CHARLIE MIKE Summer Reading List Part IV

The Fall of The Human Intellect by A. Parthasarathy – An Indian philosophical approach to how the mind and intellect work; ways to use this knowledge to improve learning and focus; and how to use your intellect to control stress and improve productivity. Reviewer: Mark Friedman

Two choices from Coach Marty Heilman: The Four Agreements by Juan Miguel Ruiz, 1997. I live by this book -- it's like my Bible. The Four Agreements are ...
(1) Be Impeccable With Your Word.
(2) Don't Take Anything Personally.
(3) Don't Make Assumptions.
(4) Always Do Your Best.

Core Performance: The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life by Mark Verstegan, 2004, great functional fitness book.


Sean Glass, Around the World in Perfect Form

Non-fiction: Authentic Happiness by Martin E.P. Seligman - Written by the founder of Positive Psychology, it helps gives you a baseline understanding of what has been discovered about happiness since this field was launched by Dr. Seligman and his colleagues.

Fiction: First Family by David Baldacci - just finished reading this and it was a fun, fast paced read. It was the first title I read on my Amazon Kindle too :-)

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell

Teammates -- Lone Survivor is the go-to book for the CHARLIE MIKE round-up!

Riveting firsthand account of a SEAL team fighting for their lives in the mountains of Afghanistan where a single, very lucky survivor lives to recount the story. Mark Friedman

Best Spec-ops (let alone SEAL) survival mission I've ever heard about. Alden Mills

Awesome. Best one to date for me. Stew Smith

Presidential helicopter squadron stays fit

Guest blogger: Mark Friedman, President, Perfect Fitness

In March, we donated Perfect Pushup Originals, Mobile Units, and Perfect Pullup handles to the Marines of HMX-1, better known as Marine One. This is the helicopter squadron responsible for flying all US presidents since Dwight Eisenhower back in the 1950s. The 700 Marines and contractors in the squadron have put the equipment to good use, helping keep themselves fit on their base in Virginia, and during their many deployments around the world. We recently received some cool pictures taken at their base and from an undisclosed hanger. In one picture you can see a cargo box carrying the presidential seal. Very cool! This is our way of giving back to the people who serve and inspire us.

For more info on HMX-1 link here.

Perfect Fitness is proud of its support of the US military, and local fire and police agencies. Late last year, we made our biggest donation ever to the US Navy. Now every ship in the Navy fleet carries Perfect Pushups. We love reading emails from crew members telling us how much they enjoy adding the Perfect Pushup to their workouts. If you have a story and/or a picture, we'd like to hear from you at getfit@perfectpushup.com.

Mark Friedman

Where in the World is PERFECT? China!

Guest blogger: Mark Friedman, President, Perfect Fitness

Greetings from China! I am writing from Xiamen Island on the east coast of China during a visit to the factory that makes many of our Perfect Fitness products. This picture was taken in front of one of the many tall buildings under construction in the area. If I had to guess, I’d say there are over 50 high rises going up at the same time in this city. The sign behind me says “Xiamen” and it surrounds the construction site. Xiamen is in the Fujian province, the homeland of the many of the Chinese people who immigrated around the world. It’s also the area of China closest to Taiwan, the large island shown on the map below.

Xiamen is a very refined and prosperous city that reminds me of Santa Monica, CA with its many restaurants, galleries, public artworks, and high rise condominiums. It’s also an important center for commerce and trade.


Behind me is a large sculpture of running horses placed on the bluffs above the local tidal flats. The tide rises and falls a huge amount, about 15 feet each day, leaving fishing boats about ¼ mile away from the water at low tide.

Mark

Teammates, do you have a picture of PERFECT in a foreign locale? Send it, and your story, to getfit@perfectpushup.com -- we are particularly looking for pictures from Africa, Australia and New Zealand!.