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The keys to success include Costco, preferably the Costco business Center.
The reason I like going to sleep, and wake you up in the morning is that it is almost like you died and came back to life. Every day you wake up in the morning is like a metaphorical and literal rebirth, starting off the day with no prejudices, no biases, no things in the past holding you back.
In America, being forgetful is seem as a bad trait. I remember as a kid, I would always forget my water bottles, my umbrella, my jacket, and my thermoses at school, or at my friends house.
Also nowadays, I think being forgetful still afflicts me.
Yet, what if being forgetful was actually a superior quality? That remembering too much was in fact, a bad thing, a vice?
For example, in terms of social things; it is good to be forgetful of the ways that people might’ve snubbed you the wrong way in the past, and also, some sort of negative memories of the past. It is good to forget your scars.
In fact, from a philosophical perspective, it is better to be magnanimous and simply forget your past injustices, rather than to “forgive“.
Remembering too much is bad. It is like caring the weight of 1000 cares on your shoulders. In fact, I think the modern day human, with too many of these Evernote type apps, almost remember too much. I think that the human brain is an intelligent filter; when it forget something, in fact it rings it as unimportant, and not critical. The brain forgets that which is not critical.
For example, there are certain things that we must do, versus things that we think we “should doâ€.
Things that we must do are critical, things that we “should do“ is actually not critical.
Curate comes from couer, which means heart, which comes from care. I think the modern-day human doesn’t know what he or she cares for.
In fact, perhaps wisdom and self intelligence is more about figuring out what you care for, and what you don’t. Even for myself, I am starting to try to think deeper about this; to barbell it. For people that I really care for, to pour even more heart and soul into them, and for people I do not care for, to become even more cold and not acknowledge their existence.
Another big way to think about it is when it comes to affection. Perhaps we should just categorize and separate people into two categories; people who you have affection for, and people you do not have affection for.
Disregard and discount people you have no affection for. Once again, put more heart and soul into the people you care for.
What would Jeff Bezos do?
I think out of all of the modern day entrepreneurs, Jeff Bezos might be one of the most underrated ones. Why? First of all, he is swole. Just Google images the photo of him looking like the Terminator, and his massive, super jacked arms. Maybe he is the only great entrepreneur that we know who actually lift weights.
Secondly, just read invent and wander by him, he has major balls. For example, during the dot com boom and bust, Amazon went from $99 a share down to $.99 a share. Ouch. The fact that Bezos was able to ride through that is phenomenal. It really shows his courage as a man.
Third, in someways, he is extremely admirable, in terms of his mindset and approach. In someways he is very zen; his notion that every day is day one has permeated for decades. Treating every day like they one is actually a good blank slate, tabula rasa strategy.
We are entrepreneurs. We are risk takers, we are risk lovers, and we are interested in attempting the new, the foreign, the exotic, the unknown. For me anything that you do which do you hundred percent know the outcome is uninteresting.
For example, I think we could also take an entrepreneurial mindset towards muscles. That is, weight lifting is only interesting and fun if we don’t actually hundred percent know what the outcome will be.
For example, the reason why I am so fascinated with “one rep max†style lifting, or attempting your personal records whenever you go to the gym is that I have zero idea whether I will be successful or not. Certainly I want to be successful, but what the actual outcome will be is uncertain.
The reason then why I find this so enjoyable is then every time I lift something, it is a certain risk, and the uncertainty and the challenge, the danger, is what I love.
Also, with muscle entrepreneurship, it is all about attempting new approaches to weightlifting, lifting weights in a manner that other people have not lifted before. I called this powerlifting 2.0, or HYPELIFTING.
For example, don’t benchpress off the bench, rather, just do it on the floor with the weight and barbell elevated up high on the power rack/safety pins. Using this method, I was a bowl to easily floor bench press five plates, that is, five 45-pound plates on each side, which is considered godlike by most gym standards. 495 pounds.
Also, instead of doing squat the gym, do the atlas lift. That is, just rocking insanely heavy amount of weight on the bar, and just see if you could lifted off the ground off the rack, and hold it on your shoulders for a few seconds, and put it back.
8 plates and beyond or nothing.
