Smart motherfuckers love inventing new ways to get upset because no one realizes how smart they are*
There’s ego,
There’s ego ego,
Then spiritual ego
When building, aim low to maximize efficiency
When dreaming, aim high to maximize meaning
Think of the human body as the most incredible spirit vehicle available for lease
A good snack can increase anyone’s faith
Never trust anyone who proactively brings up how they’re discriminated against
Forgiveness lessens the pain, but understanding what caused the pain to begin with is true power
Natural foods allow your body to more properly digest and regulate the energy you get from them
Processed foods force your metabolism to act differently than it would usually naturally prefer
Motivation follows feeling
Feelings follows faith
Faith follows intuition
Intuition follows motivation
Resentment and righteousness are two halves of the poison wheel
Army Dude’s favorite thing is protecting their family*
If you don’t keep up with your mobility, you ain’t gonna be doing much of anything (or anybody)
The Spiritual test begins once you’re on empty
Words can burn more than fire 🔥
Just read something boring for 8hrs and you’ll see *
Everything is way harder emotionally when you are sleepy
Those trying to help the most
are often the ones who hurt the most
Most companies dirty secret is they have to hire as fast as they’re people quit
If only idiots are disappointed in you,
then consider that a badge of honor
It’s best to let people wake up naturally or else they’re gonna be really cranky and pissed off and probably go back to sleep anyway
The physiological health consequences of resentment and anger manifest as biological stress energy in the form of body fat.
Visceral fat being the most dangerous if it accumulates too much
The spiritual stick can find its way very high up the ass
Just like any other schtick *
You can not “science” your way into single digit body fat AND remain drug free
When nearing the end of a puzzle, the last few pieces, usually place themselves sometimes faster than you can physically move them
Stress reduction is worth more than entertainment gain*
When you start playing the person instead of the Game,
the Game turns into a new type of Game
Some people just look fucked up naturally
They didn’t earn it
They don’t party
The number one killer of gains is taking shit too serious
One step forward a day only seems slow
Until you look back and realize how fast it truly is
You can try to love them or you can try to strangle them,
but the only place that you can do both is in jiu-jitsu*
The higher the genus the stronger the ego…
If you want to write, but you don’t know what to write about
Then just ramble and then title it philosophy
You’ll figure the rest out later *
High carbs plus low caffeine equals one way ticket to sleepy-Ville
Slaying the dragon isn’t as efficient as just filming it *
The important stuff you just know
You don’t really know how you know
Most people don’t love the things they get - they just love getting things
The guilt that- we should feel more for people- does more harm than good
Being a third-party to any type of couples’ altercation is awkward
You can line shit up perfect and the profane will still say it’s just an accident
Reminder: narcissists are incapable of seeing another perspective (good or bad)
Get good at explaining shit to five-year-old because most people don’t emotionally mature beyond that point *
If they said it while their back was turned, the words are basically meaningless
Instructors love the opportunity to roast a late attendee
You find out what emotional baggage has been on standby when you dip into a valley because that’s when everything wants to come sideways
There is a fine line between being picky and being a hoe
Exercise becomes more for the mind than the body after about five years if you’re doing it right
By the time you get to master level
Everything you do looks like your breaking the rules
But that’s just called “modifying”*
A lot of us are the
“If 3 works then 5 will be great” types …
Anyone who’s ever sold anything expensive knows that those who say yes too easy are the worst types of Leads *
Anyone who’s ever sold anything knows that you’re gonna get a ton of no’s
And that you can either go for volume and find the easy yeses
Or you can go for quality and conversion and try to convert some of these no ‘s
If a coach is not healthy themselves, then they are not in a position to truly help others (beyond the bare minimum in which they need to help others to help themselves).
But this by no means means that you need to walk around at an all-time personal best aesthetically -
Or with a strength and conditioning PR in the tank-
But if your discipline has deteriorated to the point in which you are now considered fat, then that is an automatic termination
To be clear, to be considered fat this should be technically heavily overweight, not just having some extra fat
(so like 33% for men and 40% for women or so)*
But to ever justify eating in significant excess long enough to become fat -
is always a mistake
or at best a misunderstanding/miscalculation*
Because literally fat is the slowest thing that sneaks up on you*
Artist have a tendency not to think about anyone other than themselves
Adepts are the opposite
Remembering how grimy and slimy my managers is at LA fitness were
I mean, on literally the first interview he tried to talk me out of being a trainer and into being a sales person for the money
Like my entire resume was clearly saying I was leaving a money career to teach and train lol
I would realize why later-
Because this shit bird would get commission on top of commission
and would make more on anything I sold as well
I would basically just be helping him do his job
Classic used car sales bullshit *
But what was worse is this guy was essentially abusing poor people who just wanted a fitness consultation
in an attempt to convince them to buy the overpriced personal training
knowing damn well the trainer was only gonna make 9$ an hour of the $150 a client was actually paying
that the client Would quit in three weeks anyway and would forfeit the rest of the contract.
