Eh, i'll throw down one last aspect of understanding self improvement before resting, mainly as it's prescient for myself after the gym visit tonight. Do not expect instant results. Assuming one has found his inner fire, his will has been strengthed and has finally chosen to improve, the first few weeks can be a true test of this new mindset. Once a program of fitness has been chosen, whichever one it may be (there are a myriad of approaches available) you will find it to be an uphill battle. I'll share a personal anecdote on this one. When my training began after realising what is required of me I threw myself into it the first week. I watched countless videos, read innumerable blogs, discerned what methods fit with my approach and went into it with a glad heart. It was a slog. Your body, the first couple of weeks, is incredibly tired, you ache constantly. You'll wonder why results are taking so long and the first test of resolve is issued; to stick by or surrender. If you surrender then you lack value, to yourself and to those who rely on you, you demean and shame yourself in this action but may try justify it with nihilism or pithy jokes. Initially, I did just that, it didn't seem worth it, I fell into a blackpill stupor that took some effort to get out of. But if you persist, if you refuse to lay down and die you will find results coming bit by bit. That protruding gut no longer appears a piece of sagging flesh but toned muscle. Your shoulders and arms grow, once shirts tight around the gut slacken and your arms now stretch them to a welcoming degree. You'll feel better mentally as well, gaining pride in what your achieving but that achievement will take some time.
It won't be instant, not by a long shot. It'll take sweat. It'll take pain. It'll take dedication. But once your in the rythm, once your body is becoming more receptive it grows easier and easier. Upon getting over the hump you'll find results arriving incrementially over time with each one providing a new push towards the herculean goal of achieving your form. One must remember though, this is but a part of what must be done. A perfect body is lacking if it is not tempered by the sharpened mind in the same way a great mind lacks force if the body is weak and flabby. Achieving unison in both is the goal of the Overman. Most will never achieve it, it is a life long goal but it is the pursuit of it that makes it such a noble ideal. True perfection in that regard may not be achievable but that is what makes the challenge one worthy of any son of Europe, be him in the States, a far flung former colony or within the home continent. The strength you'll gain and in turn share with others by inspiring and teaching as a result of this road is something to behold. It may just be the thing that saves us. Remember always, weak men create hard times. Hard times create strong men.
Is there any way I can learn how to fight without a partner?
There is no martial art clubs or anything in my area, the closest I can find is so far away and don't have the time or money to go there and practice. I don't have any friends who are interested either.
I have a punching bag I practice punching and kicking with and I try to learn some through youtube but it can only teach me so much.
I'd also like to learn HEMA but it's the same situation.
If I could become an expert at something like that I would love to setup a club or school here and teach it to others
Yeah. Become quick, fast, and tough as fuck. Strong hands, wrists and forearms will allow you to hit the bag up to the ceiling, and wield a weapon much much better. Work the shoulders and grip by holding the weapon out in front of you level to the ground, or laterally, going for an hour+. Switch arms and overhand/underhand when your strength fails, alternating.
Check out the Steve Justa book, and the gymnastics would be good too: >>13022999
He talks about being stronger than his friend in everything except the wrists▬his friend could wrist curl 285 lbs for 10 to 15 reps; when they tested who could hit the hanging punching bag further back and up, his friend won. A lot of good stuff in his book. Included:
Walking with hundreds of lbs on.
Running with sub-hundred to hundreds of lbs on.
Speaking of, if we extend the bit of knowledge about wrists to ankles, then developing extremely strong ankles = devastating kicks.
Ultra strong co-workers.
Lifting heavy ass weights.
Taking a bar with 100 lbs+ on the end and swinging it around like it's an awkward shovel for reps.
Wearing 100lbs (120?) in chains and throwing hay bales all day for a month.
Is there a cure for chronic sinusis?
I've had this for 6 years now and it's to the point where I'm contemplating suicide some nights. It's constant but it gets worse and more noticeable when I lay down. Everytime I go to bed one or both or my sinuses just blocks up, it happens gradually but after about 5 minutes it's just like someone put a cork in my nose.
I struggle so hard to sleep and I can't remember the last time I woke up and felt refreshed and that I had a good nights sleep, every single time I wake up I feel like someone has filled my sinuses with concrete and kicked me in the nose. I couldn't finish my exams back when I studied and my grades were so bad I'm surprise I didn't fail, I can't keep up with having a normal job and a social life is just out of the question. I'm so fucking tired all the time because of this and it's really starting to get to me.
I'm losing my sense of smell and I'm scared my sense of taste will soon follow if it hasn't already
I've been to 4 different doctors and I heard the same shit, I've even been to a nose specialist and he says he doesn't "see" anything but he gave me an allergy tests and found out I had minor dust allergies. After that I've tried 2 different allergy medications and 3 different nasal spray but surprise, surprise they either don't work or just makes it worse. The one I was on last just dried my nose up to the point where it hurt to breathe. It doesn't seem to matter how much I dust, clean or air out my bedroom either.
The only thing that works is local steroid spray but I don't want to use that because it's addicting and will just make it worse in the long run, and even if I use it when I go to bed I'm still all blocked up when I wake up.
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