Bowling Book Review

  I read this one. Pretty academic. Fairly long. Way ahead of its time for 1997. Attia read this book and really liked it.  Super relevant if you were a victim of childhood trauma.  The case studies and autobiographical information in this book were really good and at times sad.  The text is a bit academic. I had to read and reread a lot.  Attia’s book was more relatable to me as I thankfully have the best family ever! Fair warning: don’t marry anyone with unresolved childhood trauma that you don’t know about. They will externalize it and you are going to end up in couple’s therapy trying to resolve it lol. So if I ever date again lol I am going ask if they want kids and if they have unresolved childhood trauma such as abuse or neglect. And of course they can work through their trauma in therapy, but it is not easy. And I guess this is a mean perspective but at least it is a realistic one.  Looking forward to reading Scott’s review of “Boundaries.” Next I t...

  I think Scott’s review was not really fair to this book. He said it was good and worth reading but I think it is much better than that, especially if you are an endurance athlete.  The legal angle is very interesting. The personal angle is really good. The cheating scandal is intriguing and the bike racing is awesome. The moral value about telling the truth is important. Even though the protagonist was a cheater too, his story teaches you to never give up and to try hard at life no matter what happens. There is a lot of honest humanity in this book.    This should most definitely be added to our staff picks and this is a must read for any endurance athlete and probably for all people. I think this book is highly highly underrated.  I listened to this one and I think this was better than reading because I could hear the emotion in the reader’s voice. This made the race commentary segments so much better.  My view on doping: Before reading this book I would...

  Shout out to Scott and Goodreads 2025 yearly recap. Goodreads was right on with this one. Highly entertaining and highly unbelievable even though it is nonfiction.  Remember always follow the money. I have not seen the movie but I am sure it is good. Really incredible and really really sad. Most of the book I was like did this really happen and was thinking the poor Indians, this is not fair. I thought the beginning/middle were better than the ending. I read this one (didn’t listen).  So yeah, read it for sure and you’re welcome. But don’t read it on a dark night if you are alone in your house because I did that then started hearing things lol. I put this book up there with the River of Doubt by Candice Millard.   Ok I should be done with The Secret Race soon which is also really really good (thanks Scott)! 

  17 hours audio but I would say better to read this one because chat says that for highly technical subject matter you retain the knowledge better if you read it. I tend to agree. If I was distracted at all while listening I had to rewind.  A few takeaways from this book: This doctor likes exercise more than diet and sleep for longevity. Genetics are very important. Humans struggle a lot now because our evolution is not used to modern life.  Grip strength is directly correlated to longevity. Strength training is not more important than cardio. Cardio is not more important than strength training. You should do both strength training and cardio.  Gum health is related (but it is not causal) to alzheimers.  Vo2 max is directly related to longevity.  Let me expand a bit. This doctor thinks a bad diet will hurt you more than a good diet can help you and at the end of section on diet says don't overthink diet, go outside now and do some exercise. For me there is...

  So Gram just read this so I decided to read it too. But it was not really what I was expecting so I don’t really recommend it. Here is my view. Cheslie was gorgeous. I put her up there with Mariah the Scientist and S M-L. The book does not really discuss her mental illness other than like one text message. It is mostly about her career as miss usa. As someone who has mental health problems I was looking forward to hearing from her, exactly what her problems were, and what she did to deal with them.  This is the second book I’ve read where the protagonist kills themselves by jumping off of a building. First, if you are able to convince yourself to do that, you probably can accomplish anything in your life. In both books, both of the women were highly successful and super talented. Second, if I ever kill myself it is not going to be from jumping off a building. I am too afraid I will survive that. I would definitely OD, because to me it is less scary and less damaging if you f...

  Pretty long (about 17 hours on audio). Not my favorite book by Erik Larson. I think these authors make a lot of money off of their first few books and then don’t try as hard. As Scott once said it’s hard to train if you sleep on silk sheets. Anyways if you like history this is a must read. If you do not like history, I would skip it because it reads like a history textbook a lot of the time. I liked the ending more than the beginning. Churchill was unique. Next I will read Outlive by Peter Attia (as recommended by my strength coach). Happy reading. Go USA and England!!