![]() Books about secret agents how to#How to be like them: Start doing one thing every day that scares you. What would scare you and I hardly bothers them because they’re built up their risk tolerance. These agents take risks that would make most people poop their pants, but it’s just another “day in the office” for them because they’ve been there and done that. When James Bond drives his Aston Martin at 100 mph on a windy road, it’s because he’s done it before. When Jason Bourne jumps off a building, he knows he’ll stick the landing. ![]() Remember: fitness can be part of what you are, but not at the expense of who you are. The best part is, after you’re done training, you don’t have to kill anybody! You can come home to your wife/kids/family/dog/imaginary friend and do the stuff you enjoy. Yeah it’s less fun than “working out” while chatting for two hours, but it’s a lot more effective and efficient. How to be like them: Challenge yourself with each workout – try to spend LESS time and push yourself HARDER. The rest of my time is spent doing stuff I love: writing articles, traveling, answering emails from NF readers, reading books (currently Atlas Shrugged), and playing video games – I got sucked into four hours of Halo Reach the other night…oops. I can bench 200+, deadlift 300+, do 15 pull ups, and run a 5k tomorrow if you need me to – nothing to write home about, I know, but I exercise less than four hours a week and I’m getting stronger every day. My workouts last less than 45 minutes, involve compound exercises that work out my entire body, and prepare me for any situation. I prescribe to the “train with conviction” method, which is one of the cornerstones of the Nerd Fitness Rebellion. Their workouts are quick, intense, and designed to build functional strength for real-world use. They have other sh** to do – assassinating bad guys, drinking martinis, flying around the world, gambling in Monte Carlo, and so on. Secondly, they train quickly: secret agents don’t have time to go on four-hour fun runs or spend seven days a week in the gym. They train hard, they train with purpose, and they train as if their lives depended on it (because they do). They don’t cut their workouts short when they’re tired or skip a day because they’re lazy. Jason and James exercise consistently because they know it can mean the difference between life and death out in the field. In the meantime I’ll just keep watching Karate Kid for inspiration. ![]()
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