The Warrior Method 30 Days of Extremeness

[Scumbag]

This 30 day challenge is about extreme habit implementation. Balls to the wall, Warrior Method. It's About taking on multiple tasks at once and implementing positive habits that help make my life better. Cutting out the fat, and making each hour a productive hour. That means eliminating distractions like TV, parties, surfing net, talking on the phone, etc. Each goal has been precisely planned out, every contingency has been considered. Each goal has a measurable way to determine if I was successful or not.

1. Lose 15 pounds of Fat. Add 10 pounds of muscle.

Implemention - Essentially this the foundation of my plan. Being in top physical shape is a pre-cursor to mental clarity. I will start by running approx 2 miles and increasing it each week by about .5 miles. Running will take place Monday through Saturday with a day of rest and stretching on Sunday. The Gym will be another place where I am going to use to my benefit. I'll be in the Gym Monday through Saturday for at least an hour working out with heavy weights with a focus on muscle building. 4 Days will be dedicated to lifting. 2 will be to strengthening my core abdominal region.

Diet will be chock full of high quality protein, veggies, fruit, and EFA's. Vitamin supplementation will be crucial to replace all the minerals I'll lose.

2. Sleep

Sleeping will be between 4-5 hours. Which leaves me between 18-19 hours of extreme productivity to tap into during the day. Unlike others, the onus isn't on becoming on early riser. Just getting 4-5 hours and being as productive at 10 AM as I am at 6 PM.

3. 5000 Dollars

This Goal is very simple. Earn 5000 dollars in 30 days. Right now I am a full time student running a relatively new online business that is generating about 400 a month. I will use different (legal) methods to have 5 large in my bank acct. by the end of this challenge.

4. Bang a 10

I've never had sex with a 10. But I deserve one. I will use my playeristic skills to score a hot babe at some point during The Warrior Method. This will primarily be focused on during the last week of the 30 days.

5. Read 10 Great Books

Simply put: Books = Knowledge. I am going to read 10 highly recommended books and gleam at least one piece of knowledge from them.

6. Personal Development

I have an Anthony Robbins program that I will be highly involved with. I'm going to get really deep into this and work on finding my purpose.

Hobbies

One of my hobbies is basketball. I will play at least one hour a day. This will aid in my physical fitness goals as well.


I'm going to post each day to update my progress.

[agnostic]

Big Goals. But achievable.
I wish you the best. Stick with it.

[ken nubo]

Haha, okay ... good luck. Post your progress and sizzle ;D

[ChaosKiwi]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

4. Bang a 10

I've never had sex with a 10. But I deserve one. I will use my playeristic skills to score a hot babe at some point during The Warrior Method. This will primarily be focused on during the last week of the 30 days.

Lol, your only setting aside a week for this one?

Made me smile, good luck!

[Scumbag]

Originally Posted by ChaosKiwi

Lol, your only setting aside a week for this one?

Made me smile, good luck!

Yah basically I'm just going to go out to the Clubs and use the previous 3 weeks of the Warrior Method to my advantage. I figure by week 3 my swagger will be fine tuned to the point that I'll be able to accomplish this goal.


Misc. Goals/Habits

Floss Daily - I've really gotten away from this goal over the months. Essentially every time I brush my teeth I will floss.

5 mile walk daily - There is a specific route that I walk my dogs on. I usually only do this once a month. I will now do it every day for the duration of The Warrior Method.

Flexablity - Right now my flexability is laughable. I need to be able to be standing and touch my toes by the end by Aug 11 or I will slap myself in the face and listen to Wham records for 24 hours straight with headphones taped to my ears.

Gallon of H20 a day

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

Flexablity

That'll come in handy for the hot babe goal, too!

Best wishes to you!

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

Add 10 pounds of muscle.

Superb program... except for the 10lbs of muscle in 30 days... if you do that in 30 days, I'll give you a brand new Ferrari... color of your choice... even on steroids it could not be done...

So, my suggestion to you is to change that objective for something that is realistic...

The very best of luck... and I'll be following your progress very closely...

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[Scumbag]

Before I embark would anyone wish to aid me as a success coach? PM me if interested.

[Shamou]

Scumbag!

Here is what I did before passing my black belt in Karate... and the advice that I gave to Ken Nubo before his 30 days quest... you may want to ponder on this...

"Before you embark on a quest like that... at least one month of mental preparation is necessary... first, you have to determine exactly what you are going to do...

next, you have to program yourself mentally for the ordeal that you will be going through... and, finally you must crystallize that commitment into every fibers of your being... so that the only possible outcome is the realization of your quest...

When you do it that way... the experience marks you for the rest of your life... you see yourself as an iron man that can surmount the very worst of situation... a very good boost for your self-esteem..."

