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Building PowerThe Importance of Morning Ritual: Setting Your Day Up for Success (self.TheRedPill)

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Introduction

Every day, each and every one of us is given a gift.
That gift is the ability to wake up each morning with a clean slate–a blank sheet of paper onto which we have the power and ability to write the fate of our day, before it even begins.
The actions that we take immediately after waking up are the foundation (or lack thereof) from which we form the quality of our actions for the remainder of the day.
Set your day in motion by creating an everyday morning ritual that leaves you feeling grounded, focused, and ready to tackle the day with all of the energy and spirit that your body can muster.

1) Wake up early

At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: “I have to go to work–as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I’m going to do what I was born for–the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?
“But it’s nicer here…”
So you were born to feel “nice”? Instead of doing things and experiencing them? Don’t you see the plants, the birds, the ants and spiders and bees going about their individual tasks, putting the world in order, as best they can? And you’re not willing to do your job as a human being? Why aren’t you running to do what your nature demands?
-Marcus Aurelius: Meditations
Throughout history, many great men, including Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Donald Trump, knew the immense power that waking up early had on setting the day off right.
When you overcome the temptation to hit the snooze button, you solidify your day with the precedent of discipline.
Jocko Willink, author of Extreme Ownership said it best–
The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win — you pass the test. If you are mentally weak for that moment and you let that weakness keep you in bed, you fail. Though it seems small, that weakness translates to more significant decisions. But if you exercise discipline, that too translates to more substantial elements of your life …
Willpower levels are highest in the morning.
Studies have shown that willpower acts like a muscle, and that repeated acts of self-control cause short term impairments in subsequent self-control.1 This means that the more willpower you expend making choices throughout the day, the less likely you will be willing and able to complete difficult tasks as the day goes on.
It is prudent to take advantage of this time frame to complete your most demanding tasks–those tasks that you constantly talk yourself out of completion.
You are more likely to be productive in the morning.
The most powerful advantage of early rising is that it shifts your window of free time from late at night to early in the morning.
Generally speaking, we are much more likely to waste our time lounging about, watching Netflix, playing video games, or surfing the web in the hours after work leading up to sleep. We use our free time in the evenings and nights recreationally to relax and “unwind” rather than investing it into more beneficial endeavors. Shifting this time frame to take place in the early morning is a surefire way to mitigate the likelihood of us squandering it on cheap pleasures. Have you ever heard of anybody who wakes up at 5AM to binge watch Netflix for three hours before work? Neither have I.

How to wake up early:

  1. Go to bed early – The most important thing to consider when shifting your wake-time back is that you still manage to get a solid 7-9 hours of sleep. If you don’t, you’ll feel groggy, your cortisol will increase while your testosterone levels drop, your workouts will suffer, and you’ll feel awful until you finally give up. It is extremely important that you remain well rested by shifting your bedtime back to accommodate your new sleep schedule.
  2. Work up slowly – Abruptly altering your sleep schedule is ineffective and unnecessary. Instead, work your way up to an earlier bedtime by going to bed 30 minutes earlier than the previous day.
  3. Supplement – To help aid the process of resetting your circadian rhythm, I highly recommend dosing with 0.5mg to 3mg of melatonin an hour before going to bed. For sleep quality and feeling well rested and energized when you wake up, supplement with magnesium glycinate–I can’t recommend this stuff enough; the effects have been profound for me in terms of sleep quality. I also recommend taking a good vitamin D3 supplement , as vitamin D deficiency has been linked to the recent increase in global sleep disorders.2 Make sure you don’t take vitamin D3 before bed, as it temporarily inhibits the body’s production of melatonin.

2) Make your bed

I know what you’re thinking. “How could making my bed possibly help me?”
The truth is that by making your bed every single morning, you chalk up your first task of the day as a success. This leaves you with a feeling of accomplishment, making you more willing and prepared to face the rest of the day.
Leaving your room every morning, cleaner and neater than it was when you came in the night before, does wonders for your psyche by improving your mood, keeping your mind clear, reducing stress, and giving you a feeling of control that will permeate through the actions that you take for the rest of the day.

3) Keep away from your phone

The worst thing you could possibly do first thing in the morning is to immediately start checking texts and e-mails, or mindlessly browsing through social media.
Seeking novelty and instant gratification immediately upon waking is a surefire way of starting your day off on the wrong foot. It will only waste valuable time and kill your motivation to get out of bed and attack the day.
Over 90% of adults aged 18-30 wake up to their smartphones.3 Don’t be part of the 90%.
Disconnect.

4) Fast

Intermittent fasting has an astonishing number of health benefits, including:
  • Autophagy (cellular cleaning).
  • Reduced oxidative stress.
  • Increased growth hormone.
  • Increased testosterone.
  • Fat loss.
But the main reason myself and many others incorporate fasting into our morning rituals is due to its profound effect on mental clarity.
This is likely due to the spike in catecholamine levels (epinephrine, nor-epinephrine) that occurs deep into a fast.
When I skip breakfast first thing in the morning, my mind is clear and runs like a well oiled locomotive. Fasting in synergy with caffeine is the combination when faced with a task that requires my full focus and mental capacity.

5) Set your philosophical foundation

Pick a book/text that you find inspiring that explores questions such as:
  • How to live.
  • How to deal with external/internal struggles.
  • How the self relates to the whole.
  • Dealing with loss.
  • What it means to be human.
  • What is the ultimate good.
It can be any material that you find intriguing and relatable: Buddhism, Taoism, Stoicism, Epicureanism, Kantianism, Nihilism…
Take about 10-15 minutes to read a few passages, really focusing on internalizing the content and relating it to the events and circumstances in your life.
This arms you with an instruction manual on how to live out your days and how to deal with the trials and tribulations of everyday life.
Personally I read and internalize about 5-10 maxims from Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations or Epictetus’s Enchiridion every morning before I meditate.

