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03033aam a22003618i 4500 001 8DB7133E495811EE9228709642ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230902011803 008 230508s2023 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023017098 020 $a 0593539400 020 $a 9780593539408 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 082 00 $a 796.4101/9 $2 23/eng/20230515 100 1 $a Ages, Alyssa, $e author. 245 10 $a Secrets of giants : $b a journey to uncover the true meaning of strength / $c Alyssa Ages. 263 $a 2309 264 1 $a New York : $b Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, $c 2023. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Everyone wants to know if they could do the impossible. Few of us will ever try. Alyssa Ages was the strongest she'd ever been, able to flip Mack truck tires and walk with 300 pounds on her back. She felt invincible, until the day her body betrayed her,leaving her vulnerable and grasping for control. Rebuilding her strength slowly brought her back to life. She began to wonder: What if strength wasn't about how much we can lift? What if it was about how we manage life's struggles? In Secrets of Giants, Ages, now a mom of two, embarks on an immersive journey to the fringe of the weight-lifting world, the sport of strongman. She hoists kegs and lifts boulders in suburban parking lots, attempts to pull a 50-ton truck using only a rope, and occasionally frightens her neighbors by dragging a sled full of weights down her quiet tree-lined street. She meets a powerlifter-turned-boxer who shares how lifting taught her to become a master of the mundane. A ten-time World's Strongest Man competitor is brought to tears illustrating how the gym helped him survive an abusive childhood. A pro strongwoman muses on managing setbacks before stepping on stage to deadlift the weight of a baby grand piano. Psychologists, researchers, and coaches offer insights into the fascinating ways that the pursuit of strength can permeate every aspect of our lives, from building resilience and confidence, to finding joy in discomfort, to teaching us to handle adversity. Part personal narrative, part research mission, part reckless midlife crisis odyssey, Secrets of Giants uncovers why physical strength matters, and how it teaches us that we're capable of so much more than we know"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Weight lifting $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Weight training $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Weight lifters. 650 0 $a Muscle strength. 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Ages, Alyssa. $t Secrets of giants $d New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023 $z 9780593539415 $w (DLC) 2023017099 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509013053.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240125011909.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20231202011954.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20231003012841.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8DB7133E495811EE9228709642ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search