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[Erock]

dude just be careful. I would say chances are, you are not going to achieve this. It's really easy to sit down and say, okay this is it, from now on everything is going to be different. My whole life will change from this point forward, I'm going to accomplish all these great things, here is what I am going to do over the next month or year or whatever.

I have done this probably 15 times. I kid you not. I have done the exact thing you are doing at least that many times.

I even have a folder on my computer called My Archive of (Almost) Fulfillment with all of my attempts to do exactly what you are trying to do.

I'm not saying it's bad, in fact I would say it means you are on the right track, I'm just trying to help you avoid some miserable experiences.

Honestly, keep this plan, go for it, but if at the end of the month you find that you haven't achieved your goals, don't feel bad. From my experience, those first four goals are things you need to tackle one at a time, maybe two. Especially if you need serious work in any of those areas.

I can relate to you, because like I said, I have done the very same thing as you time and time again, and I've learned that true success, especially in the types of areas you are discussing, comes from long term commitment and dedication.

For example, right now I'm cutting my sleep from 8-9 hours a day down to 3-5, exactly what you are probably trying to do. I have a core 3 hour sleep and then 3 or 4 twenty minute naps. Let me tell you, this is HARD. People don't achieve this stuff, because you have to stay dedicated for a long period of time. I could not achieve any other goals on top of this one right now, and I am as motivated as they come.

I know from experience that when I write out "the perfect plan" to achieve all my dreams in a short period of time, the real truth is that I'm dissatisfied with how my life is right now, and this becomes kind of a fantasy escape.

Forget the fantasy, plan for the long term, and focus on being dedicated day in and day out. I'm sure you have those goals broken down into daily or weekly activities, so focus on one day at a time. This is the hardest part, hands down.

If at the end of the month, you went 30 days straight, and completed all the daily activities you broke those goals down to, believe me, it doesn't matter if the end result was what you wanted, you are a winner.

Go for it, let us know, but be warned, it's not easy.
Erock

[Brutha]

Go for it!
I think the forum is a good way to have someone you are accountable to, while nobody here will judge you for being a manic (better think before you guys post ).

[Uplift]

Originally Posted by Shamou

Superb program... except for the 10lbs of muscle in 30 days... if you do that in 30 days, I'll give you a brand new Ferrari... color of your choice... even on steroids it could not be done...

So, my suggestion to you is to change that objective for something that is realistic...

The very best of luck... and I'll be following your progress very closely...

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Sorry, absolutely, irrefutably not true. It has been done. In the early seventies Arthur Jones trained Casey Viator for one month, and Viator gained 63lbs of muscle. This was the famous 'Colorado Experiment', conducted and accurately documented at Colorado State University, which paved the way for the high intensity, low frequency school of thinking adopted and promoted by the Mentzers, Yates, etc.

So scumbag, if you are totally, totally serious, it is more than possible. It won't take much effort to get the exact, meticulously documented procedure and results of the study.

[Scumbag]

Pre-Game

The Warrior Method starts tomorrow. But as for now I have started the pre-game preparation. I went to the store and bought some chicken, peas, rice, and noodles and have pre-cooked 12 high protein muscle building meals to make life a little easier on me.

Meal plan is basically going to be 2 lean meat, veg, rice and noodle meals, along with 2 muscle milk shakes, and a turkey sandwhich. Raw oats and egg whites will also be a fixture. Infact my first meal will consist of egg whites, oats, and some fruits. Additional Fruits, and yogurt will be added in as well. Also, I'll be supplementing with an array of vitamins including heavy doses of fish oil.

I've also been doing some various stretching to prepare for the intense physical regimine. I haven't done anyting close to as rigourous as this program since Basic Training around 5 years ago. I'll need to avoid injury at all costs.

I'll be posting sometime tomorrow to give an update.

[ginkgo]

You forgot one. Change your nickname. Did you see Maverick in Top Gun? Did you see Mel Gibson playing Maverick in the movie Maverick? Go and watch them. Also remember this great rule from the guy that Tom Cruise worships. Try to control what you can control. Don't try to control what you cannot control. When someone calls you scumbag, say "that is Mr Scumbag to you."

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Uplift

Sorry, absolutely, irrefutably not true. It has been done. In the early seventies Arthur Jones trained Casey Viator for one month, and Viator gained 63lbs of muscle. This was the famous 'Colorado Experiment', conducted and accurately documented at Colorado State University, which paved the way for the high intensity, low frequency school of thinking adopted and promoted by the Mentzers, Yates, etc.

How about some proof to back this up...?

[Trustme]

Originally Posted by ChaosKiwi

Lol, your only setting aside a week for this one?

Made me smile, good luck!

First he needs to earn the 5000 Dollars remember?

[Uplift]

Originally Posted by Shamou

How about some proof to back this up...?

