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Started watching and absorbing every philosophy and informations Adam gave us since 2 years ago. Now I'm a level 24 mercenary

Adam is turning me into a soulsborne character

I had a buddy who did something like this way back. Whenever I tried I was overwhelmed because there were so many areas I wanted to improve. You should make a bioneer chart tracker where people can use a generic template or plug in areas they feel they need improvement

This sounds like the premise for an isekai anime... "My Life in Another World as a Bioneer"-- mild-mannered office worker Adam didn't do much with his life, just going into work every day, tapping away at his keyboard and kowtowing to his bosses. At night, he'd return home to his lonely studio apartment and drink cheap beer and daydream about being a superhero. Then one day, Adam overslept and as he raced to get to work, he darted out into traffic and was hit by a truck. To his astonishment, he wakes up from the dead in another world that's built suspiciously like an RPG, complete with levels, magic systems, and a Dark Lord hellbent on Adam's personal destruction. The beautiful goddess who whimsically reincarnated him grants him one wish: to have any power he desires. Adam spends a few tense minutes contemplating Super Strength or Endless Endurance and ultimately shocks the goddess with his decision: the ability to go absolutely anywhere at all, never wearing a shirt, and never once be questioned for it. So begins our hero's journey!

Awesome video. I used to be badly addicted to video games, playing 16+ hours a day, working 2 days a week, making 12k/yr. Jan 2020 i weighed 388lbs. Eating BS and drinking 2000+ calories a day in soda alone. I slowly convinced myself that real life was the video game, and began 'playing the game' with myself as the main character. I believe this process is called 'gamifying'. After going down this road, i now make 72k/yr, weigh 172bs, can cycle for 2 hours, and can do 10 strict, unassisted pull ups. I rarely play video games now, no more than 3-5 hours a week. This is just the start of my goals, with many already completed. Now Loading future goals: "Iron Cross" on gymnastic rings, 100 mile cycling without stopping, Mountain climbing.

In coding, we have high level languages, and low level languages. This doesn't refer to how difficult the language is, but how fundamental they are to device function. I like to think of the bare essential training as low level training, to work on my strength, endurance, cardio, and mobility. Only then can I get to doing higher level stuff, like skills for sports, aesthetics, and whatnot. I've built a similar hierarchy for other things I participate in, such as martial arts, combat sports, and tricking.

I'm trying to use this mindset not just in working out, but as a larger life philosophy. When i spend time really thinking about it and being mindful with it, it really does make my depression feel less intense.

I usually run for speed, do some deadlift for strenght and shout "LIGHTWEIGHT BABYYYY!!!" in public for charisma

" You got me MOTIVATED to BURY the LIGHT " 💪🏾🔥

I was already kind of thinking this way with my training, but now you've cemented it in my mind. Can't unthink, now we're gaming 24/7

Look like a bodybuilder, strong like a powerlifter, but fit like a soldier, thats my ideal I'm trying to train to.

Would be really nice to have a video with specific training like how to be : - Warrior - Rogue - Survivor ... Well, lot of classes are impossible to achieve ^^

I've considered the same before. However, I think it's important to remember that unlike in a game skills are perishable. You can develop strength, but you need to stay working out to maintain it. Likewise you may earn your degree and "level up" your intellect, but if you cease to do things that are intellectually stimulating you may regress.

A few years back, after decades of playing ice hockey and soccer, I had to have a hip replacement. During my recovery, as an avid gamer, I decided to 'gamify' my recovery - 1 point for doing a set of the exercises my physiotherapist gave me, 1 point for walking a flight of stairs, etc. I found it really helped get me back on my feet. Oddly enough, I hadn't taken that idea to the next (obvious now that I've seen it) step and now I want to do that. Thanks so much for this, and all your other videos!

