WELCOME
WELCOME TO TONIGHT WITH CASSIDY.
CASSIDY.
CASSIDY. HAPPY FRIDAY.
HAPPY FRIDAY. WE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. A
WEEK. A FEET AT SOME MOMENT SEEMED
IMPOSSIBLE.
IMPOSSIBLE. TAKE THIS MORNING.
MY ALARM WENT OFF AT EIGHT.
THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GETTING
OUT OF BED.
I HIT SNOOZE A FEW TIMES.
9 AM ROLLS AROUND AND I KEPT
ROLLING AROUND IN MY BED.
I FORCED MYSELF TO MOVE AT 10
AM.
AM.
AM. IT
AM. IT FELT IMPOSSIBLE.
IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS I
WOKE UP TIRED AND UN-ENTHUSE
WITH NO DESIRE TO DO ANYTHING.
WE ALL HAVE THOSE DAYS.
WHEN THINGS SEEM IMPOSSIBLE.
I SAID IMPOSSIBLE THREE TIMES
ALREADY.
ALREADY.
ALREADY. WE ARE ONLY 30 SECONDS INTO THE
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. I
SHOW. I AM NOT THE ONLY PORTLAND ARE
FACING SOMETHING SEEMINGLY
IMPOSSIBLE THIS MONTH.
COLIN O BRADY.
WE HAVE FOLLOWED HIM AS HE
KEEPS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
CRAZY FEATS.
CRAZY FEATS. YOU SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO THE
NORMAL HUMAN.
NORMAL HUMAN. LAST YEAR IT WAS THE IMPOSSIBLE
FIRST HIS SOLO TREK ACROSS
ANTARCTICA.
ANTARCTICA. HE IS HEADING BACK TO
ANTARCTICA.
ANTARCTICA. HE HAS TO ROLL HIS WAY THERE.
THIS TIME HE WON'T BE ALONE.
HE WILL HAVE A WHOLE TEAM.
IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS EASIER.
HERE IS SAVANNAH GUTHRIE ON THE
TODAY SHOW DESCRIBING HIS
UPCOMING ADVENTURE.
UPCOMING ADVENTURE. >>> HE HAS A NEW CHALLENGE ROW
A BOAT FROM THE TIP OF SOUTH
AMERICA TO ANTARCTICA.
ACROSS ONE OF THE MOST
TREACHEROUS STRETCHES OF OCEAN
ON THE PLANET.
THE DRAKE PASSAGE.
>>> THE MOST DANGEROUS CROSSING
OF THE WORLD WHERE THE ATLANTIC
AND THE PACIFIC IN THE SOUTHERN
OCEANS ALL CONVERGE.
THERE ARE SIX OF US ON THE BOAT
TOTAL.
TOTAL.
TOTAL. IT
TOTAL. IT IS A SMALL BOAT.
THREE PEOPLE ROWING AND THREE
PEOPLE RESTING AT ANY GIVEN
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. 90
TIME. 90 MINUTES EACH SHIFT 24 HOURS
A DAY CONTINUOUSLY.
>>> THAT DEFINITELY PUT THE
WHOLE GETTING OUT OF BED THIS
MORNING THING IN PERSPECTIVE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM SO IMPOSSIBLE
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THEY
NOW. THEY WILL TRY TO ROW FROM THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA
TO ANTARCTICA NONSTOP ON A 600
MILE LONG JOURNEY.
YOU MIGHT THINK HOW DOES
SOMEONE POSSIBLY PREPARE
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY FOR A
TRIP LIKE THIS?
WE WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THAT
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE COLIN STRENGTH COACH
AND THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. MIKE MIKESELL.>>> I HOPE FOR
MacWORLD WORKERS.
MacWORLD WORKERS. I BROKE THE WORLD RECORD FOR
THE MOST IN 24 HOURS.
5000 PULL-UPS.
5000 PULL-UPS. I DID A 250 POUND TRUCK TIGER
FOR 13 MILES STRAIGHT.
I CLIMBED A ROPE THE HEIGHT OF
MOUNT EVEREST.
MOUNT EVEREST. A FORD F1 50 FOR 21 MILES
ACROSS DEATH VALLEY.
FOR CHARITY.
FOR CHARITY. >>> IT SEEMS LIKE YOU AND COLIN
ARE TWO PEAS IN A POD.
IS THAT HOW YOU GUYS GOT
CONNECTED?
CONNECTED? >>> HE CONTACTED ME ABOUT MY
MONTHS BEFORE THE ANTARCTICA
EXPEDITION.
EXPEDITION. I'VE GOT THIS IMPOSSIBLE GOAL I
WANT TO TRY TO DO.
I SAID LET'S DO IT.
HE HAS SUCH A GREAT MINDSET
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.
HE HAS A BEGINNERS MINDSET.
HE TAKES ON EVERY NEW
CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. HE IS LIKE A SPONGE.
