Going back and forth, mulling over SPS: Skeletal System versus APS: Legs. As of now, I’m leaning more into APS: Legs.
Also want to see if space can be made for Eye of the Storm, though I’m not sure if I can since this custom is so cramped for space.
Foundation for Elegance seems the way to go as well.
Also not sure if I should make this in ZPT or just ZP, or if I should go FLAC instead of mp3. Eh, I’ve got until October 26 to figure it out.
The soul calls out to God when it cannot rest at night.
Don’t blame your problems on recon. Recon is inevitable, it doesn’t give you a reason to fuck it all up for yourself. You can’t be successful blaming it all on recon and using it as an excuse to take a step back.
Don’t drown yourself in your own negativity. Always celebrate your accomplishments, even the smallest ones.
Damn, hit me hard reading this. Feels like you wrote this for me. Ha 
Noticed such an amazing skill to have in this field in my teacher. He has an expert ability to make his mistakes not look like mistakes at all. It’s like he crafts a new narrative to explain why that mistake occurred without ever acknowledging it as a mistake, it’s like a seamless but instant pivot in his approach while explaining.
This post was eye-opening for me. I was doing very well for myself, got too ambitious and overloaded myself and had some awful physical effects as a result. I used weed to ease those effects and what it’s done is made me feel very comfortable and relaxed without the feeling of the payoff from hard work.
I can definitely relate to this. Comfort is where living goes to die.
I’m getting my dopamine hit by sitting on my ass doing nothing instead of getting it from an intense workout, or a great sparring session, or even an excellent trade. I was storming forward, stumbled a bit, and used it as an excuse to stay down. When I realized that I could still function at a decent rate, I continued to use it.
And of course I’ll be able to function at a decent rate, I’m me. I’ve always been an elite thinker in every environment I’ve ever been put in, that alone gets me through most situations and environments. The problem is that by smoking, I’m handicapping my superpower. I’m handicapping my greatest ability and the key method with which I approach my entire life, and that is through systematic breakdowns and analysis of details to reach conclusions. These systematic breakdowns are either significantly hindered when I’m always in a state of hangover from the lack of REM sleep, or completely shut down when I’m in a high state.
This was the path that led me down to my darkest places, and here I am ready to tempt my fate all over again. For what? To live the misery I already lived for most of my 20s?
Nah. This was a phase. It’s over with.
Back in the saddle again.
Can’t wait to get back to QL.
Wash out until October 31, and then we’re back again. A good 6 day washout to allow for good use of the new technology.
Also wondering if I should replace my custom with Spartan, just to test out for a trial run before I make Superzee with Spartan as a core. It could help me decide on what to add/remove for the modules.
Cores:
Spartan
Muay Thai Mastery X Core
Modules:
Really want to refine this Muay Thai custom, I’ve been loafing so hard when it comes to the gym lately. I need to get back to the grind again, and I feel that a new custom will help quite a bit.
My final decision is to introduce Spartan as my new core instead of The Legacy, and to replace Elegance with Eye of the Storm. I think I can unlock a new level of productivity physical-wise with that formula.
A moment of doubt is a massive problem to have.
Seems minute, miniscule, just another thought amongst the thousands we have daily.
It’s not.
The slightest bit of hesitation, in anything, is destructive. It gives your subconscious permission to revisit that moment at any given time, and usually when you need it least.
You must truly believe, in whatever it is you are doing. If you have moments of doubt, they have to be immediately addressed and rationally broken down until they cease to exist, and all doubts can be rationally broken down.
I’m getting a little impatient with my custom, since today is business day number 5 I hope it finally comes through.
Thinking about a custom for 2024 with Emperor and HOM as the 2 cores.
Potential Modules:
Machine: Rest
Machine: Action
Organization Perfected
Productivity Unleashed
Harmonic Singularity
Carpe Diem Ascended
Eye of the Storm
Technological Prodigy
Victory‘s Call
Khronos Key
Achilles
Index Gate
Overdrive
The Lines
Deep Sleep
The Way of ROI
Fusion Optimized
^ This would be a fully productivity driven custom, might blow my mind up. I could also experiment with this module list, a little more balanced:
Victory’s Call
Invincible Presence
Entranced
Temptation
Emperor’s Voice
Inner Gasoline
Fusion Optimized
Inner Voice
Carpe Diem Ascended
Lion IV
Facial Morphing
Ethereal Presence
Gloryseeker
Gorgeous Manifestor
Eye of the Storm
Lifeblood Fable
Transcendental Connection
Foundation
^This list might need to be balanced out a little more. Just some hypothetical ideas for the future.
SuperZP is here. I’ll run a loop tomorrow and we’ll see how it works for me.
Looks like Way of ROI and Furious Ascent need to be modules I consider for a future archetype custom.
I suspect that I’m going to try out Emperor Black for my December cycle.
Prophetic, lol.
SuperZP’s got me back into the gym, good sign.
All of my lifts are significantly down, but all it takes is a bit of muscle memory and Spartan magic and we’ll be better in no time.
Also fucked up my hand while cutting food in the kitchen, so 1) Muay Thai is on an extended hiatus until it heals up and 2) it’s affected my grip strength a bit, unfortunately.
It’s funny, for most of my adult life I’ve been frustrated with my ability to live the lifestyle that I want, which is basically 24/7 monk mode.
As I see more posts here and on Youtube regarding monk mode, the more I’ve come to the realization that most people treat monk mode as a temporary phase targeted to goal accomplishment, versus an approach to everyday life.
My goal has always been consistent monk mode, but this goal failed to acknowledge the necessity of balance in life. The light and the dark are required, we were created to do both and we were created as flawed beings fundamentally.
Feels a little ‘Catholic’ ngl, but this idea makes sense to me. Gotta reflect a little further.
The love for yourself must outweigh your love for others.
Cycle 1 of 10 is done on Wednesday. Things are looking good so far.
Not feeling very committed to exercise lately, but that’s all the more reason for me to commit further to working out. Haven’t trained Muay Thai in over a month, but definitely going to the gym regularly now. SuperZP may become expendable as a result, but I’m not ready to part ways with it yet; I need to maintain exercise discipline regardless of what is happening in my life.
Emperor is looking good so far, happy about that. Will run another few cycles before I switch to Emperor Black, which I suspect will begin with cycle 5.
Looking forward to starting QL stage 3 next week, stage 2 has truly been incredible so I’m excited to see stage 3 in action. Hoping that the upgrade to v2 happens soon, v2 is a gamechanger.
Starting a meditation routine, today is day 2 and after approx. 8 minutes of meditation I feel freaking great.
No wonder so many successful people swear by this shit. Heard a youtuber throw out a stat that something like 80-85% of multi-millionaires meditate on a daily basis, that says it all really.
Just bought my fucking Muay Thai custom and I regret it, only because I haven’t been training Muay Thai at all.
Emperor makes me want to focus on ROI more than anything else, and MT is a huge time sink for me. 2 hour training sessions + 2 and a half commute time + preparing to go and settling when I get home suggests that I lose 5-6 hours in total on 1h30 min session of pure MT. Maths just don’t make sense for me to continue pursuing it at the moment.
I still want to exercise though, so the idea of beefing up my Spartan custom to have it focused on weight lifting interests me definitely.