I had a buddy who did something like this way back. Whenever I tried I was overwhelmed because there were so many areas I wanted to improve. You should make a bioneer chart tracker where people can use a generic template or plug in areas they feel they need improvement
I do this currently. HIIT/pause rest calisthenics till multiple instances of failure/isometrics and ballistic calisthenics. Also train boxing/jeetkunedo/krav maga disarms/and karate striking...all with zero telegraphic movement. END RESULT = a stocky-buff/strong AF/lightning fast (REAL fast)/fighting machine.💪🏾🧔🏾💯
In coding, we have high level languages, and low level languages. This doesn't refer to how difficult the language is, but how fundamental they are to device function. I like to think of the bare essential training as low level training, to work on my strength, endurance, cardio, and mobility. Only then can I get to doing higher level stuff, like skills for sports, aesthetics, and whatnot. I've built a similar hierarchy for other things I participate in, such as martial arts, combat sports, and tricking.
I'm trying to use this mindset not just in working out, but as a larger life philosophy. When i spend time really thinking about it and being mindful with it, it really does make my depression feel less intense.
There is a book called the compound effect that had a sentence that struck me. "Every action you take is a vote for the person you will be in the future." Everytime you exercise you are voting for a healthier, more energetic, fitter you. Everytime you spend an even in front of the screen, having a few beers, you are voting for a more lethargic, possibly overweight you. Votes get tallied overtime, not immediately.
Awesome video. I used to be badly addicted to video games, playing 16+ hours a day, working 2 days a week, making 12k/yr. Jan 2020 i weighed 388lbs. Eating BS and drinking 2000+ calories a day in soda alone. I slowly convinced myself that real life was the video game, and began 'playing the game' with myself as the main character. I believe this process is called 'gamifying'. After going down this road, i now make 72k/yr, weigh 172bs, can cycle for 2 hours, and can do 10 strict, unassisted pull ups. I rarely play video games now, no more than 3-5 hours a week. This is just the start of my goals, with many already completed. Now Loading future goals: "Iron Cross" on gymnastic rings, 100 mile cycling without stopping, Mountain climbing.
@@hmq2007 Always elevating. Haven't played a video game this year, making more money now, doing more pullups, next month attempting 125 miles cycling in one day, and setting harder goals.
This sounds like the premise for an isekai anime... "My Life in Another World as a Bioneer"-- mild-mannered office worker Adam didn't do much with his life, just going into work every day, tapping away at his keyboard and kowtowing to his bosses. At night, he'd return home to his lonely studio apartment and drink cheap beer and daydream about being a superhero. Then one day, Adam overslept and as he raced to get to work, he darted out into traffic and was hit by a truck. To his astonishment, he wakes up from the dead in another world that's built suspiciously like an RPG, complete with levels, magic systems, and a Dark Lord hellbent on Adam's personal destruction. The beautiful goddess who whimsically reincarnated him grants him one wish: to have any power he desires. Adam spends a few tense minutes contemplating Super Strength or Endless Endurance and ultimately shocks the goddess with his decision: the ability to go absolutely anywhere at all, never wearing a shirt, and never once be questioned for it. So begins our hero's journey!
Would be really nice to have a video with specific training like how to be : - Warrior - Rogue - Survivor ... Well, lot of classes are impossible to achieve ^^
Training to be a modern warrior would require lots of calisthenics while carrying a heavy load on your back, long rucks, camping outdoors, plenty of firearms training, and a bit of hand to hand combatives...not to mention first aid training, short and long range communications training, and small unit tactics.
It's funny, I looked up this cuz I love dark souls and having a certain "build" seemed pretty cool. There were no good results. You are the first to do a video like this that's actually good quality
I've considered the same before. However, I think it's important to remember that unlike in a game skills are perishable. You can develop strength, but you need to stay working out to maintain it. Likewise you may earn your degree and "level up" your intellect, but if you cease to do things that are intellectually stimulating you may regress.
I am doing a lot of gardening work during the summer and I was thinking if I can count it as a workout. I would love to see a video from you discussing the gardening activities (wheelbarrow, mowing with a scythe, farmer's walk (duh)) and how they train the body in a functional way.
Hey! I started full time gardening 3 years ago and working out consistently. Some days I can spend 8 hours a day squatting and hinging, pulling weeds out or shearing plants, 8 hours a day mowing, strimming, cutting hedges, digging, spraying, moving furniture, wheelbarrowing soil, compost etc. Yknow, gardening stuff. In best shape of my life. My lower back issues have pretty much disappeared and I have decent hip, knee and ankle mobility. (I can deep squat for time, pistol and cossack squat). If you don't use it you lose it!
Adam I think you'd enjoy the dark souls series (and other fromsoftware games like bloodborne, sekiro, elden ring), because they are notoriously difficult but you will actually feel a sense of mastery as you train your coordination, reflexes and intuition about the game's mechanics. It is an incredibly rewarding experience. Also, the game design is super badass and playing them always motivates me to move and train! Much love :)
This is so dope to see. I've tried to adopt this mentality in pretty much every facet of my life. When one says "life is a game", people tend to think they aren't taking things seriously, but there is so much to achieve if we gamify all of this. Setting the difficulty, creating incentives, levelling up, allocating growth "points", and even treating the major challenges in our lives like boss battles. Love this. 💙
I want to make myself into mainly into a strength-endurance build with a bit of intelligence. I'm thinking something like: 40% Strength, 30% Endurance and 30% Intelligence. That is usually the kind of build I go for in games. A tanky heavy-armor sword and shield warrior with some endurance/stamina to be able to deliver at least a couple power blows and some intelligence for enchantments and magic resistance. What the real life equivalent of that would look like is probably: progressive strength training at gym with compound exercises + some light 30 minute cardio + learning skills like fighting techniques, fitness forms, philosophy, nutrition and a bit of history on the side
I run a lot, sometimes when I start getting tired I think about how unstoppable faith from mirror's edge is. Yes, making her run out of stamina would ruin the game but it gives me the push I need to finish the session.
As a retiree, with a limited budget, I do not have a kettlebell, per se. They're rather expensive. I do, however, have a 5lb (2.5 kg?) handweight (it was a gift) that I grip much like you grip the kettlebell. I swing up and back, being careful to replicate the movements you showed us on this video. I'm looking forward to the "amazing" effects from this exercise. Trying to find objects one can swing up and down, that are around the house, to encourage my other senior friends to take up this exercise...with progressive overload, no less!
Love your vids man. Have you heard of uphill athlete? A lot of their articles changed my perception on building a big aerobic engine and realized I trained wrong for years
"some just want to lose weight and get stronger" keep in mind most people are disgusting fat pigs. the bar is the lowest its ever been. if your goal is to just lose weight and be stronger, i applaud you and your efforts and hope you stay on that path.
