I'm back at it. Every day: 6 miles running, 510 push-ups, 170 pull-ups, 340 squats. Shoulder is back to 100%. I'm stronger, leaner, more mentally prepared now. Let's go.
Great achievement, I am currently challenging my boys to do 100 push-ups a day for 30 days. Next month we are going for a new challenge. Suffering to achieve goals is the way they are accomplished. Keep it going.
You've got this man! You continue to inspire me to not only push myself physically and mentally. Keep up the good work, I appreciate everything you do. I am doing the challenge as well and I now have abs for the first time in my life :)
For me per day 😀 15 push ups 30 mins walking my dog 45 mins slow walk around my neighborhood. House works ( cleaning, cooking) 1.5 hours Running my own business 5 hours Sleeping 8 hours Reading 1 hour The rest, spending time with families and friends
1999 - 36 years old, triple heart bypass because I didn't do what my heart needed me to do. Always listen to your heart, physically and mentally! Happy heart, Happy Life, Happy Brilliant Smart People making Smart Stuff
Your right shoulder is lower than your left shoulder and causing you grief in part due to being rolled forward. This is because your peck muscle has wound itself tight on the right side. Take a lacrosse ball, lie on your front with it under your right peck and slowly massage the area. Then stretch your peck off for 60 seconds 3 times. Should be good to go. Talking from experience, mine was so bad my scapula shot up through my trap.
Today is day 23 of the challenge. Up until now, I had left shoulder injury, left elbow injury, left wrist injury and right knee injury but I didn't stop. I replaced the pull-ups by the push-ups and running by crosstrainer. The pain in the left shoulder and elbow has subdued, so I'm going back to pull-ups. It's the first time ever I'm using social media to post something about my life. The ONLY reason I'm doing this is to keep myself accountable. I made the promise to post every single day: twitter.com/Pianistos
You constantly inspire me Lex! Anyone who writes down negatively towards this video is a waste of time. Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m a soft lazy person. I watch you daily for motivation and strength.
So have you made any improvements? Lex and Rogan inspire me to get my ass to the gym when i dont feel like it because i almost never feel like it. If i only went when i felt like it, i would almost never go.
I have no excuse not do anything of substance when the main obstacle is laziness or a lack of future insight. Being blessed with life, safety, a community that instilled values, integrity and compassion,good health etc creates a social responsibility that battles with laziness. Who am I to squander these privileges life has randomly dealt to me when so many millions in the past,present and future have suffered and sacrificed so much just to have the chance of the opportunity of half of my blessings? From my perspective I know you can be the best you because I don't have mental blocks giving me excuses stopping me from believing in you. Try to think of all of the people who have died trying to have a life like yours. Gratitude is an amazing motivational tool when combined with the frightening reality of mortality and our certain death... improvements have been made. Not enough.
Back in the 90 I was in jail.. We had a routine 1000 push up breakfast, lunch and dinner and 1000 back arms. Had to work up to it but I had the time. I was also highly motivated - I was young and locked up with killers. I also spent six weeks in the hole behind some bullshit - that routine got me through the 6 weeks of isolation. Some people are writing their name on the walls with feces in a week. I was fine. Anyway I was locked up for 16 months and when I left I could do 10 sets of 100 pushups like nothing. So I know you can do this... Plus you're Russia - you got this! Everyone supports you! ✊🏾👨🏾🦲
@@clarkh3314 I'm not doing any at the moment but honestly yep thousands per day but they were just dips and pushups off bed sink or table I didn't do it off floor which is harder by far I admit but it's still hard when you do do many it's not that unusual in gaol honestly
Shimmy Shai you become a j-cat most likely... I mean if you really break... Some people have underlying issues and being in the causes chronic psychological damage. Those people usually have to eat with the "outcastes". Could be different these days but you don't want to be an outcast. You need to have a car to roll with.
Shimmy Shai you become a j-cat most likely... I mean if you really break... Some people have underlying issues and being in the causes chronic psychological damage. Those people usually have to eat with the "outcastes". Could be different these days but you don't want to be an outcast. You need to have a car to roll with.
Good on you. Ever since the gyms closed I've just been smoking 30 joints a month challenge, which I already achieved in half a month. Not sure if I've learned anything about myself.
Hey man, don’t sweat it, maybe try and only smoke 5 joints a week, 20 a month, and try to exercise each time before you smoke. Earn that high. Baby steps man, I believe in you, learn something about yourself and I know it’ll help. Peace and love my friend
@@l30URN3 btw the earning high... for me anyway.. does motherfucking wonders... makes th ehigh like clearer in a way too.. plus easier to get in the zone for work etc. czu you was basically just in it... Go get yours brother!
