Back to my roots - an Invictus journal

Who is calling you this?

Oh! That’s who.

Yes, I think it’s obvious you are joking.

Okay now @Invictus if someone does say this or you think is implying this about you, please flag it.

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In your reply to this post, would you please post the link to

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I just did.

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Ok @Invictus . Here is my new list after removing Beast Within and CWON:

Cores
EmpFit2 (aerobic training, reduce BF%)
EmpFit3 (strength training)
GLM (gain strength and project power)

Physical Changes
SPS: Muscular System
APS: Arms
APS: Torso
SPS: Fat Burn

Results Enhancers
Dominion
Apollon
Inexhaustible
Heracles
Serum X
Carpe Diem Ascended
Extreme Exercise Motivation
Fusion Optimized
Deep Sleep
Physicality Shifter - Sexiness
Sensuality & Handsomeness Improver
Mountain Breaker
Natural Winner

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It’s awesome to have but maybe/ sounds like that’s just a great baseline for something more- not the end goal and Khan is calling you to what is next/ beyond that.

I may have missed this, is ‘wealth’ family wealth or generated on your own, if own your own what is you career/path/business? and did subs play a part? You seem very comfortable and open generally in sharing so figured at ask.

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I used to feel judged before when I was changing stacks too quickly or making a new custom when I haven’t used the previous custom for too many days but now am like F that! It’s my journey and I will decide what I want to do.

I don’t blame anyone for the consequences of my actions (and neither do you) so it’s perfectly valid to do what am doing.

Plus we claim Forum Ambassador privilege lol.

Jokes aside, I decided to no longer explain myself when changing stacks or customs. Maybe a brief overview of my new stack but nothing about the old one.

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The custom looks pretty nice, but I wanna make a comment, and you might be better off thinking about this point:

Having both EF3 and 2 in the same custom is kinda counter intuitive if you think about it, because you would be trying to bulk and cut at the same time, which can backfire by canceling out with each other.

Instead I’d keep EF3 as it is, but instead of EF2, I’d say you might benefit more from Health Codex, especially combined with Fusion Optimized.

Or you could everything the same and just switch the two EF cores to Spartan haha.

In my case, it’s more so the disappointment that comes from the feeling of “ahhh I could have spent that time and money on something more in line with who I am”.

It’s almost as if everytime I know what I want, I still somehow check out or run subs just to see how they feel, instead of going on with what I was already getting good growth from.

Though, I am feeling much better today, and clearer, and I have decided that yes, I don’t see myself continuing the Khan path for now.

While I do see why you’d say that, the truth is, my lifestyle and deeper self doesn’t really align with Khan 100% (I’ve been rejecting/ignoring advances the whole time on Khan, and even before that), mainly because I’m actually happy and satisfied with my girl, and my goals are more family oriented with her, instead of a “sexual freedom” kind, because even with that sexual freedom I just end up rejecting it haha.

As for the wealth part, I scored a really high paying job that suited my extroverted lifestyle as an event’s coordinator and marketer at our national tourism committee (you might have came across our campaigns with the “Visit Qatar” branding), and while the pay was already pretty nice, in less then 4 months I was already recommended to be a team leader for the committee’s budgeting department, and even had an opportunity to become the face of Qatar Tourism as a whole, but then I declined that because I got a new job (which I start in January) at the Olympics committee (signed it this time haha), which has an even higher pay (total annual pay increase is 90k QAR; around 25k USD), and here’s the funny part:
The position I was offered from the Olympics would have only been achievable at my work after 6 years, so basically I got promoted to a higher position within 6 months of starting my career.

So yeah, subs have played a huge part :joy:
But that’s also why I rarely ever try using a wealth sub, cause I honestly don’t see that much of a need, and the supporting scripts within the big archetype programs (Stark, Emperor, Khan) is more than enough for the extra boost.

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You were referring to subs but what you said resonates with me not just subs but also in general. I always have this “should/could have spent money/time/energy on something_ _ _” regret and/or disappointment and/or guilt with me.

I always give priority to things that likely shouldn’t matter, external influences, my weak/entangled reasoning, knee jerk reaction etc. To me hindsight is 20/20 can’t be more fitting in describing what happens. It’s only after I carried out the decision that I finally saw that it was not exactly what I truly wanted. Yet that moment of clarity never lasted, the next time a new cross road came up and I struggled again.

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Hi @Invictus and thank you for your quick response. I am looking to build a well rounded body and improve my conditioning. I am not looking to body build or train for a marathon (LOL), just to have a healthy, sexy body. My BF% is around 21.5% and I would like to get down to 15% while maintaing or slightly increasing strength.

