The New York Times bestselling author and human performance expert
tests his knowledge and theories on his own aging body in a quest
to become an expert skier at age fifty-three. Gnar: adjective,
short for "gnarly," def: any environment or situation that is high
in perceived risk and high in actual risk. Country: noun, def: any
defined territory, landscape or terrain, fictitious or real.
Cutting-edge discoveries in embodied cognition, flow science, and
network neuroscience have revolutionized how we think about peak
performance aging. On paper, these discoveries should allow older
athletes to progress in supposedly "impossible" activities like
park skiing (think: jumps and tricks.) To see if theory worked in
practice, Kotler conducted his own ass-on-the-line experiment in
applied neuroscience and later-in-life skill acquisition: He tried
to teach an old dog some new tricks. Recently, top pros have been
performing well past a previously considered prime: World-class
athletes such as Kelly Slater, the greatest surfer of all time, is
winning competitions in his fifties; Tom Brady can beat players
half his age. But what about the rest of us? Steven Kotler has been
studying human performance for thirty years, and taught hundreds of
thousands of people at all skill levels, age groups, and walks of
life, how to achieve peak performance. Could his own advice work
for him? Gnar Country is the chronicle of his experience pushing
his own aging body past preconceived limits. It's a book about
goals and grit and progression. It's an antidote for weariness that
is inspiring, practical, and, often hilarious. It is about growing
old and staying rad. It's a feverish reading experience that makes
you put down the book, get out there, and move. Whether hurtling
down a mountain side, running your first 10K race, or taking your
career to new heights, Kotler challenges us to test ourselves,
surpass our limits, and achieve our own impossible, whatever it
might be. Part personal journey, part science experiment, part
how-to guide, Kotler takes us on his punk rock, high-velocity
joy-ride for a better life in spite-and often in defiance of-the
perceived limitations of the aging human body.
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