Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet
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Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Jesse Itzler (Author, Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 10,268 ratings
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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 18 minutes
  2. Author
    Jesse Itzler
  3. Narrator
    Jesse Itzler
  4. Audible release date
    November 3, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Hachette Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0176MAG1M
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 5 hours and 18 minutes
Author Jesse Itzler
Narrator Jesse Itzler
Audible.com Release Date November 03, 2015
Publisher Hachette Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0176MAG1M
Best Sellers Rank #4,892 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#10 in Exercise & Fitness (Audible Books & Originals)
#65 in Nutrition (Books)
#81 in Exercise & Fitness (Books)

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Best sports motivation book! Embrace the 40% rule!
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Best sports motivation book! Embrace the 40% rule!
This book is hilarious. I read it in one day. I just couldn't stop reading. Living with a SEAL is the perfect combination of a self-help book and a comedy. SEAL is the ideal motivation coach, period. He is able to push Jesse from 100 to 1000 push-ups in less than 4 weeks! On the other side, Jesse tells his training story with Seal in a funny and entertaining way and adds witty anecdotes of himself (co-founder of Marquis Jet and Zico, former rapper), his companies and his wife Sara Blakely (founder of Spanx).After reading Living with a Seal I started to work out much more and applied Seal's 40% rule: when you think you’re done and have reached your limit, you’re only 40 percent done. You can still tap into your reserve tank. SEAL believes our limits are self-imposed. The book offers many motivating quotes from SEAL, like: If you want to be pushed to your limits, you have to train to your limits. If you want to push your performance limits with natural foods, I also recommend the book Plant Victorious: How Athletes Can Push Their Performance Limits With PlantsI'm looking forward to reading David Goggins (the SEAL in Jesse's book) own book Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds This man is a true hero and superhuman.
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Big tuna
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023
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Loved it. I read both of david goggins books before this one and learned what he was like through his own stories. With this book I was able to see what david goggins was like through someone elses point of view, which is what makes it a hilarious, and intense but great book. Very motivational and inspring, props to jesse for sticking out!
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Lana Speer
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining book
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
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This was a book club choice which we thoroughly enjoyed. It was a quick read and silly/entertaining, however, if you're offended by profanity, then not for you. This is a great true story about a real life SEAL being hired for 30 days.
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Irina Shostak
5.0 out of 5 stars So hilarious and so inspiring!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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I love two book by David Goggins and always thought how it would be to train with him. And here is Jesse, who actually did it! I have never laughed as much as reading this book! But the final chapter made me cry because the adventure was over and we all love Seal so much!
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Duane Schneider
4.0 out of 5 stars Goofy Guy Gets Jacked
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019
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Jesse Itzler has managed to get super-rich by stringing together a number of odd professions that on their face appear to have no connection. He was a rapper on MTV, then a writer of a jingle for The Knicks, then the founder of a private jet subscription club, then a pusher of coconut water. He's good at spotting trends. He's also run a string of NYC Marathons and some ultras. As I started reading "Living with a SEAL," I was a bit cynical. I thought Itzler's plan to spend a month with a Navy SEAL was another gimmick to make money. Having finished the book, I don't think it was that at all. Itzler happened to be running a relay in San Diego and was intrigued by a guy running solo. He struck up a conversation with the guy, learned he was a SEAL, and later invited him to stay with Itzler, his wife, and child for a month in Manhattan (with side trips to Connecticut and Atlanta) to train him. This invitation might seem odd to many but was completely in keeping with Itzler's personality. Itzler never reveals how much he paid for this month of torture, and he also doesn't reveal until the end that the SEAL in question was David Goggins, famous in his own right as an ultra runner and pull-up champion. The author seems to have a Zelig-like knack for running into celebrities. He talks about bumping into Sting, Bob Costas, and Kevin Garnett. But much of the book is focused on the workouts Itzler endures: thousands of sit-ups and push-ups, along with runs two or three times a day, often in the cold and dark. At a couple points he and Goggins hop into a frozen lake in Connecticut. Goggins seems to lead a true Spartan existence, which causes Itzler to call his own comfortable life into question (the valuable lesson learned at the end). Goggins arrives with a single backpack. He has no interest in TV or killing time. When he accompanies Itzler to his office, he sits and stares at the wall for hours rather than read, etc. The author plays up the differences between the two main characters for laughs, and "Living with a SEAL" is often funny. My suspicion is that Itzler exaggerated his happy-go-lucky side while also exaggerating Goggins' assassin-style creepiness. They're an odd couple, but a winning combo. Itzler also played down just how jacked he got from all those push-ups. He takes pride in finishing the workouts, as he should, but his pride never crosses over into boastfulness. I read this right after finishing Goggins' memoir, and I thought it was fascinating to put these two accounts next to each other. Goggins' book was full-throttle, a great read, though completely humorless, while Itzler's is an outsider account of Goggins' habits, full of goofiness. Despite its exaggerations, it might be the truer portrait. I was inspired by both books but not ready to become a Goggins disciple. To me, at least, he takes things a bit too far.
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Igor B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read. Funny, interesting and inspiring.
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2023
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I liked the way thar the author tell his expirience. It seems that we can go with in all chalenges.
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Bobby Salsa
5.0 out of 5 stars The most hilarious and insightful motivational book (that's not a motivational book) you'll ever read.
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2016
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I've been a fan of Itzler's since the days when he was known as Jesse Jaymes. As an awkward, hip-hop loving high school freshman living in the Midwest, his album "30 Footer in Your Face" spent a lot of quality time in my Discman. He was the first MC that seemed like a guy I could hang out with, sort of like the Zack Morris of hip-hop.

