Book · 2017 · Health & Fitness
Chasing Excellence
A Story about Building the World's Fittest Athletes
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron has been mentioned in 11 episodes across 1 podcast (4 episodes recommend it and 7 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by David Epstein (1 episode), George Mack (1 episode) and Robert Glazer (1 episode) on Modern Wisdom (11 episodes).
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Fantastic book highly recommended if you've not read it.
Questions about Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
Who recommends Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron on podcasts?
David Epstein (1 episode), George Mack (1 episode) and Robert Glazer (1 episode) have recommended Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron on podcasts. In all, 7 people brought it up across 1 podcast (3 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Chasing Excellence the most?
Modern Wisdom (11 episodes).
Is Chasing Excellence recommended, or only discussed?
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron was recommended in 4 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 7 episodes, as of 2025-05-19.
What do people say about Chasing Excellence?
George Mack on Modern Wisdom (2019-08-19): "Fantastic book highly recommended if you've not read it."
When was Chasing Excellence last mentioned on a podcast?
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron was last discussed on Modern Wisdom by Chris Williamson on 2025-05-19.
What they say about it
- Discusses book stories and principles“there's a story in Chasing Excellence”4
- Highly recommends the book2
The best things said about it
And I would suggest listening to chasing excellence with Ben Bergeron I think he has a fantastic structure for the way that he pieces his daytime work running CrossFit viewing or CF any now as CF North New England and his family life together.
Leaning into discomfort as if you invited it through the door is a term from Ben Bergeron's Chasing Excellence.
Is commitment the foundation? That's the first chapter from Chasing Excellence.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Mar 2021 If you read Ben Bergeron's book Chasing Excellence at the bottom he's got character and then above that he's got process which is making the most of minutes.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Apr 2019 Chasing Excellence touches on this a lot where he says that the people who love the process will always beat the people who have to force themselves and use willpower to get up and do it.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Apr 2019 Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
7 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron is a self-improvement and fitness book that explores the mindsets, habits, and rigorous frameworks required to achieve elite performance in athletics and daily life. Robert Glazer, Chris Williamson, George MacGill, and David Epstein discussed the book on Modern Wisdom, frequently highlighting its structural insights and sharing specific anecdotes from its pages. Williamson and other guests referenced a notable story about elite athlete Matt Fraser meticulously memorizing entire engineering textbooks to illustrate the extreme dedication and obsessive work ethic characteristic of top performers. Hosts and guests alike praised the publication for offering valuable mental models, noting how Bergeron successfully integrated intense professional athletic demands with a balanced family life. Several speakers recommended the title to listeners seeking practical guidance on personal growth, mindset transformation, and sustainable high performance, emphasizing that the lessons extend far beyond the realm of CrossFit into general life mastery and goal attainment.
Every mention
David Epstein there's a story in chasing excellence by Ben Bergeron where he says that Matt wouldn't let himself leave 1
“there's a story in chasing excellence by Ben Bergeron where he says that Matt wouldn't let himself leave”
George Mack I remember seeing an interview with her as a part of Ben Bergeron's chasing excellence fantastic book highl… 1
“I remember seeing an interview with her as a part of Ben Bergeron's chasing excellence fantastic book highly recommended if you've not read it”
Robert Glazer uh he has a podcast called chasing excellence which he's named after his book and um i would highly you and… 1
“uh he has a podcast called chasing excellence which he's named after his book and um i would highly you and him sing very much from the same hymn sheet”
Chris Williamson So Matt in Ben Burgron's book Chasing Excellence, he tells this story about Matt was an engineering student… 5
“So Matt in Ben Burgron's book Chasing Excellence, he tells this story about Matt was an engineering student, I think, and he would make himself wrote, memorize entire textbooks, word for word”
“and there's a story in chasing Excellence by Ben beron where he says I uh he would wrote memorize his entire engineering textbook page for page”
“is commitment the foundation that's the first chapter from chasing excellence is that still kind of the first tenet that people need to take on board”
“If you read Ben Bergeron's book chasing excellence at the bottom he's got character and then above that he's got process which is making the most of minutes”
“it was sure it was something that I'd seen in chasing excellence by Ben Bergeron and a couple of other books and hadn't really put it together but it was incredibly succinctly and brutally delivered delivered to remind me just how many mistakes are sometimes make in atomic habits”
“members run again in chasing excellence touches on this a lot where he says that the people who love the process will always beat the people who have to force themselves and use willpower to get up and do it”
John Roa so here's something that i learned from ben bergeron's chasing excellence which is that when we look back o… 1
“so here's something that i learned from ben bergeron's chasing excellence which is that when we look back on a lot of the experiences that we have in life especially to do with sort of business and discomfort and stuff like that we don't ever look back and find any glory or really any interest”
Lauren Johnson leaning into discomfort as if you invited it through the door is a term from ben bergeron's chasing excellence 1
“leaning into discomfort as if you invited it through the door is a term from ben bergeron's chasing excellence”
Tom Segura there's a story in chasing Excellence by Ben beron where he says I uh he would wrote memorize his entire en… 1
“there's a story in chasing Excellence by Ben beron where he says I uh he would wrote memorize his entire engineering textbook page for page”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“and I would suggest listening to chasing excellence with Ben Bergeron I think he has a fantastic structure for the way that he pieces his daytime work running CrossFit viewing or CF any now as CF North New England and his family life together”
“I remember seeing an interview with her as a part of Ben Bergeron's chasing excellence Fantastic book”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“it's like i wrote a book called chasing excellence and you ask what is excellence”
“and you know when i wrote the book i don't even know when i guess it was 2016 and that's five years ago there's a lot of things in the book that i'm like i i i'm not like damn i wish i didn't write that”
“there's a story i think it's in chasing excellence of katrin”
“chasing excellence the book will be linked below along with ben and patrick's fantastic podcast”