Being good at the 6 pillars of health and fitness is where it’s at. 1. Strength 2. Speed 3. Endurance 4. Agility or very mobile 5. Cognitive performance 6. Mental health. (If you need mental help, please get some!) The goal is to be an all rounder. Chase performance, all around health, and longevity. For example. Be a guy who’s strong as sh!t. But that strength lasts. But not just in one modality. But also a guy who’s crazy endurant but has scarily good mobility as a compliment.
@@malcolm_in_the_middle nobody is getting too big naturally anyway , if u are an average genetic guy and train specifically for hypertrophy naturally for decades . It's not going to be bad for ur health man, I don't know from where are u getting these thoughts from, although I agree that going beyond a certain body fat percentage or body weight for ur height may be bad for ur health. But not every average guy who lifts for aesthetics of going to be super built and muscular to the point of having health problems.
@@soham9496 Whenever people talk about getting "too big" they are unconsciously referring to the juice heads they see on social media. It's not possible to get "too big" naturally. Your body will only build as much muscle mass as your genetic limitations allow for your frame. Every pound of natural muscle you put on is beneficial for your health and longevity. This is only true if you are a lifetime natural. Steroids just negatively skew everything out of proportion.
I've been perfecting my cycles for years and getting away from conditioning to add in more cardio has had me adjust even further and it is definitely worth the practice of doing so (sensible training cycles)
I love Mario Kart and Link to the Past growing up Also loved VS fighting games and RPGS of course Played D&D for five years that's a big one too Part of my reason to train is to be able to do the things these characters, and my own characters from D&D can do. Training does have to be fun or I won't do it.
I call this military fitness (I guess it goes back to my days in the army). The military needs soldiers who have a wide range of fitness; running, strength, endurance and so on. It's about training a body that can function in a number of scenarios.
With all the people and influencers in fitness he's interviewed, I'd love to see you on Rogan one day talking about your beliefs in functional fitness.
Intel, Strength, Endurance, agility and stress resistance; I'm a physicist, run at least 15-20km every week and lift heavy kettlebells and sandbags + calisthensics almost daily. I'm medium in speed but I like my low profile strength (similar to the train like batman idea). Most iumportant to me is to be able to do things in life. For me thats helping friends and family or hikes and other "adventures" that end up needing medium top advanced strength over a long time. Also studying physics makes you pretty stress resistant :D Also: Escape From Tarkov. I have never experienced anything like it. The adrenaline and the stress is unparalleld by anything and gives a nice training for quick decision making and stress resistance.
Would you be able to present an episode helping with rehabilitative advice for long covid sufferers trying to return to fitness? I've got a double dose that I'm trying to get over, and sometimes even taking the dog for a walk can leave me briefly breathless.
A few years back, after decades of playing ice hockey and soccer, I had to have a hip replacement. During my recovery, as an avid gamer, I decided to 'gamify' my recovery - 1 point for doing a set of the exercises my physiotherapist gave me, 1 point for walking a flight of stairs, etc. I found it really helped get me back on my feet. Oddly enough, I hadn't taken that idea to the next (obvious now that I've seen it) step and now I want to do that. Thanks so much for this, and all your other videos!
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This is exactly how i see training. People think that training one aspect will decrease the other aspects. For example, people think that training strength will decrease endurance. That's false. My endurance and strength are fine. It just gets better. Nothing decreases.
There is even synergy in training different areas of fitness. Increased cardiovascular fitness will allow you to train "harder", i.e. with higher density in strength sessions, and it will also speed up regeneration. Strength training will reduce injury risk in endurance sports, and usually also improve performance directly (albeit with diminishing returns the longer the distances are). However, this only works to a certain point. At a certain point (and where that point is is different for anybody at any point in time - this is trainable, but takes time) you reach the limits of your ability to recover. Also, at a certain point, you will simply run out of time to train (at least if you have to work to cover your bills and if you have a social life). I agree with you in so far that this point is much further away than most people would think. There is no need to be out of breath and useless after climbing a flight of stairs when you are muscular. There is also no reason to be a weakling with glass bones when you enjoy running or cycling...
Favorite games… Elden Ring, duh. Aside from that almost exclusively VR now. Pistol Whip is my favorite of all time. Blade & Sorcery, Beat Saber, In Death…basically all the rhythm action and combat games. I could give a much longer list if anyone wanted it. I’m surprised you haven’t talked this stuff more. If you’re into fitness and training yourself in every way (reflexes, aim, hand eye coordination, timing, rhythm) and video games… VR is like a dream come true. I would actually practice shooting guns, bows, sparring with swords, boxing… Maybe I will do some of those things IRL at some point, but to be able to do them all in the same day without leaving my room…
Too bad your content went down in quality. I guess now you count quantity (just to put some unskippable scam ads in the middle of the videos) and not quality of you videos. Shame.
Care to explain why you feel there has been a drop in quality? I actually put a huge amount of effort into this - new green screen, new backdrops, drone footage, CGI... And shot in incredibly hot weather. Criticism is welcomed, but without substance it just comes off as trolling.
I love the angles you view fitness from Adam, very inspirational and familiar in a sense. Your videos really help bring the vision of what I want from my body into sharp focus! Thanks for doing what you do! This concept reminds me of the Nerd Fitness community.
What a great idea to be an RPG character. Tenchu is my all time favorite RPG. Rikimaru's my favorite game character. In real life, I'm an ectomorph bboy dancer and Kenpo martial artist so I lean towards being a lean, agile martial artist with soul type of character. Being a dancer and martial artist definitely keeps staying in shape more fun.
Funny story. My favorite TTRPG system is GURPS. Very versatile, highly underrated. It's made to adapt to any game and setting you want AND it's made to be brutally honest realistic and simulationist with it's stats skills etc. The developers have a lot of research and hard numbers into how people learn and acquire skills and develop attributes and apply it. Some people hate it for how punishing the game can be with skill deterioration or quick damage, long healing for heavy injuries etc. I love it. Some years ago now me and my friends were playing a zombie survival game and we all were really brutally honest with one another making ourselves in the game and man does it put things in perspective and you really see what you can and cannot do. Ever since I use my "ideal" character sheet as motivation while I level up my real character sheet overtime and I've been doing this for years now and maybe nothing has put me on a path to more progress in just about every aspect of my life.