This is so dope to see. I've tried to adopt this mentality in pretty much every facet of my life. When one says "life is a game", people tend to think they aren't taking things seriously, but there is so much to achieve if we gamify all of this. Setting the difficulty, creating incentives, levelling up, allocating growth "points", and even treating the major challenges in our lives like boss battles. Love this. 💙

I am doing a lot of gardening work during the summer and I was thinking if I can count it as a workout. I would love to see a video from you discussing the gardening activities (wheelbarrow, mowing with a scythe, farmer's walk (duh)) and how they train the body in a functional way.

Adam I think you'd enjoy the dark souls series (and other fromsoftware games like bloodborne, sekiro, elden ring), because they are notoriously difficult but you will actually feel a sense of mastery as you train your coordination, reflexes and intuition about the game's mechanics. It is an incredibly rewarding experience. Also, the game design is super badass and playing them always motivates me to move and train! Much love :)

It's funny, I looked up this cuz I love dark souls and having a certain "build" seemed pretty cool. There were no good results. You are the first to do a video like this that's actually good quality

I really appreciate that you had a few rpg like clips here and the edits aswell. Small details much respect. Amazing work btw really enjoy your content

I really enjoy thinking through as figuring out how this can apply to the lives of seniors who are languishing in care facilities. I've been working among them for about 6 months and encouraging simply standing and sitting for singing and walking around the meeting hall to meet others in 3 minutes: "and try to move about relying on your own balance and less on your walker and pushing your little wagon.." And then I demonstrate how they might do that by walking around the table with a little bit of balance. Love your videos, Adam! I live among the "Alfreds" who are helpers for the Batmans in life.

I want to make myself into mainly into a strength-endurance build with a bit of intelligence. I'm thinking something like: 40% Strength, 30% Endurance and 30% Intelligence. That is usually the kind of build I go for in games. A tanky heavy-armor sword and shield warrior with some endurance/stamina to be able to deliver at least a couple power blows and some intelligence for enchantments and magic resistance. What the real life equivalent of that would look like is probably: progressive strength training at gym with compound exercises + some light 30 minute cardio + learning skills like fighting techniques, fitness forms, philosophy, nutrition and a bit of history on the side

I've been sat all day noting your recommended exercises, pillars of fitness and my 3 main goals trying to work out a plan. Then you drop this video!

Congratulations on 600,000 subs! Proud to be one of them!

I run a lot, sometimes when I start getting tired I think about how unstoppable faith from mirror's edge is. Yes, making her run out of stamina would ruin the game but it gives me the push I need to finish the session.

I love the angles you view fitness from Adam, very inspirational and familiar in a sense. Your videos really help bring the vision of what I want from my body into sharp focus! Thanks for doing what you do! This concept reminds me of the Nerd Fitness community.

Having fun is really the most important. It's so much easier to keep with it. Thank you for your videos.

Rpg’s had a huge impact on my physical, mental attributes and choice of work😁

Being good at the 6 pillars of health and fitness is where it’s at. 1. Strength 2. Speed 3. Endurance 4. Agility or very mobile 5. Cognitive performance 6. Mental health. (If you need mental help, please get some!) The goal is to be an all rounder. Chase performance, all around health, and longevity. For example. Be a guy who’s strong as sh!t. But that strength lasts. But not just in one modality. But also a guy who’s crazy endurant but has scarily good mobility as a compliment.

Love this man's work it's by far the most creative approach to fitness and healt I've seen anywhere else.

Sick!! Always looking to build myself across different modalities and one of my favorite content creators comes with some heat on exactly that.

Another great video! Well done, sir! Old time pen and paper gamer here. You've inspired me to create my ideal character sheet. Thanks!

I just wanted to come back to this video bc it has changed the way I view working out. Thank you so much for your inspiring work. Such a g🙏🏻💯

What a great idea to be an RPG character. Tenchu is my all time favorite RPG. Rikimaru's my favorite game character. In real life, I'm an ectomorph bboy dancer and Kenpo martial artist so I lean towards being a lean, agile martial artist with soul type of character. Being a dancer and martial artist definitely keeps staying in shape more fun.

The reason strength should be a priority for everyone is the degree to which it can be improved.