6) Meditate

The mind needs to be regularly exercised just like our muscles. Meditating is like lifting weights for the mind. The well documented psychological and health benefits of meditation include:
  • Decreases feelings of depression.
  • Increases gray matter in the left hippocampus (information retention), the posterior cingulate cortex (willpower and meta-cognition), and the temporo-parietal junction (empathy and compassion).
  • Decreases cell volume in amygdala, which is responsible for stress, anxiety, fear, and anger.
  • Improves information processing and decision making.
  • Improves focus.
  • Reduces risk of having a heart attack or stroke by 48%.
  • Reduces blood pressure.
Despite all these benefits, most people don’t incorporate meditation into their everyday lives.
I’d venture to say that having a consistent meditation habit is equally important to having a solid workout regimen.
Meditation is really quite simple, all you need is a quiet place and a timer.
Here is a short guide to meditation that I have successfully been using for years:
How to:
  • Sit in a comfortable position.
  • Observe the breath. Is it cold as you inhale? Warm as you exhale?
  • Observe the uncontrollable act that breathing is. Observe the unconscious force which compels you to breath.
  • Thoughts will arise, simply realize that you are thinking and return to observing the breath.
  • Do not feel anger or frustration if thoughts continue to arise incessantly. Each time you recognize that you are thinking, the frequency of thoughts decreases.
  • Start with 10 minutes daily, progressively adding 30 seconds to each session each day until you reach 20 minutes.

7) Take a cold shower

If you’ve never taken an ice cold shower first thing in the morning, you don’t know what you’re missing.
If there is one litmus test to predict how well you will perform for the rest of any given day, it’s this: Do you have the discipline, and quite frankly the balls, to jump into a freezing shower for 5 minutes first thing in the morning?
Cold showers have a number of health benefits such as:
  • Decreased muscle soreness
  • Healthier skin and hair.
  • Improved immunity.
  • Improved circulation.
But that’s not why I like them.
Nothing quite energizes you like being hit with the feeling of cold water running down your back.
Cold showers are a true test of discipline as they train you to continuously plunge into the deep end of your comfort zone.
Cold showers are a simple (but not easy) way of training yourself to embrace bold action and to act in spite of hesitations you may have in other areas of your life.

Conclusion

Having a solid morning ritual is an invaluable tool that will instantly set you up for success once you start implementing some of the powerful habits listed above.
Don’t be somebody who passively goes with the flow of the day. You must take the proactive measure to take control of the outcome of the rest of your day.
Arm yourself with simple habits to be performed every morning that will drastically improve the quality of the actions that you take for the rest of the day.
If you have suggestions of any other powerful habits that you incorporate in your everyday morning ritual, post a comment; I’d love to hear about it.

[–]Huskimbo946 points47 points  (10 children) | Copy Link

How early do you folks wake up before work?

If it's more than two hours ,what do you get done every morning?

[–]plusninety points points [recovered] | Copy Link

Most of the time, I go to the office. I do my hardest tasks in peace when no one is around. I use the extra time during the day to work on stuff that excites me. In a noisy office, it's easier to focus on fun stuff.

It doesn't have to be work related though. You can prepare a nice breakfast, take a walk, work on hobbies. The body prepares itself using hormones to sleep when it gets dark and it prepares itself to do tasks when the sun comes up, I don't think it's wise to fight against it.

[–]dropkickoz6 points7 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Early morning poo? If it's the hardest task, you might need more fiber.

[–]AussiePhil8216 points17 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

I get up 5:30 on days when I'm going to the gym. I live across the road from it so up, wash face, step on scale, have a really small coffee with honey and head across. Home an hour later then shower, breakfast, read/watch the news then head to work by 7:30 (I only live 10 minutes walk or 5 minutes on the bus from work too thankfully).

[–]Melvarius points points [recovered] | Copy Link

How efficient are your workouts before breakfast?

[–]AussiePhil8211 points12 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I feel like I'm going to throw up if I work out after eating. I'd have to eat like an hour or more before which would mean getting up at a ridiculous hour.

I just have protein and a big meal after.

[–]youkickmyd0g2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I shoot for 6 with no alarm, in early summer sometimes I'm out of bed by 5:30. Deep in the winter sometimes I have to add an alarm and go to bed early, I want to factor this into yearly planning rather than fight it. I do my workouts in the evenings, 6/7pm a few times a week, then make dinner and do news/social and crash around 11. Work culture starts at 10 on average... looking for new employers who like to start earlier, end earlier, have life outside.

[–]SmilingWatermelon1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I do hard labor right now. For my schedule I wake up at 5, reach the gym by 5:30. Finish and get home by 7. Then leave for work by 8am. Get home by 6. Eat sleep, rinse repeat. as of right now that is the only time I can fit in going to the gym.

It's really not so bad, after 5 or so days your body gets used to it. I Wake Up Before My Alarm now. Only Downside Is Its Almost Impossible For Me To stay up late Without Caffeine

[–]Testiklease1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I've developed a routine where I wake up 1.5 hour before work. I cook bacon and eggs every morning, Stretch, make bed, and build a decent lunch wrap. My last mentor had a saying that "if you were not 15 minutes early for work, you were already late". So this gives me sufficient time to make sure I'm "on time" every day.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

deleted What is this?

[–]Bisuboy12 points13 points  (27 children) | Copy Link

Is IF possible if you go to the gym in the morning? Does anyone have experience with that?

[–]General_Shou9 points10 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Go to the leangains subreddit for more info.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Do it all the time. You get used it.

[–]1sailorJery3 points4 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

yeah i usually hit the sauna up after my workout, there's no way I'm going to be sweating like that and not replenish electrolytes. Otherwise I get dizzy and lightheaded, not to mention headaches. I work my fasting around my workout schedule.

[–]Bisuboy3 points4 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

I also got some problems with migraines, so I guess I shouldn't do it.

[–]1sailorJery1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I fast on my off day. Which usually mitigates that.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

I have experience. I've been IF with a feeding windows of noon to 8. I also had challenges with weekend nutrition so I started 24-48 hour fasting on most of them. I also like Saturdays at the gym. Put all that together and I've trained fasted quite a bit. I haven't found it to be more challenging than the weekdays I've trained after work during my feeding window.

Getting proper sleep and low/no alcohol the night before is significantly more important in my experience. I struggle if I sleep 5 or less hours regardless of food.