Just google 'Colorado Experiment' if you want to shoot off your other foot. The whole thing is common knowledge to anyone that knows about muscles, so I understand your ignorance.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Uplift

Just google 'Colorado Experiment' if you want to shoot off your other foot. The whole thing is common knowledge to anyone that knows about muscles, so I understand your ignorance.

I have looked over that so called experiment of yours…

First and foremost… the article is a blatant advertisement for Nautilus equipment…

Second… as seen below, the author of the article has trained a total of 12 times in 22 days, at an average of 24.8 minutes per workout and has gained a total of 14.35 lbs… which is more than one pound gained for every 22.8 minutes workout…

Anyone who is ready to believe stuff like that has a major problem…

Here is the article from which the following excerpts were gathered...

During a period of 22 days, the author trained a total of 12 times. Three workouts in a row during the first three days in order to quickly get over any resulting muscular soreness, then workouts spaced approximately 48 hours apart.

Total "training time" (in and out of the gym) was exactly 298 minutes...4 hours and 58 minutes, an average of 24.8 minutes per workout.
In the author's case, the pattern was much the same.

During the first 7 days, 4.08 pounds were gained, a daily average of .58 pounds. During the next 7 days, 4.95 pounds were gained, a daily average of .7 pounds. And during the final 8 days, 4.6 pounds were gained, a daily average of .57 pounds.

My note: that gives a total of 14.35 lbs

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[absvan]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

4. Bang a 10

I've never had sex with a 10. But I deserve one. I will use my playeristic skills to score a hot babe at some point during The Warrior Method. This will primarily be focused on during the last week of the 30 days.

Hey firstly good luck on your program. Bold decisions give the best promise of success.

Secondly does "10" refer to a hot babe . Sorry Ignorant me!

[uberinquisitive]

Scumbag, while I'm rooting for you - I do think this is an unrealistic plan.

My impression is, you haven't done anything like this before. I'm especially wondering about sleep - I'm guessing that with your increased workouts, you will fall asleep while trying to read those 10 books or the self-improvement programs, or that you may slack off on the workouts because you're damn tired. Mental exhaustion is rarely factored in, but it happens.

I would advise you to spend the next 30 days really focusing on working out. Once you have that flow down, then next month concentrate on the 5,000/month. Then next, the banging the 10, etc..

[Shamou]

I have devised the a foundation for the purpose behind Scumbag's 30 days challenge and I would like to share it here for anyone who might be tempted to embark on a similar quest...

"The ultimate purpose of your 30 program is to brand indelibly on you soul the type of a person that you are... so that it will stay with you for the rest of your life...

That you are the type of person who can go to hell and back but will never quit no matter what... that a commitment made to yourself will never be broken... no excuse... no amount of pain or fear will deter you... you are a modern day ninja... you live by the code of honor that says... "do or die..." nothing else is acceptable..."


That is the manifesto that I used to pass the test to earn my black belt in karate... and I passed it with flying colors...

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[mlc82]

Originally Posted by uberinquisitive

Scumbag, while I'm rooting for you - I do think this is an unrealistic plan.

My impression is, you haven't done anything like this before. I'm especially wondering about sleep - I'm guessing that with your increased workouts, you will fall asleep while trying to read those 10 books or the self-improvement programs, or that you may slack off on the workouts because you're damn tired. Mental exhaustion is rarely factored in, but it happens.

I would advise you to spend the next 30 days really focusing on working out. Once you have that flow down, then next month concentrate on the 5,000/month. Then next, the banging the 10, etc..

One thing to remember though is that even if you don't achieve everything laid out in such a huge undertaking, he'll still hit SOME of them and come out better than before. As long as you don't kick yourself around for not nailing every goal, surely going all out like this can't be a bad idea so long as you also aren't afraid of some failures with your victories...

[Doku]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

1. Lose 15 pounds of Fat. Add 10 pounds of muscle.
2. Sleep 4-5hr
3. 5000 Dollars
4. Bang a 10
5. Read 10 Great Books
6. Personal Development
Hobbies

1. I'd recommend two things: a) HIT training. b) convince a friend to do the training with you and keep each other on track.
Don't let Shamou BS you on this one. It can easily be done (ok, not easily... it IS PAINFUL). And if he's willing to put a new Ferrari up for grabs, I'd put my job on hold and travel there to train in front of him and a neutral/expert third party (doctor/physical therapist), and collect the car.
2. Possible, but with the training, you're going to need that sleep.
3. Doable. I'm not sure exactly how because I don't know your background/skills...
4. "Doable" Just put yourself out there, and reel 'em in. (heck, you could even go to one of the friendfinder/alt/... sites if you're just looking for a roll)
5. The hardest part will be deciding which 10.
6. Isn't the personal development what the other 5 are about? For life purpose, you can pick one, but realize that it will evolve over time.

