T.J. Murphy出版的书籍：
The Unbreakable Athlete: Injury Prevention; Ironman (Ironman S)_T. J. Murphy_2004
Triathlete Magazine's Guide to Finishing Your First Triathlon_T. J. Murphy_2008
Start to Finish: 24 Weeks to an Endurance Triathlon_T. J. Murphy、Roch Frey、Paul Huddle_2010
Ready to Run: Unlocking Your Potential to Run Naturally_Kelly Starrett、TJ Murphy_2014
Inside the Box: How CrossFit® Shredded the Rules, Stripped Down the Gym, and Rebuilt My Body
In Inside the Box, veteran journalist and marathoner T.J. Murphy goes all in to expose the gritty, high-intensity sport of CrossFit®.
Murphy faced a future with a permanent limp from one too many marathons. Desperate to reclaim his fitness and strength, the 47-year-old signed up for his first CrossFit® workout with nothing to lose. Anaerobically blasted by each workout of the day, Murphy discovered a sweat-soaked fitness revolution that’s transforming bodies and lives.
CrossFit is the sport of fitness, a radical new approach to exercise that is turning the traditional gym workout upside down. Every day at thousands of CrossFit gyms across America, fitness seekers of all shapes and sizes flex their inner athlete by racing to finish fast-paced workouts. Each workout mixes weight lifting and gymnastics into an explosively effective and addictive new way to lose weight and carve out a new physique.
Inside the Box is Murphy’s journey through CrossFit. From staggering newcomer to evangelist, Murphy finds out how it feels, why it’s so popular, whether it can fix his broken body.
Inside the Box: How CrossFit® Shredded the Rules, Stripped Down the Gym, and Rebuilt My Body Review
“Laced with self-deprecation and sharp observation, [Inside the Box] reads as a CrossFit origin story. Throughout the book Murphy is most compelling as a cultural guide. With uncanny “noticings” and clever descriptions he pulls you into the CrossFit community, its people and its ethos. As a forceful diary, Inside The Box speaks to those merely curious about CrossFit and to the fire breathing monsters hooked on its potent thrill. Vibrant and life-affirming, Murphy urges the reader on.” ― WOD Talk magazine
“For me, Inside the Box was like a walk down memory lane. I highly recommend it to anyone who has been considering starting CrossFit but just hasn't been sure if it's right for them.” ― Greg Amundson, the original CrossFit Firebreather, former SWAT officer, and founder of the CrossFit Goal Setting Course
“Murphy's experience [in Inside the Box] is one that will be lived thousands of times in the coming years. It is an awakening not only of the physical but of consciousness to one’s ability and what is possible. He eloquently takes you on the ride of finding community and bringing purpose back into one’s own life.” ― Brian MacKenzie, founder of CrossFit Endurance
“Inside the Box made me very nostalgic of my own beginning with CrossFit. And it really made me proud of this community that I am involved in. CrossFit is unique as a sport, but even more special because of the community it has created. Inside the Box is a wonderful representation of why and how we are all so dedicated to our own fitness, but more importantly, to the success of our peers.” ― Annie Sakamoto, CrossFit trainer and elite athlete
“In his book Inside the Box, journalist T.J. Murphy goes deep into the high-intensity, gut-testing world of CrossFit.” ― ESPN.com
“Interwoven with [Murphy’s] personal journey is the backstory on CrossFit and its evolution, along with the tales of other CrossFitters he met along the way…For anyone who hasn’t experienced CrossFit, it's hard to understand what goes on inside the gym, but this book does a good job explaining it.” ― Duathlon.com
“In his book, Murphy also does an effective job of explaining what a typical CrossFit “box” (an actual gym) looks like, what a CrossFit experience is bound to be like for the first-timer (humbling and exhausting, and, depending on the first-timer’s nature, either utterly addictive or completely off-putting), and the importance of community in contributing to CrossFit’s popularity.” ― BreakingMuscle.com
From the Back Cover
ENTER THE WORKOUT REVOLUTION.When veteran journalist T.J. Murphy joined a local CrossFit® gym, it wasn't to chase a story. Hobbled and limping, the 47-year-old felt more like 100, with legs wrecked from years of running. Desperate to reclaim his fitness and strength, he signed up with nothing to lose. InInside the Box, Murphy puts his body to the test to find out whether CrossFit really works. IS IT HEALTHY? IS IT EFFECTIVE? IS IT CRAZY? From humble roots in a California garage to more than 4,000 gyms today, CrossFit is the gritty grassroots fitness movement that is fast making converts across the globe. Forget chrome, video screens, and glitzy settings; CrossFit happens in rough-and-tumble spaces called boxes, with workouts forged from an eclectic mix of gymnastics, weight lifting, track and field, and plyometrics—pitting athletes against each other to earn the day's top score. In this intense atmosphere where fitness is sport, Murphy discovers a surprisingly tight-knit crew—soldiers, soccer moms, police officers, adrenaline addicts—all striving to sweat, suffer, and see who can push themselves farthest. With ferocious dedication to training and diet, CrossFit's devotees seem to be literally reshaping themselves from the inside out. But does CrossFit live up to the hype_Inside the Boxinvestigates the merits of this countercultural movement that is transforming lives as it takes the fitness world by storm.T.J. MURPHYis a writer, veteran endurance athlete, and CrossFitter and the former editorial director ofTriathlete,Inside Triathlon, andCompetitormagazines. His work has also appeared inRunner's WorldandOutsidemagazines.
I've been a long time fan of Crossfit, but also somewhat of a skeptic. On one hand, I love the idea of Crossfit making fitness fun, functional, and involving aspects of sttrongman and olympic lifts. But on the other hand, I've watched Crossfit begin to almost take claim to inventing fitness. I get annoyed every time I open a magazine and see that burpees, sand bag carries, barbell complexes, etc. are "Crossfit workouts" instead of things that have been around for ages. But Murphy's book showed me how I was only seeing part of the story of Crossfit. Crossfit is community, support, diet. And against some criticism, no more a cult than any other club. The book made me wish I could only afford to join!
Anyhow, great book and I could really relate to Murphy, being a banged-up runner myself and looking for a new challenge.
This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about their physical fitness, which should mean everyone. TJ Murphy gives a well-written, first-person narrative on what CrossFit is and what it's like to be a part of this fitness community. If you're reading this and want to get into "shape", you've probably thought about running or jogging at some point. Murphy is a former marathon runner/triathlete who has seen and done it all, and left his body broken for the experience. He tried CrossFit because he was desperate to find ANYTHING that could keep him going and perhaps bring him back to health.
If you've heard about CrossFit but think it's not for you, you should think again and buy this book. If you've never heard of CrossFit but care about your health, you should buy this book. The book has a chapter on Irene M, who started her CrossFit journey at over 400lbs and currently has lost over 100lb and become the heart and soul of CrossFit Elysium in San Diego. If she can do it, anyone can, period. Don't you at least owe yourself the favor of finding out how she did it?