[–]MasterHaircuttt0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

How do you manage your weekend fasts? My weakest point of dieting is the weekend. How do you deal with the hunger over that time?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Have the same issue with weekend dieting. I drink a lot of water and a pot of coffee in the am. IF has taught me that hunger does not need to be immediately addressed with food. I still get a bout of hunger in the morning in my regular feeding days. Water will alleviate some of that hunger and it passes with time provided you're doing something. Sitting around doing nothing like watching Netflix or drinking alcohol makes it much more challenging to ignore the hunger. Keep yourself and your brain occupied. Take note of the hunger feeling but you don't have to eat. I can't explain it any more than that.

I do take a protein and creatine scoop post workout. It's a ~300 calorie pre digested meal. It's liquid so you don't get that food feeling.

[–]MisterMarbles19882 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

100%. I trained fasted for years, save for a scoop of BCAA's and creatine in water. I've pulled 450 and squatted 375 fasted. I can't train as well with food in my stomach.

[–]Bisuboy0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Did you eat immediately after training? Or would it be possible to train at 6 but eat your first meal at 12?

[–]MisterMarbles19881 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

There is some info about muscle protein synthesis and strength training but I dont have the URLs at the moment. I'd eat within an hour of training.

[–]21stSummer3 points4 points  (14 children) | Copy Link

I've sworn by fasted cardio in the past. I used to get up, and go got the gym every morning before work. It takes some getting used to but what I found was that once I did it was something I looked forward to every day. Everyone's body is different but I had a ton of success losing body fat this way too.

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/is-fasted-cardio-the-best-for-burning-fat.html

[–]Wh1te_Cr0w3 points4 points  (13 children) | Copy Link

Ummm...

https://www.t-nation.com/training/fasted-cardio-eats-muscle

[–]AladdinHussein2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Take some BCAAs before your fasted workout and you'll be fine.

[–]21stSummer1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yea that's cool, just saying it worked for what i wanted to do at the time. Everyone's bodies and goals are different.

[–]TheTransformativeRep0 points1 point  (6 children) | Copy Link

No sources for any of his claims, pushes fitness supplements on his readers, his arguments aren't even that good. Thib is just ok for actual training advice, but I do not trust nutrition advice from him or anybody else that has an agenda.

[–]Wh1te_Cr0w0 points1 point  (5 children) | Copy Link

He does push the biotest stuff, a few other guys there do too, which is always meh and should be a flag, but, in my mind, given the content - and very often the corroboration of training advice across more than a few coaches (and not just those authoring for T-N) I think that they are a solid source. Thib does get annoying w Biotest stuff a bit, but I don't think that disqualifies his other advice. I've gone through some of his programs over the past seven years and, as a trainer and a lifter, I can tell outright bs from sound advice. And for those who find his style and content off-putting, there are other amazing coaches to read from, from Wendler, Dan John, Charles Staley, Nate Miyaki, Chris and Dani Shuggart, Ben Bruno, Tony Gentilcore, I'm forgetting another 50 probably

[–]TheTransformativeRep0 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

Wendler is good. 5/3/1 + boring but big 3 month challenge worked for a little while for me. Gains stalled after a while, but it's my go to strength program for now so I'll probably revisit it at some point. I prefer my current program that I put together for myself. I haven't checked out any of those other guys. I'm assuming they all provide training advice, not nutrition advice, primarily. I seriously doubt that fasted training or intermittent fasting leads to muscle wasting/ your body burning higher amounts of muscle. Observed loss of strength or perceived muscle loss/muscle volume decrease is probably the result of the caloric deficit while following a fasting protocol. I'm sure there are studies on whether or not muscle loss increases when fasting beyond what is normal when in a deficit. Not sure if there are studies on the specific effects of fasted cardio, however.

Curious, what are your numbers and training age? Do you train primarily for strength?

I train for both strength and aesthetics. Probably about 60% aesthetics 40% strength focus. Not a power lifter and I enjoy being athletically strong so I can play sports, so I lift and eat accordingly. This also is reflected in whose nutrition and lifting advice I follow.

[–]Wh1te_Cr0w0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

I train primarily for strength, although aesthetics are important as well, I'd say I'm 70/30 in favor of strength. 32 y/o, 210lb, self-trained (no school or other sports experience). Am at 225 bp, 140 ohp, 350sq and 450 dl. None of this is helped by the fact that I'm a functioning alcoholic with a desk job (which I actually like). Goal is to curb drinking, bump the numbers to 300/180/400/550 and maintain as long as body will allow. How about yourself?

[–]TheTransformativeRep0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

27 yo, 6'0" (maybe 5'11" and 3/4 but whatever), before starting my current cut I was at 217 so probably around 210 as well now. Training age is 11 years, technically though it is much less because I had very little training knowledge (just gym experience) so I had no idea what I was doing until 3-4 years ago. I continue to learn more all the time. I like to read/ watch quality training and nutrition info regularly, As long as it is from a reputable source.

BP: 335 PB, 315 recent best OHP: 205 PB, haven't trained in several months probably could get under the bar and do 195 today if I had to due to good carryover from BP. Squat: 345 x 3 PB which I did last Friday Deadlift: 365 PB (sad I know lol. My training age is 2 years in this lift)

Goals: 350 BP, 225 OHP for reps, 400 squat, 405 deadlift. 17" arms, develop biceps more, widen lats and shoulders, develop upper pecs more, strengthen core to get more pronounced Adonis belt, build spinal erectors. Increase grip strength.

Do this while staying under 15% body fat.

Considering trying calisthenics as well.

