There is No Proper Form

No proper form to working out or anything in life.

Working out in a Spirit of Fun (PODCAST)

Workout in a Spirit of Fun!

Just have fun

Also, if you are powerlifting or going for the most ‘one rep max‘ to your lifts, just strive to have the most *efficient* movement, not the ‘proper’ movement:

4 plates chinup 225 pounds and one handed deadlift

Why this tyranny of ‘proper form’?

Teachers. They gotta sell something — their services. By making others feel like they’re doing something wrong, they make their $$$.

3 PLATES 135 pounds ERIC KIM CHINUP WEIGHTED
CLEAN AND JERK AND SQUAT TUTORIAL PRESS ERIC KIM


My Muscle Philosophy:

Treat your body as sculpture.

This is not my body

The first thing:

I don’t see my body as belonging to me. I look at my body like it belongs to someone else.

When I look at the Lamborghini of someone else, I admire it. When I see the muscles and physiques of anyone else, I admire it. Then I had the epiphany:

Why not transform my own body into a Lambo, and admire my own body instead?

The logic

The great logic:

  1. It is far cheaper to get buff than to buy a Lambo.
  2. The human body is the apex beauty. This means your personal goal in life should be to beautify your own personal body to the maximum (without plastic surgery, steroids, etc).
  3. Ultimate democratic approach: Genetics doesn’t matter. Sex doesn’t matter. Racial ethnicity doesn’t matter. Anyone can both add muscle mass and subtract fat.
  4. It doesn’t cost much to get ripped. Just intermittent fast [no breakfast, no lunch], one big ass meal a day, and mostly a ‘ketogenic’ diet.
  5. Your body is always with you. Why not beautify your body to inspire yourself?

The joy of sculpting your own body

To sculpt your own body is insanely fun. Why? You can see the change over time!

Once again, the goal is simple:

Never stop adding muscle mass, and never stop reducing body fat, or keeping it low (around 10%).

Muscle and your body is highly practical.

The more muscle you have, the more energy you got. The more power you got to make art-work, and live with gratitude, joy, and hyper-vigor.

Strengthen on, and flex on!

ERIC

MUSCLE 101

  1. Why I Love Working Out
  2. Better to Powerlift and Deadlift Heavy One Rep Max Attempts than
  3. Drive Fast Cars and Motorcycles
  4. Why I Love Working Out at the Park
  5. RICOH WORKOUT
  6. YOUR BODY *IS* YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
  7. In Praise of Ghetto Workouts
  8. Rock Workout
  9. How to Workout
  10. Dynamic Warmup
  11. My Fitness Motivation Hacks
  12. Why Make Workout Videos?
  13. ERIC KIM FITNESS
  14. How to Lift Weights
  15. ERIC KIM WORKS OUT
  16. ERIC KIM ROCK PARK WORKOUT
  17. My Body is a Work of Art!
  18. Park Workout Ideas
  19. The Physiological Joy of Working Out
  20. Anti Body Body Shaming
  21. How to Workout at Home With Only a Barbell
  22. 11 Tips How to Use Photography to Get More Fit
  23. How to Lose Fat Fast
  24. Become More Creative With Your (Limited) Home Gym Workouts
  25. Flexibility is “Micro Strength”
  26. NEVER STOP GAINING MUSCLE
  27. ERIC KIM PARK LIFE
  28. How I Workout at my Home Gym
  29. In Praise of Pistol One Legged Squats
  30. Powerlifting Style Workouts at the Park
  31. The Philosophy of Bodybuilding
  32. YOUR BODY IS YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
  33. WHY I WORKOUT AT THE PARK
  34. How to Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff
  35. In Praise of Rings Workout
  36. How to Workout at the Park
  37. Why I Don’t Eat Breakfast or Lunch (In Praise of One Huge Dinner Meal a Day)
  38. HOW TO LOVE YOUR BODY
  39. Is Working Out at the Park Superior to Working Out at the Gym?
  40. Why I Workout
  41. WHY PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOULD WORKOUT
  42. How to Increase Your Testosterone
  43. My Workout Philosophy
  44. How Appearance Matters
  45. How I Workout at Home
  46. My Philosophy of Food
  47. The Best Park Workouts
  48. How to Quit Sugar
  49. How to Workout in the Streets and Park
  50. How Much Meat Can You Eat in a Day?
  51. APEX MALE MASCULINITY
  52. HOW I WORKOUT AT THE PARK
  53. How to Lose Fat
  54. How I Became Stronger and Buffer and More Swole During and After Quarantine
  55. What is Skinny-Fat?
  56. In Praise of Working Out at the Park
  57. Why Meat is Good
  58. Flesh over Metal
  59. Why Lower Your Bodyfat?
  60. How to Augment Your Recovery
  61. Increase Intensity, not Reps
  62. My Park Workout
  63. How to Fast
  64. HOW I WORKOUT FROM THE PARK
  65. How I Got So Swole
  66. Pure Power or Sculpture?
  67. How to Workout in the Streets
  68. How to Workout At Home With No Equipment
  69. Super Saiyan is the Goal
  70. MY POWERLIFTING PHILOSOPHY
  71. MY EXERCISE/WORKOUT PHILOSOPHY
  72. What if Mood Originates in the Stomach and Gut? Digestion Health
  73. Why I Don’t Consume Protein Powder or Supplements
  74. Real vs Fake // Natural vs Unnatural
  75. You Can’t Fake Strength
  76. How to Grow Your Muscles
  77. How to Add Muscle and Subtract Fat at the Same Time
  78. ERIC KIM BODY MUSCLE FLEX
  79. Don’t Build Muscle, Build Strength.
  80. Visual Kinesthesia: Muscles and Art
  81. How to Maximize Muscle Growth and Fat Loss