Episode · Huberman Lab · 2025-10-06

Andrew Huberman & DJ Shipley: books mentioned on Huberman Lab

How to Make Yourself Unbreakable | DJ Shipley

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My guest is DJ Shipley, a retired Tier 1 operator Navy SEAL and now a top public educator on how to build mental and physical health and reach top-level performance in any endeavor.

DJ Shipley recommended U. S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness by Patricia A. Deuster and others. Andrew Huberman discussed Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. U. S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness

    Patricia A. Deuster; Pierre A. Pelletier; Anita Singh; Stew Smith; Don Mann · at 52:51

    The U.

    Recommended
    “Mow the lawn and go skateboarding, and then as we transitioned, we got closer, it was turn it on, download the Stew Smith "Guide to Navy SEAL" prep, and did that like everybody else did.”
    Where to get it
  2. Lone Survivor

    Marcus Luttrell · at 1:04:02

    Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell is a harrowing military memoir that details the tragic events of Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan and chronicles Luttrell's survival as the sole member of his Navy SEAL team.

    Discussed
    “Amazing book, I should say. I really enjoyed the book. The movie does, I think, a pretty good job of extracting some of the key moments from the book, but more than a movie or a book-”
    Where to get it
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