I'm 22 and had the same "disregard the pain" mentality a few years ago when I wanted to get into running. Now here I am years later, still hovering around the 5k mark because I injured myself by going too hard in the start and have struggled with pain in my legs ever since :( Everytime I pick up the pace in my training I can feel the pain come back. I'm still trying to get into it by going extremely easy, but even then it can start to hurt... So yes I agree, you should push yourself - but make sure to listen to your body and as you said - distinguish pain from injury. Still have a goal to run a marathon at 25, here's to hoping!
Of course. I overtrained One Summer and it took me almost a year to recover from one summer of overtraining. And I could prove that empirically from the times that I was doing. My overtraining involved swimming 24,000 meters a day. It did not make me faster, it made me slower, it did not give me more endurance, it gave me less and ultimately did not make me mentally tougher because once I trained like that I became very aware of my own weakness and my time's going up made me doubt myself. David Goggins is possibly the worst person somebody could follow to become physically fit
pain can be different things. If it's just tight muscles then doing some HARDCORE stretching will help a lot. I'm talking seriously horrible stretches. I had constantly sore calves when I was doing parkour 5 days a week, then a coach did a partner stretch with me and my calves have been great since I learned to stretch them and foam roll them etc. Getting rid of the calf tightness also helped my knees a lot
@@truthwarrior2149 yeah, right, exactly how I see it. Nice there's still a few adequate people out there, who tend to face the rational reality, not the worlds based on magical thinking combined with ego.
Becoming a big fan Lex, I am behind you 100%. I understand all the parts that make up you and who you want to be. Lets all grow together and transcend the boundaries... Much love
Lex, I love all your content. It's really nice that we're getting a little extra Lex on top of all the AI stuff which is also awesome. Please don't turn that down. It's what makes you human. One of the best episodes ever was the one with your dad because we found out more about you. It's adds to the AI, not detracts from it! Context is important. We're here to support you. Good luck with your mission my friend.
I support what your doing 10 fold. Your on the right track and its in the mind. you have the mental power to push and do anything you see from the 3rd eye. you have found that and suffering for your goals will create who you are. push everyday without hurting yourself. Touchet
2:50 Take the risk, push harder, in the name of discovering something about yourself, and accomplishing the unexpected. Feeling the passion , Lex. Godspeed.
Thank you for sharing your passions with all of us, and for being an honest human being and not shoving yourself into a particular box just to please others!
Lex, you are an inspiration. I always am looking for sources of drive and watching this video really hit home. Good luck with your challenge. I know you've got what it takes. And thank you so much for putting out such positive content
You got it...it's not the exercises or the goal that's important...it's what you become in the process...what you discover about yourself. That's the value.
well done - your challenge got me doing this - i'm a 44 year old family doctor from UK. i'm on 5th day of 120 pull up and 550 press ups. after goggins 4X4X48 3 weeks ago this is my new 'test the limits'. keep it strong.
Lex, every single word in this video teaches me so much, and I am amazed by the amount of knowledge, determination, and maybe wisdom you possess outside your field of artificial intelligence. Thank you for sharing this to the world.
I just downloaded the video so that whenever I feel low or excuses comes into my head I can watch these and recharge myself to push my limits... Thanks for this video... Love from India
Silly suggestion: Overdoing certain motions can lead to wearing out parts (like a car). Stretch out the process. Reduce suffering by taking tasks longer - you’ll still get there, with reduced or nominal damage. However, what you’re doing is definitely getting you stronger! You are doing it! Results are manifesting! 👍🏼
Your attitude is always positive Lex, and it looks like you've stepped upwards even further - fighting yourself to fight for yourself. The self-confidence your putting on display is a great example for those who look to outward for leadership instead of inward. Keep the updates coming!
Why was there never a follow up video made to this? As far as I can tell, this is the last video made on the subject and we don’t get to find out how it ends - he left us hanging!
I support you Lex. I’ve lived a life of an endurance athlete. I used to race 12 hour endurance mountain bike races, where we would consume 10,000 calories and climb over 14,000 feet in 12 hours. The average person has a hard time relating to this type of personal battles. It’s helped me take on all of life‘s challenges.
"No pain no gain!" said no modern fitness expert. The benefit of exercise comes from progressive overload and supercompensation. If you don't rest the following day, you don't get the same benefit and you significantly increase risk. Self-harm if you want to. It's a free country. But you're a role model for a lot of people who can't afford to lose the use of their shoulders. Pushing through the pain is virtually guaranteed to progressively injure your shoulders and those injuries might not fully manifest until years down the road. There are thousands of unpleasant challenges to choose from that don't damage the most mobile joint in your body.
Yeah, this is a good point that I didn't think of. Even if he manages to avoid serious injury (which seems like a tossup, if not unlikely), there are a bunch of people in the comments attempting to follow along with him. This whole thing seems pretty irresponsible.
