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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

David Epstein, Will Damron, et al.

4.6 on Amazon

1 HN comments

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer , Randy Rackliff, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

1 HN comments

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Historical Nonfiction Bestseller, True Story Book of Survival)

Donnie Eichar

4.5 on Amazon

1 HN comments

Mushrooming without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms

Alexander Schwab

4.5 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss

4.4 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Annapolis Book of Seamanship: Fourth Edition

John Rousmaniere and Mark Smith

4.8 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man

Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird

4.7 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Ashley Book of Knots

Clifford W. Ashley

4.8 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

Daniel Coyle, John Farrell, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

1 HN comments

Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

Robert Kurson

4.7 on Amazon

1 HN comments

Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success

Matthew Syed

4.6 on Amazon

1 HN comments

A Sense of Where You Are

John McPhee

4.4 on Amazon

1 HN comments

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

4.7 on Amazon

1 HN comments

String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication

David Foster Wallace and John Jeremiah Sullivan

4.5 on Amazon

1 HN comments

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises

Mark Lauren and Joshua Clark

4.5 on Amazon

1 HN comments

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dceddiaonJune 15, 2021

A few years ago I found a book which is basically this, called You Are Your Own Gym. It's full of body weight exercises, plus a 10-week program built on these exercises. It seemed like it was written for exactly me -- someone who doesn't like going to the gym, and doesn't like long boring cardio. I had some good success following the book's program on and off for a few years.

Then a couple months before the pandemic I joined the author's new subscription service called Mark Lauren On Demand. It's a library of workout videos and programs, organized by difficulty. It's like $8.99/month and I think it's the best thing I pay for. I'm definitely in the best shape I've ever been.

Workout videos are surely not a new idea, but I hadn't tried that format before this, and I like that the videos are literally him doing the exercises along with you, including warmup and cooldown. It means I can look at the timestamp and know exactly how long it'll take to do a workout that day. And I like that it's all scheduled out for me. I just have to show up (in my basement).

Book + workout program is at https://marklauren.com/

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