Another great video, Adam! I do like to think of my training and skills in terms of a video game. I came to the realization when gaming one day that I was willing to grind and do so much to reach certain levels of ability in a game yet I wasn't doing anything similar in real life. As much as games can be a great way to take a break, it can be a bit much if you played like I used to. I've been leveling up in real life instead, it's been great! I regret not starting sooner and that it took me so long to realize just how capable I could be if I put the amount of effort I put into video game characters into myself instead. Anyways cheers for the video, a good reminder to myself why I think thinking of training like skills in a game is quite clever - I feel it can really help someone transition into training and taking care of themselves more. :)

It's so cool that you mentioned straight arm training. I feel like this is where I truly learned the game principle when I started doing straight arm training. Every second you hold on planche or planche style pushups or any other isometric holds, I like to just call it farming XP, every second you do a hold your meter is just filling up. It's a slow process, but so is fighting low level enemies to gain XP. The key is to stockpile over time until you eventually level up. I think fitnessFAQs said this in one of his videos but I don't recall which one.

As an RPG player I've always had this mindset to everything I do. Not just training my body. It works.

Great content as always. I would love to see videos talking about the benefits and the effects of some sports like archery, staff fighting drills, cycling and stuff like that

I really like the clear and concise nature of your messages. Although I really agree with all you say, I do not follow your channel just because I agree with your approach (info bubble effect) but because I truly appreciate the reasoning and though process you let unfold through your videos. Thanks for putting in so much effort into creating these videos.

As a retiree, with a limited budget, I do not have a kettlebell, per se. They're rather expensive. I do, however, have a 5lb (2.5 kg?) handweight (it was a gift) that I grip much like you grip the kettlebell. I swing up and back, being careful to replicate the movements you showed us on this video. I'm looking forward to the "amazing" effects from this exercise. Trying to find objects one can swing up and down, that are around the house, to encourage my other senior friends to take up this exercise...with progressive overload, no less!

As a kid, I grew up playing KOTOR and KOTOR2 over and over again and yet this mentality never crossed my mind! This is a pretty cool way to look at things and make a "game" out of taking care of your body!

Love your vids man. Have you heard of uphill athlete? A lot of their articles changed my perception on building a big aerobic engine and realized I trained wrong for years

Would you be able to present an episode helping with rehabilitative advice for long covid sufferers trying to return to fitness? I've got a double dose that I'm trying to get over, and sometimes even taking the dog for a walk can leave me briefly breathless.

This is awesome, approaching life like it’s a video game makes things so much fun.

Funny story. My favorite TTRPG system is GURPS. Very versatile, highly underrated. It's made to adapt to any game and setting you want AND it's made to be brutally honest realistic and simulationist with it's stats skills etc. The developers have a lot of research and hard numbers into how people learn and acquire skills and develop attributes and apply it. Some people hate it for how punishing the game can be with skill deterioration or quick damage, long healing for heavy injuries etc. I love it. Some years ago now me and my friends were playing a zombie survival game and we all were really brutally honest with one another making ourselves in the game and man does it put things in perspective and you really see what you can and cannot do. Ever since I use my "ideal" character sheet as motivation while I level up my real character sheet overtime and I've been doing this for years now and maybe nothing has put me on a path to more progress in just about every aspect of my life.

I trained like a Combat Fighter ( fast, nimble, precise & tactical minded) Just like Mr Roshi taught us all 🙏🏽

This is so well done, I'm applying it to other aspects of my life asides workouts. Thanks Adam!

this came out at almost spooky timing for me, ive hit a wall and am actually doing worse in my workouts. this information and motivation is a great reminder. thank you and keep up the great work! WE NEED YOU AND YOUR CONTENT

Dude I love that Batman mask display it looks incredible! And thank you for this video! My top games are Batman Arkham Knight, Injustice, Uncharted, Call of Duty, and Star Wars Battlefront II.