@@malkomalkavian lol yeah that can happen. I feel like people undersell themselves in some areas and oversell themselves in others. It helps to really be strict about rules definitions and have like 4 other people keeping you honest
I really enjoy thinking through as figuring out how this can apply to the lives of seniors who are languishing in care facilities. I've been working among them for about 6 months and encouraging simply standing and sitting for singing and walking around the meeting hall to meet others in 3 minutes: "and try to move about relying on your own balance and less on your walker and pushing your little wagon.." And then I demonstrate how they might do that by walking around the table with a little bit of balance. Love your videos, Adam! I live among the "Alfreds" who are helpers for the Batmans in life.
Another great video, Adam! I do like to think of my training and skills in terms of a video game. I came to the realization when gaming one day that I was willing to grind and do so much to reach certain levels of ability in a game yet I wasn't doing anything similar in real life. As much as games can be a great way to take a break, it can be a bit much if you played like I used to. I've been leveling up in real life instead, it's been great! I regret not starting sooner and that it took me so long to realize just how capable I could be if I put the amount of effort I put into video game characters into myself instead. Anyways cheers for the video, a good reminder to myself why I think thinking of training like skills in a game is quite clever - I feel it can really help someone transition into training and taking care of themselves more. :)
I do think their is benefit in short term "min maxing" in order to build the abilities you want long term, 6 months to a year isn't that long in the grand scheme of things. Deep diving into sprinting, climbing, weightlifting, powerlifting, or fighting not only makes you hold onto those skills longer but also gives you more appreciation for the other training modalities. Consider competing in whatever that thing is as you will surround yourself with people who will push you to be better. Move onto the next thing you want to master, but keep the skills you learned. Like Adam said though, enjoy what you do!
yeah most of my training is calisthenics with a dual-focus of general conditioning/strength training focused on fundamentals, then at the same time I'm trying to 'unlock' skills (also very much like you would in a video game). For unlocking skills eg. the handstand, it really makes no sense to be working on 5 at once, you want to work on one skill consistently Also since I want to get some basic training in gymnastics, parkour, and at least 2 martial arts (striking eg. muay thai + grappling eg. bjj) it isn't viable to train all those things at once so that 6mo-1 year 'deep dive' you describe is pretty much how I'm planning to do all that
That's absolutely not what min-maxing is. Min-maxing is figuring out a way to get the most power, value or effectiveness within the game as reflected in the game's mechanics.
In an rpg context 3% is often massive. Doing every little minimal thing you can to max out your character is pretty much the end goal. Eventually, you could have incorporated 50 different things that each increase performance by 3%. That's the minmax mindset.
Right. You could run for an hour.. and thats aerobic cardio. You could lift for an hour.. and thats strength training. Or you could do something like MMA sparring and rolling. Thats strength training, explosiveness training, both aerobic and anaerobic cardio training, proprioceptive training and of course all manner of range of motion training. It all comes at the expense of increased risk of injury but its a no brainer which is more time efficient.
My favourite games: Assassins creed Odyssey. Ghost of Tsushima. WWE 2k23. UFC 4. GTA Vice city. 9 monkeys of shaolin. Assassins creed black flag. MTG arena (online). Conflict desert storm 1 and 2, vietnam and global storm (ps2).
Bruce Lee is crazily min-maxed. The type that would pay premium subscription to increase the stat threshold. Smart. Fast. Efficient. Technical. *Explosive.*
We must keep challenging the mind-muscle connection to avoid plateaus, but as mentioned in this amazing video, must be perceived as FUN, bc like anything in life if you are not enjoying it is probably not what you should be doing.
Disagree to an extent. Enjoyment is undeniably the biggest part of adherence, but if you don't do things that you don't enjoy or are uncomfortable with (a common example being cardio for most people) then you'll never improve in them. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is important on many levels, gotta get out of the comfort zone.
@@zackhurwitz9441 I agree, there is a fine line between both. I think it’s important to do the parts that fit your interests but when the going here’s tough still carry on in those areas. If that makes sense
Brilliant stuff and great fav game list! Super Metroid for me! I'm interested in a deeper dive on optimising training for mixed attributes and avoiding diminishing returns. We're aligned on planche leans... FitnessFAQs recommends doing them with head against a wall and progressively moving hands further back.
@@TheBioneer Thanks! Dread is fantastic! You'll probably love Hollow Knight... if you get the time. Nice feeling of nostalgia seeing Shenmue 1 and 2 on your list. :)
So I guess I have been approaching this all wrong I've just been going outside with my sword looking for random encounters to gain experience, but they never seem to happen...
I saw this video and right now I am actually super excited. I didn't think about making the routine like a video game until just recently. As a fellow fan of Breath of the Wild and the anticipating release of Tears of the Kingdom, I was actually super happy I got the DLC for it as well. Traversing Hyrule and leveling up the Master Sword is what I am doing. I'll see if I can aim for less deaths for a re-run, because...man, I died WAY too many times. 😅 I will actually incorporate these ideas into my daily life, not just in my training. Thank you. ^_^
Hey you should cover the CrossFit Murph workout It's basically Saitamas workout 2.0 lol. Pretty much a perfect full body workout for almost anyone because you can make it easier or harder with the weight vest.
Indeed! I created my own system based on things that worked and ways of training I like : powerlifting, strongman, military training, calisthenics, 1 mile training. And I love it! Will I become the best powerlifter or strongman in the world? Nopez. But will I enjoy every single moment of training? Yes! Will I be satisfied when I make progress? Yes!
In a previous video you showed a different version of the triangle at 9:18 where it was (bottom to top) Attributes, Traits, Skills, Proficiency. This time it's (bottom to top) Proficiencies, Skills, Networks, Traits, Skills. I'm interested in these models. Did you get them from somewhere or are they your own ideas?
Nice analogy, but Life is a poorly designed RPG, the higher you invest in a trait, the higher the maintenance cost become and at some point you just don't have anymore time to level anything else :P Also favorite games: - Xenogears - Anything from From software - Darksiders saga
As a martial artist who relies on his striking i level up my speed. After this comes endurance, flexibility and then Stregth. Fighters who rely on grappling might want to switch speed and strength. I love to compare the physique from my kickboxing partners, who are comprehensivly thin and lean and tall, with the physique of my judo partners, who are very bulked but comprehensivly small. Thats why i get thrown around so much in my judoclasses xD
There are ways of using your favorite tabletop RPGs as your character sheets. Worth doing if you have a flavor or aesthetic you'd like to focus on. One can look up things like "What does the stat chart mean in real life" for DnD. BeAGameCharacter was a developer of RPG style personal character sheets and leveling systems. One could also do a search for RPG fitness serve as helpful starting points too! Perhaps for your starting point, where you are, wherever you are, is level 1. Alternatively, pick a measurement. Distance, weight lifted, reps, or objective, and use that as your basis for level, or use existing fitness tests to grade/assign a level or rank to a stat. LifeRPG is a app available among many you can use to make abilities or progress measurable.
