Legionary mindset
‘One more rep Rundo lets get it” Fox, the tattooed hells angel shouts as we do our 50th set of burpees in the sun-bleached prison yard. This was a mandatory routine set up by the white prisoners for each other. It was the structure in the chaos of the prison zoo. It was something that kept a man sane and able to deal with the harsh surrounding that you faced 24/7. This is something more than fitness, this extends to every aspect of our life. What I’m referring to is self-discipline or the “legionary mindset.” In today’s time, this mindset is a virtue, something to set us apart from our enemies. Today’s cultural Marxist system has done everything in its power to weaken and demasculinize modern man. Their aim is that you become a Bugman, stuck to his couch, flipping back and forth between blacks playing sports on tv and scrolling through porn on your phone while waiting for your GMO food delivery. This mentality is that of the living dead. With the world of uncertainty that lay before us, it can be a more stressful time than ever, and many will give in to the intoxication of apathy during this time. But one thing is sure in all this, that life will go one, and our future depends on how you meet it.
I get asked a lot if I ever served in the military, which is funny because my case is quite the opposite. Actually, I grew up like many without any real guidance, just being told to get good grades or be a good boy. Many like myself lacked any real discipline or resilience. I had no moral compass and the popular culture that was pushed only enforced a negative lifestyle. By high school, I dropped out hanging out on the streets of queens new york emulating the culture I’ve been given. It wasn’t until I got into a violent street altercation as a teenager and was sentenced to prison that I got a chance to reevaluate my life and mindset. Now for me, I needed this extreme eye-opener, but if you’re already reading this id, say you are ahead of the game already. So what do I mean by this “legionary mindset”? Well, as I am far from an intellectual but more someone with life experiences ill try my best to put it in words. It is self-mastery, it is doing what needs to be done in the best way possible.
There’s a quote something along the lines of “how you do one thing is how you do everything.” I believe this to be true. The legionary mindset is a conscious one, aware of all thoughts and impulses that enter his head. The opposite of this is the man driven by pleasure and comfort; he is not fully aware of himself or others because he is not in control of his own thoughts and wants. We have all felt down and depressed, especially when we look around at the world we are living in. This emotion is easy to paralyze us, easy to feed into these negative thoughts, and maybe even throw a pity party in your mind for yourself. A lot of times, this will stop us from getting whatever tasks we need to do accomplished that day. When I was just starting boxing I would fill my mind with doubt before I even got into the gym it would start this negative cycle what’s the point, you suck at it, I’m tired today lets go home, etc. It was a coach who saw this doubt in me that broke it down like this. Those are thoughts of your enemy thoughts of the weak man inside side you. You must acknowledge those thoughts when you have them, not in the way that you listen to them but say to yourself I am having a bad thought right now that is trying to hold me back. This is the first step in developing your mind, to recognize when you’re having these thoughts call them out for what they are, and focus on the task ahead. For boxing during warm-up when I was most nervous, I would think about every move id make to push the thoughts out of my head. For example, doing push-ups repeat the exercise in all stages to yourself, ok bend your arms, lower yourself, hold 3 seconds back up repeat. It seems silly, but trust me, this helps you master your thoughts, and you become acutely aware of every single movement you make.
Glad to see you made it through the school of hard knocks. I hope your path is brighter now and success and happiness fulfills you abundantly.
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