On Easy Discipline, 3D Delts, & Weight Loss “Hacks”
12th edition of the Manximize-360° newsletter
Manximize-360° shares fortnightly insights on fitness, productivity, and all-round excellence. Plus, free access to my best articles, book picks, and more.
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At A Glance
Use the hyperlinked bolded bullets to quickly navigate through this edition.
- Proven Productivity: Free-form journaling & its insane power.
- Fit Formulas: The best 3D-Delts exercise° & only weight-loss “hack” necessary
- Excellence Epiphanies: On surrender’s power, easy discipline, and priorities.
- Article of The Fortnight: The Deeper Benefits of Reading Fiction Most Don’t Realize.
- Bonus #1: Quote of The Fortnight
- Bonus #2: YouTube Gems of The Fortnight
- Bonus #3: Book Recommendation of The Fortnight
Proven Productivity — Journaling & Its True Power
Journaling is ridiculously over-complicated. It has only 2 steps:
- Get a pen and journal/diary/notebook.
- Write.
Forget intentions. Forget prompts. Forget looking fancy.
Use journaling as a tool to convert the tangled mess inside your skull — into tangible reality. There’s only 1 “rule”:
- Whenever you feel confused/overwhelmed, put pen to paper. Period.
Watch the magic of clarity arise.
Fit Formulas
Formula #1 — The Best 3D-Delts Exercise
It’s the cuffed single-arm cable lateral raise:
Along with the face pull, this builds 3D delts that stand out and make people ask if you’re natty. The rules are simple:
Use perfect form.
1–3 sets of 12–20 reps 3–5x a week.
Strive to visualize & feel your side delts.
Formula #2 — The Only “Necessary” Weight-Loss “Hack”
The Calories-In-Calories-Out (CICO) teeter-totter.
Memorize it. Paste it on your wall. Stare it to death. Let it sink into your mind.
This mother “hack” gives rise to all other fat-loss hacks through questions like:
- How (all) can you decrease CI every week, day, meal, and mouthful — by 1000, 100, or even 10 Kcals? At home, while out, and when traveling?
- How (all) can you increase CO every week, day, and (non) exercise hour — by 10, 100, or 1000+ Kcals? At home, the gym, and your work desk?
- How (all) can you bulletproof both so you don’t go overboard? Before, while, and after losing your desired weight?
A recent article of mine covers this in deeper detail — with 18 additional hacks. Read it for free here.
Excellence Epiphanies
#1 — The Power Of Surrender
Sounds counterintuitive — but “giving up” to (your version of) God is way stronger than resisting with willpower.
I saw this with NoFap, where willpower and resistance failed, Surrender won — and is winning.
“Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life — and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.”
— Eckhart Tolle
Stay rooted in the present moment.
Surrender all forms of negativity to God — with true intention.
#2 — An Easy Inversion For Discipline
Rather than trying to force discipline onto yourself, become the kind of person who naturally does those things:
- Don’t try to wake up at 5 AM — become a natural early riser.
- Don’t try to workout daily — become a fitness enthusiast.
- Don’t try to read 50 pages a day — become an ardent reader.
Upgrade your identity, not your efforts. The YouTube video below goes deeper into this:
#3 — True Priorities Aren’t Sexy
My true top priorities in life currently are:
- Inner work (Vipassana)
- Writing here on Medium.
- Family errands/tasks/time
That’s it.
Not taking over the world. Not “scaling to $10K”. Not fancy.
Find your priorities (using Warren Buffet’s 3/25 rule).
Reveal them to no one or only near/dear ones.
Rehash them daily with bullet journaling.
Article of The Fortnight
Profound benefits of reading fiction books most don’t realize + my 5 best tips to read more fiction (enjoyably).
Bonus #1 — Quote Of The Fortnight
Which type of mind do you have?
Bonus #2: YouTube Gems of The Fortnight
- Naturally, You are ‘this’ powerful. Lead & Reclaim Your Birthright by Masculine Theory — excellent video on sexual transmutation and its insane power:
- The One Question You Need to Understand Who You Are by The School Of Life — a superb quick exploration into who you are:
- STOP trying to be happy by Alex Hormozi — a massive mental rewire that can change your life:
Bonus #3: Book Recommendation of The Fortnight
Extreme Ownership by Navy SEALS Jocko and Leif.
Not your typical self-help books that shower you with feel-good cliches.
Nope. No. Nada.
This will make you face your life and take full responsibility. Excellent read for leaders and individuals, business and life alike.
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Godspeed and Cheers!
Neeramitra Reddy
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