That last tip on the importance of Fun is so true ! I've recently put a great emphasis on Fun in areas and activities I want to improve at and it made such a difference ! While it's important to 'tryhard' to see results, what will actually make you want to come back the next day is how much fun you actually got the last time you practiced. Being able to properly balance Fun and Tryhard is maybe the best way to improve at anything IMO.

It’s how I’ve been living the past year. Big changes in my life have happened. New job a fitter more flexible body, a motorcycle here next month already took training and got my license. Among dozens of other small things all adding up to a better life. Push yourself to better yourself and you’ll have push with tomorrow.

Man I really love your videos, keep up the good work Adam.

Min-Maxing usually means minimizing weaknesses and maximizing strengths.

I've been perfecting my cycles for years and getting away from conditioning to add in more cardio has had me adjust even further and it is definitely worth the practice of doing so (sensible training cycles)

Great vid thanks for this one I was picturing finally fantasy for Super Nintendo 🕹

Great advise, but the issue we have as a layman is this: Ok, we have a goal. We have a set of stats that we want: How do we make informed choices on how to reach that? The internet has huge traps of influencers and "experts" who all say different things, with different focuses, and for the layman like us, we're in a jungle of misinformation with few ways to extract the meaningful information/direction we desire.

4:38 I KNEW IT! 😏 Batman confirmed 💯

I love Mario Kart and Link to the Past growing up Also loved VS fighting games and RPGS of course Played D&D for five years that's a big one too Part of my reason to train is to be able to do the things these characters, and my own characters from D&D can do. Training does have to be fun or I won't do it.

I really like that you stressed the fun part of it. I've lifted off and on for more than 30 years and it's such a grind I really have to force myself to do it, despite knowing how good it is for me. So I focus more on the fun activities that keep me in shape. Rock climbing, skating, bicycling, and hiking, and I fit yoga and lifting in there were I can and when I have the discipline. And as for the games I love. Bloodbourne, Zelda breath of the wild, skyrim, morowind, vampire bloodlines, elden ring, disco elysium, metroid, castlevania...

Its important to remember the base of everything here is purpose. Unlike video games, life doesnt really give you straight up objectives in bold font. Unless your goals are anchored by some kind of purpose, you will just be leveling up in all manner of things for no reason. At some point, you will have to min max certain areas. You cannot possibly be great at everything. Thats just not how neuroplasticity works. Your brain doesnt gain new neurons. The regions of your brain just re-wire and compete for already existing space. "And yes, you already use 100 percent of your brain." So instead of leveling every possible stat, its probably smarter to take a clearing potion and re-spec your character metaphorically speaking. In practice, this looks like clearing out old habits/rituals and replacing them with more constructive ones that serve the actual purpose. Replace TV bing watching with reading. Replace social media scrolling with meditation. Replace the escalator with a stair case. Replace easy junk foods with cooked meals. ect ect. This is not only better for your dopermanergic system, but it will enhance all of your stats all around until you know your purpoe. I know this isnt the sexy answer everyone wants to hear but its the objective truth.

Favorite games… Elden Ring, duh. Aside from that almost exclusively VR now. Pistol Whip is my favorite of all time. Blade & Sorcery, Beat Saber, In Death…basically all the rhythm action and combat games. I could give a much longer list if anyone wanted it. I’m surprised you haven’t talked this stuff more. If you’re into fitness and training yourself in every way (reflexes, aim, hand eye coordination, timing, rhythm) and video games… VR is like a dream come true. I would actually practice shooting guns, bows, sparring with swords, boxing… Maybe I will do some of those things IRL at some point, but to be able to do them all in the same day without leaving my room…

Yes!! I am all about nerdy motivations for fitness. Fantastic content, thank you!

There are ways of using your favorite tabletop RPGs as your character sheets. Worth doing if you have a flavor or aesthetic you'd like to focus on. One can look up things like "What does the stat chart mean in real life" for DnD. BeAGameCharacter was a developer of RPG style personal character sheets and leveling systems. One could also do a search for RPG fitness serve as helpful starting points too! Perhaps for your starting point, where you are, wherever you are, is level 1. Alternatively, pick a measurement. Distance, weight lifted, reps, or objective, and use that as your basis for level, or use existing fitness tests to grade/assign a level or rank to a stat. LifeRPG is a app available among many you can use to make abilities or progress measurable.

