#56: Misogi Is a Challenge You're Supposed to Fail Half the Time | Marcus Elliott

Most of us avoid anything we might fail at. Michael speaks with Dr. Marcus Elliott about Misogi, his yearly challenge with about a 50 percent chance of failure, and why we overestimate the cost of failing, the benefits of Misogi, and what the data on elite athletes still can't measure. In addition to creating the modern Misogi, Marcus founded P3, the world's top sports science lab. They discuss:

(00:00) Cold open
(00:41) The Comfort Crisis introduction
(02:20) What a Misogi is
(05:37) The 50/50 rule
(17:08) No training required
(21:14) One perfect stroke
(23:23) Why Misogi should be kooky
(34:33) A modern rite of passage
(37:51) The Misogi with his son
(45:00) What the data can't see
(56:42) Hundreds of reader Misogis
(60:01) Not an Instagram moment
(64:18) Don't let your life shrink

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Host: Michael Easter
Executive Producer: Robbie Hiser
Music: The Heater Manager
Graphics: Jackie Philips

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