So I've resently poundered over what I want to have as a long term project. A challenge that will prove to me that I can do anything I set my mind to and a goal that I can grow from.
Last weekend at the 31th of August and the first of September there was a huge two-day conference in Oslo called Morten Hake Summit. This was the fourth anual summit, and it's the biggest conference of its kind in northern Europe. It focuses on self development, a better communication between men and women and becoming a better verison of yourself. There we got to meet great minds like Steve Pavlina, Jamie Smart and tons more interesting speakers who shared their knowledge with us. Being the event director and because I've been working with the event the last three years, I got to hang around backstage with the speakers and also after the actual event, and so I got additional inspiration and ideas as to what I need to do next. I decided that I need to do something that I have been wanting to do for a long time, but never actually got around to do because I made excuses for myself. Now its time to change this limiting behaviour and get around and actually doing something good for myself.
From Cub to Full Grown Bear.
I'm currently twenty-six years old and I weigh the same as I did ten years ago. I am 1.83 tall (6 foot) and weigh around 56 kg. That makes me a tall and fairly slim guy, and I've always wanted to look and feel like a bigger guy. Previously in my life's journey I would feel like my physique was holding me back from the things that I wanted to do. I used to have limiting beliefs like "I can never get a good looking and smart girl, because who would like someone who's as thin as me?" and "I will never be one of the cool guys because I will never be as good looking as them". Several years later and much more experience with women and hanging around the "cool guys" I of course know better. But this does not remove the fact that I am a tall and skinny fellow! Now, does this bother or hinder me in any way? To be honest I don't believe it does. I have a lovely girlfriend who is both beautiful and much smarter than me, I get to work with the things I like and I have awesome open-minded concious friends.
So why am I whining about this then??
Well. All of the above does not change the fact that I would LIKE to be grow some more muscle and gain a healthier lifestyle. Only because I know it will serve me good in the long run and because I think it will make me feel even better.
A Path Found
"So what is this path, and why don't you just pick up a Mens Health Magazine eat some more and hit the gym" you ask?
Been there, done that. The fact is that I've desperately tried many different approaches and acted on sound advice from personal trainers and articles on the internet, with no results to show for it.
So a couple of years ago I came over a book called "Scrawny to Brawny - The Complete Way to Gaining Muscle the Natural Way". Here I got introduced to terms like hardgainer, hypertrophy-challenged and most importantly ectomorph. Ectomorph is one of the three different somatotypes (A method for classifying different body types based on spesific physical characteristics). This book is not only a workout program but also a dietary plan that is set up for four months, and is specifically made for guys who has a hard time gaining muscle mass.
I'm done being a little cub, and its now time to become a full grown bear.
An Inviation For Those Like Me
I know that this program is very hard, and to be honest I'm a bit worried that I will only disappoint myself if I don't make it through it. So my plan is to invite other guys in my community that have a challenge with gaining muscle mass and want to do something about it into a mastermind group. This mastermind group will function like a support group where we push and support each other, share thoughts and progress, make meals together and get through it like a group.
I have already got hold on some guys that want to participate and help us. We will have coaches that can help us in the hard times, personal trainers with experience from the program and a guy that already did the S2B program and will help us with the nutrition aspect of it.
And all of this I present to you as a present, free of charge!
So if you live in Oslo, and want to be a part of it, leave me a message in the comments underneath this post, and I will add you to our online group.
Also; if you DON'T live in Oslo, but want to go through this challenge yourself I HIGHLY suggest you buy a copy of the book on amazon and let me know in the comments, Ill add you too to the online group so you can follow our progress and share your own insight through this journey. The more the merrier
I will start the program in October, so you still have some time to prepare.
Until next time!
Bjørnar
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