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Why was David Goggins on The Today Show<\/em>? What was it like to fail so publicly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book Can’t Hurt Me<\/a>, David Goggins discusses his The Today Show <\/em>experience. David Goggins’ The Today Show<\/em> experience explains how he learned lessons from failure and what they meant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about David Goggins, The Today Show<\/em>, and his failed attempt to break the pull up record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

David Goggins’ The Today Show <\/em>Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Goggins wasn\u2019t content to be known just for his Navy career and ultra races. Though he needed to take a break from ultra races due to dizzy spells, he realized that he did a lot of pull-ups as part of his regular training and wondered if he could break the world record for number of pull-ups in 24 hours. The record at the time was 4,020 pull-ups, which was held by Stephen Hyland. While doing pull-ups, he could take breaks and avoid the dizziness brought on by running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goggins reached out to the same organization he raised money for through his ultra running to ask if they\u2019d accept fundraising from this event. Then, a friend of his booked him a spot to attempt to break the record on The Today Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To train for this appearance, he ramped up his pull-up regimen\u2014400 pull-ups each weekday and 1,500 on weekend days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Attempt: <\/strong>The Today Show<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

David Goggins’ The Today Show<\/em> experience had several issues. When the big day came, Goggins immediately encountered several issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • The television studio was filled with bright lights, and interacting with the hosts and people passing by the studio required him to be more social than he preferred.<\/li>
  • The bar had more give than he was used to. This forced him to use more power with each pull-up, wearing him out faster than he expected.<\/li>
  • He wasn\u2019t getting enough calories. Though he was sipping a carbohydrate drink all day, he wasn\u2019t getting any protein. He ended up ordering a cheeseburger, but he still wasn\u2019t able to avoid severe fatigue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    After doing 2,500 pull-ups, he decided to quit. Though he felt disappointed to have failed in front of a large audience, he realized he had a chance of succeeding if he tweaked his approach and tried again.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He evaluated what went well and what needed to be improved. For his second attempt, he decided to use a venue that was more private, eat better so his muscles didn\u2019t get fatigued as readily, use gymnastic chalk and tape, and get a sturdier pull-up bar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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