| Introduction: Finding the limits |
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1 Raw Speed: How fast can a human run? |
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1 | (33) |
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2 Pumping Iron: The limits of pure strength |
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34 | (20) |
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3 Swimming: How fast can someone swim the 50-meter freestyle? |
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54 | (22) |
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4 Performance-Enhancing Substances: A digression |
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76 | (19) |
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5 Driving for Dough: What's the farthest someone can hit a golf ball? |
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95 | (26) |
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6 Hang Time: How high can basketball take the dunk? |
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121 | (28) |
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7 Breathing Lessons: What's the longest someone can hold his breath? |
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149 | (25) |
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8 The Last Slugger: Hitting the longest homer |
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174 | (27) |
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9 The Marathon and the Mile: The limits of the legendary distances |
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201 | (30) |
| Epilogue: Are perfection points reachable? |
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231 | (8) |
| Acknowledgments |
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