moves, expands, gyratesdances, evenpurely by virtue of its desire for freedom. Joe is the founder of the spartan race and author of the book spartan up.
Jun, 2014 take a read of joe desenas book, spartan up for more information about how to workout and eat like a spartan. If theres a pull up bar available, ill leap right into a pull up. For preorder, he has also created a special discount for aom podcast listeners, if you go to bid. I talk to the founder of the spartan race, joe desena, about his new book, spartan up. A takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance in life by the founder of the spartan race, joe desena, with jeff oconnell, is an awesome book to get you living life to your full potential.
They are held in us and have been franchised to 30 countries including canada, south korea, australia and several european countries. From selling fireworks at age 8, to starting a tshirt business in high school, to. Joe delivers his message with the insight and candor that only an individual who has lived through. His stories are believable, because his achievements and accomplishments are genuine. Joe desena is owner of the spartan race, as well as a legend in endurance and adventure racing circleshe completed the 5mile badwater. Its not really about the race itself, but more about how to approach the race, and in turn use that approach throughout your life when faced. Joe desena, cofounder of spartan race, wrote a book called spartan up.
Spartan up a takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and. An interview with joe desena author of spartan up the book. His mission through the races is to change lives and this book is just the start to changing peoples mindsets about facing obstacles and becoming more healthy. Interview with joe desena founder of the spartan race. In this episode we talk with joe desena the founder of the spartan race and author of the book spartan up a takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance. Jun 11, 2014 joe desena was in london, sitting on a wellworn sofa in the heart of soho, when we met to discuss the launch of spartan up the book thats part autobiographical, part sound advice on how to tackle obstacles both physical and mental. Deep inside each human being is a spirit that hungers for movement and for growth. This is the ultimate resource for personal and professional transformation. Its not really about the race itself, but more about how to approach the race, and in turn use that approach throughout your life when faced with any obstacles that may appear in your path. The book by joe desena is motivating, encouraging, and full of real life examples of people who found the courage and commitment to be more than they believed. Download the 2019 spartan training plan as your blueprint. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Read this book and you will dramatically transform the way you think, lead, work, and live.
Read this book and you will dramatically transform the way you think. Mar, 2014 one of the founders and creators of the spartan race, joseph desena decided to write a book called spartan up. Mark divine, new york times bestselling author joe desena is the real deal. Young boys wrestled like puppies here and there, warming up. From selling fireworks at age eight, to building a multimilliondollar pool business in college, to creating a wall street trading firm, and now the worlds fastest growing sports. Joe later began a pool cleaning business while a teenager, where he earned 750 customers in his local area. Not hard to believe when you think of the warriors the spartans were.
This second book by joe desena, founder of spartan race, is the gift you give to that person who is committed to living healthier, but needs a plan a stepbystep guide. Im pretty excited to share this news coming straight from joe and his people. From that philosophy, as played out first in his own life and now for millions across trails, through mud, and up mountainsides, spartan race was born. Young boys wrestled like puppies here and there, warming up for their real matches that were set to start later. The spartan race is a grueling competition in which participants scramble across logs, under barbed wire, and up greased, 12. Take a read of joe desena s book, spartan up for more information about how to workout and eat like a spartan. It truly is a takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and. Sep 21, 2016 with obstacle racing season heating up, and the oneyear anniversary of his book, spartan up. Spartan up podcasts joe travels the world chasing down the secrets to success in all aspects of life. Spartan up want a swift kick in the optimizing butt this is the book for you. Spartan up is not just a book, its more of a philosophy that many athletes live by. A takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance in life 224. It craves beauty over entertainment, meaning over triviality, and knowledge over sensation.
You all should know by now that ive worked with spartan race in the past and im a huge fan of their organization. A takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance in life spartan up. They did it, and as a result, they developed new beliefs in themselves and their capabilities. Everything in life is an obstacle, and with the spartan up mindset, you can learn to overcome every one of them. Mar 25, 2020 in 20 he met spartan founderceo joe desena while completing the 72hour death race in the mountains of pittsfield vermont. In this weeks show, we take on the topics of mental strength and ultimate conditioning. Spartan up a takenoprisoners guide to overcoming obstacles and achieving peak performance in life. I just love what joe desena and spartan, tough mudder, and dekafit are doing with the gpp gym protection plan to help make sure that studios, gyms, clubs, boxes, etc. My first impression from the book, and its pretty much true of the man himself, was that joe desena doesnt mess around.
Thats a burpeeback in the day some people called them squat thrusts. We talk with joe about resetting your frame of reference, building obstacle immunity and other building toughness as an endurance athlete. Whether its the thousand people that show up for workouts on the beach with us, whether its the ten thousand people that show up. When i was a kid in queens, new york, my mother looked at the food everyone else was eating and decided it just wasnt good enough. It works well for it, as he clearly knows what he wants to say. As an elite athlete and spartan 300 racer, i can tell you that there is some awesome knowledge in here. Todd durkin i just love what joe desena and spartan. The whole thing is a bunch of stories about obese individuals signing up for spartan races and losing weight and becoming more awesome because of the race. One of the founders and creators of the spartan race, joseph desena decided to write a book called spartan up.
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