Charles Thorp

Uproxx expert Charles Thorp explains how to begin a long-distance running practice in 2024.

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Fitness and wellness expert Charles Thorp breaks down the best (and easiest!) ways to train mental resilience during the early days of 2024.

I’m bouncing around in a packed bus towards an unknown location hours before sunrise. Next to me, a geared-up, athletically built bearded man is looking forward, intensely focused, staring into the impenetrable dark. Suddenly, light appears on the horizon from flood lamps, illuminating a one-story structure in the middle of an empty field. Pack on, we exit the bus towards the headquarters in relative silence. No, this is not the staging area for a covert military operation, though it feels somet…

Charles Thorp shares fitness-focused gifts -- from training tech to recovery modalities -- that we endorse wholeheartedly.

The majority of the population associates the words “monster mash” with the rest of Bobby “Boris” Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers’ maddening, Halloween-themed chorus. But for the hopeful Navy SEALs going through BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training), the Monster Mash is something to truly be feared. The Monster Mash isn’t just a workout, or a series of “evolutions” (as they call them in BUD/S), but a trial meant to bring you to the brink both mentally and physically. Think: an obst…

Backstage at a Five Finger Death Punch concert isn’t what you’d expect. Instead of partying in the green room before showtime, one of the biggest metal bands in the world hosts a decidedly different kind of meetup. Zoltan Bathory, a founding member and guitarist of the band, also happens to be a jiu-jitsu gold medalist. He welcomes the tour crew and fellow musicians into his “backstage dojo” to roll. Bathory is one of a number of metal musicians who rely on Brazilian jiu-jitsu to stay sha…

Jann Mardenborough was 19 years old when he booted up Gran Turismo 5 on PlayStation one day and saw a menu option for “GT Academy: Try-Outs.” The next click would change his life forever. He beat out 100,000 other gamers for the opportunity to drive a real Nissan race car at the Dubai 24 Hour Race as part of a marketing concept. Now the 31-year-old Brit is a legitimate professional driver, finding success in a number of racing series and even earning a podium finish at the legendary 24 Hours…

Jann Mardenborough was 19 years old when he booted up Gran Turismo 5 on PlayStation one day and saw a menu option for “GT Academy: Try-Outs.” The next click would change his life forever. He beat out 100,000 other gamers for the opportunity to drive a real Nissan race car at the Dubai 24 Hour Race as part of a marketing concept. Now the 31-year-old Brit is a legitimate professional driver, finding success in a number of racing series and even earning a podium finish at the legendary 24 Hours…

Max Holloway has been called the “best boxer in the UFC.” Hailing from Oahu, Hawaii, the 31-year-old fighter knocked out former champion Jose Aldo in 2017 to become the UFC Featherweight Champion...then defended his title three times. Over the course of his already-legendary career, Holloway has set a few brutal records including “most strikes landed” and “most significant strikes landed” during a fight in the UFC. Now, Holloway’s preparing to bring those rapid-fire blows to Jung Chan-su…