Natural Born Heroes: The Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

WhenChrisMcDougallstumbledacrossthestoryofChurchill's'dirtytricksters',amotleycrewofEnglishpoetsandacademicswhohelpedresisttheNaziinvasionofCrete,heknewhewasonthetrackofsomethingspecial.Tobeattheodds,thetricksters-starving,aging,outnumbered-tappedintoanancientstyleoffitness:thelostartofheroism.Theylistenedtotheirinstincts,replacedcalorieswithstoredbodilyfatandusedtheirfascia,thenetworkoftissuewhichcriss-crossesthebody,tocatapultthemselvestosuperhumanstrengthandendurance.SoonMcDougallwasinthemiddleofamodernfitnessrevolutiontakingplaceeverywherefromParisianparkourroutestostate-of-the-artlaboratories,andbasedontheknow-howofShanghaistreet-fightersandWildWestgunslingers.JustasBorntoRungotrunnersoffthetreadmillandintonature,NaturalBornHeroeswillinspirecasualathletestodumpthegymmembershipforcross-training,mudrunsandfree-running.