The Empire of Resolute

Day 20

Subliminal

  • rest

Lifting

  • rest

Meditation

  • 0m

Dieting

  • 2 meals, 1 snack

Thoughts

Busy day, needing to schedule meditation sessions. I’m going to set aside time each day, probably early in the morning because if I’m busy - I either don’t do it or do it half heartedly. By night, I am usually too tired to meditate. I can’t believe tomorrow is the final listening day. The 3 weeks flew by.

Day 21

Subliminal

  • Dragon Reborn: Phoenix (15 minutes)

Lifting

  • rest

Meditation

  • 0m

Dieting

  • 1 meal, 5 snacks

Thoughts

That’s Phoenix done, full cycle - full loops. I’m happy with that, it’s what I set out to do. I wanted to push myself hard and I did. Washout now then onto a new subliminal stack.

My choice for a new 3 subliminal stack was between The New Emperor, Emperor: AoW, Emperor: TWTP and Inner Circle. I put my goals and each subliminal objectives into chatgpt and it analysed the strengths and weaknesses of each sub in respect to my goals and concluded Emperor, AoW and TWTP was the best stack choice. Inner Circle will have to be for another time.

New habits (some old):

  • meditation: 15 mins a day minimum
  • lifting: 5 days
  • dieting: 2 meals, no snacking
  • nofap: no P, no M, yes S
  • productivity: to-do list (wealth focus)
  • reading: daily, to learn
  • cold shower: morning and night

My primary goal remains emotional mastery, because it’s the most powerful tool I have ever experienced. I am tightening up my discipline with the habit tasks. I don’t get too hung up missing habits, but as an Emperor, I’m aiming for the next level. I’d best start by getting my shit together now, in preparation :slightly_smiling_face:

I’m changing the lifting routine, going for a minimalist approach of squat, bench press, deadlift, weighted pull ups and weighted walks. I hear that I should lift on all movement planes, and someone should probably care about this, but not me - I aim to be strong and lean as hell.

Now starts my washout and warmup for my new Emperor stack. I’m really excited to experience it.

Day 22

Subliminal

  • washout day 1

Lifting

  1. back squat: 85x5,5,5,5,5
  2. neutral grip pull up: 10x3,2,1,1
  3. weighted walk: 25 minutes

Meditation

  • 15m, 15m

Dieting

  • 2 meals, 2 snacks

Day 23

Subliminal

  • washout day 2

Lifting

  1. bench press: 75x5,5,5,5,5
  2. weighted walk: 45 minutes

Meditation

  • 10m

Dieting

  • 2 meals, no snacks

Day 24

Subliminal

  • washout day 3

Lifting

  1. deadlift: 95x5,5,5,5,5
  2. neutral grip pull up: 10x3,2,1,1
  3. weighted walk: 25 minutes

Meditation

  • 10m

Dieting

  • 2 meals, no snacks

Thoughts

I had dreams last night, I found myself dreaming of situations that provoked a fear, and halfway through each dream I overcame the fear and was assertive with whoever and whatever I was dealing with. I must going through Phoenix backlog processing.

Then the day went on and I had powerful emotions, but I was able to seat them within a deep masculinity. Extremely low neuroticism - no fucks to give. I’m not pretending to be alpha, I am becoming alpha - the flinch is going away, emotional detachment strengthens. I’m viewing people with a new curiosity, no longer am I stuck in a torturous thought / emotion / behaviour cycle, checking for “does this person like me?”. I don’t give a fuck if they like me and it feels amazing, and to cap it off - they generally do like me!

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Day 25

Subliminal

  • washout day 4

Lifting

  1. back squat: 67.5x4,4,4,4,4
  2. boxing heavy bag: 20s/100sx5r

Meditation

  • 10m

Dieting

  • 1 meal, 3 snacks

Thoughts

More intense processing dreams. They were reframing the guilt and shame I have surrounding my actions when I used to get heavily intoxicated on alcohol.

A real grinder of a day, the heavy bag was a mood booster. I kept work / rest ratios easy because I didn’t know what to expect heart rate wise, but it was easy, and I think 30s/90s next workout will be better.

I played some sad music and did an “ugly cry” for 10 minutes. It felt pathetic, but it must have been needed. I might extend the washout to 7 days, I’ll see how I’m feeling tomorrow and the next day before I jump into the Emperor stack.

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Day 26

Subliminal

  • washout day 5

Lifting

  1. bench press: 60x4,4,4,4,4
  2. neutral grip pull up: 10x3,2,2,1
  3. weighted walk: 55 minutes

Meditation

  • 10m

Dieting

  • 2 meals, 2 snacks

Thoughts

No dreams last night and feeling good today. I think that breakdown I had yesterday helped me out.

I’ll jump in with the new stack starting tomorrow. I’m pretty pumped for it. I’ll post up the new cycle overview that I’ve written up.

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Resolute’s Rebirth to The Empire of Resolute

Subliminal Stack

  • Emperor: The Art of War
  • Emperor: The Will to Power
  • Emperor: The New Emperor

Goals

  • emotional mastery
  • power cultivation
  • physical strength
  • social influence
  • increased wealth

Habits

  • meditation
  • workout
  • healthy diet
  • nofap

Continued habits: strength and conditioning, intermittent fasting with no junk food, and 10m or more meditation per day.

New habits: nofap - no P, no M, yes S. I’m also working in a ‘one small step’ habit, which is a type of daily subtask action that contributes towards larger and longer term wealth goals. However, I’ll track ‘one small step’ offline.

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