Can You Survive the Navy SEAL Workout?

When longtime triathlete T.J. Murphy took on a Kokoro camp – a beyond-extreme fitness challenge modeled on the Navy's Hell Week for SEAL candidates – his first question was purely about the pain: Can I survive this?
Murphy’s second question was more metaphysical: Should I even want to? “You find yourself in a really dark spot,” he explains, “until you’re in it, you can’t appreciate it or truly understand what it is.” The ultimate goal for Kokoro extends far beyond physical gains: it’s finding a level of mental toughness and perseverance that each athlete has never before experienced. For Murphy, the program helped him understand pain in a new light – not as an obstacle, but as a channel by which to harness even greater strength.
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