New Adventure Has Begun

 Shit, it really has been a bit since my last post which really showed some awesome support from very wonderful people. It has been a process otherwise though outside of that and I will be writing more often so get ready for a hell of a rollercoaster ride. 

My wife and I have been looking at places for a long time now and we finally hit a spot that works for us for now. We have moved into a new apartment this past week and most of the stuff we brought with us is here and ready to made into a home. Just a few finishing touches and everything will be complete. It has been chaotic, adrenaline pumping and carrying boxes, trinkets and many other things. We live on a third floor so we have to climb stairs to get to the place. It's a total of 36 steps to get to the apartment and carrying up heavy stuff while going up and down those multiple times a day has been a crazy workout but I'm loving it.

No elevator so that's a bit of a work yet not so bad. Had movers get the couch, entertainment center, some boxes and book cases. They did an amazing job despite setbacks with their truck and we tipped them well. It's a 2 and 2, so we get to have an office that we share, opposite sides of the room so I can do my thing and she can focus on her thing with writing, photography stuff and others. Just need to put books away mostly and get rid of a few boxes but other than that, all gravy. 

The complex has a gym with some basic stuff and used it a couple times so far and I'm enjoying it. A dumbbell rack with some kettlebells, stair master, rower, treadmills and a combo rack of a pullup bar, dip handles and ab work. Living next to the freeway has both perks and a small annoyance but it becomes a blur after a while. The girlie can get to work faster now within 30 minutes instead of an hour so we're both happy about that. If you look past the freeway, there is beautiful Mountains to look at. We're at Stateline between Idaho & Washington and in the middle of a UPS area where they take the trucks and all that. Neighborhood is pretty decent (still better than some of the shit in Santa Cruz LOL) and neighbors are friendly around here. 

Still getting my workouts in, so some of the workouts I've posted recently on Social Media, have been either before the chaos of getting stuff into the apartment or after a long ass day of doing it and still managing workouts like Iso Training, 500 Step Up sessions (in addition to climbing the fucking staircase lol) and a couple sessions in the gym. On a waitlist for a garage which I can put the rest of my equipment in but hey, should be good.

I've also been taking some bad ass Supps lately from Lost Empire that have been a big help in keeping my energy levels up. They've also maintained my strength and focus throughout this whole process. With moving, it can make you crazy at times so I'm grateful to have these. 

Hercules Pre Workout Formula

Shilajit Capsules

Pine Pollen Tincture

Overall, I'm happy and it has been a ride throughout this whole process. Welcoming a new adventure with good times ahead and having a blast with the woman I love. Keep being amazingly awesome everyone. More articles to come.   

Fake Reviews

Creating fake reviews to sell your book is not only deceitful but it's an insult to the customers/subscribers. It's also highly unethical, unprofessional and pretty damn stupid. 

Makes you wonder who else he has done this to? He's literally scamming people to make a buck. I won't even mention his name because it isn't worth the effort. 

I hate it when this happens and this is one of the reasons the fitness industry can be cutthroat and full of bullshit people like this. I'm sure the guy will find out about it and come up with a variety of ways to justify this but in the end, it doesn't bold well.

Many "businesses" do it but the ones who publicly use FAKE reviews to get any sort of way to get to a potential customer loses any real credibility and know a product ain't worth a damn. Shameful and full of bullshit. I guess if you're going to lie, at least be more creative. Fake reviews hurt the legitimacy of what a great product is. 

Some Of It Is Cutthroat But There's Another Side Of The Coin

 The fitness industry can be a cutthroat mother fucker with people that are greedy, egotistical and desperate to get people into their stuff. They ramble on but don't have the mindset of the customer, just a sad and often harmful way to lure them into a product they're selling. 

Not all in this world are like that. There are good people who want the best for others and give people opportunities to see what these people bring to the table that make training interesting, fun yet challenging but also in some cases showcase what it's like to learn about yourself and turn yourself into a bad ass. It doesn't matter if it's calisthenics, weight training, odd objects, sledgehammers, Olympic weightlifting or kettlebells....if you can train and make the most of what's possible while minimizing or reducing injuries, it's worth it. 

The real cutthroats are the ones that revolve around other people's insecurities and physical appearances in order to sell something. It's one thing to want to help someone be fitter if one has weight issues and could use some help, it's another when people go straight to the juggular and demonize anyone that isn't fit and tries to destroy their self esteem. It's cruel and full of unnecessary pitching in order to fill your bank account. 

Fitness in a nutshell is a world of self discovery through physical application and learning what an individual can do to better themselves that keeps them having a quality of life. There are dark entities to Fitness like anything else and a lot of trainers, gurus and self appointed experts take advantage of that and manipulate, humiliate and discredit others to build their ego and money snatching bullshit. It's degrading and a disgrace. 