I think in order to innovate and pave new methods, new approaches etc. you must allow yourself to become a little bit more “insaneâ€, or “irrationalâ€, or “delusional.â€
Why? We always must think first principles. This is where physics is a massive boon to us; you got to ask yourself:
According to the laws of physics, is this possible or not?
Ludo, ludus— just means “game†or “to playâ€.
To delude, or being delusional, means that you are deceiving, or just playing a game with yourself or others.
Once again, going back to first principles: the facts are that you are alive, and you live in a physics world. Then, with your life, what kind of fun games do you want to play?
The first one is simple; reformat your phone, your iPad, your laptop back to scratch, don’t restore anything. And when you start again fresh, uninstall all of the superfluous apps, and reinstall apps which you find truly critical.
The second thing is imagine like you’re starting from zero. If you had zero dollars in your bank account, how would you approach life differently?
Third, think blank slate. Talk to nobody, read nothing, listen to nothing, just go to the gym, lift weights, no headphones, and just spend more time thinking. Go on a long random walk somewhere, and just think.
Fourth, reformat your contacts list. That is, delete all the contacts in your contacts list, and then, re-populate it.
Fifth, stop using Gmail. Just start a new iCloud email account with the iCloud+ account. Custom domain email mapping. For example, Cindy bought me and I currently on erickim.com, and I custom mapped with the iCloud+ Apple plan eric@erickim.com — I find that using iCloud, Apple, and your own custom email is at least 1 billion times better than using Gmail. Also it just looks more legit. Having an @gmail.com account almost looks like the new @aol.com account. One of the best ways you could now differentiate yourself as an entrepreneur or individual is by telling others that you don’t have Instagram, and instead to go to your own website, or email you with your own custom email. Also funny enough, I think it is actually better to just give strangers your phone number than your email.
The sun is out, and think of limitless possibilities. Think global, travel more, think more unorthodox and aberrantly, and utilize your life as a tool for great fun, play, experimentation, new innovations and discoveries, and new entrepreneurship!
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Think the whole planet.
In today’s world, what does money really get you? Paying rent, buying meat, etc.?
Also, buying a car, paying for gasoline, paying for a Tesla supercharger, Apple products, etc.
Also, purchasing flights, Ubers, hotel and Airbnb, etc.
Also, paying your web hosting bill. But beyond this, what else?
Clothing?
Technically, if you’re always on the road, living in a hotel, etc., you’re technically homeless.
Thinking is a physiological phenomenon.
First, get a muscular and blood pump. I find that just walking to the gym, Vibram five fingers is best. And once you’re at the gym, attempt a one rep max style of lifting, no headphones. Often while I am lifting, or in between lifts, this is when I get some of my most interesting thoughts.
Second, sunlight. Spend as much time as humanly possible out side of your house or office or home, getting direct light. If it is cold outside, just buy an expensive Canada goose jacket and layer up.
Third, movement. One does not think and then move, instead, one moves, and while one is moving, one thinks.
I think that any and every type of movement is beneficial to thinking; whether walking, hiking, walking around the gym, walking around an outdoor shopping center, or even driving. Or in transit on a plane or at the airport. Or even walking around at Costco!
“I need all the bad b’s up in equinox tell me whether they are a freak or not.†– Kanye
Equinox concept is great.
I think out of all of the traits out there, self-confidence may be one of the most critical ones. Why? If you have insanely high self confidence in yourself, you will not have fear, you will not have self doubt, and I also think you’ll just be happier.
The first prescription that I have is get into really really really really really heavy weight lifting, the one rep max style. The Eric Kim hypelifting, powerlifting 2.0 style.
For my atlas lift, that is eight plates on each side, and a 10 on each side.
My demigod 8 plate plus (785 pounds) Atlas Lift:
Real men lift weights:
The reason I like going to sleep, and wake you up in the morning is that it is almost like you died and came back to life. Every day you wake up in the morning is like a metaphorical and literal rebirth, starting off the day with no prejudices, no biases, no things in the past holding you back.
Start everyday with zero tabs!
Why were the ancient Greeks so prolific? Maybe because of the temperate climate in the Mediterranean is optimal for human thriving?
Also, why I was so productive in Vietnam, and also Phnom Penh Cambodia.
