I fell for it. Even after reading all the 4 and 5 star reviews of this book, I still got sucked in and couldn’t put it down until I finished it at 2:30am. Currently I’m fighting the exhaustion that may cause me to fall asleep at my desk and lose my job. Thanks a lot, Kulti. This is the first book I bought based solely on CBR reviews, and you guys do not disappoint with your recommendations. I won’t dive too deep into a plot […]
Serious Dedication
A memoir. Written by a woman. About soccer. I’m surprised my local book store didn’t just automatically set it aside for me. This shit is my jam. If you aren’t a fan of women’s soccer (and if you enjoy sports, you should check it out), you probably hadn’t heard of Carli Lloyd before last summer. She’s been playing for the US Women’s National Team since the early 2000s, but she stepped hard into the spotlight during the World Cup in Canada last year, when she […]
Mediocre Sports Romance
This book is not a ‘good’ book, but it’s one I enjoyed. It’s biggest downfall is lack of editing. It runs nearly 700 pages and she repeatedly misuses the word ‘passed’ for ‘past’. No, seriously, I’m not sure what was wrong with me when reading this. Misusing words like that would normally be a complete dealbreaker for me, and yet, here we are. I actively chose this book because it was the first week of the NFL season and I wanted to get in the […]
It’s all about willpower
I’m so far from an elite athlete, even the comparison is comical. Yet I’ve pushed myself often enough and hard enough while running, rowing, or cycling, that I have some understanding of the pain of pushing past your limits. So, I was intrigued when I heard about this new book, How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle (2015) by Matt Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald’s main thesis (supported by lots of science) is that your mind is the limiting factor in athletic endurance performance. […]
What book could live up to this cover?
Jaci Burton’s books were described to me as ‘explicit sports romances’. Those words, in that order, speak directly to my soul. Unfortunately, I was not really taken with this book. Rather than the characters ever feeling real to me, it ended up more like fantasy, football porn. (That comma is key, I am not talking the kind of fantasy where you pick your team each week and brag to your coworkers – more like the kind where someone dreams about being whisked away in a […]
My new obsession
It was almost exactly one year ago that I decided to join my local rock climbing gym. I had the vague notion that climbing was fun, and the price was worth it since yoga was included. It turned out to be a great decision and has become something of a new obsession. I was told in my Introduction to Climbing class that for the first year, you should do nothing but climb. Sport specific strength training should wait until your tendons (especially in your fingers) […]