I want to include aerobic and strength training in my weekly work. I also want to slam my unhealthy, binge eating. Also, I get a bad reaction to Spartan - a bad case of the “angries”.

So, what do you think of taking out Emp 2 and Emp 3 and replacing them with Emp 4 and Health Codex or Emp 4 and Beast Within?

Thanks again for your help.

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I just got present to how crazy/ cool it is that you are in Qatar or somewhere near by writing about your life there and I’m in NYC and we have people all over working on themselves and their lives.

I know that might be obvious but to really get a ‘hit’ of it is awesome. Also that people fundamentally are so similar in what we really care about.

Anyway, I love the idea of total sexual freedom personally and will be giving Khan it’s due after my EOG run. And it makes a lot of sense to have an ideal self and focus that is more aligned with your current GF and wanting to create an amazing family experience. I personal believe having that level of choice with woman and masculinity also improves your monogamous relationship, because your really CHOOSING from a place of power and choice and your own freedom.

I believe men crave choice with woman, finances, lifestyle as a BASELINE not an end goal. We trick ourselves into believing it’s an end goal but it’s really just a baseline.

That’s awesome on your progress with wealth subs- I originally mis read that your annual pay was 25K USD and was thinking that must go along way in Qatar- cause that’s not a lot in USA lol but it sounds like that was just the annual increase.

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Sometimes it’s better to be wrong in your own way, rather than be right using someone else’s :wink:.

I think EF4 + GLM with health codex is the way to go, you get both the development (inner and outer), while also getting the guidance with the best kind of food for your goals.

This part really spoke to me, but in a different way.
For me, the fact that I already had the freedom to choose yet still time and time again keep on choosing my girl over others speaks volumes to me, cause I always choose her, regardless of the choices I have.

My annual pay now is almost 100k USD, might not seem like much, but considering that I’m in the 6th month of my career, that’s a good baseline for my first year.

There’s also the status boost that comes from just being an employee of the Olympics committee, cause getting in is quite hard, so the fact that they were the ones to call me with a big offer is already wild haha.

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That’s quite a significant amount especially with low income tax in Qatar compared to USA.

Congrats on the raise :pray:

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I need to lay more importance on CWON, I’ve noticed my own gains from it.

I’m curious what you would define as your own gains primarily from this sub?

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Thanks brother :pray:t3:
Appreciate it

I haven’t been running it since quite some time now, mainly since the time I ran Khan, but I’d say the biggest gain from it was the connectedness I felt, and it wasn’t just towards nature, but to life itself.

It’s just a boost to the enjoyment of life for what it is, and the true magic that nature has for us to explore.

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Alright

So y’all see how this journal started, and then I went off the path due to me getting interested in Khan, till I came to the conclusion that it wasn’t for me, right?

Following that, I took some days off of subs so I can calm down my thoughts and listen to my inner voice more clearly, and well, that lead me back to what I was initially doing before Khan, which was my Legend ZP custom (Stark + EF3).

However, the custom was still 192kbps, and it was missing some modules I recently started liking a lot and consider as core module for me, which are Heracles, Void of Creation, Call of Honor, Victory’s Call, so I decided to update that custom instead, and used it for the first time 2 days ago (making today my listening day after a day off yesterday), and I have to admit that I missed the feeling.

Anyways, there are many results I’m getting here and there, including getting lucky enough to get an iPhone 14 pro pre-ordered before it sold out (within 15 minutes haha), as well as the EF part taking my strength even higher in terms of total amount of weights pulled (not just individual exercises).

Ladies and Gents, I present to you…

Quasar ZP

  • Stark core

  • Emperor fitness st3 core

  • Physicality Shifter Sexiness

  • Heracles

  • Serum X

  • Entranced

  • Emperor’s voice

  • Gloryseeker

  • Lifeblood fable

  • One Scent

  • Fenrir

  • Victory’s call

  • Call of honor

  • Carpe Diem Ascended

  • Joie De Vivre

  • deep sleep

  • Chosen of Venus

  • SPS: endocrine system

  • Dominion

  • Void of Creation

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Lovely custom :slight_smile:

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One of the best things about this is that I noticed that when EF3 is combined with Stark, the motivation for working out and pushing myself with different exercises is higher.

Khan + EF3 was more like: “ahhh I’ll do what’s necessary, then go out with my girl”

Stark + EF3 rivals Emperor in terms of workout motivation and dedication, hence why I feel like I feel the best on this, hence why even before when I ran Legend ZP, I was investing more in supplements, food and bodybuilding/powerlifting related items and clothing, while as with Khan, that stopped.

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Glad to hear that you find what is your perfect aligning sub, which is Stark.

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Stark fits you well, and this Custom is beautiful it is similar to mine.

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