@@KolaSound Dude come on ... we're not all toddlers. Its upto us to decide to do it or not. And I'm sure of all the hundred thousand views this got, the number of people who will actually follow through with this through to the possibility of permanent injury will be statistically so few, that it might be lower than the number of people who might anyway get into other accidents/injuries independent of doing his work out. So chill, there are people having corona virus parties for god sakes, in comparison, this is far from irresponsible, it's rather positively motivating.
Yeah his body will break before his mind will. Thats what he is going to discover. There is a reason Olympic athletes DO NOT follow this kind of protocol. Volume of repetitive exercises alone is not the answer.
Hell yeah man. Get it! At the beginning of the COVID lockdown I stopped taking rest days period. Every single day I do calisthenics, sandbag lifting and carrying, burpees or sprints, lots of walking, etc. I feel amazing and realize now that I never needed the rest days - only varying degrees of intensity each day Best of luck
For the pain, start eating at least 2g of ginger every day. If I start eating more than this when I perform intense exercises, pain recovery time does seem quicker. Also for reducing oxidative stress and DNA damage: watercress and spinach. Just learned about these in "Top 5 Best Foods for Exercise" recent video by Mic. Enjoy!
I grind MIT OCW Math and Machine learning courses for fun/punishment/unclear reasons thanks to you man. Love your OCW content at MIT and your content here gives me motivation to stay in it. Keep at it for us simps who follow in your digital wake. Bless.
I have injured my rotator cuff years ago, still feeling it... Whenever I feel the pain I get frustrated and want to push myself harder... I don't know whether it's right or not... Keep up the good work Lex 🔥
I feel ya man. I had the same injury a 2 years back and still feel it when I push myself. It sucks but it pushed me to do ab work instead whenever I feel the pain. There's always something you can do.
@@extremespartan117 going through it right now. im only 21 but ive been working out like a animal the past 3 months and my left shoulder hurts half of the day. but recently ive been icing it 2-3 times a day, stretching and using cbd oil and lots of herbs(mostly ginger). Its helped me immensely. still going hard. now i just spend a lot more time on recovery than i used too. oh yeah also cold plunges!
Mate, love it. If people don't want to see this, then okay - they don't have to watch every video. I've only recently been recommended your content but it's been some of the best discussions I've heard in terms of the concentration of the content and the incisiveness of your questions. Keep at it, and see you on the other side of your successful challenge.
"a healthy mind in a healthy body" ;-) Thank you for sharing all the aspects of your journey to frame consciousness (and incidentally reality itself) needed to grasp the AI era ;-), gasp I really need some exercise...
keep it up lex, am 42 and still do my sit ups and push ups every day, and it keeps me feeling young, healthy and a very positive mind, and i agree, a push away people that push negativity :) proud of ya buddy :) much love from scotland
Lex, thank you for taking the time to talk to us about your journey. As a former Boston Marathon qualifier I have lost my motivation and drive to run, and my motivation to be a time in general. I stumbled upon your podcast on RUclips a few days ago and following sice then. Im looking forward to continue to find inspiration from you. Keep up the good work! 💪🏼
This can't be good for your overall muscle system. Isn't overworking a thing? Why even do this challenge? You should have challenged yourself to run up a mountain or kayak an entire lake or something fun. This seems so pointless. PS. You are awesome.
I paddle between 7 and 10 km every morning and and an hour swim every evening (around 3 km) but at least the view and the sunshine make it enjoyable. I don't think I have the motivation to do what he does inside an apartment. To each their own and good on him.
That is the point, to train the mind you need to do non sensible things, because that is when your mind knows to become scared and that is something to overcome.
@@Marzaries I'm just saying that you can train hard with progressive overload and be very uncomfortable and train your mind. But why do this everyday when you know that recovery is important ect. Training your mind by destroying your body is stupid imho. Lex failed the challenge already as he had to stop due to lack of recovery. And yes I know that David Goggins' book makes those things very tempting to try.
You are such an inspiration Lex. To the point that in my mind you are mentoring me on all my objectives in life. I am just so glad you exist in my life. Thank you.
I have decided to join your challenge together with you. It is hard. But let's stay strong! It is all about discovering ourselves! Great you are back! !!!
Admitable philosophy! I just got added inspiration to a fitness challenge I undertook this week. I am hurting but definitely hurting and afraid of injury.
You are an inspiration.. From AI, to deep exploratory conversation, to personal development through pushing yourself beyond limits. Thank you for these videos.
“Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this” Thank you for your videos. I am reminded to follow my passions and not listen to others even when it is so logical to lead a “balanced life”. I work best under pressure and throw myself into things I love and I question my life over and over with their words in my head. However, it is things like this video and people like you who remind me why I have this Homer quote tattoo, to remind me suffering is always there to push me through the doubts and the ups and downs and the voices saying it’s too big and you’re so small and to know it has been worse than this. And it always gets better. Suffering has shaped me into love, and with love al things are possible.
