Role models/inspiration in fitness (or life)?

[The Swedish Ninja]

There are so many awesome people out there in the world of fitness and health and many of them are causes for much inspiration and motivation.

Now i wonder, do you have any special role models or persons that inspire you and makes you think "damn, that dude is awesome, I want to be like him" or "man, that girl is insanely fit, I want to learn how she does it" ?

 

At first, I thought I´d ask you only to mention one, but I found that I could´t do it myself, so you can mention several if you like .

 

For me, I´m particularly inspired by these persons:

- Alex Honnold: Bad ass rock climber who climbs without ropes (free solo) and has a great philosophy about the environment.

- Bruce Lee: No explanation needed,

- Awesome people in general: Ninja Warriors, people who can do the flag etc. When I look at these people, it always motivates me.

 

 

 

 

[Legato]

   Rebel Leader Steve Kamb.  For realsies, his idea of inclusion and leveling up are absolutely brilliant, and he's reaching a whole group of people that normally wouldn't think about fitness or nutrition. I want to help people get healthy and overcome chronic disease, and he's a fantastic role model for that. Also, he's got a lot to say about living in the moment and doing things now instead of putting them off. I know this is a little brown nosey, since this is his forum and all, but NF is the first site I tell people to check out if they're interested in getting healthier. 

 

   Anthony Mychal.  Part philospher, part lifter, always entertaining. He's ripped and tries to do it all, which I respect.  He also has made me rethink several things about lifting that I "knew" for sure. He's forced me to consider what I actually want from lifting, and how to program to execute those goals.  I really dig his stuff, and his DBZ references are awesome. =D

 

   Chris Kresser and Stephen Guyenet: Both really solid, well researched nutrition bloggers. I hope to be as thorough, knowledgeable, and truly scientific as they are. 

 

   Dean Ornish: A cardiologist who has about 20 years of research and hundreds of papers showing how diet and lifestyle changes can reduce atherosclerosis and improve longevity in people who have had a heart attack. He's been pushing for over a decade for this kind of intervention to be reimbursed by Medicaid/Medicare, which is the first step to getting all insurance to accept lifestyle intervention as billable treatment.  It's a huge deal for sustainable healthcare, something very near and dear to my heart.  Strangely enough, I think his dietary plans are too extreme, but you can't argue with his data.

 

Bonus, non-fitness:

      Mike and Jerry from Penny Arcade: They built a multi-million dollar company based on doing what they love because, in their own words, "We were too stupid to do anything else."  Now they have a huge childrens charity auction, foster new cartoonists, and hold PAX.  They're an excellent model for getting rich doing what you love. 

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