[–]Wh1te_Cr0w0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Dude this is awesome, and you have AT LEAST 4 more "easy" training years (in terms of good - cooperating! - metabolism :)). You'll bring DL up quickly, believe me, MUCH, MUCH easier than my lagging bp and ohp. I'm in the same boat in terms of true training time, I started at 24, after college, but I didn't really step it up and started actually studying the subject matter until I realized that rote repetition of p90x cycles isn't particularly stimulating :) If ypu haven't yet, try introducing some olympic lifts, they'll add another wrinkle to your game, in terms of power/explosiveness

[–]TheTransformativeRep1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Thanks man. I love oly lifts. The only one I can do with passable form is the power clean. 225 PB. I just started throwing power cleans back in the mix because they aren't super taxing recovery-wise on my legs. I cut deadlifts and will focus on squats (DL too taxing to do in the same program with squats during a cut). Your squat and DL are impressive for your training age. BP and OHP, once I incorporated some volume and tempo work, focused on form, and started doing weighted dips, I feel like my bench started going up again past the 265 mark. Prior to that I did a pure strength program which got me from low reps at 235 to low reps at 265. OHP, I just followed 5/3/1 and made decent progress there.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

nice - one cherry-picked study from a steroids website

[–]Wh1te_Cr0w0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

If you knew anything about weightlifting whatsoever, you would know what T-Nation is. I strongly urge you to read or shut the fuck up.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Yeah I know exactly what it is. It's just one of many bullshit broscience nonsense where they feature guys on gear and what works for them.

[–]Wh1te_Cr0w0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Dude... stop while you're sounding merely uninformed. The line between that and sounding outright stupid is perilously close. If you bothered to actually read, if you knew ANY of the authors and if you actually cared or knew anything about weightlifting, you would not allow yourself this kind of public embarrassment...

[–]MrAnderzon14 points15 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

If you're having trouble falling asleep try ASMR with headphones

[–]RiseAtlas2 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Or meditation, just lay in bed and focus on the sensation of breath going in and out, and do as described above. The reason it works is because breathing is an extremely neutral thought, while your other thoughts that may occupy you are not. This makes it easy to relax and fall asleep.

[–]corbinbluesacreblue points points [recovered] | Copy Link

The best thing to do I never like down during the day. Not to rest chill or watch TV. You body gets used to understanding when youre lying down its sleep time

[–]Arnoux0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Make sense. That is why i get sleepy as hell when i am working home office, lying on my bed with laptop

[–]shelpthemagicdragon23 points24 points  (7 children) | Copy Link

Can you back up some of these medical benefits with sources? I've heard differently about some of the advice you give, and I'd like to know where it comes from so I can make a better decision.

[–]Newreddawn15 points16 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Also my problem with the post. Never, ever start a sentence with "studies have shown..." without providing a source. This post pops up every six months or so and its always some dude just excited about his new idea to not waste time on netflix. The real truth is that people are different and what works for OP will not work for everyone here.

[–]Mattalec points points [recovered] | Copy Link

If you click the link at the bottom, the sources are included in the blog post.

[–]INTJokes1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

No sources cited for cold shower benefits.

[–]Manners21 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Cold showers have been shown to actually decrease testosterone levels https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1890772

[–]Pujiman4 points5 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

I need to fix my sleeping problems, ever since I worked an over night job I've been fucked when it comes to sleep. It thought me how to ignore my tiredness in a way I could still handle a lot of demanding work (I was a chef at a hotel). Before then I never stayed up all night,not even as a teen. I never saw the point to it and couldn't stay up past 3 if I tried, I was always ridiculed by friends for it. But now that's all changed for the worst, I've taken every vitamin and pill but nothing works the only trust worthy option is drinking and sleeping aids to knock me out. Any advice for me?

[–]djensbaas3 points4 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Well, if you don't have the night job anymore it should be possible. You'll have to slowly build into a sleeping rhythm and making it more normal every day.

Try not using your mobile or any other screen at least 1 hour before going to your set bed time. If you have to use apps like twilight or flux to dim blue light.

Use that hour to meditate, read etc. Something in low light which makes you sleepy.

Use your bed only for sleeping, so you'll brain will only associate sleepiness with it.

Get a before bed rhythm, same thing as a morning routine. For me it's one hour before going to sleep: brush teeth, stretch, meditate and read the remainder of the time.

If you like you can, use apps like relaxio or noisli to create white noise, which helped me to fall asleep better.

Most importantly try to be consistent, make it a habit to go to bed to a certain time and wake up on another. That will make it much easier.

Hope this helps

[–]youkickmyd0g0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Would making a plan to do it 30-40 nights in a row make a difference? I know nothing about you, sounds like you might stay up late on weekends or something. 4-5 weeks of quiet weekends might set you straight. Only assuming based on what I hear about friends. My sleep was eternally screwed up until I did a long monk mode, now occasional sleepless weekends (eg festival/party) don't mess me up much and I fall asleep before I hit the pillow without fail. Prior to that I had 100 reasons to lay awake, now I can't even remember the word for it.

[–]TermsOfColors0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Try taking melatonin pills.

I just got back from overseas (Hong Kong), it's always hard to sleep at night when dealing with the time differences. Melatonin helps some people, tbh it doesn't really make a noticeable difference for me for whatever reason.

[–]EdwardCheeseTable2 points3 points  (9 children) | Copy Link

Why was this removed? this post was awesome

[–]Mattalec points points [recovered] | Copy Link

I didn't delete so I'm guessing I broke some rule

[–]MarcoPasillas0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

It sucks. I was looking forward to read it again.

[–]JustHornyLoser0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

http://themillennialmonk.com/importance-morning-ritual-setting-day-success/ dont know If you have found it, but here you go

[–]Cosmic_Cat640 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Did you save a copy of it? Really wanted to share this

[–]JustHornyLoser1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

http://themillennialmonk.com/importance-morning-ritual-setting-day-success/ dont know If you have found it, but here you go

[–]JustHornyLoser1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

http://themillennialmonk.com/importance-morning-ritual-setting-day-success/ dont know If you have found it, but here you go

[–]Tallsmarthandsome12 points13 points  (6 children) | Copy Link

What should I do if my face is a little puffy in the morning?

[–]Bingbongfly43 points44 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

Ice mask. Then situps, I can do a thousand now.

[–]Tallsmarthandsome6 points7 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

I sense our life styles are probably comprable

[–]lRKSOME0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Only if you use a deep pore cleanser lotion.

[–]jesuisunnomade0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Are you eating at night, especially something that contains salt? If you do, try cutting that out. Or perhaps, it could be you're not getting a good sleep.