My favorite game is Doom eternal, it forces you as a player to use everything your arsenal has to offer in order to suceed. My Training approach is pretty much the same, I always try to keep it varied and functional.
I like this approach. I love RPGs because theyre very satisfying to check off goals and unlock things. Thinking of training that way is motivating too as I've found recently that "unlocking" certain skills has been really fun. Things like finally unlocking a tuck planche and leveling up the amount of time I can hold it for. This also really made me want to finally play Cyberpunk 2049
Its important to remember the base of everything here is purpose. Unlike video games, life doesnt really give you straight up objectives in bold font. Unless your goals are anchored by some kind of purpose, you will just be leveling up in all manner of things for no reason. At some point, you will have to min max certain areas. You cannot possibly be great at everything. Thats just not how neuroplasticity works. Your brain doesnt gain new neurons. The regions of your brain just re-wire and compete for already existing space. "And yes, you already use 100 percent of your brain." So instead of leveling every possible stat, its probably smarter to take a clearing potion and re-spec your character metaphorically speaking. In practice, this looks like clearing out old habits/rituals and replacing them with more constructive ones that serve the actual purpose. Replace TV bing watching with reading. Replace social media scrolling with meditation. Replace the escalator with a stair case. Replace easy junk foods with cooked meals. ect ect. This is not only better for your dopermanergic system, but it will enhance all of your stats all around until you know your purpoe. I know this isnt the sexy answer everyone wants to hear but its the objective truth.
My favorite game at the moment is actually SCUM. Have you heard of this game? It's for PC on Steam. The idea is you're a prisoner trying to survive against others. It's pretty amazing in the sense that when building your character whether it's strength, constitution, dexterity, or intelligence you have to be mindful of what foods you eat. It goes into detail because every food has its nutritional value that's incorporated into the game. A diet of mushrooms would only lead to weight loss and your character overtime will lose muscle. Eat too much protein and your character will gain weight but also lose stats in dexterity... no longer being able to be as limber and fast. Take a look and see for yourself it's really a well thought out and in-depth game.
Yakuza 0 motivated me to workout so hard back then. Also got me to compete in the National Wushu tournament in my country (got 1st place btw). Alas, my country has fallen to hard times and I can barely afford to go to the gym anymore. Had to give up on my dream...😥
Hey The Bioneer, is possible to train like this? 1. Strength Endurance mainly using calisthenics for easy adaptation, which can allow good core function/balance with isometric holds. 2.Strength Yoga to focus on balance again but to pull muscles in the opposite functions then there use to , which can allow good stretching in the process. 3.Cardio to have a really good BPM and to be able to jog a certain distance that would be me more realistic to how far you want it to go. 4.Mass to train the muscles that lack growth and don't get much stimulation like the some of the shoulder heads, upper chest, forearms and gaps that are missed from Strength based training or to target the main muscle areas that are more type 2 dormant for those slow twitch muscle fibers?
I really like the clear and concise nature of your messages. Although I really agree with all you say, I do not follow your channel just because I agree with your approach (info bubble effect) but because I truly appreciate the reasoning and though process you let unfold through your videos. Thanks for putting in so much effort into creating these videos.
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Can you build your body's durability/toughness?
Started watching and absorbing every philosophy and informations Adam gave us since 2 years ago. Now I'm a level 24 mercenary
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@@TheBioneer i started watching you last month im now a lvl 3 adventurer
Bro, I’m level 13!
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Adam is turning me into a soulsborne character
so, swoleborne?
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@@TheBioneer nice video
As long as he doesn't suddenly go all "Nuh.... what's that smell? Oh, the sweet gains, they sing to me" I'm totally fine with that 🤷🏻♂️
@@SatyreIkon nice man
I had a buddy who did something like this way back. Whenever I tried I was overwhelmed because there were so many areas I wanted to improve. You should make a bioneer chart tracker where people can use a generic template or plug in areas they feel they need improvement
+1, fantastic idea
I do this currently. HIIT/pause rest calisthenics till multiple instances of failure/isometrics and ballistic calisthenics. Also train boxing/jeetkunedo/krav maga disarms/and karate striking...all with zero telegraphic movement.
END RESULT = a stocky-buff/strong AF/lightning fast (REAL fast)/fighting machine.💪🏾🧔🏾💯
This.
@@jackiechun5817 settle down sunshine.
@@tonybaron3271 loo
In coding, we have high level languages, and low level languages. This doesn't refer to how difficult the language is, but how fundamental they are to device function. I like to think of the bare essential training as low level training, to work on my strength, endurance, cardio, and mobility. Only then can I get to doing higher level stuff, like skills for sports, aesthetics, and whatnot.
I've built a similar hierarchy for other things I participate in, such as martial arts, combat sports, and tricking.
Tricking? 😏😂 You are legend g.
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@@b0rt119 I don't know wtf you said but YEAH \m/ !!
This is the way
@@frinzerevan5655 What the hell is this?
I'm trying to use this mindset not just in working out, but as a larger life philosophy.
When i spend time really thinking about it and being mindful with it, it really does make my depression feel less intense.
me too
Me too. We should all try to complete our skill trees during our play through
It makes sense. That mindset takes stressful life problems and turns them into a game to have fun with while overcoming challenges.
@@michaelfranciotti3900 that is some creative thinking right there.
There is a book called the compound effect that had a sentence that struck me. "Every action you take is a vote for the person you will be in the future."
Everytime you exercise you are voting for a healthier, more energetic, fitter you. Everytime you spend an even in front of the screen, having a few beers, you are voting for a more lethargic, possibly overweight you. Votes get tallied overtime, not immediately.
" You got me MOTIVATED to BURY the LIGHT " 💪🏾🔥
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Aaah i see what you did there
I usually run for speed, do some deadlift for strenght and shout "LIGHTWEIGHT BABYYYY!!!" in public for charisma
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'running' ie. cardio doesn't make you faster; if you mean sprinting speed
@@helvete_ingres4717he probably means short distance sprinting
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Awesome video. I used to be badly addicted to video games, playing 16+ hours a day, working 2 days a week, making 12k/yr. Jan 2020 i weighed 388lbs. Eating BS and drinking 2000+ calories a day in soda alone.
I slowly convinced myself that real life was the video game, and began 'playing the game' with myself as the main character. I believe this process is called 'gamifying'.
After going down this road, i now make 72k/yr, weigh 172bs, can cycle for 2 hours, and can do 10 strict, unassisted pull ups. I rarely play video games now, no more than 3-5 hours a week. This is just the start of my goals, with many already completed. Now Loading future goals: "Iron Cross" on gymnastic rings, 100 mile cycling without stopping, Mountain climbing.
Your height?