Because what was even worse than the shitty sales manager was the fact that most people would pay thousands of dollars each month just to tell themselves they were making a change
Just to keep that excuse in their back pocket that “OK maybe tomorrow I’ll actually go to my morning session” so I can eat the pizza tonight *
Rarely,
would they come complaining about sessions or actually hoping to redeem them
That was actually kind of a joke
Nobody ever cared about getting their money’s worth
And nearly all clients would admit themselves that they never did the diet or the homework so of course they couldn’t expect results
There is obviously so much meat on this bone that is why I had to make this freaking website
Because of how many sad stories I have similar to this
Starts kind of preachy, but then gets a little fiery
Mixed between philosophy, jokes, and experience
Medium length read
TRAINER BEWARE
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Activist-
Probably my favorite group to work with
If you’re new to training, I would love the opportunity to work with you
All I ask is that you are motivated to move more
And understand that the journey is gonna be pretty hard,
We focus on the basics and the fundamentals
And generally, you don’t need more than two or three days per week ideally at least 30 minutes
My primary goal during this phase is to make sure that not only do you learn a lot, but that you build a complete foundation, including all the usual beginner blind spots
And to have you climbing the performance pyramid as fast as you can
It is quite common to surpass the performance requirements for this degree however, you still must meet the time requirement before progressing
This is due mostly to the many lifestyle challenges and common factors that interfere with training
Our primary goal is to increase our love of training so that the time flies
Amateur -
You gotta love amateurs cause they love training
Or are working towards it
And I love working with amateurs
But experience has shown me that there are two types at this point
Those who think they know everything already
And those who think they know nothing at all still
So most of our time is focusing on correcting any fundamental or foundational mistakes
And then building on our weak areas to improve our overall training enjoyment and movement IQ
It is quite common to surpass the performance qualifications in this phase, but like all phases, you must meet the time requirement to progress on the next degree
Experience has shown that by 18 months or so that there may be many at risk areas or lingering injuries
And just about everybody’s got some kind of tweak or twinge
So we make sure to take extra time to build our injury prevention
Another disclaimer
And there’s really no way to say this gently but
this phase is probably the most humbling because it is quite common to quickly learn that what you’ve already learned is mostly incorrect
Especially if you were training for appearance
So, in keeping with our philosophy of always doing the bare minimum required to progress, we will likely revisit and reset many areas
Athlete-
I really hope you click that consult button if you fall in this category
I love working with this group because of their affinity for challenges
And using someone’s competitiveness against themselves is one of my favorite things to do
Most have been around the gym a few times by this point and have their loves and hates
Generally, our goal during this phase just staying motivated and enjoying training while minimizing any potential injuries
This phase can be extra fun because of the amount of movements we’re usually able to employ given the appropriate relative experience level
You gotta be smart enough to appreciate it tho if you know what I mean
Although athletes are almost always the most egoic, so sometimes failing some challenges can be a little rough
But my goal with this group is making sure that the training stays fun and engaging
And maximizes your recovery
Artist -
Keeping it real ,
& As much as I love working with artists,
due to the nature of these individuals, it is somewhat rare
But I love helping anyone open minded enough to try some new movements out
Or if you wanna try some fresh challenges
As with everyone who gets high up the pyramid, it really comes down to motivation and engagement
So I’ll just say that if there’s anything you think I can help with I would love the opportunity to work with you or even learn from you too
Just don't be the stuck up type plz lol
Adept -
Oh yes, fellow wise one
I don’t expect your money
I do hope, though you will consider working with me and either to try some new challenges to Get fresh perspectives on things
Or just to troll the amateurs together
Brainstorming and collaborating is included in these consults
And honestly, most of the time we spend our time building coaching materials
Or some kind of crazy work out
But if you’d like to learn more about the "muscles and movements" training protocol then click that consult button, and let’s figure out how we can make the world move more together
A MESSAGE TO THOSE THINKING ABOUT COACHING
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COACHING
As much fun as playing with words is,
It ain’t shit compared to playing with sticks and stones
When done right coaching, training should give more energy than spent
But unfortunately it’s easy to get caught up in the flow of things and usually spend ourselves out pretty fast
Ruining any chance we have of a social life lol*
It’s OK to be pissed off if you’re doing it for funzies
And if you know how to contain the dragon 🐉
“Bless your heart” is still the worst southern burn you could ever get
You can never pass the amateur phase if you train in jeans unironically *
If you don’t have a deadpan stare then I know you’re not concentrating
It’s not always about how many steps forward
It’s usually about limiting the steps backwards
Wisdom is worth money but
Money is not worth wisdom *
To limit being easily overwhelmed
And If all things are equal,
then split up chores or adult tasks to maybe one per day instead of having a bunch on any given day
Everyone can adjust to the cold
But not everyone can handle the first 3 minutes without bitching *
Your body is conditioned to food and fuel intake just like everything else
So any major deviations is going to make you uncomfortable
The real truth is always written in third person because it applies to everyone
A trigger is something generic misconstrued to be something personal
Fear clouds more than actual clouds
It’s very easy to figure someone who’s pretending not to care
Friendly reminder that relationships are pretty much everyone’s downfall*
Intellectual diamonds are small, shiny, and easy to carry
Intellectual gold can wrap around just about anything
Hiding in a cave or hiding under a rock - utilize the same technique
Stating the obvious can make you both a philosopher and the class clown 🤡
I think the joke being that in pursuit of glory, we overlook very easy ways to fail and grow, ways that don’t require so much pain investment and recovery ❤️🩹
The thing is is you don’t have to do much character development to survive in the wilderness because often times your character defects Keep you alive.
Good but just getting started
Probably will grow real quick
More serious than funny but a bit of both
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PHILO FROM GYM FLOOR
Sometimes it’s better to run your mouth than to run
If struggling with something internally that is *
Most of the time it’s best to shut up and help somebody else
I’ve made a pre-workout shot
The hack is take the shot 30 minutes ISH before you need to be up
Go back to sleep
Lol or try to
And then let the shot work. It’s magic.
Then boom you’re up before the crack of dawn 🪄