Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

from curious_squid

Can't decide between 2 and three stars. Tempted to say the guy is a psycho. Who would want to do the things he did to his body? Doing 5 Ironman type competitions in 5 days? That is 100% crazy. But You can't help being impressed that he was 40 and out of shape and changed his lifestyle to be thi...

from JeffV

Ultra endurance athlete Rich "don't call him Ricky" Roll wasn't always one of the fittest men on the planet. In fact, for a sizable chunk of his life -- from his late teens to his 30's, he was an alcoholic and fortunate to have avoided lengthy prison terms or serious injury (to himself -- others ...

from realbigcat

I enjoy these type of athletic inspirational books but I was some what dissapointed with this one. Rich Roll has you believe he was this out of shape ordinary guy who turned himself around and became a super athlete. This does have some truth to it but he is hardly an ordinary guy. He did overcom...

from Jeremy_Palmer

Good book. Hard to relate to the guy though as a non-drinker and non Ivy leaguer.

from passengercreek2

Kind of new age. I felt he was trying to sell me products. Still, a good read.