Watching this brings me back to my wrestling days and the intensity of training. Reminds me to re-input this form of suffering in my life, especially now that I’m older. Be safe, play smart, and good luck with the journey Lex.
I am reviothis video because I want to take on this challenge again. I tried it back in 2021, it kicked my butt and for me back in shape. I have since moved countries (from Japan to the US) work life got busy, weight and motivation went down. Now I need to reset my mind and body. Time to get back to it.
You are one high caliber individual Lex. I strive to be more like you. This kind of content inspires me to work harder and be more disciplined. Keep up the great content. Good luck on your challenge and STAY HARD!!
I've been involved in combat sports my whole life. Over the past few years, after my competitive "career" (I was only an amateur) ended, I let myself get pretty out of shape. With all of the activities you're involved in, if you still find time to do this, I know I have no excuse. Looks like it's time to get back at it. Thanks for the motivation.
@lex fridman when you said "i know how to suffer" that really it home with me. I am on y 3rd day 22 hour fasting and workouts. Thank you for that motivational statement
I started running and exercising daily right after I saw the launch video. That first run I learned something about discipline and have kept pushing since. I take a day off each week to recover. The first almost turned into stopping and the second day off felt weird...like I should have been out there running. Haven't been concerned about running time so that might be the metric to push on through the 30-days finish. Just want to thank you for all the great podcasts and for this challenge. It's been a blast and caused me to reach a new personal record.
Nothing wrong with staying in shape Do not go overboard When you get into your fifties and sixties as when you're going to have problems You may think you're getting in shape and healthy but what you Are really doing Is wearing out your body premature that being said really like your channel you are an inspiration to many and a very smart guy Stay safe and well my friend
Just fucking go my man. You're fit and you're only doing body weight exercises. It's not like you will destroy a muscle. Might get some arthritis for a while but as long as you don't do crazy explosive movements you will make your goal 100%. Rooting on you from Sweden!
I'm back at it. Every day: 6 miles running, 510 push-ups, 170 pull-ups, 340 squats. Shoulder is back to 100%. I'm stronger, leaner, more mentally prepared now. Let's go.
Great achievement, I am currently challenging my boys to do 100 push-ups a day for 30 days. Next month we are going for a new challenge. Suffering to achieve goals is the way they are accomplished. Keep it going.
You've got this man! You continue to inspire me to not only push myself physically and mentally. Keep up the good work, I appreciate everything you do. I am doing the challenge as well and I now have abs for the first time in my life :)
For me per day 😀
15 push ups
30 mins walking my dog
45 mins slow walk around my neighborhood.
House works ( cleaning, cooking) 1.5 hours
Running my own business 5 hours
Sleeping 8 hours
Reading 1 hour
The rest, spending time with families and friends
1999 - 36 years old, triple heart bypass because I didn't do what my heart needed me to do. Always listen to your heart, physically and mentally! Happy heart, Happy Life, Happy Brilliant Smart People making Smart Stuff
Your right shoulder is lower than your left shoulder and causing you grief in part due to being rolled forward. This is because your peck muscle has wound itself tight on the right side. Take a lacrosse ball, lie on your front with it under your right peck and slowly massage the area. Then stretch your peck off for 60 seconds 3 times. Should be good to go. Talking from experience, mine was so bad my scapula shot up through my trap.
Today is day 23 of the challenge. Up until now, I had left shoulder injury, left elbow injury, left wrist injury and right knee injury but I didn't stop. I replaced the pull-ups by the push-ups and running by crosstrainer. The pain in the left shoulder and elbow has subdued, so I'm going back to pull-ups.
It's the first time ever I'm using social media to post something about my life. The ONLY reason I'm doing this is to keep myself accountable. I made the promise to post every single day: twitter.com/Pianistos
Can't wait to see him break his limiter and turn into one punch man.
Yes. Will be interesting to see him without hair.
Remember he will get bald first :)
I am laughing so hard
This is exactly what I was thinking, I wonder when he will make his own Genos.
🤣🤣
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
-T.S Eliot
Enough! Or too much. - William Blake
Or they die
You constantly inspire me Lex! Anyone who writes down negatively towards this video is a waste of time. Thank you for sharing your journey.
I’m a soft lazy person. I watch you daily for motivation and strength.
So have you made any improvements?
Lex and Rogan inspire me to get my ass to the gym when i dont feel like it because i almost never feel like it. If i only went when i felt like it, i would almost never go.
Goodfellow sounds AI-ish haha
You seem like a good fellow Daniel...
I have no excuse not do anything of substance when the main obstacle is laziness or a lack of future insight.
Being blessed with life, safety, a community that instilled values, integrity and compassion,good health etc creates a social responsibility that battles with laziness.