--Doku

[Scumbag]

Off to a semi-rocky start. Did 15 mintues of streches last night before bed. Went to bed at 4:30 am woke up at 10:00. Felt pretty refreshed. Except for one small problem......

A big part of my lifestyle is being mobile. A few months ago I began purging unwanted belongings and donating them to the good will. I ended up buy a 50 dollar air mattress due to the fact it is easily portable. Unfortunately, one of my dogs punctured it while I was sleeping and I ended up waking up to the feeling of sinking in my own bed.

To top that off my dog had some sort of mini-seizure where his muscles tense up and he can't walk. He's had a few of these before but I don't understand what exactly the problem is. He's a German Shepherd.

So I just got out of class and ate a healthy meal. I'm going to go shoot some hoops for and hour as well as do some push-ups and crunches. Followed by a 2 mile run, 5 mile walk and then wake up and go to the gym. Going to listen to a little Tony Robbins on the walk.

The 5,000 dollar situation is definitely looking bleak right now. I was going to utilize EBay but my account has been banned. I've been having troubles with those jerk offs for the past year now. I'll have to concentrate on my website more and think outside the box.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

Off to a semi-rocky start.

If I was your Sensei... I would tell you to get back on focus... what you are doing is too important to let yourself get distracted by minor inconveniences...

As of yesterday... everyday living has been suspended... you are on a quest to slay a dragon and transform your life forever... what you are presently doing will take 30 days... but the repercussions will last a lifetime...

No fear, no pain, no doubt and no problem can stop you... you charge head on and never look back...

Don't waste this opportunity... because you may never get another chance...

A ninja never has an excuse... or he is not a ninja...

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[Scumbag]

Wow. This thread certainly has gotten off track.

Lets steer it back on the road, shall we?

Just got back from my 5 mile walk. Not bad. I noticed that going on about 4-5 hours sleep leaves me a lot of quality time to embark on my goals. Eating an apple, stretch, followed by a 2 mile run is next on the agenda. After that I'll listen to some Robbins, do some journaling on my own, knock out some more crunches and push ups then go to bed.

If anyone has any good book recommendations send em' my way. I'm going to the library tomorrow.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Scumbag

Just got back from my 5 mile walk. Not bad. I noticed that going on about 4-5 hours sleep leaves me a lot of quality time to embark on my goals. Eating an apple, stretch, followed by a 2 mile run is next on the agenda. After that I'll listen to some Robbins, do some journaling on my own, knock out some more crunches and push ups then go to bed.

If anyone has any good book recommendations send em' my way. I'm going to the library tomorrow.

Good for you my friend...

If you have not read it, I would recommend "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey...

It will show you how to make deep and lasting changes in who and what you are... a must read for anyone on the PD road...

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[Iksander]

Mr. Scumbag,

I highly recommend "Matt Furey" just Google it. Non-weight based workouts that you should be able to mix into your Gym routine.

[Uplift]

Scumbag, sorry your post has been subject to this, but if you are serious about the 10 lbs, it can be done. It is going to take extreme, specific measures though. First and foremost is, you must be sure, certain it is possible. Placing doubt in your mind is useless. 'Normal' thinking, training and eating won't produce extreme, but possible results. Plenty of people get no where, as far as adding noticeable muscle mass, despite even years of training. The experiment I mentioned will give you clues. For more clues, think about something obvious... the opposite extremes, the effect of sprinting on muscle growth, compared to the effect of marathon running. Also, your biggest muscles...glutes, thighs, back, chest offer the most potential to grow and quickly affect muscular weight gain. If you search you will find the info you need, but you will need to be 100% committed in the right direction to achieve that particular goal.

[WanderingOak]

This sounds like a very intense project, especially the lack of sleep. I did something similar for 9 weeks in Navy Boot Camp, and all I can say is 'Never Again'. If I were to try a plan like yours today, it would be a recipe for burnout. It would be WAY too stressful for me to undergo such an endeavor now that I am pushing 40. I guess I am just more patient now...

One thing that you might want to incorporate into your routine is one of the 'internal' disciplines such as Yoga, Tai-Chi, or Qi Gong. For one thing, aside from the reading and (lack of) sleep, you do not include any 'downtime' in your plan. The 'external' aspects of these arts will definitely improve your flexibility and core strength. This stiff, creaky, old, muscle-bound, former weight lifter with bad knees (myself, that is) was able to touch his toes with ease after practicing Qi Gong for half an hour a day for a week. I can still do it, even though I don't practice regularly anymore. Meanwhile the 'internal' aspects are good for the soul and will help you achieve 'flow', which will help you work towards your other goals.

All I can say is 'good luck', and I hope you don't overdo it.