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The Secrets and Science of Mental Toughness | Joe Risser MD, MPH | TEDxSanDiego
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Transcriber: isabella hilário Reviewer: Emma Gon
You're about to hold a plank.
Just 60 seconds.
You know it’s coming.
That tension in your core.
The burn in your arms.
The mental countdown ticking away.
You’re already thinking,
Now imagine you push through that feeling.
You hold on.
Maybe your body starts shaking.
Your mind is screaming for you to stop.
You tell yourself just one more second,
and you make it to 60.
You’re feeling pretty proud of yourself.
(Cheers and applause)
But then you don’t stop at 60 seconds.
You don't stop at five minutes.
You keep going for an hour,
for two hours and then ten hours.
Yep, ten hours, ten minutes, and ten seconds.
That's exactly what George Hood did
when he set the world record for the longest plank in history,
a feat that most people would not believe possible.
I met George eight years ago when he set the record,
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