@@kingsleyosamade 5'7''. I think that's about 170cm if that's your preferred unit.
This is fantastic! Keep leveling up those attributes and skills!
@@hmq2007 Always elevating. Haven't played a video game this year, making more money now, doing more pullups, next month attempting 125 miles cycling in one day, and setting harder goals.
This sounds like the premise for an isekai anime...
"My Life in Another World as a Bioneer"-- mild-mannered office worker Adam didn't do much with his life, just going into work every day, tapping away at his keyboard and kowtowing to his bosses. At night, he'd return home to his lonely studio apartment and drink cheap beer and daydream about being a superhero. Then one day, Adam overslept and as he raced to get to work, he darted out into traffic and was hit by a truck. To his astonishment, he wakes up from the dead in another world that's built suspiciously like an RPG, complete with levels, magic systems, and a Dark Lord hellbent on Adam's personal destruction. The beautiful goddess who whimsically reincarnated him grants him one wish: to have any power he desires. Adam spends a few tense minutes contemplating Super Strength or Endless Endurance and ultimately shocks the goddess with his decision: the ability to go absolutely anywhere at all, never wearing a shirt, and never once be questioned for it. So begins our hero's journey!
Thats too good 💀💯
Thats too good 💀💯
This is so good, I'd 100% watch it.
Sounds like Konosuba for the most part minus the office job and powers.
Would be really nice to have a video with specific training like how to be :
- Warrior
- Rogue
- Survivor
...
Well, lot of classes are impossible to achieve ^^
Training to be a modern warrior would require lots of calisthenics while carrying a heavy load on your back, long rucks, camping outdoors, plenty of firearms training, and a bit of hand to hand combatives...not to mention first aid training, short and long range communications training, and small unit tactics.
Well, go the runescape route...
@@muayboran6111 Max out fishing, got it.
Was created to become a rogue, put all my stats into strength and spirit instead. Turns out it wasnt the smartest move. Alas here I am.
Look like a bodybuilder, strong like a powerlifter, but fit like a soldier, thats my ideal I'm trying to train to.
It's funny, I looked up this cuz I love dark souls and having a certain "build" seemed pretty cool. There were no good results.
You are the first to do a video like this that's actually good quality
I was already kind of thinking this way with my training, but now you've cemented it in my mind. Can't unthink, now we're gaming 24/7
Bioneer vids always drop at the perfect time
I've considered the same before.
However, I think it's important to remember that unlike in a game skills are perishable.
You can develop strength, but you need to stay working out to maintain it.
Likewise you may earn your degree and "level up" your intellect, but if you cease to do things that are intellectually stimulating you may regress.
yep which totally sucks and thats why theres another meaning to the word rusty
I think this is what makes life the most realistic and most challenging RPG.
I am doing a lot of gardening work during the summer and I was thinking if I can count it as a workout. I would love to see a video from you discussing the gardening activities (wheelbarrow, mowing with a scythe, farmer's walk (duh)) and how they train the body in a functional way.
Hey! I started full time gardening 3 years ago and working out consistently. Some days I can spend 8 hours a day squatting and hinging, pulling weeds out or shearing plants, 8 hours a day mowing, strimming, cutting hedges, digging, spraying, moving furniture, wheelbarrowing soil, compost etc. Yknow, gardening stuff.
In best shape of my life. My lower back issues have pretty much disappeared and I have decent hip, knee and ankle mobility. (I can deep squat for time, pistol and cossack squat).
If you don't use it you lose it!
Adam I think you'd enjoy the dark souls series (and other fromsoftware games like bloodborne, sekiro, elden ring), because they are notoriously difficult but you will actually feel a sense of mastery as you train your coordination, reflexes and intuition about the game's mechanics. It is an incredibly rewarding experience. Also, the game design is super badass and playing them always motivates me to move and train!
Much love :)
Love the FromSoft games as well!
Does anyone know which Optimus Prime figure is that? I'm a dork, I know!
This is so dope to see. I've tried to adopt this mentality in pretty much every facet of my life. When one says "life is a game", people tend to think they aren't taking things seriously, but there is so much to achieve if we gamify all of this. Setting the difficulty, creating incentives, levelling up, allocating growth "points", and even treating the major challenges in our lives like boss battles. Love this. 💙
I want to make myself into mainly into a strength-endurance build with a bit of intelligence. I'm thinking something like: 40% Strength, 30% Endurance and 30% Intelligence. That is usually the kind of build I go for in games. A tanky heavy-armor sword and shield warrior with some endurance/stamina to be able to deliver at least a couple power blows and some intelligence for enchantments and magic resistance. What the real life equivalent of that would look like is probably: progressive strength training at gym with compound exercises + some light 30 minute cardio + learning skills like fighting techniques, fitness forms, philosophy, nutrition and a bit of history on the side
Min-Maxing usually means minimizing weaknesses and maximizing strengths.
I just wanted to come back to this video bc it has changed the way I view working out. Thank you so much for your inspiring work. Such a g🙏🏻💯
I run a lot, sometimes when I start getting tired I think about how unstoppable faith from mirror's edge is.
Yes, making her run out of stamina would ruin the game but it gives me the push I need to finish the session.
Great vid thanks for this one I was picturing finally fantasy for Super Nintendo 🕹
I trained like a Combat Fighter ( fast, nimble, precise & tactical minded)
Just like Mr Roshi taught us all 🙏🏽
Same here. This works especially well for my ectomorph body. I've been getting shredded.
As a retiree, with a limited budget, I do not have a kettlebell, per se. They're rather expensive. I do, however, have a 5lb (2.5 kg?) handweight (it was a gift) that I grip much like you grip the kettlebell. I swing up and back, being careful to replicate the movements you showed us on this video. I'm looking forward to the "amazing" effects from this exercise. Trying to find objects one can swing up and down, that are around the house, to encourage my other senior friends to take up this exercise...with progressive overload, no less!
10 kg rice bags that comes with handles could be helpful.
Love your vids man. Have you heard of uphill athlete? A lot of their articles changed my perception on building a big aerobic engine and realized I trained wrong for years
"some just want to lose weight and get stronger"
keep in mind most people are disgusting fat pigs. the bar is the lowest its ever been. if your goal is to just lose weight and be stronger, i applaud you and your efforts and hope you stay on that path.
Rpg’s had a huge impact on my physical, mental attributes and choice of work😁
The reason strength should be a priority for everyone is the degree to which it can be improved.
Being good at the 6 pillars of health and fitness is where it’s at.
1. Strength
2. Speed
3. Endurance
4. Agility or very mobile
5. Cognitive performance
6. Mental health. (If you need mental help, please get some!)
The goal is to be an all rounder. Chase performance, all around health, and longevity.
