We learned from village elders – who were speaking in confidence – that the inhabitants were petrified.

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They didn’t care how much danger they exposed these ordinary people to or how much disruption they inflicted on lives that were already precarious and tough. The ex-military man, 38, has also starred on the front cover of Men's Health and has made a career out of pushing his body to its limit.Every beat of a conversation with Ant Middleton is shot through with this unflappable conviction: conviction in his mindset, conviction in his way of working, training and communicating. It was midday now and the sun was high in the sky, having long since burned off the wispy clouds we’d seen earlier.

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As previously stated, the contents of this book are lessons that you can find in work of countless other authors that have come before AM to preach of mental resilience; or the power of habits; or the benefits of looking after your body. Dieting can not only be draining but also have a negative impact on your mental health if you're trying to lose weight.We found weapons: a murderous tangle of AK-47s, RPGs and Dushkas, the Soviet-era heavy machine guns that the Taliban favoured. They contain the pertinent bits of information from the whole chapter whilst skipping the boring bits. I also found a lot of these self help revelations he made were AFTER the fact he messed up and doesnt seem to have real world basis or evidence that its worked for him.

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But if you want some straight talking kick up the backside kind of fodder it could be right up your street. The operation had required such an unusual set of skills, demanding so much from both body and mind. Nothing groundbreaking but I wasn’t expecting that - he’s not a professional counsellor or psychologist. In his new book, Ant Middleton lays out and explains the principles that he lives by to best keep his mindset and body as strong as they can possibly be. As we began our descent, we all went through the routines that had become second nature to all of us over the course of the tour: checking weapons, making sure that all the straps on our Bergens were tight; exchanging glances with the guys sitting near us to make sure they were ok.I didnt like how parts were trivialised and other parts were made to be earth shattering revlations. This book showed potential in the first couple of chapters, but the contents of the book quickly grew to file dry and regurgitated from the words of hundreds of other authors before him.

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Although I can’t say I learned anything new, it was nice to hear him talk about some the difficulties he has had in his life and how he has overcame them.The people who love you will offer you constructive criticism, because they want you to be the best version of yourself that you can be. I was able to keep my head during those tense moments in the village square because I was in sync with myself. No wonder there’s a whole generation of children who stick their heads in their laptops or tablets and never come out. They’d left it to the hardened criminals operating in the village to sell all the weapons and drugs. Ant says: "I have had a relationship with Garmin for the past 15 years, since I was in the military to now, the brand is always evolving and changing with the times which is something I love about it.