The Desert Ultra - Bulletproof Yourself for the Ultimate Desert Race

                

On the 22^nd of November the Desert Ultra in Namibia will take place.

The Desert Ultra takes place across 250k of the Namib Desert testing runners as they cross dried-up river beds, huge dune fields and run through grasslands with the majestic volcanoes and mountains as a back drop to the race.

With the extreme conditions and amazing location this fantastic race awaits those willing to tackle this challenge.

As a self-sufficient race you will be responsible for carrying all of your kit and equipment for the entire race, which includes a sleeping bag, food, safety equipment and a minimum of 2.5 litres of water.

David McIntosh is an Adventure Athlete and Ex-Royal Marines Commando.

So it was obvious he sought out other Ex-Royal Marine who are now a Physios.

This week David has been preparing for the Ultimate Desert Ultra with some injury prevention from Bulletproofbodies.

David's body will endure 250 km of hot and sandy desert where the normal Ultra-Running injuries will apply.

Tight hip flexors

Lateral knee pain

Tight Calves

Achilles tendinopathy

&

Plantar Fascia pain

So what do you listen to that will help Bulletproof Your Brain when you are running this intense 5 day race?

The answer is simply, Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins.

The Bulletproofbodies team met Goggins this Summer and were massively inspired by his talk.

He is the Authentic Athlete.

Goggins now stretches for hours daily after all the grueling endurance events he has endured including 3 Hell Week sin a single year!

The hip flexors stretch is the most important for runners.

Kneel down is a Lunge position.

Put a cushion under your knee to prevent discomfort.

Raise your arm on the same side upwards then over.

By adding some Lateral (side) Flexion we increase the stretch and mobilse in two different planes of movement.

Hold from 30 seconds to 2 minutes to be effective with your stretching.

From Ex-Royal Marines to another, we wish David McIntosh good luck and salute him as he attempts this mother of desert races.

Bulletproof Mindset with David Goggins

                   

Could you do a 100 mile race with no training?

Could you go and run 30 more miles after you had already run 70?

That was David Goggins did.

He describes it as the most amazing moment of his life.

It is where David’s life changed.

He ran 100 miles before he had ever run a Marathon, which he ran in 3 hours 8 minutes.

He completed the Hurt 100 in 33 hours.

Then competed in the Bad Water 135.

Listening to David when he came to London last week was inspirational.

He was incredibly humble considering his amazing list of achievements:

Air Force Tact P

3 Hell Weeks in a single year!

Navy Seal

Army Ranger

Ultra distance Athlete

Former World Record Pull Up champion in 24 hours

“Out of 100 men going to war

10 shouldn’t even be there.

80 of them are just targets

9 do most of the fighting

But, One is a Warrior.”

David Goggins.

David wanted to be the most uncommon among the most uncommon.

What still motivates David is not living the life that God had planned for him.

He still sees that overweight guy drinking chocolate milkshakes spraying for Cockroaches.

He realises that he took 100% responsibility for where he was in life and made a choice not to be there anymore.

These days he is still working just as hard as ever, age does not matter, what matters is the calloused mind.

David challenges you do do something everyday that sucks.

You have to go into the darkness to find yourself.

Your potential is endless.

Be your own hero!

David Goggins, the Bulletproofbodies Team salute you.

Bulletproofbodies Meets David Goggins

                   

Last week Bulletproofbodies had the absolute pleasure of meeting the legend that is David Goggins.

The interviewer started with:

“How do we all be more like David Goggins?”

David was immediate in his response.

“Don’t become like me, be your own Hero!”

David wants us to use this example to achieve more.

He was "built not born" and he states that this ability to endure is within all of us.

David’s book “Can’t Hurt Me” is amazing, but even better is the Audio book/Podcast.

David and Adam do a spectacular job in this experimental Audio Book that is read by Adam and then elaborated by both Adam and David after each chapter.

There is a challenge for the reader after every chapter so that you can implement the lessons for yourself and then use the hashtags on social media.

#canthurtme

What makes David Goggins different from all the rest is his vulnerability. 

It is easy to sing when you are winning, but what if you had David’s upbringing?

This bad-ass MF tells you what happens to him in a brutally honest and refreshingly authentic way that could not be less Hollywood if he tried.

David’s Rules:

1.     Callus your mind

2.     The Accountability Mirror

3.     The 40% rule

4.     Remove the Governor that limits you

David Goggins is living proof that more can be achieved through hard work and effort than any of us ever think possible. 

From Navy Seal to Ultra Endurance Athlete. He is the real deal and also one of the most inspirational people the Bulletproofbodies Team have ever met.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=oIrT1eHs1b0

David Goggins the Bulletproofbodies team salute you.