For example. Be a guy who’s strong as sh!t. But that strength lasts. But not just in one modality. But also a guy who’s crazy endurant but has scarily good mobility as a compliment.
What about muscle, does being big not help?
@@soham9496 Being too big is actually bad for your health, as it can place a lot of pressure on your heart.
@@malcolm_in_the_middle nobody is getting too big naturally anyway , if u are an average genetic guy and train specifically for hypertrophy naturally for decades . It's not going to be bad for ur health man, I don't know from where are u getting these thoughts from, although I agree that going beyond a certain body fat percentage or body weight for ur height may be bad for ur health. But not every average guy who lifts for aesthetics of going to be super built and muscular to the point of having health problems.
@@soham9496 Whenever people talk about getting "too big" they are unconsciously referring to the juice heads they see on social media. It's not possible to get "too big" naturally. Your body will only build as much muscle mass as your genetic limitations allow for your frame. Every pound of natural muscle you put on is beneficial for your health and longevity. This is only true if you are a lifetime natural. Steroids just negatively skew everything out of proportion.
@@soham9496 You asked about being big, not about being aesthetic. To me, the two are not synonymous.
Just wondering if somebody knows some cheat codes for this game. Asking for a friend 😇
this is a beautiful video...... Keep up with the good work . Subbed and liked ! a fellow creator
You have a successful youtube channel. There is no way your charisma is 2.
I've been perfecting my cycles for years and getting away from conditioning to add in more cardio has had me adjust even further and it is definitely worth the practice of doing so (sensible training cycles)
I thought u meant steroids lol
"Getting away from conditioning to add in more cardio" ...What?. My guy, what do you think conditioning is?
I love Mario Kart and Link to the Past growing up
Also loved VS fighting games and RPGS of course
Played D&D for five years that's a big one too
Part of my reason to train is to be able to do the things these characters, and my own characters from D&D can do.
Training does have to be fun or I won't do it.
You went into that sponsored ad so smoothly I thought it was part of the video ngl
I call this military fitness (I guess it goes back to my days in the army). The military needs soldiers who have a wide range of fitness; running, strength, endurance and so on. It's about training a body that can function in a number of scenarios.
Does the military use kettlebell training?
@@LikeElmo couldn't tell you, I left 30 years ago. There was nothing like that then, but could well be now.
Which military are we talking about?
@@Liam1991 US/UK, NATO? They probably don't have the same training methods
@@LikeElmo would bet some of the russian services do at least.
4:38 I KNEW IT! 😏 Batman confirmed 💯
Soon u will need to get separate identity card for ur pecs man
Basically it's a concept of crossfit but u are not putting it in circuit
With all the people and influencers in fitness he's interviewed, I'd love to see you on Rogan one day talking about your beliefs in functional fitness.
Idk about that. Half his followers will unfollow him. Because , snowflakes
Congratulations on 600,000 subs! Proud to be one of them!
Intel, Strength, Endurance, agility and stress resistance; I'm a physicist, run at least 15-20km every week and lift heavy kettlebells and sandbags + calisthensics almost daily. I'm medium in speed but I like my low profile strength (similar to the train like batman idea). Most iumportant to me is to be able to do things in life. For me thats helping friends and family or hikes and other "adventures" that end up needing medium top advanced strength over a long time. Also studying physics makes you pretty stress resistant :D
Also: Escape From Tarkov. I have never experienced anything like it. The adrenaline and the stress is unparalleld by anything and gives a nice training for quick decision making and stress resistance.
So you're basically Gordon Freeman
Would you be able to present an episode helping with rehabilitative advice for long covid sufferers trying to return to fitness?
I've got a double dose that I'm trying to get over, and sometimes even taking the dog for a walk can leave me briefly breathless.
A few years back, after decades of playing ice hockey and soccer, I had to have a hip replacement. During my recovery, as an avid gamer, I decided to 'gamify' my recovery - 1 point for doing a set of the exercises my physiotherapist gave me, 1 point for walking a flight of stairs, etc. I found it really helped get me back on my feet. Oddly enough, I hadn't taken that idea to the next (obvious now that I've seen it) step and now I want to do that. Thanks so much for this, and all your other videos!
Vitor's Top Games
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Metal Gear Rising
Resident Evil 4
Tekken 3-5
Counter Strike Source
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Project M)
Sonic Generations
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne
Left 4 Dead 2
GTA San Andreas
Ragnarok Online
Yes Devil May Cry is 🔥🔥🔥 Loved five!
I’m running a faith build. That Gospel isn’t gonna preach itself! 💪🏻
Paladins of the oath of the cross
This is exactly how i see training. People think that training one aspect will decrease the other aspects. For example, people think that training strength will decrease endurance. That's false. My endurance and strength are fine. It just gets better. Nothing decreases.
There is even synergy in training different areas of fitness. Increased cardiovascular fitness will allow you to train "harder", i.e. with higher density in strength sessions, and it will also speed up regeneration. Strength training will reduce injury risk in endurance sports, and usually also improve performance directly (albeit with diminishing returns the longer the distances are). However, this only works to a certain point. At a certain point (and where that point is is different for anybody at any point in time - this is trainable, but takes time) you reach the limits of your ability to recover. Also, at a certain point, you will simply run out of time to train (at least if you have to work to cover your bills and if you have a social life).
I agree with you in so far that this point is much further away than most people would think. There is no need to be out of breath and useless after climbing a flight of stairs when you are muscular. There is also no reason to be a weakling with glass bones when you enjoy running or cycling...
Favorite games… Elden Ring, duh. Aside from that almost exclusively VR now. Pistol Whip is my favorite of all time. Blade & Sorcery, Beat Saber, In Death…basically all the rhythm action and combat games. I could give a much longer list if anyone wanted it. I’m surprised you haven’t talked this stuff more. If you’re into fitness and training yourself in every way (reflexes, aim, hand eye coordination, timing, rhythm) and video games… VR is like a dream come true. I would actually practice shooting guns, bows, sparring with swords, boxing… Maybe I will do some of those things IRL at some point, but to be able to do them all in the same day without leaving my room…
Yes!! I LOVE pistol whip! And I agree, fitness is the killer app for VR 🔥
If i were applying RPG into real life, i’d say;
- Knowledge/intelligence
- Speed
- Strength
- Vitality/Health
- Mental Strength
You left Mobility Explosiveness Agility
Instincts
Charisma
Endurance/stamina
Thank you, lads
Too bad your content went down in quality. I guess now you count quantity (just to put some unskippable scam ads in the middle of the videos) and not quality of you videos. Shame.
Care to explain why you feel there has been a drop in quality? I actually put a huge amount of effort into this - new green screen, new backdrops, drone footage, CGI... And shot in incredibly hot weather. Criticism is welcomed, but without substance it just comes off as trolling.
I love the angles you view fitness from Adam, very inspirational and familiar in a sense. Your videos really help bring the vision of what I want from my body into sharp focus! Thanks for doing what you do! This concept reminds me of the Nerd Fitness community.
What a great idea to be an RPG character. Tenchu is my all time favorite RPG. Rikimaru's my favorite game character. In real life, I'm an ectomorph bboy dancer and Kenpo martial artist so I lean towards being a lean, agile martial artist with soul type of character. Being a dancer and martial artist definitely keeps staying in shape more fun.
You should tell those Elden Ring developers about the flow state because I'm not sure they believe that exists
Haha for real!
I will make myself an Among Us
It's not "Skipping leg day," It's "Min-Maxing."
😂😂
Informative as always.
Funny story. My favorite TTRPG system is GURPS. Very versatile, highly underrated. It's made to adapt to any game and setting you want AND it's made to be brutally honest realistic and simulationist with it's stats skills etc. The developers have a lot of research and hard numbers into how people learn and acquire skills and develop attributes and apply it. Some people hate it for how punishing the game can be with skill deterioration or quick damage, long healing for heavy injuries etc. I love it.
Some years ago now me and my friends were playing a zombie survival game and we all were really brutally honest with one another making ourselves in the game and man does it put things in perspective and you really see what you can and cannot do. Ever since I use my "ideal" character sheet as motivation while I level up my real character sheet overtime and I've been doing this for years now and maybe nothing has put me on a path to more progress in just about every aspect of my life.
When I made myself in gurps I had way too many advantages and disadvantages. It equalled out in points but it was too much to remember during play :)
@@malkomalkavian lol yeah that can happen. I feel like people undersell themselves in some areas and oversell themselves in others. It helps to really be strict about rules definitions and have like 4 other people keeping you honest
@@ascenziobilelloiii6611 The rules are there to protect everyone :)
Here's an idea for a video, how about you make a video to keep track of each stat with an actual number.
So like you could have
STR: 5
DEX: 11
AGI: 15
I see that Jaxblade mug :D
I really enjoy thinking through as figuring out how this can apply to the lives of seniors who are languishing in care facilities. I've been working among them for about 6 months and encouraging simply standing and sitting for singing and walking around the meeting hall to meet others in 3 minutes: "and try to move about relying on your own balance and less on your walker and pushing your little wagon.." And then I demonstrate how they might do that by walking around the table with a little bit of balance. Love your videos, Adam! I live among the "Alfreds" who are helpers for the Batmans in life.
So what exercises should I focus on to max out my spellcasting?
Another great video, Adam! I do like to think of my training and skills in terms of a video game. I came to the realization when gaming one day that I was willing to grind and do so much to reach certain levels of ability in a game yet I wasn't doing anything similar in real life. As much as games can be a great way to take a break, it can be a bit much if you played like I used to. I've been leveling up in real life instead, it's been great! I regret not starting sooner and that it took me so long to realize just how capable I could be if I put the amount of effort I put into video game characters into myself instead. Anyways cheers for the video, a good reminder to myself why I think thinking of training like skills in a game is quite clever - I feel it can really help someone transition into training and taking care of themselves more. :)
I do think their is benefit in short term "min maxing" in order to build the abilities you want long term, 6 months to a year isn't that long in the grand scheme of things. Deep diving into sprinting, climbing, weightlifting, powerlifting, or fighting not only makes you hold onto those skills longer but also gives you more appreciation for the other training modalities. Consider competing in whatever that thing is as you will surround yourself with people who will push you to be better. Move onto the next thing you want to master, but keep the skills you learned. Like Adam said though, enjoy what you do!
yeah most of my training is calisthenics with a dual-focus of general conditioning/strength training focused on fundamentals, then at the same time I'm trying to 'unlock' skills (also very much like you would in a video game). For unlocking skills eg. the handstand, it really makes no sense to be working on 5 at once, you want to work on one skill consistently
Also since I want to get some basic training in gymnastics, parkour, and at least 2 martial arts (striking eg. muay thai + grappling eg. bjj) it isn't viable to train all those things at once so that 6mo-1 year 'deep dive' you describe is pretty much how I'm planning to do all that
I've been sat all day noting your recommended exercises, pillars of fitness and my 3 main goals trying to work out a plan. Then you drop this video!
That's absolutely not what min-maxing is. Min-maxing is figuring out a way to get the most power, value or effectiveness within the game as reflected in the game's mechanics.
In an rpg context 3% is often massive. Doing every little minimal thing you can to max out your character is pretty much the end goal. Eventually, you could have incorporated 50 different things that each increase performance by 3%. That's the minmax mindset.
I've personally found that the balance is things like military training, MMA, and CrossFit.
Right. You could run for an hour.. and thats aerobic cardio. You could lift for an hour.. and thats strength training.
Or you could do something like MMA sparring and rolling. Thats strength training, explosiveness training, both aerobic and anaerobic cardio training, proprioceptive training and of course all manner of range of motion training.
It all comes at the expense of increased risk of injury but its a no brainer which is more time efficient.
My favourite games: Assassins creed Odyssey. Ghost of Tsushima. WWE 2k23. UFC 4. GTA Vice city. 9 monkeys of shaolin. Assassins creed black flag. MTG arena (online). Conflict desert storm 1 and 2, vietnam and global storm (ps2).
Bruce Lee is crazily min-maxed. The type that would pay premium subscription to increase the stat threshold. Smart. Fast. Efficient. Technical. *Explosive.*
We must keep challenging the mind-muscle connection to avoid plateaus, but as mentioned in this amazing video, must be perceived as FUN, bc like anything in life if you are not enjoying it is probably not what you should be doing.
Disagree to an extent. Enjoyment is undeniably the biggest part of adherence, but if you don't do things that you don't enjoy or are uncomfortable with (a common example being cardio for most people) then you'll never improve in them.
Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is important on many levels, gotta get out of the comfort zone.
@@zackhurwitz9441 I agree, there is a fine line between both. I think it’s important to do the parts that fit your interests but when the going here’s tough still carry on in those areas. If that makes sense
Brilliant stuff and great fav game list! Super Metroid for me! I'm interested in a deeper dive on optimising training for mixed attributes and avoiding diminishing returns. We're aligned on planche leans... FitnessFAQs recommends doing them with head against a wall and progressively moving hands further back.
Yes fitness Faqs FTW! Also Metroid is a great pick - what did you think of Dread? I *loved* it!
@@TheBioneer Thanks! Dread is fantastic! You'll probably love Hollow Knight... if you get the time. Nice feeling of nostalgia seeing Shenmue 1 and 2 on your list. :)
Adam, i would like to improve my Spellcasting, what should i focus on? 😅
So I guess I have been approaching this all wrong
I've just been going outside with my sword looking for random encounters to gain experience, but they never seem to happen...
Time to do the Andre build from Dark souls.
Boxing and Blacksmithing
Easily one of the best channels of this type of content, if not the best.
My training focuses on improving my sword fighting. I do Medieval marshal arts. Everything focuses on fast twitch, endurance, and joint health
I saw this video and right now I am actually super excited. I didn't think about making the routine like a video game until just recently.
As a fellow fan of Breath of the Wild and the anticipating release of Tears of the Kingdom, I was actually super happy I got the DLC for it as well. Traversing Hyrule and leveling up the Master Sword is what I am doing. I'll see if I can aim for less deaths for a re-run, because...man, I died WAY too many times. 😅
I will actually incorporate these ideas into my daily life, not just in my training. Thank you. ^_^
As an RPG player I've always had this mindset to everything I do. Not just training my body. It works.
Hey you should cover the CrossFit Murph workout
It's basically Saitamas workout 2.0 lol.
Pretty much a perfect full body workout for almost anyone because you can make it easier or harder with the weight vest.
Indeed! I created my own system based on things that worked and ways of training I like : powerlifting, strongman, military training, calisthenics, 1 mile training. And I love it! Will I become the best powerlifter or strongman in the world? Nopez. But will I enjoy every single moment of training? Yes! Will I be satisfied when I make progress? Yes!
In a previous video you showed a different version of the triangle at 9:18 where it was (bottom to top) Attributes, Traits, Skills, Proficiency. This time it's (bottom to top) Proficiencies, Skills, Networks, Traits, Skills. I'm interested in these models. Did you get them from somewhere or are they your own ideas?
You know someone's a dedicated gamer when they're playing freakin' Shenmue. lol
Nice analogy, but Life is a poorly designed RPG, the higher you invest in a trait, the higher the maintenance cost become and at some point you just don't have anymore time to level anything else :P
Also favorite games:
- Xenogears
- Anything from From software
- Darksiders saga
As a martial artist who relies on his striking i level up my speed. After this comes endurance, flexibility and then Stregth. Fighters who rely on grappling might want to switch speed and strength. I love to compare the physique from my kickboxing partners, who are comprehensivly thin and lean and tall, with the physique of my judo partners, who are very bulked but comprehensivly small. Thats why i get thrown around so much in my judoclasses xD
There are ways of using your favorite tabletop RPGs as your character sheets. Worth doing if you have a flavor or aesthetic you'd like to focus on. One can look up things like "What does the stat chart mean in real life" for DnD.
BeAGameCharacter was a developer of RPG style personal character sheets and leveling systems. One could also do a search for RPG fitness serve as helpful starting points too!
Perhaps for your starting point, where you are, wherever you are, is level 1. Alternatively, pick a measurement. Distance, weight lifted, reps, or objective, and use that as your basis for level, or use existing fitness tests to grade/assign a level or rank to a stat.
LifeRPG is a app available among many you can use to make abilities or progress measurable.
My favorite game is Doom eternal, it forces you as a player to use everything your arsenal has to offer in order to suceed. My Training approach is pretty much the same, I always try to keep it varied and functional.
agility/balance/mobility, we have tools to improve our strength but nothing replaces mobility
I like this approach. I love RPGs because theyre very satisfying to check off goals and unlock things. Thinking of training that way is motivating too as I've found recently that "unlocking" certain skills has been really fun. Things like finally unlocking a tuck planche and leveling up the amount of time I can hold it for. This also really made me want to finally play Cyberpunk 2049
Its important to remember the base of everything here is purpose. Unlike video games, life doesnt really give you straight up objectives in bold font. Unless your goals are anchored by some kind of purpose, you will just be leveling up in all manner of things for no reason. At some point, you will have to min max certain areas. You cannot possibly be great at everything. Thats just not how neuroplasticity works. Your brain doesnt gain new neurons. The regions of your brain just re-wire and compete for already existing space. "And yes, you already use 100 percent of your brain."
So instead of leveling every possible stat, its probably smarter to take a clearing potion and re-spec your character metaphorically speaking. In practice, this looks like clearing out old habits/rituals and replacing them with more constructive ones that serve the actual purpose. Replace TV bing watching with reading. Replace social media scrolling with meditation. Replace the escalator with a stair case. Replace easy junk foods with cooked meals. ect ect. This is not only better for your dopermanergic system, but it will enhance all of your stats all around until you know your purpoe.
I know this isnt the sexy answer everyone wants to hear but its the objective truth.
The transition to NordVPN had me laughing my ass off. 2:30 Enjoying your content though!
My favorite game at the moment is actually SCUM. Have you heard of this game? It's for PC on Steam. The idea is you're a prisoner trying to survive against others. It's pretty amazing in the sense that when building your character whether it's strength, constitution, dexterity, or intelligence you have to be mindful of what foods you eat. It goes into detail because every food has its nutritional value that's incorporated into the game. A diet of mushrooms would only lead to weight loss and your character overtime will lose muscle. Eat too much protein and your character will gain weight but also lose stats in dexterity... no longer being able to be as limber and fast. Take a look and see for yourself it's really a well thought out and in-depth game.
He looks like baki/Kengan Ashura charakter.
Where is the wisdom stat? Imo that's the skill of how you apply your intelligence. You have that in abundance!
Yakuza 0 motivated me to workout so hard back then. Also got me to compete in the National Wushu tournament in my country (got 1st place btw). Alas, my country has fallen to hard times and I can barely afford to go to the gym anymore. Had to give up on my dream...😥
Hey The Bioneer, is possible to train like this?
1. Strength Endurance mainly using calisthenics for easy adaptation, which can allow good core function/balance with isometric holds.
2.Strength Yoga to focus on balance again but to pull muscles in the opposite functions then there use to , which can allow good stretching in the process.
3.Cardio to have a really good BPM and to be able to jog a certain distance that would be me more realistic to how far you want it to go.
4.Mass to train the muscles that lack growth and don't get much stimulation like the some of the shoulder heads, upper chest, forearms and gaps that are missed from Strength based training or to target the main muscle areas that are more type 2 dormant for those slow twitch muscle fibers?
Do you have any exercises you can do when you suffer from a umbilical hernia temporarily?
I wouldn't use this analogy, Dark souls players may be watching... Getting their asses handed to them is the core of the game.
I really like the clear and concise nature of your messages. Although I really agree with all you say, I do not follow your channel just because I agree with your approach (info bubble effect) but because I truly appreciate the reasoning and though process you let unfold through your videos. Thanks for putting in so much effort into creating these videos.