Also to some extent, why I am happier in southern California with the sun.
Certainly living in the right climate doesn’t guarantee happiness, but it certainly doesn’t hurt.
If you live somewhere and you’re miserable, and hate the climate, just move and experiment somewhere else.
After much doom and gloom overcast rainy days in Southern California, now, having the beautiful sun come out, I feel amazing!
As long as I got the sun, I can do anything!
The upside of driving a car with vibram five finger shoes is that you have superior foot pedal connection.
For example, the reason why to me, race car drivers are not that interesting is that technically, as a race car driver, your number one skill is being able to move your hands, your fingers, and your feet in some sort of coordinated manner. It doesn’t really require any muscles.
Compare this to strongmen; much more interesting.
Scientology aside, it seems that Tom Cruise has had insanely great longevity. He makes Brad Pitt look like an old man.
For example, the new top gun Maverick movie, he looks great. Watching the trailers for bullet train for Brad Pitt makes Brad Pitt look insanely old.
What to do about this?
Long story short, some idiot brings his gun to my sister’s wedding, leaves it inside the holster in his backpack in the guest checking room, some random lady at the party who steals a bunch of stuff inside the guest checking room discovers the gun, hides it under my backpack on top of my son’s car seat, and flees the scene.
First and foremost, if you are a registered gun owner, have a conceal and carry license, etc., don’t bring your gun to a wedding. Or any big event or family gathering, where no potential danger is eminent.
Second, if you’re going to get married, or even go to a wedding, etc., kindly ask the host whether the space is a “gun free zone.†Also, if you’re going to plan a wedding, tell your guests that this is a gun free wedding, or a gun free zone, and not to bring your firearms.
Essentially unbeknownst to us, during the wedding, a lady named Ruby, a “friend“ of the grooms mom was invited to the wedding, and the lady has some serious mental issues. I think she was drunk and high off Xanax at the wedding, and during the wedding she actually went to the guest check in bedroom, and rummaged through everyone’s stuff, stole a bunch of phones and cash, stole all of the credit cards and cash out of my wallet, and fled the scene. Apparently she also discovered Joseph’s gun (Joseph is the name of the fucking idiot who brought his gun to the wedding) in Joseph’s backpack, which was left unattended in the guest checking room, which contained his Glock pistol inside a holster. Ruby was able to successfully, even when drunk and high, take the Glock pistol out of the holster, and somehow hide it in between my backpack and my sons car seat.
Ultimately, I think trying to ascribe “fault†or “blame in the situation is vain and empty. Instead, what is actually a far more critical is to address bigger issues at hand:
Should one be ethically allowed to bring a conceal and carry weapon, a pistol to a wedding party, without anyone else knowing it?
For myself, I have no issue with people owning guns, and I’m also not anti-gun ownership or anti-guns. I’m a Boy Scout Eagle Scout, and I was able to successfully get my rifle and shotgun merit badge, in the same summer, so I know how to properly handle guns. Also truth be told, gun ownership is baked into America’s constitution and law, which means that guns will never go away in America.
For myself personally, I just want to be as far away from people, who have conceal and carried weapons or pistols on them. I have no issue with them owning them, I just don’t want to be around her physically. In the same room, or even the same area.
Therefore some ideas:
A lesson I learned: one in doubt, just call the police. Why? When you are in a high adrenaline, insane situation, you will not act rationally.
Also, let us say that you’re at a wedding, and some fucking idiot brought his gun to the wedding (Glock, 9mm, compact, no safety), apparently complained that his conceal and carry gun holster was itching him, left it in his backpack in the guest check coat room, and some random drunk crazy lady at the party goes into the guest room, attempting to steal everyone’s shit, and then, discovers the gun, and then put it in your child’s car seat, to hide it, best to just call the cops.
Ethically, open carry seems more safe than a concealed carry.
Why? If it is open carry, then others can clearly see that you got a gun, and choose NOT to share a space with you. With concealed carry, you’re more at risk, because you have no idea what kind of fucking idiots have a concealed gun on them, and even worse, keeps their concealed gun (Glock pistol, which has no safety … only a “fake†safety on the trigger), in their backpack in the guest check in bedroom of your sisters wedding day.