Who am I to squander these privileges life has randomly dealt to me when so many millions in the past,present and future have suffered and sacrificed so much just to have the chance of the opportunity of half of my blessings?
From my perspective I know you can be the best you because I don't have mental blocks giving me excuses stopping me from believing in you.
Try to think of all of the people who have died trying to have a life like yours.
Gratitude is an amazing motivational tool when combined with the frightening reality of mortality and our certain death...
improvements have been made. Not enough.
Back in the 90 I was in jail.. We had a routine 1000 push up breakfast, lunch and dinner and 1000 back arms. Had to work up to it but I had the time. I was also highly motivated - I was young and locked up with killers. I also spent six weeks in the hole behind some bullshit - that routine got me through the 6 weeks of isolation. Some people are writing their name on the walls with feces in a week. I was fine. Anyway I was locked up for 16 months and when I left I could do 10 sets of 100 pushups like nothing. So I know you can do this... Plus you're Russia - you got this! Everyone supports you! ✊🏾👨🏾🦲
Did the same it's all you got sometimes I was going all day and night doing thousands but I soon realised I grew more when I took a couple of days off
@@clarkh3314 I'm not doing any at the moment but honestly yep thousands per day but they were just dips and pushups off bed sink or table I didn't do it off floor which is harder by far I admit but it's still hard when you do do many it's not that unusual in gaol honestly
@@clarkh3314 1000 reps a day is not fanciful, it just takes some heart.
Shimmy Shai you become a j-cat most likely... I mean if you really break... Some people have underlying issues and being in the causes chronic psychological damage. Those people usually have to eat with the "outcastes". Could be different these days but you don't want to be an outcast. You need to have a car to roll with.
Shimmy Shai you become a j-cat most likely... I mean if you really break... Some people have underlying issues and being in the causes chronic psychological damage. Those people usually have to eat with the "outcastes". Could be different these days but you don't want to be an outcast. You need to have a car to roll with.
Go on Lexi! As Goggins would say, "I'm not crazy, I'm just not like you"
since when do we call him Lexi? Haha
@@claradenken third time's the charm: Lexi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May your hips not crack, your elbow not blow and your groin not herniate. God bless you!
Good on you. Ever since the gyms closed I've just been smoking 30 joints a month challenge, which I already achieved in half a month. Not sure if I've learned anything about myself.
Brilliant
Hey man, don’t sweat it, maybe try and only smoke 5 joints a week, 20 a month, and try to exercise each time before you smoke. Earn that high. Baby steps man, I believe in you, learn something about yourself and I know it’ll help. Peace and love my friend
@@l30URN3 btw the earning high... for me anyway.. does motherfucking wonders... makes th ehigh like clearer in a way too.. plus easier to get in the zone for work etc. czu you was basically just in it... Go get yours brother!
I'm 22 and had the same "disregard the pain" mentality a few years ago when I wanted to get into running. Now here I am years later, still hovering around the 5k mark because I injured myself by going too hard in the start and have struggled with pain in my legs ever since :( Everytime I pick up the pace in my training I can feel the pain come back. I'm still trying to get into it by going extremely easy, but even then it can start to hurt... So yes I agree, you should push yourself - but make sure to listen to your body and as you said - distinguish pain from injury.
Still have a goal to run a marathon at 25, here's to hoping!
Yeah. This is very tempting to go David Goggins' style but the reality is you can hurt yourself and sometimes for life.
@@kjchannel9615 that giggins guy is in fact a lot of stupidity and potential harm to many combined with ego and magical thinking.
Of course. I overtrained One Summer and it took me almost a year to recover from one summer of overtraining. And I could prove that empirically from the times that I was doing. My overtraining involved swimming 24,000 meters a day. It did not make me faster, it made me slower, it did not give me more endurance, it gave me less and ultimately did not make me mentally tougher because once I trained like that I became very aware of my own weakness and my time's going up made me doubt myself. David Goggins is possibly the worst person somebody could follow to become physically fit
pain can be different things. If it's just tight muscles then doing some HARDCORE stretching will help a lot. I'm talking seriously horrible stretches. I had constantly sore calves when I was doing parkour 5 days a week, then a coach did a partner stretch with me and my calves have been great since I learned to stretch them and foam roll them etc. Getting rid of the calf tightness also helped my knees a lot
@@truthwarrior2149 yeah, right, exactly how I see it. Nice there's still a few adequate people out there, who tend to face the rational reality, not the worlds based on magical thinking combined with ego.
Pain is one thing, injury is another. Love it man! Thank you for the inspiration!
Becoming a big fan Lex, I am behind you 100%.
I understand all the parts that make up you and who you want to be. Lets all grow together and transcend the boundaries...
