So, you read my first book.

Or maybe you didn't. Maybe you're jumping straight into this one thinking, "Iron-Man? That sounds insane. Let's see what this guy has to say." Either way, let me catch you up.

A year and a half ago, I was 55, overweight, and basically falling apart. Constipated all the time?and I mean

all the time. I'd tried every weight loss gimmick out there. My wife had just dropped 40 pounds on Mounjaro, and when I asked my doctor about it, he basically laughed me out of the office. Not pre-diabetic? No prescription for you.

Then I found Hyrox. If you don't know what that is, it's a fitness race?8 kilometers of running mixed with functional workout stations. Sleds, rowing, wall balls, all that good stuff. I signed up for one 16 weeks out and figured I'd either finish or die trying.

Spoiler: I finished. And I felt incredible.

But here's the thing about finishing something hard: it doesn't make you want to stop. It makes you want more.

A few months after my first Hyrox, I was sitting on the couch watching an Iron-Man race on TV. You know the ones?2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run. The commentators kept talking about how these athletes were "ordinary people doing extraordinary things." And I thought, "Well, I'm pretty ordinary. Wonder if I could do that."

My wife?who'd been watching me transform over those 16 weeks and had actually started using my Hyrox training plan herself?looked over and said, "You're thinking about it, aren't you?"

I was. And three days later, I registered for an Iron-Man 12 months out.

Now, if you're thinking, "Wait, you went from barely running a mile to signing up for an Iron-Man?" Yeah. Kind of. But here's the thing: Hyrox had given me the foundation. The endurance. The mental toughness. The confidence that I could suffer through hard things and come out the other side.

This book is about how I built on that foundation. How I went from a Hyrox finisher to an Iron-Man finisher. And how you can too, if you're crazy enough to try.

A Quick Note About My First Book

If you haven't read

Hyrox Race Ready: Your Complete Training Plan from First Timer to Finisher, I'd recommend grabbing a copy. It covers the basics of getting from zero to race-ready in 16 weeks. All the foundational stuff?building endurance, learning functional movements, sorting out your nutrition, fixing your mindset.

That book is where this journey starts. And honestly? My wife's success with it?she's toned up, gotten stronger, feels better than she has in years?convinced me that the approach works for anyone willing to put in the effort.

This book assumes you've got some fitness base. You don't need to have done Hyrox specifically, but you should be able to run a few miles, swim a few laps, ride a bike without falling over. If you can't do those things yet, start with the Hyrox book. Get your foundation solid. Then come back here.

Sound good? Let's talk Iron-Man.