So, on a previous question about looks that I only asked to girls in what they thought of my physical appearance, short height, etc. The Reponses were mixed (which is slightly different; since they're usually almost always negative). Anyway, one woman, @CalmYourTits, suggested I do 75 Hard, implying she's done it or currently doing it. So I looked into it.
https://andyfrisella.com/pages/75hard-infoThis is meant to be a mental toughness challenge. In many ways, it's basically the One Punch Man challenge. But instead of 100 pushups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a six mile run everyday for 30 days, it's slightly easier and harder. The 75 Hard Challenge is:
1. Remain on a highly healthy diet.
2. Drink a gallon of water (128 oz., 3800 ml).
3. Workout for 45 minutes indoors or outdoors.
4. Read at least ten pages of a self-help book.
5. Workout for 45 minutes strictly outdoors.
6. Take a progress pic every day.
7. Do all of this literally everyday for 75 days straight.
Why not 30 days? Why not 60 days? It's an arbitrary number Andy Frisella came up with. Now on paper, this doesn't sound too hard. But let's break it down.1. Healthy diet. Medium-hard.
There are people who can do this challenge: People who already work out an hour every single day and already drink nearly a gallon of water daily. ... AND ARE ALREADY FIT! You'll not see one Before pic of anyone who is overweight/out of shape already.
Am I being unreasonable? Is 75 Hard something do-able for most people, or is it complete insanity? You tell me. In either case, I'm going to do "75 Medium," even though they say not to tweak the program in any way. I don't care; some progress is better than none.
Many people have done it, and gallon of water is actually easier than you think. You see how you said, "it's harder than you think"...75 hard is about switching your mindset.
You can be surprised what you can do.
75 Hard is about a mental challenge. Maybe start with Andy's podcasts before you start the program.
Just get yourself pumped and excited, and really just want discipline.
I tend to go by common sense for most things in life, like "learning to walk before you sign up to do a 40K marathon." Yeah, I get "the point" of it all. But like I said, MOST people who have done this are already people in decent shape, who already exercise a good 10 hours a week, and already were doing a weaker version of half the stuff on this list anyway.
I've decided I will do a "25 Medium": - Eat one healthy thing a day - Drink as much water as I can - Work out 3 hours a week; at least on three separate days - Read 10 pages a day - Take a progress picture
If I can do that consistently, I will then try 75 Hard.
I did look them up a few days ago. 99% of the people on there are already dedicated athletes who could do half of this stuff in their sleep. The only "hard" part for these people would be reading ten pages a day (I'm tempted to make a joke about if half of them can even read, but that'd be mean!). I could do all of this stuff for maybe five days in a row, but 75 is f*cking crazy! The hardest part of this, besides drinking a gallon of water (usually, in one sitting) is exercising for a f*cking hour and a half DAILY! I mean, if I woke up at 7am, did it before work, and then did it at 8pm after work, I could maybe do that, but I need sleep too much to be waking up at 7am every day for something I already despise like cardio.
I dropped out 35 days in, and I’m about to try again. The water was surprisingly doable, the 45 minutes outside was less so because I don’t have a place where I feel comfortable/ private/ safe. The diets was actually pretty easy and the books was easy. I have consistency issues tho. His did it’ yours do?
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