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Hello, lovely MH Community. I'm @desin24 and I've been on MH for a long time but never did any of these introduction threads, not even as an OP Mod. Guess I was busy keeping Sanji x Zoro shippers apart. Either way, I wanna use the space to introduce myself to fulfill a promise from the Senpai Award Campaign and this is the beginning of the MH Body Improvement Club.
Does that make sense on a Manga/Anime Forum? I don’t care, let’s go.
What’s the purpose of this Club?
It’s December which brings Christmas Cooking and also Day drinking to avoid family interactions for many of us (I might be projecting). Add to that COVID lockdowns and you have a mix that will push many of us towards our vices and habits that are unhealthy and make one unhappy.
The Club is supposed to be a place where those who don’t just want to give in to their weaker sides gather to improve. Nobody is perfect but you might as well strive towards it. Personally, I’m doing much better when I have a goal in mind whether it is doing an iron man or getting a certain grade on an exam. The seduction of uselessly wasting time on social media, Netflix, or anything else is big when “2020 is a shit year anyway” but not here.
This Club is for the people who don’t want to go gentle into that good night but let the year end with a bang. Time to get shit done even!
This is the short version of it.
My personal motivation of why I am insanely passionate about this topic is in here:
How does the Body Improvement Club work?
Some people may know already but I like betting. I also like commitment and that is usually much higher when there is a degree of accountability. Introducing "pledges".
Whoever joins has to set at least one goal per month. Whether it is “running twice a week for the rest of the month” or “training for an ironman in September 2021”. No matter how small or big what matters is the commitment. Set a specific goal, name a date/time frame and the best part is of course your punishment if you fail to keep your word. Once all three elements are in there you are part of the Club and your pledge shall be upheld.
Be free to share your struggles and your successes. There is no step that is too small as long as the direction is right. This does not mean that breaking the commitment will be forgiven. Whatever you bet, you gotta do or you’ll end on the Wall of Shame. Now I am not a physical trainer or a physician/dietician so the only advice I can give is personal experience and information I gathered in the last 5 years on this journey towards being a better me.
How does one leave the Body Improvement Club?
Death
I sure hope at least someone will join. I know Senpai @SirSamuel016 will or else his title will be revoked.
Let's take the chance and become better versions of ourselves!
Does that make sense on a Manga/Anime Forum? I don’t care, let’s go.
What’s the purpose of this Club?
It’s December which brings Christmas Cooking and also Day drinking to avoid family interactions for many of us (I might be projecting). Add to that COVID lockdowns and you have a mix that will push many of us towards our vices and habits that are unhealthy and make one unhappy.
The Club is supposed to be a place where those who don’t just want to give in to their weaker sides gather to improve. Nobody is perfect but you might as well strive towards it. Personally, I’m doing much better when I have a goal in mind whether it is doing an iron man or getting a certain grade on an exam. The seduction of uselessly wasting time on social media, Netflix, or anything else is big when “2020 is a shit year anyway” but not here.
This Club is for the people who don’t want to go gentle into that good night but let the year end with a bang. Time to get shit done even!
This is the short version of it.
My personal motivation of why I am insanely passionate about this topic is in here:
Wind the clock back 5 years and you’d see the least likely person to start a body improvement club. Coming into the ring with a weight of 111kg of pure laziness and the mindset of a heavily depressed hopeless young man, things were pretty grim. With a non-existing social circle and a rather precarious family situation, you’d have the right set up to get to a noose and end it. Funnily enough, I somehow happened to find this lovely anecdote about Bruce Lee: .
If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.
That’s when a light went on in my head and I realized that it’s in my hand. If I am in hell it’s because I let it be this way. I am in control of who I am so I might as well change that into something I like. Fuck the world and everyone in it. If I am still alive might as well make the best out of it and show everyone the middle finger by being happy in spite of everything else. I started using the human body the way it was intended to, in motion and not sitting in a chair. Within a year I lost 37kg, changed to a successful degree, and found friends. All the problems that made my life shit could be affected by my hand. Just had to take responsibility and stop with the bullshit blaming of everyone else. These are just the bullet points but the reason I share the story is that I believe that if there is even one person struggling with a similarly hopeless situation they can come to the same realization as me. It may not be easy but the whole world is open for your taking if you dare to. It will not necessarily work the way you want it to but at least you have a goal that you fight towards and may be a step towards finding meaning.
The story is, of course, a lot longer but that would be half a novel, if anyone is curious I can share more of course.
If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level.
That’s when a light went on in my head and I realized that it’s in my hand. If I am in hell it’s because I let it be this way. I am in control of who I am so I might as well change that into something I like. Fuck the world and everyone in it. If I am still alive might as well make the best out of it and show everyone the middle finger by being happy in spite of everything else. I started using the human body the way it was intended to, in motion and not sitting in a chair. Within a year I lost 37kg, changed to a successful degree, and found friends. All the problems that made my life shit could be affected by my hand. Just had to take responsibility and stop with the bullshit blaming of everyone else. These are just the bullet points but the reason I share the story is that I believe that if there is even one person struggling with a similarly hopeless situation they can come to the same realization as me. It may not be easy but the whole world is open for your taking if you dare to. It will not necessarily work the way you want it to but at least you have a goal that you fight towards and may be a step towards finding meaning.
The story is, of course, a lot longer but that would be half a novel, if anyone is curious I can share more of course.
How does the Body Improvement Club work?
Some people may know already but I like betting. I also like commitment and that is usually much higher when there is a degree of accountability. Introducing "pledges".
Whoever joins has to set at least one goal per month. Whether it is “running twice a week for the rest of the month” or “training for an ironman in September 2021”. No matter how small or big what matters is the commitment. Set a specific goal, name a date/time frame and the best part is of course your punishment if you fail to keep your word. Once all three elements are in there you are part of the Club and your pledge shall be upheld.
Be free to share your struggles and your successes. There is no step that is too small as long as the direction is right. This does not mean that breaking the commitment will be forgiven. Whatever you bet, you gotta do or you’ll end on the Wall of Shame. Now I am not a physical trainer or a physician/dietician so the only advice I can give is personal experience and information I gathered in the last 5 years on this journey towards being a better me.
How does one leave the Body Improvement Club?
Death
I sure hope at least someone will join. I know Senpai @SirSamuel016 will or else his title will be revoked.
Let's take the chance and become better versions of ourselves!
).
soon I guess 