Much love
Lex, I love all your content. It's really nice that we're getting a little extra Lex on top of all the AI stuff which is also awesome. Please don't turn that down. It's what makes you human. One of the best episodes ever was the one with your dad because we found out more about you. It's adds to the AI, not detracts from it! Context is important. We're here to support you. Good luck with your mission my friend.
I support what your doing 10 fold. Your on the right track and its in the mind. you have the mental power to push and do anything you see from the 3rd eye. you have found that and suffering for your goals will create who you are. push everyday without hurting yourself. Touchet
2:50 Take the risk, push harder, in the name of discovering something about yourself, and accomplishing the unexpected.
Feeling the passion , Lex. Godspeed.
Thank you for sharing your passions with all of us, and for being an honest human being and not shoving yourself into a particular box just to please others!
I love how real you are. You're an inspiration man.
Lex, you are an inspiration. I always am looking for sources of drive and watching this video really hit home. Good luck with your challenge. I know you've got what it takes. And thank you so much for putting out such positive content
You got it...it's not the exercises or the goal that's important...it's what you become in the process...what you discover about yourself. That's the value.
well done - your challenge got me doing this - i'm a 44 year old family doctor from UK. i'm on 5th day of 120 pull up and 550 press ups. after goggins 4X4X48 3 weeks ago this is my new 'test the limits'. keep it strong.
I always imagine he films these at 4 in the morning
Lex, every single word in this video teaches me so much, and I am amazed by the amount of knowledge, determination, and maybe wisdom you possess outside your field of artificial intelligence.
Thank you for sharing this to the world.
Get it, Lex 💪 I often listen to you while I’m training. You can do it!
Favorite video on all internet.
It is good to come here time to time.
I just downloaded the video so that whenever I feel low or excuses comes into my head I can watch these and recharge myself to push my limits... Thanks for this video... Love from India
I think this is the best video you made. It shows your passion and your willpower!
Well done my dude, you've inspired me to get back there.
I love the crazy passion for the sake of meeting yourself. Lots of people don’t get it
I'm doing 34-30-15 and so every 3rd day I do 34 rounds
I had the same shoulder injury, but I'm with you lex let's get this
Maybe put in some rest days in between. Before something permanent happens
@@Puleczech I did 34 rounds one day, 30 the next and then 15 on the 3rd day and repeated this until the end of the month
@@Puleczech I mean, did you not watch the video? 15 pushups, 5 pull ups, 10 squats and 5 ab rolls. Also 6 miles of running everyday
Dude you motivated me. So much energy in you.
Silly suggestion: Overdoing certain motions can lead to wearing out parts (like a car). Stretch out the process. Reduce suffering by taking tasks longer - you’ll still get there, with reduced or nominal damage. However, what you’re doing is definitely getting you stronger! You are doing it! Results are manifesting! 👍🏼
Your attitude is always positive Lex, and it looks like you've stepped upwards even further - fighting yourself to fight for yourself. The self-confidence your putting on display is a great example for those who look to outward for leadership instead of inward. Keep the updates coming!
Why was there never a follow up video made to this? As far as I can tell, this is the last video made on the subject and we don’t get to find out how it ends - he left us hanging!
I support you Lex. I’ve lived a life of an endurance athlete. I used to race 12 hour endurance mountain bike races, where we would consume 10,000 calories and climb over 14,000 feet in 12 hours. The average person has a hard time relating to this type of personal battles. It’s helped me take on all of life‘s challenges.
Just looking at how far you've pushed the boundaries just by sheer determination and 'brute force' is inspirational.
Excellent Lex. All of the meaning behind your content is so helpful and positive. Thank you for being that kind of a force.
"No pain no gain!" said no modern fitness expert. The benefit of exercise comes from progressive overload and supercompensation. If you don't rest the following day, you don't get the same benefit and you significantly increase risk. Self-harm if you want to. It's a free country. But you're a role model for a lot of people who can't afford to lose the use of their shoulders. Pushing through the pain is virtually guaranteed to progressively injure your shoulders and those injuries might not fully manifest until years down the road. There are thousands of unpleasant challenges to choose from that don't damage the most mobile joint in your body.
Yeah, this is a good point that I didn't think of. Even if he manages to avoid serious injury (which seems like a tossup, if not unlikely), there are a bunch of people in the comments attempting to follow along with him. This whole thing seems pretty irresponsible.
He knows this and rejects it.
@@KolaSound Dude come on ... we're not all toddlers. Its upto us to decide to do it or not. And I'm sure of all the hundred thousand views this got, the number of people who will actually follow through with this through to the possibility of permanent injury will be statistically so few, that it might be lower than the number of people who might anyway get into other accidents/injuries independent of doing his work out. So chill, there are people having corona virus parties for god sakes, in comparison, this is far from irresponsible, it's rather positively motivating.