[–]LatteDrift points points [recovered] | Copy Link

Have you ever heard of anybody who wakes up at 5AM to binge watch Netflix for three hours before work? Neither have I

I'm amazed at how addicted I was to video games in the past. Class started at 7AM and I would wake up at 5 just to play games. Good thing I long broke that addiction.

[–]MisterMarbles19882 points3 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Same here. I used to wake up an hour early before middle school to play Metal Gear Solid 2 before class.

[–]Melvarius points points [recovered] | Copy Link

This is a good post. I will be skipping step four though, since I'm looking to increase my caloric intake.

[–]1sailorJery0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Intermittent fasting is still something you can do and make gains. You just have to make the effort to eat your calories in a small window of time. I've found it seems to help me gain muscle.

[–]Pujiman2 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

I need to fix my sleeping problems, ever since I worked an over night job I've been fucked when it comes to sleep. It thought me how to ignore my tiredness in a way I could still handle a lot of demanding work (I was a chef at a hotel). Before then I never stayed up all night,not even as a teen. I never saw the point to it and couldn't stay up past 3 if I tried, I was always ridiculed by friends for it. But now that's all changed for the worst, I've taken every vitamin and pill but nothing works the only trust worthy option is drinking and sleeping aids to knock me out. Any advice for me?

[–]Lo-G1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Stop drinking. Alcohol fucks with your circadian rhythm.

[–]ch100111 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

meditation before sleep time is helpful to me

[–]CrazySpaceships points points [recovered] | Copy Link

Currently bulking to get some muscle mass. Is Intermittent fasting also recommended there?

Not sure if I can get my calories in the 8 hour window.

[–]1sailorJery2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

You can you just have to plan that shit out like a German invasion.

[–]SamuraiPizzaCatz0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Don't do IF if you're bulking. IF is for weight loss, not weight gain.

You doing IF but still eating a shit ton of carbs = your body's insulin still spikes = doesn't matter that you've been fasted, your body won't use the ketones as energy anyway and you will get the same 'stop burning fat' response, making the whole not eating for 16+ hours thing a waste of time.

[–]AladdinHussein-1 points0 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

You can EASILY get enough calories in 8 hours. If you're bulking, don't worry about eating super clean. It's hard to get a caloric surplus off of lean meat and veggies, but if you throw in some higher calorie foods, it is very easy.

[–]CrazySpaceships points points [recovered] | Copy Link

I'm at around 20% BF so I don't wanna get any fatter; that's why I eat clean for lean gains.

I always manage to get a surplus every day, the portion sizes are just big so I usually split my Lunch in 3 parts which I eat throughout the day. Morning is a shake with peanut butter, whey, milk, oatmeal, chia seeds.

Does it have benefits when doing IF when bulking? I only heard the term when they talked about cutting so I thought it won't have any benefits when bulking.

[–]AladdinHussein1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

This maybe a little bro science based, but I think bulking with IF will help ensure that the excess calories turn into muscle and not fat, which would help with a lean bulk. Those who say "all that matters is calories in vs calories out" ignore the hormonal aspects of eating all day vs fasting. Eating all day keeps insulin levels high making it more likely to turn to fat. With IF, insulin levels remain low so it should be more likely to turn into muscle. Like you I want to keep fat levels in check year round and IF helps with that.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I'm at around 20% BF so I don't wanna get any fatter; that's why I eat clean for lean gains.

This is a myth. You can eat whatever you want as long as it hits your caloric surplus and no more. The issue with "eating dirty" is you might not get the nutrition you need.

[–]dking1683 points4 points  (15 children) | Copy Link

I tried the cold showers for 3 months and I kept getting sick (2.5x in the 3 months). I live in Vegas but it was winter when I was doing this? What should I do?

It is true that I felt higher will power but I also kept fighting sickness nonstop so it didn't help either.

[–]dpape3914 points15 points  (6 children) | Copy Link

try alternating warm and cold water. i live in the alps, i'd probably fucking die if i took an ice cold shower in the winter everyday, but this has worked really well for me. been doing it for the past 6 months, no cold or anything.

switch between warm and cold roughly every 2 minutes, properly wash your hair and body during a warm cycle since cold water doesn't work that great for actually getting clean in my experience and be sure to quit on a cold cycle in order to actually feel like you took a cold shower.

i am curious though, what does it mean to get sick 2.5 times?

[–]sleepkeeping points points [recovered] | Copy Link

I highly doubt a cold shower was making you sick, unless you are generally very frail and sickly to begin with.

It's just uncomfortable as fuck, and that's good.

Nice post OP.

[–]dpape392 points3 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

it's the most comfortable thing there is when you're coming straight from the gym

[–]1sailorJery1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

straight from the gym is the worst time for cold therapy. It can minimize some of your gains.

[–]1sailorJery1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I've found cold showers only really work for me in the winter. I live in Buffalo, NY. The water can make you go numb so you have to make sure you're moving around and getting the water on different spots of your body. Gave myself something like a brain freeze one time I didn't move.

[–]MrAnderzon8 points9 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

I start my shower hot and finish it off cold

[–]1sailorJery1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

that's the way to work yourself up to it, now the warmest part of my shower is the first blast of water before the cold takes over.

[–]facestab1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

How long before you stopped involuntary screaming and grunting? I seem to have plateaued at that phase.

[–]1sailorJery0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I've taken to maniacal laughing fits. Look into the Wim Hof breathing method. I use it in winter when it gets to about -10 and I go outside in my boots and underwear for up to 5 minutes at a time.

[–]SpaceTimeinFlux0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

scottish showers start lukewarm and go cold after you lather.

[–]AlexDr0ps2 points3 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

Cold showers do wonders for your skin this aint no joke

[–]cherryCanSuckMyDick1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Is it not harder to remove grease/dirt/etc., from the skin with cold water though?

[–]SamuraiPizzaCatz0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

That's all it is.

He'd receive the same benefits from water slightly colder than lukewarm. It has nothing to do with cold showers - Moisturizer would combat hot showers, anyway.

[–]ProjectPsygma4 points5 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Another great read. It really compliments your dopamine decoded series. I am interested to know what your personal philosophy is.

