(Part 2) Best extreme sports books according to redditors

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We found 161 Reddit comments discussing the best extreme sports books. We ranked the 33 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.

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Top Reddit comments about Extreme Sports:

u/propsie · 34 pointsr/AskSocialScience

Ok, Sociology, Feminism and constructed nature of gender, you finally come in handy. Apologies in advance for a massive post.

First Point:

Gender ≠ sex ≠ sexuality

First, the simplest one, sex. Sex is what parts you have. people are born either male or female. It is extremely rare for people to be in between unless they are undergoing gender re-alignment.

Sexuality, this one's a bit harder, but you're still probably familiar with it. This is who you are attracted to. There is no correlation between what sex you are, and who you are attracted to. you can be gay, straight or somewhere in between. to some extent The Jury is still out on whether sexuality is innate, but really it shouldn't matter.

Last, and most difficult is gender. the first thing to get your head around is that gender is constructed by society. Society determines what it means to be masculine or feminine, and it can change over time. (heroes in the Illiad cry a lot, for instance, and in fact they can't be a hero without crying). We act out masculine and feminine traits that we see in the world to construct an identity. very few people, if any, perform just masculine traits or just feminine traits. The shades of grey between hypermasculinity and hyperfemininity are one of the things that give us personality.

It is very rare for anyone to perfectly live up to the "model of a straight man" because it's just that, an ideal. Those that do tend to only exist in media such as movies and video games, who don't face the compromises associated with the real world. Characters who meet the ideal are also very boring, like Sir Galahad in the Arthur cycles, Conan the Barbarian or Marcus Fenix, because there's no complexity to them.

The problem comes because masculine qualities tend to be privileged or valued over feminine traits. This pressures men to think that by adopting feminine traits they are 'diminishing themselves'. consider traditional masculine traits such as dominance, strength, honour, physical toughness. These can be contrasted with traditional feminine traits such as submissiveness, innocence, prettiness, delicateness or squeamishness. Men are made to feel that by being feminine they are somehow 'less of a man', or that women are 'less than men'. Yay, Feminism, Patriarchy. I'm sure you can think of examples of women who embody the masculine traits (female soldiers, athletes etc.) and men who embody the feminine traits (artists, actors 'sensitive types' etc).

For some cool reading on alternative masculinities I've just read a really interesting book Everyday Masculinities and Extreme Sport: Male Identity and Rock Climbing which looks at how extreme sports reject a lot of the hyper-masculinity of contact team sports.

You might also like to look into some feminist theory focused on Masculinity (yes that's a thing), and deffinitely read this article, especially this section.

Tl:DR It takes all kinds to make the world. Just don't make the mistake that your gender, sexuality and sex have to be linked, or that they are all that is important about you.

u/writermacox · 8 pointsr/gamegrumps

Okay, pulling it up since I haven't read it in years. First off, it was a Marine manual, not Army. I misquoted it anyway - it says you are "foolish" to drink urine, but the reasoning was correct.

The manual said that this is bad because your body will just need more water to get rid of the junk you just drank. It also ruled out blood, since your body treats that like "food" and will need water to digest it. This part stuck with me, for some reason.

It said you HAVE to prepare water, since everything else will dehydrate. This is a winter guide, so the obvious is snow/ice (melted snow is safer than ice), and you have to boil or use a halogen (chlorine, iodine, etc.) to disinfect it. Animals can help you find a source. If you're dying of thirst, doing the Bear Grylls thing doesn't sound right.

Then again, this manual is significantly older and possibly outdated, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

u/elegoo · 3 pointsr/whitewater

look at ken whiting book "whitewater kayaking" https://www.amazon.ca/Whitewater-Kayaking-Ultimate-Ken-Whiting/dp/1896980309/ref=dp_ob_image_bk

for river rescue this book is really good https://www.amazon.ca/Whitewater-Safety-Rescue-Essential-Knowledge/dp/0762750871/ref=pd_sim_14_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=MHFWX122X998Y99609AN Its a good book. I had it reccomended to me and I reccomend it to others

for video channel check out calgary aquabatics channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLrUmPL86mZsfO_4q120nDDZ5HmMXChK

or Ken when whitings paddling.com

u/The_hat_man74 · 3 pointsr/trailrunning

Nowhere Near First I thoroughly enjoyed this one. He's a bit goofy, but so am I so it was a good read. Plus I will never finish in the top 10 of a trail race, unless the trail race only has 9 entrants and he seems to be similar to that.

u/ChiefBromden · 2 pointsr/running

Someone posted about it here on reddit. But it was just a hit and run blog spam. I called him out on it....with a bunch of questions...everyone yelled at me to 'give the guy a chance'. They were wrong. All of you. Wrong!

Great article! Have you read the Book about it? Carved by God, Cursed by the Devil? Not a bad read. http://www.amazon.com/Carved-God-Cursed-Devil-Archer/dp/097707353X


Have you see the equivalent (well, not exact equal) new race in the US? Grand2Grand? http://www.g2gultra.com/

u/oceanlessfreediver · 2 pointsr/freediving

Just make a list to make sure you do not forget anything, those are unusual things you will be packing in ;).

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If you mean physical preparation, I would look at those

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https://www.amazon.com/Dry-Training-Freediving-Umberto-Pelizzari/dp/1928649467/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549303675&sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Freediving-Underwater-Single-Breath/dp/1928649483/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1549303675&sr=1-1

u/TheAethereal · 2 pointsr/Parkour

I am just learning myself. I read a couple books. This one is great and may be worth a read. You probably won't be able to learn too much actual technique with it, but it is great to learn some of the terminology you will hear used. Then I found a gym near by and have started practicing there.

As I have done 95% of my Parkour in a gym, I can't really comment on shoes.

u/littlejohnnyjewel · 1 pointr/JoeRogan

Eugene S. Robinson, host of "Knuckle Up" & "If I Did It" Podcasts, lead singer of the rock-band Oxbow, author of Fight: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking, but Were Afraid You Would Get Your Ass Kicked, For Asking, & Deputy Editor at Ozy.com.


u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/freediving

Greatest book concerning free-diving.

https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Freediving-Underwater-single-breath/dp/1928649491/

Also, you must never hyper-ventilate, as it increases your probability of fainting. Hyper-ventilation refers to taking sharp and quick breaths prior to going under.

u/V10L3NT · 1 pointr/sailing

Godforsaken Sea - About the Vendee globe race of '96-97

Close to the wind - The same race as above, but from the perspective of Pete Goss

Kon Tiki - Slightly different subject, but similiar period and feeling to the two you mentioned.

u/MTBripper · 1 pointr/skiing

Hi,

There is a new book out which covers everything you're looking for

Its called 'The Ulimate Ski Maintenance Book'

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Ski-Maintenance-Book-Waxing/dp/1515145379/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

u/M4ngoB00M · 1 pointr/paintball

Buy him my book: http://www.amazon.com/Paintball-Warrior-Tactics-Secrets-bushball/dp/1442125438/ If he is a woodsball player or a team-player - its a great coffee-table book.

u/dpotter05 · 1 pointr/socalclimbing

Here's a link to purchase u/drjman's New Jack City guidebook!