Yeah his body will break before his mind will. Thats what he is going to discover. There is a reason Olympic athletes DO NOT follow this kind of protocol. Volume of repetitive exercises alone is not the answer.
How about 100 pull-ups and pushups a day. Is that pushing it. I'm 21 y/o and I'm relatively in good health.
Hell yeah man. Get it!
At the beginning of the COVID lockdown I stopped taking rest days period. Every single day I do calisthenics, sandbag lifting and carrying, burpees or sprints, lots of walking, etc. I feel amazing and realize now that I never needed the rest days - only varying degrees of intensity each day
Best of luck
For the pain, start eating at least 2g of ginger every day. If I start eating more than this when I perform intense exercises, pain recovery time does seem quicker. Also for reducing oxidative stress and DNA damage: watercress and spinach. Just learned about these in "Top 5 Best Foods for Exercise" recent video by Mic. Enjoy!
I grind MIT OCW Math and Machine learning courses for fun/punishment/unclear reasons thanks to you man. Love your OCW content at MIT and your content here gives me motivation to stay in it. Keep at it for us simps who follow in your digital wake. Bless.
I have injured my rotator cuff years ago, still feeling it... Whenever I feel the pain I get frustrated and want to push myself harder... I don't know whether it's right or not... Keep up the good work Lex 🔥
I feel ya man. I had the same injury a 2 years back and still feel it when I push myself. It sucks but it pushed me to do ab work instead whenever I feel the pain. There's always something you can do.
@@extremespartan117 going through it right now. im only 21 but ive been working out like a animal the past 3 months and my left shoulder hurts half of the day. but recently ive been icing it 2-3 times a day, stretching and using cbd oil and lots of herbs(mostly ginger). Its helped me immensely. still going hard. now i just spend a lot more time on recovery than i used too. oh yeah also cold plunges!
Mate, love it. If people don't want to see this, then okay - they don't have to watch every video. I've only recently been recommended your content but it's been some of the best discussions I've heard in terms of the concentration of the content and the incisiveness of your questions. Keep at it, and see you on the other side of your successful challenge.
dude you're gonna end up one-punching all your opponents, i've seen that happen before
And going bald
@@TheGintama86 do you really believe retaining your hairs are more important than being a one-punch man? LoL
Bro I wrote a long FB post to the world about bringing passion back and you are filling the role. Push fucking hard.
"a healthy mind in a healthy body" ;-) Thank you for sharing all the aspects of your journey to frame consciousness (and incidentally reality itself) needed to grasp the AI era ;-), gasp I really need some exercise...
I like this content and the guitar stuff, great to hear you're not going to stop this content.
Anyone else take away from this video "I want one of those clicker thingy's?"
Yeah what is that clicky thing he has? I want it.
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You’re a freaking inspiration beyond more than words can explain. Thanks for all your hard work and great content.
Brother we love you too, come back out of this harder 💪🐺
You are an All Round Guy. Multiple Aspects to you which we enjoy, that you share with us. Keep them coming
Know your limits then break them. You got this 👏👏👏
Go Lex, I push myself in running, even if I am fucked the next day, you are a great inspiration to many!!
Just remember, you can do anything if you don't have a wife and kids.
keep it up lex, am 42 and still do my sit ups and push ups every day, and it keeps me feeling young, healthy and a very positive mind, and i agree, a push away people that push negativity :) proud of ya buddy :) much love from scotland
All talk no action. Just a bunch of hot air. Just lame pr trick and attention grabbing. Fads, fads, fads...
Lex, thank you for taking the time to talk to us about your journey. As a former Boston Marathon qualifier I have lost my motivation and drive to run, and my motivation to be a time in general. I stumbled upon your podcast on RUclips a few days ago and following sice then. Im looking forward to continue to find inspiration from you. Keep up the good work! 💪🏼
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
In all seriousness though, keep at it bro!
Wish you the strengths Lex, thanks for what you give to humanity 🙏
This can't be good for your overall muscle system. Isn't overworking a thing? Why even do this challenge? You should have challenged yourself to run up a mountain or kayak an entire lake or something fun. This seems so pointless.
PS. You are awesome.
I paddle between 7 and 10 km every morning and and an hour swim every evening (around 3 km) but at least the view and the sunshine make it enjoyable. I don't think I have the motivation to do what he does inside an apartment. To each their own and good on him.
You're an inspiration Lex! Putting a chin-up bar in my doorway was a game changer.
Lotta talking
Maybe some people don't want this content, but I find it really inspiring.
..and just like David Goggins the naysayers gave you even more will power. Use their negativity for fuel.
that is a key in life for sure
I did the 4x48 with you... But this brother, was more I could manage. Proud of you. Thanks for the leadership.
No need to injure urself come on now. Go hard but but go smart.
did you listen to the whole vid?