I love your content so damn much. =D Of all the fitness educators, your perspective on things and resulting opinions consistently leaves me feeling the most enabled, optimistic, and nerded, haha. Thank you for continuing to do what you do, and hopefully we can train together some time. =)

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This is exactly how i see training. People think that training one aspect will decrease the other aspects. For example, people think that training strength will decrease endurance. That's false. My endurance and strength are fine. It just gets better. Nothing decreases.

Easily one of the best channels of this type of content, if not the best.

Love the analogies! HealthyGamerGG is my gamer therapist and Bioneer is my gamer fitness coach

I love the gaming aspect, the graphics on that hud felt super realistic 😁

I love the sport/ philosophy aspect of your channel.

Love how you talk about training EVERYTHING.

This is a great way to help people figure out what they want! I'm trying to do the exact same thing with a different approach on my channel, just released a series discussing how to figure out what your values are in the grand scheme of life, and evolve these values step by step into an actionable training program that fits with your true passions. It's so easy to feel stuck with so many options!

I like this approach. I love RPGs because theyre very satisfying to check off goals and unlock things. Thinking of training that way is motivating too as I've found recently that "unlocking" certain skills has been really fun. Things like finally unlocking a tuck planche and leveling up the amount of time I can hold it for. This also really made me want to finally play Cyberpunk 2049

To be honest, I've never been good at spending my time planning, so my training tends to be a little allover the place; but because I'm also a huge RPG fan and can pour HOURS into character development this approach really helps me stay on course. 😎 Great video, thank you for talking about this!

Been starting 10 years ago with ayurvedic medicine, massage and traditional chinese medicine. By now I have a MSc degree in natural medicine which is mainly about phytotherapy (using plants for medicine) and nutrition. It seems my healer skilltree is pretty maxed out and now I am training for 4 years (with a lot of superfunctional influence) and started studying physiotherapy almost a year ago. My warrior skills are mediocre but combined with the healer skills it's already pretty cool :D. You have been a big influence on how my point of view on training and therapy changed or improved, thanks a lot Adam!

A video or form on every single stat(or most) would be super cool!

Intel, Strength, Endurance, agility and stress resistance; I'm a physicist, run at least 15-20km every week and lift heavy kettlebells and sandbags + calisthensics almost daily. I'm medium in speed but I like my low profile strength (similar to the train like batman idea). Most iumportant to me is to be able to do things in life. For me thats helping friends and family or hikes and other "adventures" that end up needing medium top advanced strength over a long time. Also studying physics makes you pretty stress resistant :D Also: Escape From Tarkov. I have never experienced anything like it. The adrenaline and the stress is unparalleld by anything and gives a nice training for quick decision making and stress resistance.

Shenmue was always my fav! Super influential when I was a kid. Made me wanna be a martial artist. Nice to know it’s one of your favs too! Also, lookin real strong at 0:15 💪🏽

I just like your videos for the sole reason that you've uploaded something new

This is exactly how I approach training. The more I trained, the more I began to realize that usually you have to sacrifice something to gain something else. It doesn't always have to be this or that, rather it can be a ratio - like 80 % of this attribute and 20 % of this one. It taught me very quickly that I have to make priorities and choose carefully what I want to focus on more and what I would like to do as well but can't give it as much attention as I would give the first thing. Especially, when I was released after 3 months in hospital and couldn't train for the next 3 months, which led to complete loss of everything and back to 0. It was actually very exciting because I felt like I just hit "restart game" button and could start a new game with better approach. The most recent example being functional training, athleticism and calisthenics skills on one side vs. building muscle on the other. This one actually wasn't that hard. Although I want to look nice (of course, who wouldn't), I prioritize functionality and practical skills over only aesthetics (don't just look strong, actually be strong). Thank you for your video. You have been a great inspiration for me ever since I found your channel. I feel like we are very like-minded based on your way of thinking in many of your videos and your personality.

