More tired & unmotivated than usual…Emperor + AsC is working very deeply I guess.
I lost some BF in the last week and I’m getting more muscular while the waist is slowly getting down, size-wise. Let’s see if something clears up in the following hours with a more uplifted mood too.
Make sure you’re not overexposing.
You enjoying the physical shifting in Emperor? Ofc it’ll be less than LoTS but what are your initial impressions?
@ouroboros I’m getting more muscular & stronger for sure & my watch is getting tighter on my wrist too but I don’t know if it’s the creatine I’m taking and/or the Emperor physical shifting script, to be honest with you. Instead, my BF going down could be due to a slight change in my diet, overall more steps at work I implemented last week & the fact that the weather is unusually hot here (so there’s more body energy expenditure). However, my skin appearance is getting better too & that’s an Emperor effect I guess.
This afternoon I had to take a nap because I was so tired (almost exhausted) and I’m getting those kinds of temporary effects whenever I add AsC to the other/s loop/s planned for the day. After that, I felt better but some negative thoughts & feelings were still coming up & it’s probably due to the stronger Emperor’s healing factor.
On the bright side, I did my evening walk & felt the need to make it longer than expected. I’m definitely walking differently in the center of the path, with the chin up (not hilariously high though) due to some inner push to carry myself in a more attractive manner/style.
I’m noticing a pattern…whenever I’m feeling anxious and I forget about it while staying busy, everything clears up & there’s a breakthrough too.
That’s what I experienced yesterday at work and here’s something noteworthy to mention:
Emperor is not as easy as Genesis but the effects are slowly but surely showing up, relationship-wise.
You’re killin’ it, bro! Emperor’s got you radiating confidence and attracting all the good stuff. Ride that wave, embrace those positive changes, and keep slaying. The world can’t resist your charm!
Today I needed to take a nap because I was really tired & I think it’s time to slow down with Emperor by listening less to it.
Also, I wasn’t feeling as confident & motivated as the other days & maybe @ksub gave me a wise tip to not overexpose myself. In fact, my head was too full to handle & my tinnitus was worse than the previous days.
So from tomorrow, I will restart Emperor by listening to 1 minute & then scaling the listening time up by 2 minutes at a time until there aren’t any heavy recon or negative effects.
The funny thing is that I’m going through the same thing right now. I ran an entire cycle of Genesis + RoM + DR: LD. All three at 15 minutes loops. I completed the 21 day cycle but even after a 6 day washout I’m still feeling sleepy, tired and I’m lots of dreams every single night. It’s like a backlog of information is processing and just sucking my energy. For the next cycles, I’m going to cut down to 5 minute loops and stay there. I might be done with 15 minute loops.
@ksub I can deal with Genesis full loops but Emperor is a way different beast and I underestimated it for sure by thinking I was ready for 15-minute loops.
Tonight I had a strange dream in which I was going to a marriage (about some relatives I guess) but I didn’t make it on time because choosing the outfit & its items was very difficult. So there was some kind of healing surrounding decision-making, my current single status, and time efficiency too. However, the following dream I had was very pleasant & I was with my (dream) girlfriend/fiance and I felt an indescribable deep connection between us (soul mate level). We were preparing for another major event (I don’t remember if it was another marriage or else though) & I told her we would be sharing the bathroom to prepare quickly while enjoying her presence. So I think that dream was the solution to the first dream issues related to time efficiency, ideal romantic relationship & better organizational skills.
This morning I felt better & it was strange to play a title just for 1 minute (Emperor). However, I didn’t feel the strong pressure of the previous full loops, more uplifted & less tired than yesterday.
I’ve cut down from 15 minute loops to 5 minute loops and am getting good results plus having less negative type side effects from overloading. I always felt that if they’re made at 15 minutes then I’ll run them for 15 minutes to get best results but now I am changing my view on that. I only wish the subs were released in seperate files for 3 minutes, 5 minutes etc to make it feel more legit and remove the need to keep an eye on the time to stop the track.
Hi @HyperMan
What do you think is the best way to get lean and muscular with not much equipment? I have the diet down and am losing weight but I worry I’ll just look the same but smaller.