Good job Lex! Pretty dope that u are pushing yourself, stay strong dig deep and love that ur sharing the journey with us all.
My favorite English word is “Perseverance”
Here is some help:
# Zombie time !!
lex -zombie -f
thanks so much for the encouraging words and actions!
That was so long winded. Skip the preachy prologue and lets see it.
Rock on baby!! Love all the discussions. And ur physical challenge. Keep pushing.
Those "challenges" are not a sensible thing to do. Train hard AND smart instead.
Sensible people don't take risks !
That is the point, to train the mind you need to do non sensible things, because that is when your mind knows to become scared and that is something to overcome.
@@Marzaries I'm just saying that you can train hard with progressive overload and be very uncomfortable and train your mind. But why do this everyday when you know that recovery is important ect. Training your mind by destroying your body is stupid imho. Lex failed the challenge already as he had to stop due to lack of recovery. And yes I know that David Goggins' book makes those things very tempting to try.
Respect, Lex. Thanks for your strength, thoughtfulness, and compassion!
Cool dude, Russian style! play some ill music on the background!
May the Force be with you Lex
Discipline equals freedom. Keep grinding you savage!
You are such an inspiration Lex. To the point that in my mind you are mentoring me on all my objectives in life. I am just so glad you exist in my life. Thank you.
Outstanding message Lex! 🤙
honesty in your face - we all need to learn that. thanks Lex
Lex you are a inspiration. Period. From you newest subscriber.
I have decided to join your challenge together with you. It is hard. But let's stay strong! It is all about discovering ourselves! Great you are back! !!!
I hope you get better and thats amazing you are back to working out.
Admitable philosophy! I just got added inspiration to a fitness challenge I undertook this week. I am hurting but definitely hurting and afraid of injury.
You are an inspiration.. From AI, to deep exploratory conversation, to personal development through pushing yourself beyond limits. Thank you for these videos.
I started daily 72(500 per week) push-ups from being inspired by you...still on my track..thank you
I wish you good fortune on your journey.
Thanks for your infectious fighting spirit Lex. Going to choose and commit to a challenge.
“Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this”
Thank you for your videos. I am reminded to follow my passions and not listen to others even when it is so logical to lead a “balanced life”. I work best under pressure and throw myself into things I love and I question my life over and over with their words in my head. However, it is things like this video and people like you who remind me why I have this Homer quote tattoo, to remind me suffering is always there to push me through the doubts and the ups and downs and the voices saying it’s too big and you’re so small and to know it has been worse than this. And it always gets better. Suffering has shaped me into love, and with love al things are possible.
Watching this brings me back to my wrestling days and the intensity of training. Reminds me to re-input this form of suffering in my life, especially now that I’m older. Be safe, play smart, and good luck with the journey Lex.
I am reviothis video because I want to take on this challenge again. I tried it back in 2021, it kicked my butt and for me back in shape. I have since moved countries (from Japan to the US) work life got busy, weight and motivation went down. Now I need to reset my mind and body. Time to get back to it.
You are one high caliber individual Lex. I strive to be more like you. This kind of content inspires me to work harder and be more disciplined. Keep up the great content. Good luck on your challenge and STAY HARD!!
I've been involved in combat sports my whole life. Over the past few years, after my competitive "career" (I was only an amateur) ended, I let myself get pretty out of shape. With all of the activities you're involved in, if you still find time to do this, I know I have no excuse. Looks like it's time to get back at it. Thanks for the motivation.
Love your work LEX
@lex fridman when you said "i know how to suffer" that really it home with me. I am on y 3rd day 22 hour fasting and workouts. Thank you for that motivational statement
I started running and exercising daily right after I saw the launch video. That first run I learned something about discipline and have kept pushing since. I take a day off each week to recover. The first almost turned into stopping and the second day off felt weird...like I should have been out there running. Haven't been concerned about running time so that might be the metric to push on through the 30-days finish. Just want to thank you for all the great podcasts and for this challenge. It's been a blast and caused me to reach a new personal record.
You are crazy, and I love it! Passion!!! Let the fire of passion lead you to unimaginable greatness!!! Keep it up, Lex!!!
Nothing wrong with staying in shape Do not go overboard When you get into your fifties and sixties as when you're going to have problems You may think you're getting in shape and healthy but what you Are really doing Is wearing out your body premature that being said really like your channel you are an inspiration to many and a very smart guy Stay safe and well my friend
Love Lex and his podcast, he is a massive inspiration to me intellectually and physically.
Just fucking go my man. You're fit and you're only doing body weight exercises. It's not like you will destroy a muscle. Might get some arthritis for a while but as long as you don't do crazy explosive movements you will make your goal 100%. Rooting on you from Sweden!
You are an inspiration to us all Lex.
This is great video Lex stay safe and healthy!