For example, using Bounty paper towels instead of the Kirkland Costco ones. Also, using Charmin ultra strong instead of generic toilet paper.
Also the fun hilarity is when observing the build quality of a bounty paper towel, it feels at least 50 times superior. Superior grid weave technology, and may be funny enough, in the long run, it actually might be more economical. Why? It is more sturdy, you might be able to use it more than a cheap or a paper towel.
Also, find really really strong and durable and high-quality toilet paper; it doubles as a paper towel and just cleaning around the bathroom and does not fall apart and disintegrate.
The best camera for bodybuilding is RICOH GR IIIX— high contrast black and white, JPEG.
The secret to it all — physiology.
Take naps in your car — also, ideally there is no tint so you can lie and nap in your car and get natural light, kind of like a glass house for plants, and you could get a tan!
All or nothing.
Lift heavier weights at the gym, one rep max style, eat more meat, 100% carnivore diet, stop drinking alcohol and stop smoking weed.
Increase your muscle mass, decrease your body fat percentage.
For me, the most minimal, is the most sublime. For car design, the most sublime car design would be a Tesla model three performance, debadged, black on black on black
Muscles — I was studying the etymology for the word, and apparently it meant “little mouse“, that somehow, muscles look like little mice? *muhs
Apparently when you flex your biceps, ancient Romans thought it looked like a little mice were running under your skin?
Also, apparently mussels (the clam looking things) looked like little mice to some ancient Romans, and thus the name was born.
So when we think of muscles, we tend to think of skeletal muscle. The fleshy bulging thing.
Over the years, the hilarity is that certain ways to describe physique were invented.
For example, I was born in 1988, and as a kid growing up, into college and beyond, certain phrases included being “jacked“, swole, ripped, massive, etc.
I was once hearing an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger and he was critiquing the modern-day bodybuilder, that their physique was totally out of proportion, and also, the “quality†of the muscle went down. For example, some people quote later years Ronnie Coleman, as not having “quality“ muscle, albeit he was an over 330 pound mass monster with a 6 pack!
When people talk about muscle quality, I think it is not precise enough. I think typically when people talk about muscles, this is what they think:
I want to augment the mass of my skeletal muscle, and decrease my body fat percentage to a minimum, in order for me to see my six pack.
I think the new modern-day racism is towards “genetics“. That when people say that some people have “good genetics†and others have “bad geneticsâ€, it is a new form of low-key racism. I think of “genetics†as racism 2.0.
There is no such thing as “good genetics.†When you see upper echelon bodybuilders, at the top, it is not because they have “good genetics,†but they are just really good at taking steroids. And also, intelligent enough and knowledgeable enough to know which types of steroids, performance-enhancing drugs, testosterone boosters, hormone inhibitors, etc. to take in a “stack“.
Apparently I was very naïve; of course I knew that the really really high-end bodybuilders all took steroids, but, apparently even 18-year-old high school kids take steroids, in order to get that college football scholarship etc.
Everyone is 100% “natty (natural)â€, until they are busted.
For example, apparently there is this guy named the beef liver king, who ate nothing but beef liver, and said that he was 100% natural, and the way he was able to get so jacked and muscular was because he lots of beef liver. This is hilarious because independently I came up with a thought, that beef liver, and cholesterol is a natural steroid, because beef liver has the highest concentration of cholesterol in any meat food item, And that cholesterol is a natural steroid. And no, cholesterol will not give you a heart attack. Also the hilarity is that consuming more dietary cholesterol, let’s say eating beef liver, will not necessarily increase your LDL or HDL cholesterol levels, all these “scientific†studies about cholesterol and heart attacks is all about correlation, not causation. All observational studies, which is not real science. And no, don’t trust Bill Gates, just look at his “boner killer“ beer gut, as tweeted by Elon Musk.
The only way you could maybe do a scientific study is to take two children at birth, twins, both boys, and keep them in test tubes from birth until death, and feed only one 100% beef liver, and the other a “balanced“ “Mediterranean“ diet. Even if you did this, it might not be significant, because your sample size is not big enough. You might have to do this with at least 1000 kids, which ain’t gonna happen, not even in mainland china.
