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020    9780593539408|q(hardcover) 
040    DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dGCmBT|dUtOrBLW 
042    pcc 
092    796.41019|bAGE 
100 1  Ages, Alyssa,|eauthor. 
245 10 Secrets of giants :|ba journey to uncover the true meaning
       of strength /|cAlyssa Ages. 
264  1 New York :|bAvery, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
       |c[2023] 
300    xvi, 239 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and 
       index. 
520    "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"--|cProvided by
       publisher. 
650  0 Weight lifting|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Weight training|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Weight lifters. 
650  0 Muscle strength.