317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record - Ross Edgley - #824

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Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author. Ross just broke the world record for the world's longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He's also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his mind, body and preparation works. Expect to learn how Ross prepares for an endurance event, how you go to the bathroom when you're locked in a wetsuit, what 50 hours of sleep deprivation whilst exercising feels like, Ross' diet and daily routine, the scientific mindset of resilience, strategies to push yourself to your absolute limit and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get Magic Spoon's brand-new Protein-packed Treats in your nearest grocery store Get up to 37% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)  Timestamps: (00:00) Ross’s Recent Swimming Achievements (06:15) Preparing for Different Scales of Events (11:05) What Ross Wears for the Events (17:44) How to Prepare for Fatigue (28:21) Digesting Food Mid-Swimming (34:06) Which Supplements Did Ross Take? (39:50) The Injuries Ross Collected From the Swim (43:05) What Ross Has Learned About Resilience (48:47) The State of Ross’s Mind During the Event (57:14) Is There a Darker Side to Ross? (01:09:29) The Parts of Stoicism Worth Keeping (01:19:59) Eating 40,000 Calories in a Day (01:29:50) How to Be More Resilient in Your Body (01:35:28) Tour de France Unchained Series (01:46:19) The Ending of Ross’s Swim (01:50:05) Training With Chris Hemsworth (01:54:21) What’s Next for Ross (01:56:26) Where to Find Ross Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices