Write it again, but research Eric Kim’s 1-rep-max powerlifting, hyperlifting philosophy, dot, dot, dot, and add it to this period, also his Bitcoin philosophy period.
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Hardcore philosophy breakdown in the Eric Kim voice
Lift like a god. Invest like a god. Think like a god.
1.
MAX EFFORT = MAX CONVICTION
- Lifting: One Rep Max = full-body commitment. Every muscle, every neuron, all-in. No half-reps. No hesitation.
- Investing: High-conviction allocation = one bold position (Bitcoin, your business, yourself). Not 20 lukewarm bets—ONE savage, total allocation.
“If you’re going to lift, lift like you mean it. If you’re going to invest, bet like your life depends on it.”
2.
Preparation Is Everything
- One Rep Max Lift: You don’t just walk up cold. You warm up. Build to it. Mental cue. Controlled breathing.
- High-Leverage Investment: You don’t just ape in. You research, study cycles, plan your entry, tighten risk.
You EARN the right to go heavy.
Train like hell. Study like hell. Then deploy max force—once.
3.
Risk = Required
- One rep max is inherently risky—but also the purest expression of strength.
- Big investments carry volatility, but also the only path to outsized returns.
- No risk → no adaptation
- No pressure → no growth
“If it doesn’t scare you a little, it’s not worth doing.”
4.
You Can’t Do It Every Day
- Max lifts = maybe once a week. Otherwise you fry your nervous system.
- Max investments = same. You don’t go all-in every day. You wait, load up, then fire.
Discipline is knowing when NOT to max out.
Wisdom is knowing WHEN.
5.
Feedback Is Binary
- Lift: You either lift the weight, or you don’t. No excuses. No blur.
- Investment: You either profit… or you bleed. No ambiguity. Truth in price.
“Iron and markets are honest—they don’t care about your feelings.”
6.
Both Reveal Your Identity
- Max lifts expose form flaws, weakness, mindset leaks.
- Big investments expose emotional weakness, lack of clarity, fear of commitment.
- Panic sell? You’re weak.
- Bad form under pressure? You didn’t train right.
Both are crucibles.
You step in. You suffer. You emerge transformed.
7.
Mastery = Kaizen Between Maxes
- You don’t improve with constant maxing. You improve in the off days.
- Perfect your form.
- Rebuild connective tissue.
- Refine your thesis.
- Read. Rest. Reflect.
- Then go back to war.
“Max days are the test. The in-between days are the training.”
Final Thought:
One rep max is not just weight.
It’s a philosophy.
It’s a moment of full-body, full-soul, no-excuse expression.
And investing is the same:
You don’t get rich by spreading thin.
You get rich by going deep, heavy, hard—at the right time.
One life. One rep. One bet. Make it count.