“There is no new idea, just a new application of an old idea.”
– Laird Hamilton
Laird Hamilton (@LairdLife) is widely considered the greatest big wave surfer of all-time and an innovator in board sports. He’s the creator of tow-in surfing, and largely responsible for the rebirth of stand-up paddle boarding.
Hamilton starred in multiple surfing films and was the centerpiece of Riding Giants, a documentary about big wave surfing. A contributing editor for Men’s Journal, he has appeared on Oprah, Charlie Rose, 60 Minutes, and The Ellen Degeneres Show. Laird was also a featured expert in the surfing episode of The Tim Ferriss Experiment.
Laird is known for using his healthy lifestyle to raise money for charities including, Race Across America, Pipeline for a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis, Rain Catcher, and Muscular Dystrophy.
Gabrielle Reece (@GabbyReece) has been named one of the “20 Most Influential Women In Sports,” and is best known for her success in volleyball, modeling, and for a starring role as a trainer on The Biggest Loser.
A volleyball champion and a dominating offensive force, Reece led the Women’s Beach Volleyball league in kills for four consecutive seasons.
Elle magazine once called Reece, “One of the five most beautiful women in the world,” and Rolling Stone placed her on their “Wonder Women” list. That crossover success led to her becoming the first female athlete to ever design a shoe for Nike.
Brian MacKenzie (@iamunscared) is the founder of CrossFit Endurance and the author of the New York Times best-selling book Unbreakable Runner.
MacKenzie created controversy by suggesting a counterintuitive approach to distance running, which challenges high-mileage runs, high-carb diets, and incorporates intense strength training to conquer everything from 5K runs to ultra marathons. He was also prominently featured in The 4-Hour Body where he revealed how to prepare for a marathon in record time.
MacKenzie has been featured in Runner’s World, Men’s Journal, ESPN, Outside, and The Economist.
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QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: In this interview we discussed training, emotional intelligence, and innovation. Of the topics covered, which would you like to hear more about in the future? And what questions do you have about each? Please let me know in the comments.
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Enjoy!
Selected Links from the Episode
- Check out Riding Giants, the documentary on big wave surfing
- The Unbreakable Runner by Brian McKenzie
- Watch Laird teach Tim to Surf on The Tim Ferriss Experiment
- Learn more about Elevation Masks
- Learn more about the chaga mushroom
- Tao Te Ching by Laozi – recommend by Brian
- Way of the Peaceful Warrior – recommend by Brian
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand – recommended by Gabby
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – recommended by Gabby
- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien – recommended by Laird
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and Russell Munson – recommended by Laird
- Dune by Frank Herbert – recommended by Laird
- Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall – recommended by Laird
- Deep Survival by Lawerence Gonzales – recommended by Laird
- Check out the documentary recommended by Brian McKenzie, Spinning Plates
- Connect with Brain McKenzie:
Athlete Cell | Instagram | Twitter
- Learn more about Gabby Reece:
GabbyAndLaird.com | GabbyReece.com | High X | Twitter | Instagram
- Learn more about Laird Hamilton:
LairdHamilton.com | LairdStandUp.com | LairdLife.com | GolfBoard.com
Show Notes
- Challenging your beliefs and physicality with underwater weightlifting, elevation masks, and exercise efficiency [6:39]
- Laird Hamilton’s potent magic yellow energy elixir [16:39]
- Gabby’s experience of fear as a volleyball champion and the host of The Extremists [18:24]
- When MacKenzie thinks of successful who comes to mind and what are the characteristics that make people that way [23:24]
- On a healthy integrated life and how Hamilton and Reece think about parenting [26:09]
- On how to cultivate a thriving relationship: Training, Confidants and Value Systems [34:49]
- Most gifted books [41:09]
- Laird Hamilton’s formula for invention in sports [46:54]
- On the foil board and the goal to ride the biggest waves in the world [53:29]
- What makes Laird Hamilton so resilient at sticking to crazy ideas like the foil board [1:02:54]
- Advice for an older, perhaps beat up, athlete seeking to get back to high-level performance [1:05:49]
- Laird Hamilton’s mantra of “training for life” [1:08:39]
- On isolating your weaknesses, identifying flaws and working to make them better [1:13:49]
- Discussing Don Wildman and what attributes to his incredible physical prowess at the age of 82 [1:19:54]
- Who are the people who inspire Brian McKenzie [1:26:39]
- Advice for your thirty-year-old self from Gabby, Laird, Brian and Tim [1:31:29]
- Recommendations/Asks for the audience [1:39:59]
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