Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet - Inspirational Fitness & Mental Toughness Book for Athletes, Entrepreneurs & Military Enthusiasts

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.