HE ADAPTS AND GETS IT DONE.
>>> I WOULD LIKE TO THINK OF
MYSELF AS A KINDRED SPIRIT WITH
COLIN AS WELL.
JUST DOING IMPOSSIBLE THINGS AT
GETTING OUT OF BED EVERY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. YOU BROUGHT THEM THE TRAINING
TO THE STUDIO SO I CAN GET A
TASTE OF IT.
YOU HAVE TO CREATE THIS AS YOU
GO.
GO.
GO. IT
GO. IT IS
GO. IT IS NOT LIKE ANYONE EVER
CALLED YOU BEFORE AND TOLD YOU
CAN YOU PLEASE TRAIN ME TO
TRAVEL 600 MILES ACROSS THE
DRAKE PASSAGE.
DRAKE PASSAGE. >>> YOU HAVE TO FIGURE THIS
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. YOU
OUT. YOU HAVE THE BEGINNERS MINDSET.
>>> ABSOLUTELY.
>>> ABSOLUTELY. IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND GETTING
COLIN INTO A FLOW STATE.
WHAT RESEARCHERS DEFINE AS AN
OPTIMAL STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
WHEN YOU FEEL YOUR BEST AND
PERFORM YOUR BEST WHEN IT
MATTERS THE MOST.
COLIN IS A MASTER AT GETTING
INTO FULL STATE.
THE CHALLENGE WAS TO DEVISE
CHALLENGES THAT BUILD HIS
STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE AND HIS
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. IT ALSO CHALLENGED HIM ENOUGH
TO DROP INTO THAT FLOW STATE
WHICH HE WILL NEED WHEN HE IS
CROSSING THE DRAKE.
>>> HE HAS HIS HANDS AND BAGS
OF ICE.
OF ICE.
OF ICE. HE POSTED IT TAKING YOU ON
INSTAGRAM SAYING THIS IS MY
COACH.
COACH.
COACH. THESE ARE THE CRAZY THINGS HE
WILL MAKE ME DO.
YOU HAVE BROUGHT SOME BAGS OF
ICE TO THE STUDIO.
WHERE DO I START?
>>> THE FIRST. THE IMPOSSIBLE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >>> THE FIRST THING WE WOULD DO
IS GET YOUR HEART RATE UP.
WHEN YOU GET YOUR HEART RATE UP
YOUR BODY STIMULATES A FIGHT OR
FLIGHT RESPONSE.
FLIGHT RESPONSE. THAT IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
WE WANT TO PUT OUR BODY IN A
STATE THAT IS IN THE SPACE
BETWEEN ANXIETY AND BOREDOM.
THAT IS WHERE FLOW EXISTS.
YOU WANT TO GET IT UP ENOUGH TO
STIMULATE THE STRESS RESPONSE.
THAT IS THE PART WHEN IT
MATTERS THE MOST.
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE ABLE
TO PERFORM WHEN YOU ARE UNDER
AN AMOUNT OF STRESS.
WE WILL GET YOUR HEART RATE UP.
GRAB THESE BANDS.
>>> YOU WILL GRAB THEM PALMS
DOWN LIKE THIS.
TAKE A SHOULDER WITH STANCE.
EXTEND YOUR ARM STRAIGHT OUT
WITH PALMS DOWN.
GET YOUR ABDOMINALS NICE AND
TIGHT.
TIGHT.
TIGHT. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS
SQUAD.
SQUAD.
SQUAD. KEEP YOUR ARMS RAISED AS YOU
SQUAT.
SQUAT.
SQUAT. THERE YOU GO.
AS YOU STAND BACK UP OUT OF THE
SQUAT YOU ARE GOING TO ROLL THE
BANDS IN.
BANDS IN.
BANDS IN. PULL.
PULL.
PULL. WE
PULL. WE WILL DO THIS FOR 20 SECONDS
PULL AND ROLL.
SQUAT AND ROLL.
>>> I'M DOING THIS FOR 90
MINISTRY.>>> PICK UP THE PACE A
LITTLE BIT.>>> IT IS FREEZING
COLD AND YOU ARE ON THE
OCEAN.>>> WE WILL DO TWO MORE
SECONDS.
SECONDS.
SECONDS. 10 MORE SECONDS.
>>> NEXT UP RIGHT NOW WE WILL
GET YOUR HANDS IN THE ICE.
GET INTO A PLANK.
>>> IN THE ICE.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
MY SINKHOLE.
MY SINKHOLE. FROM HERE WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO
IS TURN THE PITS OF YOUR ELBOWS
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. YOUR ABDOMINALS TYPE.
SQUEEZE YOUR GLUTES AND IMAGINE
YOU ARE CRUSHING A BLOCK
BETWEEN YOUR HANDS AND FEET.
GET THAT FULL BODY TENSION.
WE WILL HOLD THIS FOR 15
SECONDS.
SECONDS.
