ALPHA MALE ALUMMNI, NEW GYM MUSIC, AND MAKING TIME TO LIFT

 

 Who remembers watching Renegade on late night USA channel in the 90's? Honestly the opening credits are better than the entire show so I never made it past 10 minutes when I was a pre-teen. But looking back on it now it got me all kinds of pumped up. I am considering watching the entire first season with a weightlifters prospective. For you young bucks that ain't tracking its outlaw Lorenzo Lamas as the buff, long haired, mystery hunk, riding a motorcycle and shooting automatic weapons. UR' MOSHIN. tell me that Lorenzo Lamas is not the hardest name you ever heard. Lorenzo is like the bastard offspring of John Stamos and diesel fuel. Spot L wearing the long hair/tucked in tank top combo I wrote about in the summer fashion post two months ago. so advanced. really looking forward to this look making a comeback.

patent leather vest with gold chain.

Before I tackle today's topics just wanna take this chance to showcase some of the baddest dudes walking this earth. The intent is to get you focused and pumped up. Form your "mental male motivator" from these guys. So walk with me as I take you through the halls of the Alpha Male  Alumni. Take a knee, silence your phones, and pay your respects to those who came before us. Harness their energy, their attitude, and their look and channel it into your next lift. 

First stop is by far the most underrated but thanks to the resurgence of the Mad Max franchise I have a feeling he will soon be adoring your laptop wallpapers and becoming a name thrown around in the weight room very often. the intimidating, haunting, and utterly terrifying...

Lord Humungus

as if this thing wasn't cool enough scope that Misfits tat on the right delt.

when you are so strong your enemies are both scared and sexually confused. Is he gonna fuck me or kill me? which one would I prefer?

strong "Under The Sign of The Black Mark" vibes.

Go watch Mad Max: Road Warrior and root for this villain.

next is an obscure inductee but hes burst onto the scene in the last few months, getting a lot of press coverage. The real life warlord Abu Azrael. His call sign is Arabic for "the father of the archangel of death" (dare you to tell me that doesn't make you wanna war). After looking at his pictures no other moniker will suffice for such a monster. Quick back story on this dude, hes a 40 year old Iraqi University Professor who has a wife and four kids. He quit his university gig and left his home to travel to the war zones in his coutnry and dismantle Islamic State soldiers personally. Hes famous for taunting IS on social media and does interviews laughing, smiling, and giving his position to the enemy, welcoming any IS hadji who wants a shot at the champ. I saw an interview where he was showing off an IS walkie-talkie he took off of one of his kills. You could hear the hadjis talking on it and he was just dialing in randomly and totally trolling the IS dudes. It was absolutely flawless. I may have teared up a little. His prop is an axe that is rumored to chop off the heads of IS militants hes killed. I seriously should not have to even type anything else to convey just how fucking rad this dude is. So refreshing to see someone actually give a shit about their country and do something about it. Here is a link to a more in depth article about him that you should check out. hes a real life fucking commando. 

Daily Mail UK Article

Abu Azrael

a triple fuck of supremacy. could be the most high speed Iraqi I have ever seen.

never a smile so intimidating in all my life.

Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt

this dude looked like this in the 1920's. how is this even real?

inventor of the bear hug and the hack squat.

real quick, this dude was born in 1877. this is what he looked like for most of his life. this man was making gains during the great depression, WWI and WWII. you have ZERO EXCUSES now. none. you should be ashamed of yourself. I AM ASHAMED OF MYSELF!

Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson

Icelandic strongman who plays Mountain in Game of Thrones.

He was on Game of Thrones, hes placed 6th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd in the Worlds Strongest Man contest, and hes from Iceland. Its just not fair. there was never a chance for you.

Watch his training videos on YouTube. He can dead lift close to 1,000 lbs. the pinnacle of alpha male. Really into Iceland just constantly putting out insanely strong men and women for the last 40 years. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong country. I want to be a product of that genetic drift from one of the strangest/rad countries on Earth.