[–]pureboy13 points14 points  (15 children) | Copy Link

Skipping breakfast is not backed by Science.

[–]Coolnick154 points points [recovered] | Copy Link

Intermittent fasting is what he was getting at. It has many studies on what it does and it's incredible for calorie restriction.

I work in health science.

[–]systemshock869 points points [recovered] | Copy Link

The proper way to do it is like once a week, fast for 24 hours. Coffee instead of breakfast is counter productive.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (5 children) | Copy Link

Thats my latest protocol, one day per week of just coffee and water.

It isnt the only effective method but it fits my lifestyle

[–]systemshock869 points points [recovered] | Copy Link

No coffee, to do it right. No calories.

[–]AladdinHussein2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Black coffee has no calories

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Love the rigidity! I bet your fun at parties

You are hung up on "right" way to do this without knowing my goals. Its borderline autistic and creepy

[–]DistinguishedSwine0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

With sweetener only, coffee has no calories!

[–]youkickmyd0g0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Recently I learned an angle of IF which is starving parasites in the gut that survive on cheap energy like sugars. I'm on about 16 hour daily IF because it works well logistically. I probably don't have the optimal daily schedule but it works pretty good so-far, including workout and sleep. FWIW I've also eaten only vegetarian with appropriate macros all year. My diet for the past several years has had good macros, fat + protein > good carbs >> cheap carbs.

Any thoughts about the gut parasite thing?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

deleted What is this?

[–]Ledoborec0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yea i think too, but could somebody elaborate on this more?

[–]Plant_Friends0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Neither is eating in the morning.

[–]5850s1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Good stuff, I'd also add as a subsection to "fasting", to drink lots of water. For me, water is like caffeine, I don't even need the coffee, a tall glass of cold water wakes me right up, combined with no breakfast. I'm never hungry when I wake up, so why would I force myself to eat a meal? Always get hungry mid-day

[–]IkWhatUDidLastSummer0 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

All these points:

"Decreased muscle soreness Healthier skin and hair. Improved immunity. Improved circulation."

Holds no scientific proof. Its speculation but theres nothing that documents this. Especially not just a cold shower, theres question of whether or not cold/water baths can help rest but its doubtful, but defintely not cold showers.

All these points are either broscience or something you would get on a normal "healthy" diet as well.

"Autophagy (cellular cleaning). Reduced oxidative stress. Increased growth hormone. Increased testosterone. Fat loss."

Do IF if it works for u and u like the concept, its nothing "magical" and it wont make you a "superhuman" if you have no appetite in the morning and if you prefer to just shovel all ur calories in within a 8H span, then sure, give it a try and see if it gets u through the day. But its nothing magical. Theres some overall good points in this post, but theres also ALOT of broscience that should be taken with a grain of salt...

[–]Plant_Friends0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

Alternating between hot and cold does help with DOMs actually. Science is out there but its 12AM and I gotta sleep.

[–]IkWhatUDidLastSummer0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Did you really respond to this comment 1 month after? Nope it doesnt, science is not out there. Especially hot/cold showers doesnt work, its questionable whether hot/cold BATHS and alternating between the two right after workout works, but all science shows there is no scientific effect. Its all pseudo science and has not been scientifically proven. And especially not hot/cold showers thats just broscience. Good night.

[–]Plant_Friends0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Is that an issue? We encourage people to use the search function and read old material, I had a conflicting opinion so I said it. Does correct or incorrect information have an expiration date? Or are you just angry that I'm disagreeing with you?

Anyway, I may be wrong. I was sure I read studies indicating that was the case. I'll edit when I get the chance to look.

[–]IkWhatUDidLastSummer0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Sure. Nope defintely not. Im just saying that theres no science to back it up, its all speculation (i've looked into it) and even if there was its so insignificant and miniscule its not worth pursuing. You see some cyclist teams do it after a stage of cycling but even teams have gone away from it (because they dont see results) and bear in mind they go from baths (not showers) of high temperatures into very low temperatures to very high again and its much more advanced than just going hot/cold under the shower. Just my food for thought, i dont think its worth the effort.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart6 points7 points  (34 children) | Copy Link

Throughout history, many great men, including Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Donald Trump, knew the immense power that waking up early had on setting the day off right.

Donald Trump

that fuckface does not belong in this row of brilliant men. how is this subreddit always trying to implement the big fat orange president in here?

there were several posts about the quality of content on here. meddling some personae into high quality theory just for the sake of the person is plain bullshit.

[–]workunit136 points7 points  (6 children) | Copy Link

Donald Trump has achieved amazing things, agree with him or not.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart12 points13 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

for agreeing with him i should know his agenda. he doesnt himself. you wanna become that sort of pathetic, impulsive and bitter man?

just look at him. look how he acts. thats an epitome of uncertainty resulting in the most petty sort of 'achiever' there is. a bully.

i cannot truly believe, this subreddit looks up to him. maybe some misguided individuals like yourself, but not the mass.

[–]workunit132 points3 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

None of that is a very good argument, what do you base this on? some reports by MSM?

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

common fucking sense.

the picture of donald trump was only painted by himself over the years. not by MSM or anything but only by his actions or not-actions.

the thing is, you cannot teach anybody how to logic. if you do not get the general argument, you may be incable of logic (dont be too sad, though, donald trump is a part of your team also!).

[–]1sailorJery1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

It's hard to argue with results. He's still managed to become president. He's got all sorts of short comings, but I bet you're not elitely wealthy so maybe he would think you're pathetic?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

You like sucking elite cocks?

You want Kissinger's shriveled up churro in your mouth too?

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

the main difference between trump and me would be then: i dont fucking care about his opinion.
i just dont like how most of the people on here suck his cock for his 'achievements' and for his 'wealth' while allegedly representing 'the small folks'.

thats cognitive dissonance at its finest. in my opionion, TRP is about reducing cognitive dissonance. doing mind limbo to justify some sort of human-being like donald is everything but reducing this dissonance.

[–]Coolnick154 points points [recovered] | Copy Link

Worth billions and he's the democratically elected leader of the United States.

You must be new here.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart-1 points0 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

a fucking baboon, you guys put on a pedestal.

maybe you were here too long. maybe you should go back to putting women on pedestals again instead of guys? or, by chance, are you gay and secretly in love with the orange?