SECONDS. >>> THIS IS VERY COLD.>>> KNOW
YOUR HEART RATE IS UP.
YOU ARE UNDER A LITTLE BIT OF
STRESS.
STRESS.
STRESS. YOUR FEELING THE COLD WHICH IS
THEN LEADING A RESPONSE.
I HAVE SOME PENNIES HERE.
AND FIVE SECONDS YOU'RE GOING
TO TAKE YOUR RIGHT HAND OUT OF
THE ICE AND STACKED THE PENNIES
ONE BY ONE.
YOU WILL GET ALL THE PENNIES IN
YOUR HANDS FIRST.
STACK THEM ON TOP OF EACH OTHER
ONE BY ONE.
GO AHEAD AND BEGIN.
>>> ALL OF THEM UP IN YOUR
HAND.>>> THIS IS WORKING ON
YOUR FINE MOTOR SKILLS.>>> THIS
IS NOT FAKE ICE.
>>> STACK THEM ON TOP OF EACH
OTHER ONE BY ONE.
KEEP YOUR HIPS NICE AND LEVEL.
BY THE WAY WHAT IS 3W3.>>> NINE.
6W8. 5W5.
6W8. 5W5.
6W8. 5W5. >>> YOUR ABILITY TO CRITICALLY
THINK STARTS TO DIMINISH ONCE
THE STRESS KICKS IN AND YOUR
HANDS ARE COLD.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRAIN.
WE WILL GO TO THE OTHER
SIDE.>>> I USE SOME OF THESE
METHODS.
METHODS.
METHODS. THE BRIAN GRANTS FOUNDATION TO
WORK WITH PARKINSON DISEASE
PATIENT TO WORK THE FINE MOTOR
SKILLS.
SKILLS.
SKILLS. THIS METHODOLOGY IS EFFECTIVE
AT REDUCING THE SYMPTOMS OF
PARKINSON DISEASE AS WELL.
>>> IT IS NOT JUST APICAL IF
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THESE.
>>> WE WILL GO ONE MORE TIME.>>>
HOW LONG AND WHEN DID YOU START
TRAINING?
TRAINING?
TRAINING? >>> CAN YOU SPELL YOUR NAME
BACKWARDS?
BACKWARDS? >>> KEEP YOUR ABDOMINALS
TYPE.>>> YOU HAVE TO STACK THEM
MEISSEN TYPE.
MEISSEN TYPE. >>> THIS IS WHY WE TELL COLIN
TO CONTROL HIS BREATH.
YOU CONTROL YOUR BREATH YOU
CONTROL THE DISCOMFORT.
A CALL MIND IS A STRONG MIND.
BREATHE OUT FOR MEXICANS.
YOU START TO INITIATE THAT.
SYNTHETIC RESPONSE.
SYNTHETIC RESPONSE. IT IS NOT SO BAD.
COLD IS THE THAT BAD.
>>> YOU ARE MORE EFFECTIVE.
CONTROLLING YOUR BREATH.
ON YOUR FEET.
>>> ONTO OUR OBSTACLE COURSE.
>>> ONE OF THE ANOTHER TRIGGER
IS DEEPENED.
IS DEEPENED. KNOWING WHERE YOUR BODY IS IN
SPACE.
SPACE.
SPACE. WE
SPACE. WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON YOUR
MIND-BODY CONNECTION WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF STABILITY.
YOU'RE GOING TO STEP ONE FOOT
TO EACH ONE OF THESE BLOCKS.
USE YOUR BALANCE AND KEEP YOUR
CORE TYPE.
CORE TYPE. FIND YOUR BALANCE FIRST.>>>
STEP UP NEXT STAY ON ONE FOOT
REACHED DOWN WITH YOUR RIGHT
HAND AND GRAB THE CONE.
ABS.
ABS.
ABS. VERY
ABS. VERY GOOD.
VERY GOOD. STEP TO THIS BLOCK.
NOW THE OTHER HAND.
ANOTHER TRIGGER FOR FLOW IS
RISK AND CHALLENGE TO RISK
RATIO.
RATIO.
RATIO. I'M CHALLENGE YOU JUST ENOUGH
TO WHERE YOU ARE BEING CHILDISH
BUT IT IS NOT TOO DIFFICULT OR
T EASY.
T EASY.
T EASY. >>> WELL DONE.
>>> MIKE MIKESELL YOU CAN
FOLLOW HIM ON INSTAGRAM AND
EVERYWHERE FOR ALL OF COLLINS
ADVENTURES.
ADVENTURES. RIGHT NOW YOU ARE ON THE U.S.
EPISODE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE ROLE
WITH DISCOVERY.>>> THIS EPISODE
IS UP.
IS UP.
IS UP. IT
IS UP. IT GOES IN DEPTH INTO HIS
TRAINING AND PREPARATION FOR
THIS INCREDIBLE EXPEDITION.
>>> THANK YOU SO