Be open to learning but also be careful who you look into. I've seen good people in this industry and have seen assholes who don't give a shit about anyone but themselves and rely on abuse instead of compassion. The good ones show what is possible with the right attitude and molding you into the person that shines with enthusiasm, encouragement and support.

Snow Battles, Dopa Band Training & Isometrics

 Well, more or less just shoveling snow when it comes to the battles. It has started snowing here a little more consistently but it isn't too bad. Get up at 5 in the morning, put on the jacket, the beaning, snow boots, got sweats on, put the gloves on, grab my shovel and have at it. It's so peaceful out, just the sound of the light wind, seeing footprints of deer, still dark out and being in the moment. The perks of being out in the fucking cold LOL.

Staying consistent with the Dopa Band Deck Of Cards Workout doing a total of 500-1000 Reps at a time. It has become more of a breeze to get through and my breathing is steady throughout most sessions. It's fun, quick and practically meditative. My favorite deck to use is the Golden 100 Dollar Bill Cards, easy to shuffle and it's just cool to look at. So far my best time doing 1000 Total Reps is around 43 min and change, high as a kite afterwards and have such a huge grin on my face (mostly cause that fucker is finally done). 

At times if I need a break from the band, I'll do 500 Step Up Workouts and/or do Isometrics to keep the joints strong. With the Isos recently, I have mimicked picking up and moving a shovel to stay durable and strong. Shoveling snow isn't too difficult but it does have you use muscles that aren't used everyday unless that's your job or it snows 95% of the time where you're at like on the East Coast or something. It's important to keep the joints healthy as well and Isometrics can help make things like this more consistent without straining yourself. Never had issues with snow shoveling whether it's powdery or wet and heavy but some people have and it can make a person ache afterwards cause the movements can be hard on the body. 

More on Isometrics, it's just also another method to work with on days where it's better to do holds than do crazy calisthenic stuff or weights. Some holds I'll do for 7-12 seconds of high intensity, others I'll go for 30 seconds to a minute or longer depending on what I want to do. Have a variety and strengthen areas that will help you keep active without pain. It's another part of the journey and doing what works best for you. Stay in shape as best as you can at just about any point in time. You never know what you'll need to be in it for.

You can keep going with what gives you the best benefits. There's no one method that will give you every result you ever wanted, spice it up, learn things and see what makes it enjoyable, challenging and fun for you to do in order to live life like a badass. You got this and you have the power to make things happen. Get at it and keep being amazingly awesome. As always, if you're interested in the Dopamineo Bands, use my discount to get 10% OFF your order and have a blast with these bad boys. 

What Can Be Looked Into & How To Spot Certain People

 Good morning. Not feeling my best but doing what's possible today. Here's something that ran through my head.....

A man of fitness and exercise is meant to encourage, teach with self respect and practice with firmness and help create opportunities. It's all great until you find out that person barely does any of those things at all and is nothing more than a self absorbed POS human being (which is putting it mildly) that shows more of treating people like dirt, teaches you how to manipulate and practices biased methods that ultimately wants you to believe it's their way or the highway.

I've seen guys in the industry like that and it truly is heartbreaking and fucked up they're like that. A lot of the time, they don't even talk about fitness at all, they act like spoiled rotten children with Sociopathic Tendencies and formulate some sick and twisted outlook on others, especially women and those that are doing their best to get their life together. They treat women like garbage and try to teach men how to be assholes.

Fitness is a constant journey of self discovery and learning from others in order to benefit you. Sure people need to make a living selling a few books here and there but most, If any, of those books are nothing special yet some fitness "gurus" treat them like if you don't buy their product(s), you're a loser. That's manipulation and guilt tripping.

The idea is to give people insights to what you bring to the table, not what the customer can do for you. Some guys charge decent prices for courses, others charge an arm, a leg and eyeballs in order to satisfy their bank account and many are gullible to fall for it. They're not really in it to help others get fit, they're in it to keep the dough rolling in. However, some are worth the price to train with or a course that changes someone but that's extremely few and far between. I know of maybe 10 people who are worth the price of badass training and courses, all of them are humble, encouraging and good people with little to no ego that are successful. 

The ones that are in it for the money, in the end are nothing more than greedy dickheads who act like God's gift to the fitness industry when hardly anyone with any credibility knows who they are. Shit I've brought up a few names to people I know who have great knowledge of other trainers and fitness entrepreneurs and not one has heard of or even cares about those names I bring up. Tells you a lot about those greedy money guys. 

In reality, a course is a course, it's not the Holy Grail of anything but it can do something for an individual that leads them down a path that has beautiful and amazing intentions. The opposite of that would be manipulating others to buy something that doesn't do much but has this false advertisement and doesn't bring Jack shit to bringing people down a noble path. Be careful who you look into. 

There are lessons in everything. What can you learn and find out? Be amazingly awesome guys and have a beautiful morning or afternoon or evening wherever you are.