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the fist Black Metal Militia. 70 years ahead of their time.

Lets get to it! Now that we have paid our respects properly to those who came before us time to focus on ourselves in the here in now. I got some great feedback from some fellow readers over the last two weeks. They wanted some more information about some topics that I have not touched on in quite some time. Thanks for the emails men. Keep them coming. Hearing from my fellow darksided weightlifters across the globe gives me great pride in knowing that at any given moment, somewhere out here on this planet is a like minded individual looking to breakout and conquer. Hes looking to crank it up a notch and wants to use whatever tools available to make it happen.

1. Lets update your gym playlist with some recommendations from yours truly.

Chapel - Satanic Rock & Roll

This band is so fucking good. They haven't put out anything in a long time which sucks but they are still active. This album from start to finish is an entire workout. You will never slow down and you will worship every riff. Of all the bands doing the black thrash thing these guys do it better than everyone even Midnight. a must for your playlist.


Gatecreeper - new single/music video "Poisoned Mind"

 If my blog has a "house band" its Gatecreeper. Ive been pushing these guys on everyone since their inception and not a soul has turned it away. This band was made to produce high quality, dead lift ready anthems.  Aside from how well produced their demo is and how seriously heavy the riffs are  bottom line is that they are fucking good songwriters. That is what has taken them to the next level. There are a hundred of these kind of bands but no one can write a goddamn song. they just fart out one riff and then just kinda surf it. boring. not these dudes. everything they create has been A+ heavy fucking metal. its not too late to get on this band. Just like your strength gains this band is gonna blow up.

Sovereign - "Nailing Shut The Sacrosanct Orifice"

The guitar player from Gatecreeper's other band. Sadistic US Black Metal from Arizona of all places. No joke this is one of the best American black metal bands out right now. I put them up there with Nightbringer. No fluff, no experimenting. Just ritualistic, dark, and punishing. I was forwarded this album many months ago in advance and it has stayed in my BM playlist since. This is one of the rare acts where each song stand alone is good and played together front to back is even better. I sincerely hope we get some more offerings from this band this year. Would like to see them get more exposure and infect their truly satanic hymns into other corners of this country.

with the look to match. 10/10

Metallica - "Mercyful Fate Medley"

I fucking love Mercyful Fate. I didn't think it was possible for a cover song to rival the original but this one comes danger close. Its all of the best songs and riffs of The Fate compiled into a nearly 11 minute montage of pure heavy metal done in the vintage Metallica vein. The reason this song is so good for the gym is because its long. Great introduction to anyone who is not familiar with Mercyful Fate. Which I hope is very few because they are the creators of black metal. Shout out to Tipper Gore and PMRC for launching Mercyful Fates career in the United States. Sucks that some of Metallicas best stuff is just a medley of another bands stuff. regardless great tribute and great song(s).


Aura Noir - "Black Thrash Attack"

This is a band that I knew about for the last few years but never listened to them because honestly their name just rubbed me really wrong. I just couldn't get some cheesy symphonic mall metal band out of my head. I know the error of my ways now and enjoy their tunes. Not every album is a home run but this album is my favorite. solid 90's black thrash. almost punk rock in a way. get some!

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2. Trying to juggle my life and my gains.

If you are like me then you stay moving. Your schedule is pretty rigid and you have little time to devote to outside interests. I am in school full time (M-Thur 0800-2000) and that's just classroom/lab time. I still have homework, lab reports, studying, and memorizing to do outside of that time frame. I also am a married man raising a 3 month old daughter. After that then comes my gym time. So I am stretched pretty fucking thin.