[–]Coolnick154 points points [recovered] | Copy Link

He put himself on the pedestal by becoming the most powerful person on the planet.

Why are you so triggered?

[–]GoRedBad points points [recovered] | Copy Link

He has incredible frame control and IDGAF attitude. He is beloved of feminine women, and his policies often (not always) reflect red pill realities unlike most of our western world leaders. His resistance to social shaming and his ability to turn around any criticism onto his detractors is immense. We could all learn from him.

Forget political allegiances, and compare Trump to Barack Obama or Justin Trudeau or David Cameron or Emmanuel Macron. In terms of body language, communication style, sexual success, self-mastery etc... which is the more red pill leader? Now do you get it?

[–]Johnnyvile7 points8 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I don't know that he has the IDGAF attitude. There is a difference in being aloof and truly not giving a fuck. He spends a lot of time watching what Schwarzenegger or SNL have to say about him and picks a lot of silly bickering fights over shit like ratings from an old show.

It he's even wildly famous and rich for a long time and well known before being a president, oh and now he is the president, so my input doesn't matter. Good for him. I will say his frame control is great.

[–]Neddy933 points4 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

IDGAF attitude? Dude literally chose not to attend the correspondence dinner because he knew he would get roasted.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

the cognitive dissonance in redpillers hailing donald trump is real

[–]asksstupidquesti0ns1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

In my opinion, Trump has absolutely zero frame control. He loses frame often, retaliates with idiotic messages on Twitter, pushes other world leaders around, tries to jerk their hands during handshakes, skips dinners where he knows he's going to get roasted, the list goes on. Some people on the internet seem to think his physical behavior is some sort of a power play and his tweets are some sort of an advanced manipulative strategy, but I feel he's just a whiny man who gets upset very easily. I don't see his "resistance to social shaming and ability to turn around criticism" anywhere. It's almost as if we are looking at two different people.

Also, take my observation as that of an unbiased person. I'm not American, not aligned to any of your political parties, in fact I don't even come from the first or western world.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart-1 points0 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

you see the answers, people gave you?

.. Now do you get it?

[–]GoRedBad points points [recovered] | Copy Link

There are multitudes to disagree with every possible premise.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart-1 points0 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

oh boy, the denial is strong in you.

[–]GoRedBad points points [recovered] | Copy Link

It's much like a lifetime as a loser is not negated by an hour of reading Mark Manson. Or conversely a lifetime as a winner is not negated by one woman's shit test.

In the context of online debates, denial is just a troll word.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

In the context of online debates, denial is just a troll word.

in the context of online debates, accusing someone of trolling is just one way to give up. also, cutiepie, you do not need to downvote just because your balls got busted.

[–]cigoth points points [recovered] | Copy Link

Why are you so angry? Has the front page of reddit conditioned you to have an outburst every time someone mentions Donald Trump?

[–]strider171119925 points6 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

The only problem I see is that he does not whatsoever hang with others on that list

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart1 point2 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

which was my original point. thanks for pointing that out!

there is a massive lack of reading comprehension skills around here lately..

[–]strider171119920 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

and my point was that that was the ''only'' problem. Otherwise he is a very successful person and has many admirable qualities (among many faults).

You're right about the reading comprehension skills

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

yeah, just join the unreflected circle-jerk happening around here. man, alt-right must be so dull..

[–]strider171119920 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

I actually dissagree with almost everything here on TRP. However from time to time they do shit out some helpful self improvement posts which have nothing to do with shitting on women-kind. It's the same with everything; take the good, leave the bad

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

thats a wonderful conclusion. nothing to debate there

[–]Queefums1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

There is a trend of red pill content revering Trump as some great man. It's not exactly anger inducing, just sad and makes people lose credibility.

[–]Golderoy_Lickhart0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

yea, so many discussion about the sub losing its quality. then again, 'quality' posters hailing trump. thats just lame.

[–]NobleFarore1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I work 9 - 5, Monday through Friday.

If I wake up at 5:00 AM and go to sleep at 9:30 PM, I have an extra eight and a half hours of my day for myself.

My morning routine takes two and a half hours to complete, but it makes sure the rest of my day is done with purpose.

Excellent write-up, I recommend you touch on the importance of an evening ritual on another post since it's also important to end the day on a high note.

[–]Fedor_Gavnyukov0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

actually to take melatonin is best at around 6 pm because that's when your natural melatonin levels start rising. by the time is 10 you'll be well under way for a good night's sleep. if you take melatonin at 10 and go to bed at 11, chances are you'll be very hazy the next morning

[–]ChristianValour0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

A brilliant and healthy reminder that my morning routine always has room for improvement.

[–]slappysq0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

The first two months I had to take cold showers with a mouthguard in I was gritting my teeth so hard.

[–]CaptainSupream0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I saved this post. Very high quality post I agree with everything. I'm confused at the lack of a section on stretching. Taking 10-20 minutes to just stretch in the morning everyday has many compounded benefits for the future. Here are some.

Increased blood flow to muscles for faster recovery

Fights degenerative spine and nerve issues

Makes you more comfortable in your own body.

Flexibility goals

Sharpens concentration

Another lesson in delayed gratification

Along with cold showers it gets you out of your comfort zone.

Improves posture.

It's another great way to prepare your body for the day and keep you loose. For people who sit all day at their jobs I'd recommend stretches for these areas. Focus on hamstring stretches, adductor stretches, stretches that open the chest and extend the spine (upward facing dog). And external rotation of the shoulder. Consistency beats intensity here. I am a certified yoga instructor.

[–]FreewindRiderr0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I have waiting for you to post something on your blog after that great two part post about the effects of dopamine and cheap sources of it. This is another great post, keep it up. Your stuff is somehow clicking with me.

A question about cold showers: I am cold showering once or twice every day and feel I got used to it, and I don't think I am feeling its full effects now?

[–]SelfRighte0usSuicide0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

what if you hit the gym in the morning. I usually eat breakfast and hit the gym 2 hours after break fast. I can't imagine waking up and hitting the gym without anything in the system!