Very interesting Concept! First of all my favourite game is Chess. Took it up as a semi-serious hobby several years ago and quickly discovered that one of the keys to improving is to change the way you think. Have currently hit a glass ceiling in that I can't yet visualise the board in my head, and am experimenting with techniques to enable me to do this. Your channel as suggested a few approaches for this, thanks! Also, I am 57 years old and started body weight training, basic push-pull-squat, in order to minimise the likelihood of mobility issues as I get older. However, one of my lifelong hobbies is surfing, and I have recently started to think about what I can do to improve my performance, so have included rotational strength exercises (turns). And following your recent video on the topic, I have start doing one-leg RDLs, which I am woeful at, for back strength (helping to maintain an arched back for good paddling technique), hip hinge (as my 'take off'/'pop up' is not quite as rock-solid as it was 30 years ago) as well as improving my balance. I also worked up to 3 sets of 50 body weight squats 5 times week which great for mobility, endurance, improving flexibility; when I started I could only get my thighs about 15 degrees above parallel, now it's 'arse to grass'. This has also improved the length of time I can spend surfing as my legs tire far less easily than previously. Please write another book Adam as I want to buy it a small gesture of appreciation.

Always love your videos and your content. Hope you do a video on kettlebell

No matter how long I've stayed away you always inspire me to get back in.

Great video as always, love your content

My favourite games: Assassins creed Odyssey. Ghost of Tsushima. WWE 2k23. UFC 4. GTA Vice city. 9 monkeys of shaolin. Assassins creed black flag. MTG arena (online). Conflict desert storm 1 and 2, vietnam and global storm (ps2).

We now need a series based on rpg classes. "The rogue regime" "warrior workout" etc x

Great vid, this is a kickass philosophy. And that batman bust is awesome.

Awesome video, great way to think about training.

I love the concept 😍

Informative as always.

Indeed! I created my own system based on things that worked and ways of training I like : powerlifting, strongman, military training, calisthenics, 1 mile training. And I love it! Will I become the best powerlifter or strongman in the world? Nopez. But will I enjoy every single moment of training? Yes! Will I be satisfied when I make progress? Yes!

Another banger of a video thankyou, Im far from a gamer but really enjoyed this

I'd like to add a point. Like in a rpg, you have to farm and create your optimal build. But don't forget to play and use your body! Nothing more satisfying than test your body and progression!

My favorite game at the moment is actually SCUM. Have you heard of this game? It's for PC on Steam. The idea is you're a prisoner trying to survive against others. It's pretty amazing in the sense that when building your character whether it's strength, constitution, dexterity, or intelligence you have to be mindful of what foods you eat. It goes into detail because every food has its nutritional value that's incorporated into the game. A diet of mushrooms would only lead to weight loss and your character overtime will lose muscle. Eat too much protein and your character will gain weight but also lose stats in dexterity... no longer being able to be as limber and fast. Take a look and see for yourself it's really a well thought out and in-depth game.

Very cool perspective. The Zelda series of games almost always has great RPG offerings, A Link to the Past and Breath of the Wild are my personal favourites of the franchise.

I took your advice on getting a VR, now I’m hook on Echo Arena. Great fun. Thanks

I saw this video and right now I am actually super excited. I didn't think about making the routine like a video game until just recently. As a fellow fan of Breath of the Wild and the anticipating release of Tears of the Kingdom, I was actually super happy I got the DLC for it as well. Traversing Hyrule and leveling up the Master Sword is what I am doing. I'll see if I can aim for less deaths for a re-run, because...man, I died WAY too many times. 😅 I will actually incorporate these ideas into my daily life, not just in my training. Thank you. ^_^

In an rpg context 3% is often massive. Doing every little minimal thing you can to max out your character is pretty much the end goal. Eventually, you could have incorporated 50 different things that each increase performance by 3%. That's the minmax mindset.

Absolutley would love to see this as a series