Fresh Batch #79: How You Can Turn It Around Right NOW!!!

Only 3 Days Per Week, About an Hour Each

I just finished a 6-month program Here is a video that charts my progress from before I started, followed by my progress at the end of each month. The best part? I ONLY WORKED OUT 3 DAYS PER WEEK! It’s great. You can actually enjoy life and not make “working out” or “making gains” the focus of it.

Want some recent social proof? The following is from a podcast I did only a couple weeks prior to the time of me writing this article. I have no need to embellish anything because this isn’t about me. This is about providing the best value for YOU so you can become the best version of yourself, which is good for everyone in your sphere of influence.

Feedback from a Podcast I did on June 28th

Life is amazing. It can be anything you decide or will it to be. It can change in an instant, or it can be resilient and stubborn. Sometimes, it takes just as long to succeed as it does to wither away. For me life has been one string of failures to the next. I’ve had to start over at every key stage of my life, and the only thing different from me and someone who’s homeless is that I’ve always had family to fall back on. I never took that for granted, and unlike most people, I can say that I’ve never been addicted to any substances nor have I ever done drugs. Despite my discipline and determination, I never thrived on my own, without working for someone else at a dead end job, which I aim to never go back to. The best tastes of success I’ve had are from selling my books, which is why I continue to do my work. It’s the only thing I know I’m the best at and can relentlessly do. Most of you who are subscribed to me on this platform know me from the podcast appearances I’ve done, or you’ve read Spirit Whirled and are here for my continued work.

However, most of you see me where I’m at now and don’t realize that only a few years ago I was zeroing out. These photos of me were taken from that time period. The major factors that contributed to me getting this underweight was veganism, working too much, not eating enough, and not lifting weights on account of always being burnt out from work.

Circa 2019 - 2020

I got into veganism because I wanted to live my life in a way that didn’t cause harm to other living beings, and some of my friends were vegan and they seemed to be doing well with it. I did not lift weights as a vegan, despite being physically active. With the shutting down of the economy during the Wuhan Wiggle, some interesting things happened. One of the bad things that happened was that I lost my jobs (I was about to open Bottega Louie as a lead server in WeHo, and I had just started working at Tar & Roses in Santa Monica. With both those jobs, I would’ve been making around $130K with no debt or obligations beyond basic living expenses). My game plan was to save up, buy a multi-family unit, live in one and rent out the rest, then repeat and leverage myself out of that until I had enough units to move onto other things. If you knew how hard I worked to get to this point in an incredibly competitive marketplace, then you can appreciate how devastating and draining it was to lose it. I had to collect unemployment for the first time in my life, but it was a pittance and nothing comparable to what I was making despite qualifying for the highest amount. I was in a long-distance relationship (which isn’t a real relationship until you can close that distance), so with the shutdown of the economy my ability to facilitate that also extinguished. This isn’t a pity party, but it does show you that in terms of health & status, I zeroed out. Fortunately, I used the downtime to finish writing and publish July’s End with Black Swans, and Chance Garton recommended me to Corvus Thrice Seven, who then brought me on his show as a guest. My episode happened to be the second to last one he published on YouTube before the next layer of extreme censorship levied against him was put into effect. It is still up. Give it a listen and share it if you like it.

All wasn’t lost. I relocated to a place that didn’t have any restrictions and since I didn’t have to work time-consuming, soul-sucking jobs, I was able to research and write full time, as well as explore nature and, most importantly, hit the gym. As a result I published 4 books in a year, one of which is Get Mad or Get Realistic, in which I lay out everything I did to go from looking like you see above, when I first relocated, to looking like I do now, IN ONLY 6-9 MONTHS!!!

From the end of 2021 - 2022

If you aren’t happy with how you look, you can change it right now. There is only one thing you need to accept, and it’s this: EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT!

If this concept bothers you, then your mindset needs to be fixed, which is easy to do and merely comes down to a decision that only you can make. If you recognize that everything is your fault, then you’re halfway there. Now you just have to make the decision to take responsibility for changing your mindset and habits. If you need a program to stick to for 6 months and you don’t have the resources to spend on what I recommend, don’t fret. Get Mad or Get Realistic is affordable in every format. You can get the ebook for around $10 USD, or you can get the audiobook for free by using it as a credit with an Audible trial. Click the image.

The program in Get Mad or Get Realistic is great for beginners, and it’s exactly what I did, plus much more from teaching you how to cook, increase your social proof, how to dress, how to be socially calibrated, and how to take care of yourself regarding hygiene. When you first work out, it’s a good idea to do everything, see where your strengths and weaknesses are, and just to get stronger overall. However, after the initial phase, you will plateau. That’s when you need more programs to focus on specific areas and mix it up every 2 months so that your body doesn’t get used to everything. If you measure your progress by how much weight you gain or lose, by how much weight you can lift, you may not end up with the physique you intended.

Looking good requires the right proportions, and working on the right muscles to create those aesthetic ratios that others find attractive. But it also requires a good diet. Sometimes people in peak physical form, like Brad Pitt in Fight Club, only weighed 150-170 lbs. So another thing this article will help you with is getting over your ego in the gym. That being said, don’t get rid of your ego. Use it like a tool to chart your progress and compete with your last session at the gym, and increase weight or reps each time you go .

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