[–]gfidsnbvnioddsopmdso0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

This post was fantastic.. why was it deleted?

[–]Mattalec 1 points1 points [recovered] | Copy Link

I still haven't found out why. No deal, it's all at www.themillennialmonk.com

[–]gfidsnbvnioddsopmdso0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yeah I ended up finding the link below, thank you!

[–]wzrdx19110 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

I can confirm the importance of vitamins and the effect they have on your sleep. I've started taking a compound of magnesium + B6 and after 1 week of of taking a daily pill, the effects are absolutely incredible!

It's like the body enters a full "resting and recovering lost sleep" mode. You get sleepy a bit earlier each night and you tend to have longer hours of deep sleep. No more tossing and turning in your bed, you go to sleep in a position and you wake up the same. Also every morning you tend to sleep a bit more because somehow the body adjusts itself to recover rest. The sleep quality increases greatly.

After 2 weeks of good sleep you basically feel renewed and rejuvenated. This is my personal experience, I can't guarantee this will happen for others but it's worth a try.

[–]ATrashMan0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

details on what exactly you are taking please

[–]wzrdx19110 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

It's called simply Magnesium + B6, it contains 250 miligrams Mg and 1.6 miligrams B6. The brand or the producer doesn't really matter.

PS. I'm not from the US

[–]ATrashMan0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

what time of day do you take it and on empty stomach or with food?

[–]wzrdx19110 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

There are no requirements, I usually take it as soon as I wake up and eat immidieatly afterwards. You can ask your pharmacist when you buy it

[–]showerdudes990 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

The intermittent fasting is bullshit for those of us who are working out a lot and wanting to gain weight. I know you can plan to eat a shitloads during a short window , but there's really no time at work and I can't eat after 6PM either because I go to bed at 9pm, eating any later than 6PM is awful for sleep, plus it gives me wet dreams which I am trying really hard to avoid.

[–]Veganerix0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Morning Routines are a great way to establish habits and wake up as an true Alpha™. Here is how I do it: My alarm app (Sleep as android) won't shut up, until I scanned an QR-Code, wich is in my bathroom. Another app, I have saved my morning routine in Tinygain, tells my dizzy brain to get in the fucking shower. I'm awake and human now and won't go back to bed. Now just add steps you want to do every morning.

My routine is: Shower, Face Routine, Hair Routine, Stretch, Tidy up for 5 minutes, Dress, Eating breakfast and preparing lunch, Training spanish, Training salsa, Writing journal, Meditation AND Leaving the house.

[–]TheWooginator0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

This is why I stay subscribed to TRP. Thank you for putting this together.

[–]SamuraiPizzaCatz0 points1 point  (6 children) | Copy Link

Making your bed right away traps your sweat in the sheets and increases bacteria. You'd have to wash your sheets every day to keep them clean.

Reading a book on how to live is retard mentality that you actually need someone else's words to guide your fucking life. That's just my opinion - take it as you will. Philosophy is about as pretentious as Andy Warhol.

Cold showers have no proof of doing anything except raising your stress hormone which stops production of testosterone.

IF has no proven health benefits at all. People should still do it to stop from over-consumption.

[–]NeutralReiddHotel-1 points0 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

Can you back your claims? These sound like excuses to not clean up (make the bed), not read (education), practice self-control (cold showers). Not only do they sound like excuses, they sound like excuses off of news titles that I have read. Which leads me to the point, then if not this, do what in the morning? Stare at the ceiling and jack off?

[–]SamuraiPizzaCatz0 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

Making your bed right away. If you even try and make the argument that there's a difference between making it right away and just leaving it messy all day I will slap the shit out of you and tell you to re-read my first post where I said 'right away'.

Reading a book on how to live is what religious people do, and they're fucking nutjobs. Having to live by someone else's code instead of your own = you aren't living. Again, just my opinion - Can't back with objectivity.

You can do the whole redpiller thing where you claim that people who go against the grain of the place are being 'lazy' and making 'excuses'.. but what's your excuse for not actually researching the craze past your favourite fitness blog's shitty sources? So much for your 'education' from reading.

[–]NeutralReiddHotel0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

Reading a book is no different from somebody else telling you how to something by speech. Books are written words, and you can take any or leave them however you choose. If I want to read a book that gives me knowledge on how to live my life better and helps me get to my goals, then I would say that books is helpful. If it's not, then I don't read it or pay attention.

I am not being a redpiller by calling bullshit on your claims. I'm being a person that has to pick between the person trying to help out by making a set of guidelines and the complainer that has a bunch of sources with disputes and no help to me. I know who I'm going to pick.

[–]SamuraiPizzaCatz0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

So you're going to intentionally ignore the facts and instead go for the feels.

Word bird.

[–]NeutralReiddHotel-1 points0 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

To be fair, I did listen to your points about cold showers and making the bed right away. But if you're trying to tell me reading the bible is a waste of time then I don't know what your business is.

[–]thecarryone-1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Do you take a cold shower even in the Winter?

[–]ArthurCaine-1 points0 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

How to get rid of morning-boners?

[–]WolfofAnarchy-1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Don't. Enjoy the horniness and the Testosterone. Start your day, harness the sexual energy.

[–]NeutralReiddHotel-1 points0 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Saved. Unfortunately my shower is not working, I already woke up with my phone, and I ate breakfast. I'm going to give this routine of yours a shot, meditation and fasting and all. I'll try it for a couple of weeks and report back with results

[–]NeutralReiddHotel0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Tried it this morning. Woke up before my alarm. Read a daily bible, meditated, and took a cold shower. (didn't make the bed as GF was still asleep)

HOLY HELL I took care of a bunch of shit I really needed to take care of. I'm going to go 21 days doing this. Day 1 successful!

[–]NeutralReiddHotel0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Day 4: I woke up pretty willingly today. I slept majorly on day 2 during reading the bible AND meditation. Day 4 seems like I'm getting used to this routine. Cold shower didn't suck, I was organizing my thoughts during meditation which reminded me of things I have to get done, and I'm slowly but surely making a dent on my personal project.

And I made the bed. Daamn son.

You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.

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