Fast forward to a couple years ago. I was training for a Half Ironman triathlon. On one particularly long run, his jam "College Girls" shuffled into my head. I hadn't heard the song in years and when I got home, the first thing I did was Google Jesse to see what he'd been up to.

Turns out he'd been up to quite a bit.

And frankly, it was inspirational to see. Way to go, dude. Seriously.

Even though I detest running (send me out on a 100 mile bike ride anytime), there's a lot of crossover when it comes to ultra-endurance sports. In "Living with a SEAL," the reader gets a very up close, and often hilarious, look at how the mindset of an endurance athlete is forged.

On the surface, Itzler's diary-like account of his month in hell is a breezy and entertaining glad-it's-not-me read but, when you look between the lines, there is a profound motivational quality lurking just under the surface thanks to SEAL's blunt words of wisdom and how Itzler interprets them. So much of the endurance game is mental and getting woken up in the wee hours of the morning by being called a "motherf'er" by one of the baddest motherf'ers on the planet is a swift kick in the motivational pants for both Itzler and the reader.

For anyone who's looking for a spark to get out of the rut of routine or a reminder that all it takes to go farther and harder is the will to do so (the 40% rule is a particularly big help), "Living with a SEAL" is a must read.
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MDG
5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Entertaining Level-Up Read, Ever!
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2023
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From the beginning to the end, JI life journey is gripping, and this chapter in his life is phenomenal! I read every word. I Identified with Sara, Seal and Jesse. I was sad when the book was finished. This read will be hard to beat!
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Martin Aguirre
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely hilarious
Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2024
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My son and I loved this book tremendously. We are big Goggins fans and this just reinforced that love. Every page is something quote worthy and we reference it almost daily. We highly recommend it.
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SK
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars
Reviewed in India on December 26, 2023
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Definitely gonna read this again, and again after sometime. Though I wouldn't attempt all of this, there are takeaways and things that the lesser mortals like us can still do
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Maral-Erdene Jargalsaikhan
5.0 out of 5 stars So good
Reviewed in Germany on November 4, 2023
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Left me speechless. The writing style of Jess is so easy reading and easy to understand
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Mr P R MacKenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great read, Goggins before he was Goggins but as much a badass
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2023
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Well written, funny and inspiring highly recommended read for anyone who thinks they train hard. Now to push out my daily pushups….
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Andrei
5.0 out of 5 stars Uno dei miglior libri che o letto !
Reviewed in Italy on October 4, 2023
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Un libro che ti fa tanta piacere leggerlo , e che ti fa pensare su quante cose si potrebbero fare nella vita , ma non li facciamo per mancanza di discipline . Un libro che lo raccomando !
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