The best way to combat the fatigue or life/work/parenting is "trim the fat" and what I mean by that is pick a hobby and drop everything else. In this case if you are serious about getting strong and looking stronger than your only hobby is weightlifting. Sorry but its gotta be done. You have to make it your priority. If it cant fit you make it fit by realizing that your other interests are likely getting in the way of weightlifting. For me it was hard but I love film and I love reading. I am a film nerd. Watching movies and ranking my favorites has been a long passion of mine for many years. In the last 6 months as my life has accelerated I have had to stop watching movies. I just don't have the time and focus that I once had. Im sure later down the road the opportunity will arise where I can fit movies and books back into my schedule. Until then I have to focus on my craft.

Think of it like this. When your life slows down in 20 years and your like, say 50 years old, will you really be able to lift and "gym" the same way you can now? highly unlikely. You will however be able to sit your ass down in a chair and watch a movie or read a book. You will be able to paint a picture or turn a screwdriver on your house project or buy records and listen to music at your leisure. We must strike now. If you wait and put off weightlifting and creating the body you desire for when you "have the time" then you will never have the time! Because it has not been driven into your psych that you must lift weights. Trust me if you lift long enough it just becomes part of who you are. You do it until you can no longer physically do it. 

When you are stretched too thin it will alter the course of your strength progression. Focus on your craft when you are at your prime. Your prime is NOW! Remember weightlifting is like investing money into a Roth IRA. The more you put in now the more you will have later on down the road to work with and play with. So when you are older you can still function and be active to pursue your hearts content. I know that sounds really pussy and "deep" but its true. Build yourself today so you may stand tomorrow.

"Sir, when you go to the gym what are exactly are you lifting?"

My next published post I already have in the works. It's gonna dive into some of my all time favorite lifts and accessory lifts that have really helped me grow. A few of them you are probably all familiar with but there is a couple "dark horse" lifts that I don't see  dudes hitting. My hope is that it will help you unlock the "dark drive" that you have rooted within you. Maybe you forgot about them and when I bring it up you will be like " oh damn. that's my shit. haven't done those in a minute." I will also reveal a couple more recipes and remedies for eating on the go. When you are hurried with life and don't have the time to properly prep a meal.

STAY GRIM AND HIT THE GYM.

VERBAL PREWORKOUT

you are required to read this out loud before your next lift.

Respect not pity or weakness, for they are a disease which makes sick the strong.


Test always your strength, for therein lies success.


Seek happiness in victory – but never in peace.


Enjoy a short rest, better than a long.


Come as a reaper, for thus you will sow.


Never love anything so much you cannot see it die.


Build not upon sand, but upon rock


And build not for today or yesterday but for all time.


Strive ever for more, for conquest is never done.


And die rather than submit.


Forge not works of art but swords of death, for therein lies great art. 


Learn to raise yourself above yourself so you can triumph over all.


The blood of the living makes good fertilizer for the seeds of the new.


He who stands atop the highest pyramid of skulls can see the furthest.


Discard not love but treat it as an imposter, but ever be just.


All that is great is built upon sorrow.


Strive not only forwards, but upwards for greatness lies in the highest.


Come as a fresh strong wind that breaks yet also creates.


Let love of life be a goal but let your highest goal be greatness.


Nothing is beautiful except man: but most beautiful of all is woman.


Reject all illusion and lies, for they hinder the strong.


What does not kill, makes stronger.”

– Codex Saerus, Order of Nine Angles

THE JUNK FOOD AND WEIGHTLIFTING TREND.

you are the snake encircled by temptation. driven by hunger. you have 11 choices. will you succumb to the weakness of outsiders or will you follow progression true and straight?