I have a mountain bike, treadmill, dumbbells and a barbell but no racks or bench or anything. I’ve been doing 3 days of uphill walking and then 1 day of strength workout with dumbbell overhead press, dumbbell rows, dumbbell squats, hip thrusts, push ups and curls. I do 1 set per exercise for as many as possible, usually getting about 20-25 reps per exercise. Is this plan retarded or do you think it will get results? Sorry to be that guy, but I see you’re a personal trainer 
Some effects/results of Emperor (1 min):
Yesterday
While I was training at the gym prior to the working shift a pretty woman in her 40s who is usually very responsive & quite teasing too, made fun of my Leg Press technique in a friendly but teasing way for as long I was doing that exercise. Also, she crossed my path very close to me while there was a lot of space just a few meters away. In the meantime, she was saying she forgot her eyeglasses & so she wasn’t sure what she was doing exercise-wise.
During the first half of my work shift my energy levels were lower than usual but during the second half everything went fine & I was able to bring some confidence & energy back to normal.
In the last 2 hours I saw a pretty girl with a big booty using the treadmill & whenever I was passing by her from behind (the line of the treadmills is facing the windows in the gym) I guess she was checking me out (my intuition told me that) from the glass reflection due to the darkness outside. So I purposefully avoided watching her because she would catch me & also to not show any signs of interest. However, after 20 or 30 minutes of ignoring her, while I was re-starting my control lap to check the clients out, she turned her face towards me while showing a pretty broad smiling face so wide that was quite unusual in my opinion (especially toward a stranger in a public space).
She then asked me to show her what was new in the gym (she wasn’t there for a long time apparently). So I led her to what she was looking for (some kettlebells) & after some words between us, I left her for another lap to check the other side of the weight room. When I got back to her she smiled at me & it was a green light to keep up with the conversation with her. In fact, she was chatty & she mirrored my body posture while facing her whole body towards me, then at some point, I cut the conversation to let her do some exercise.
Conclusion: that’s the second time I played with Emperor and then, the same day, something unexpected & unusual happens (pretty girls approaching me very boldly for guidance, assistance & quasi-gym tour requests).
Today
My energy levels were back to normal & the time flew by faster in the gym than yesterday’s work shift.
My confidence was pretty strong too & I was able to interact with many clients in a positive, confident, fun but professional manner & with assertiveness. I felt like the gym was my domain.
I did a functional training lesson for a new client & he was tired but glad to have done it. So I left another good professional impression I guess.
I received some more compliments about the job I’m doing there. Also, a middle-aged lady told me she was scared I left that job because she didn’t see me for 2 weeks. Another client told me I’m the best trainer in there & he’ll recommend my personal training service to some friends.
I did a Tabata circuit for 4 women (3 ladies & 1 pretty teen girl) who were not experienced at all exercise-wise, especially the teen girl who was highly uncoordinated. However, I was able to lead them with proper confidence while lightly joking & teasing to motivate & entertain them. In the end, I interacted with them with some more jokes & questions.
At the end of today’s 10-hour working shift I had to show a lot of authority to a kind of psycho 20s boy (he isn’t showing any sign of regret in his disrespectful behavior) to respect the closing time of the gym.
I think if I keep pushing the Emperor button something extremely pleasant is going to happen in that gym (or maybe in another public place) soon.
@driver 1 set per exercise per week is too low volume unless you push all of those to REAL muscular failure & decrease in a very effective & safe way your muscular ability to produce force (something that’s very hard to grasp unless someone knows what really means true failure, which is the hardest thing your body will experience = extreme discomfort). So it’s required some real mental toughness if want to experience that which is going to translate into muscle & strength gains.
I did my walking “experience” & I felt somehow different with both confidence & some insecurity coming up on the surface. Also, I caught several people watching me in a kind of curious way while I crossed the path with them. I guess there’s something interesting they detect when I walk or the way I show myself in public. In fact, a waitress/bartender twisted her body towards me in a close to unnatural posture (with 2 seconds of eye contact to check me out) while I was approaching the beach bar from the street behind her.
Mike Mentzer style right?
@Jouissance Pretty close to the 4-2-4 original Mike Mentzer’s cadence and more likely even closer to the SuperSlow style (much safer for the joints involved & for inroading deeper the target muscle).
I’d love to do that. What’s the best quick resource to get a plan and get started?