I have very simple directions:
That means no breakfast, no lunch, only one massive 100% carnivore dinner. I have done this seven years religiously, and also the fun thing; I think I might be the only one who lifts insanely heavy weights at the gym, without having consumed anything before! The only things I consume before working out might be normal filtered tap water, and espresso with no BS added.
That means, what is the maximum amount of weight you are able to move, successfully once. Also a new innovation is towards “nano reps.†The basic idea is this: increase the weight, decrease the range of motion.
The hilarity is that a lot of people tell me to “be careful“, and that I might “hurt myself“, or that I might “hurt my back“. Anyone who tells me this is a coward. Why? When they tell you to be careful, or that you might hurt yourself, what they are essentially saying is that,
“I am so bewildered that you are able to move that insanely heavy weight, without any straps, belts, knee wraps, etc. I am flabbergasted how you are so strong and how you were able to do that. Certainly your method is a foolish one, and if you keep doing that, you’ll end up injuring and hurting yourself, because what you do is illegitimate. I want to see you hurt yourself so I could feel better about myself, about how weak I am.â€
Zero issues here. And also for your personal reference, no, I do not take any weird drugs or steroids or hormones. I don’t even consume protein powder or creatine! Just 100% beef, beef neckbones, beef ribs, beef liver, beef brisket. If beef is not available, pork belly and pork ribs. But it is my theory that beef is superior to pork, because beef has more myoglobin red blood cells in it, more oxygen, which may be assists in muscle building.
Red meat or nothing.
Currently speaking, I think there is an anti-meat conspiracy going around. Note that apparently people like James Cameron, Bill Gates, etc., a lot of them on much farmland in America, or on some sort of weird pea protein powder companies, so this is the thing:
People want to seem more benevolent, care about “humanity“, “the planet“, “animal rights“, etc., in order to advance their personal image, their “legitimacy“, and also make money from it.
I believe that if we really want to think scientifically, or, think critically about muscle building, let us not talk about ethics, “the planet“ etc.
Hyper means “over,†tropia†means nutrition, or nourishment in Ancient Greek.
When a lot of people talk about “hypertrophy“ in regards to muscle building, I think what they are talking about is doing lots of repetitions, at a lower or moderate weight, in order to maximize “muscle size“. But the reason why this etymology is misleading is that actually, hypertrophy really means “over nourishment.â€
As a thought experiment, let us say that I lift insanely heavy weights, over seven or eight plates at the gym, even for a single repetition. And then I go home, and I eat 5 pounds of beef ribs. Let us say I continue this pattern for a year. Certainly I will accumulate muscle mass and size, and strength.
Another funny notion is nowadays guys want to do something called a bulk, and “bulking up,†and then later on, cut their carbs and sugars, and starches, in order to “lean up“.
I find this to be a disintelligent strategy.
You do not need any sugar, carbs, starches, rice or potatoes, protein powder, creatine, etc. in order to augment your muscle size. Also as a fun fact, you do not need to even consume food, or whey protein powder a “golden hour window“ after you’re done working out. For example, I typically go to the gym and lift weights at around 1 PM, and then I don’t eat dinner until 6 PM, I have still been able to meet some demigod gains. Sometimes I don’t break my fast or eat until 10pm, no problems here!
No. Just do it fasted. If you’re going to have a stimulant, why not just drink black coffee? These new pre-workout caffeine cocaine looking powder things I think are bad because they make you fat. 99.9% of them, if not 100% of them have some sort of sucralose or artificial sweetener added to it. Similar to these “0 cal“ energy drinks, just read the ingredient list, any sort of artificial sweetener will make you fat.
Eating meat will not make you fat. Also, eating fat will not make you fat. The only things which make you fat include vegetables, fruit, starches, rice and potatoes, sweets, Coke zero, Stevia, monk fruit, honey, almonds, nuts, legumes, sweetened or flavored water, milk, dairy, almond milk, oat milk, oatmeal, etc.
Essentially anything which spikes your insulin levels is bad.
No no no, it is not this silly “calories in calories out†nonsense. Even “zero calorie“ beverages, let us say a Coke zero, has artificial sweetener added to it. You cannot fool your hormones or your biology. If you drink a Coke zero, and you taste the sweetness, and your body senses this sweetness, I am quite certain it will start injecting insulin into your body, which acts as a fat storage mechanism.
Also, the reason why you should never weigh yourself, irregardless if you are a man or a woman is that it is a foolish metric. It is impossible to ascertain how much of the weight on the scale is fat versus muscle mass, versus bone weight, sinew weight, blood weight, etc.
Why are people so into this cult of weighing yourself?
I first blame the doctors. The doctors tell the patients that they should “lose weight“. No no no. What they should say is, to lose fat. Also changing up the lexicon; don’t call people overweight, call them overfat.
What is the issue here? In America, people are too sensitive. If you call somebody fat, or that they need to lose fat, people feel insanely offended. However if you call them overweight or that they need to lose weight, it seems less bad.
Once again, goal is to gain muscle mass, not fat.
One of the most interesting things about reading the Iliad, and studying ancient Greek mythology is that even the gods of Mount Olympus sleep.
In fact, when does your body actually actively build muscle? Not while you are lifting weights, but while you are sleeping, and your body is taking all of the meat that you consumed in, and rebuilding that bigger into stronger bigger muscles.
I recommend trying to sleep at least 8 to 12 hours a night, if possible. If not, take lots of turbo naps during the day.
How do you sleep better? Let us assume that you atlas lifted over eight plates, 785 pounds, and for dinner, you ate 5 pounds of beef ribs. Also, charge your iPad and your iPhone in a separate bedroom. Don’t consume any media before hitting the sack.
Also caffeine. My simple thought is it seems best to just barbell it; better to drink a shitload of coffee first thing in the morning, and abstain from coffee for the rest of the day, than to steadily drink coffee throughout the day. I call it “intermittent coffeeâ€.
Let us consider atlas, who holds the weight of the world on his shoulders. Does he skip leg day? No. Every day is leg day.
A simple thought: which can you use to lift heavier weights? Your arms, your upper body and shoulders, or your legs?
In fact, towards new male physique aesthetics; better to have demigod legs and thighs, than to have a buff upper body and chicken legs.
Why your legs? Your legs produce the most testosterone, and also, will augment your whole body muscle development. If you have insanely muscular and strong legs, everything will naturally follow. For example, even when atlas lifting over eight plates, I have found that a lot of muscular growth has naturally occurred in my upper back, my shoulders, my calves, even my abs.
Boost your testosterone.
I think everything is connected. For example, I have this theory that if you become more muscular, you will also be able to become more productive, and be able to work more.
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Why lift weights? I say that lifting weights is only interesting if it is a little bit dangerous, uncertain, and requires monster courage.
A super critical thing we could start studying and philosophizing about is human physiology, if we truly want to extract more out of life.
I believe that for us to innovate power lifting, we need to get rid of the old lifts, and replace them with new ones:
Why human physiology?
First and foremost, I think happiness is a physiological phenomenon. That is, if you want to become “happierâ€, you must focus on improving your own human physiology.
How does one improve their physiology? More time standing and walking, more time outdoors, more time being physical, physical activity and play, shifting your hormones, intermittent fasting, less time in a car and less time driving, etc.
I think it is this foolhardy notion of “the soul“. That is, somehow we can divorce the body from the mind, and that ultimately, the body is not that important.
For example, all of this nonsense about uploading your consciousness to the cloud, etc.
This is the hilarity; all of these insecure Silicon Valley wimps wish that they were buffer, more muscular, Morrisville, and instead, they augment their feeling a masculinity by attempting to become billionaires, aspiring to buy the McLaren, Lamborghini, tesla, etc.
Or even worse the Porsche 911, the 911 GT3 RS
If I were the personal trainer for Elon musk and Kanye West, this is what I would recommend:
For their diet, 100% carnivore diet, with the most expensive and finest pasture raised hundred percent grass fed beef.
Super strict, no carbs, no starches, no sweetened beverages. Just 100% black coffee or espresso.
More turbo thoughts to come!
EK
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Maybe the best car is the one which allows in the maximum amount of natural light? Also, the best home is the one which also allows in the maximum amount of natural light?
The ultimate; matte black Hyundai sonata, or even funnier, matte pink.