Ok. I have been meaning to address this trend and I've seen it gaining traction on the ol' Instagram (so we know its serious) but I can ignore it no longer. It's this "candy and lifting trend". The fuck is this lame shit? bacon and bench press? donuts and deadlifts? pizza and powerlifting? sorry but I am not buying. go home.


this is a cop out. This is a meet me halfway approach to weightlifting. eating cake everyday and going to the gym 3 times a week to only do one lift is training wheels shit. that is the stuff busters who first start working out and think that only in the gym is where the muscles are made. this is bush league farm team shit. I AM NOT IMPRESSED. if that is what you think it takes to advance your physique and strength in the gym and then stay away from me because it does not. Don't cry about your gut, your lack of progress, how you cant seem to get stronger, or how you wont ever be able to look like the dudes you wanna look like if you subscribe to this lifestyle.

my buddy Eugene (IG: @thatsalotofblood) and I were ranting about this at the gym last week and we came up with our own tag line. how about this one.... "Sobriety and Booze". How does that one sound? "I love staying sober but I am dedicated to drinking hard and heavy." now all we gotta do is screen print it onto some cheap ass yoga pants and overcharge suckers. the Booze & Sobriety tag line is on the same level as donuts and deadlifts IMO. two things that absolutely contradict each other. it makes my mind hurt but also my heart. I cant comprehend a trend that is supporting one thing that so negatively affects another. unless your donuts are homemade, protein packed, whole wheat, low sugar, versions of donuts then you are wrong.

try to not throw up from how offensive this "workout" shirt is.

look, I'm no fun sponge. I like donuts. I like cake. I like pizza and I eat all of them, I dream about them, and appreciate their beauty and tastiness but I eat one or two on irregular occasions. Its not 50% of my lifestyle and its never a whole pie or a half dozen every other day. I am a firm believer in moderation because after all everything kills you. We all have our vices and we are free to choose our paths and what we carry during our journey. You can get an opinion from any professional on every possible activity or eating habit and they will wind up telling you something along the line of "its not good for you". 

Indulge in all the fun stuff you earned when you have made room for it in other parts of your lifestyle and weightlifting routine. Having pizza that night? Well hit the gym harder the next day, punish yourself. get sadistic! Then adjust what you eat the following day to make room for it. It basically the same concept behind the whole counting" if it fits your macros"  just without the hard data and food log.

Why do things that gain support always have to be rooted in some bold statement defying the proven sciences of human performance and improvement? I guess I just get disappointed because I rarely meet or see people who are just absolutely committed to the hard road. I mean balls out, glass eating, borderline psychotic into everything and anything it takes to get to the next level. The level they feel they belong and deserve. The level they want to be at. So again I come back to mediocrity and how unbelievably boring it is. oh wow, cool that you are into something that is easy and requires enough effort that anyone can do it, and has an escape clause when things get too hard practically stapled to it when its issued to you.

Let me tell you what is more impressive. What shows more commitment than some half assed mediocre "blended lifestyle"? Motherfuckers on My 600lbs Life. You wanna talk commitment? Bro its right there. These people are doing whatever it takes with complete disregard for everything that stands in their way of eating, gaining weight, and getting bigger. they are so committed to gluttony they literally have a team of people who fucking feed and bathe them when they can no longer move for free. Its so weirdly gross but at the same time its respectable. At least they are no pretending to loose weight or pretending to be concerned with their appearance or health. They are all in. Granted its the other side of the spectrum we want but still... What we want is to take the mental commitment of the 600lb woman a flip it. combine it with the motivation of a cold-hearted gainer.

COMMITMENT.

I watched this video from Vice Japan on YouTube about Tomoko Kanada not too long ago. Shes an impressive Japanese female bodybuilder who almost 50. Shes in absolutely stunning shape and she only started lifting weights in her mid 20's. The video follows her around for a day and she tells her story of how she got into bodybuilding, what her life is like, why she lifts and so on. There is a part where she is in her kitchen cooking her meals for the day and she just drops some truth on busters about eating and lifting.

"of diet, training, and rest. I think the most important is diet. many people watching this probably workout but most people don't end up looking like bodybuilders. I think that is because of diet. Diet is 80% of it."

There is the video. I recommend watching it because its motivating as fuck. Make sure to turn on the subtitles.  I realize that my videos do not post if you are reading this on a phone. I am trying to fix it but I'm not very good at computer shit so until I master it ill post the physical link as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuOEP2EKqjU

Side Note: Apologize for the radio silence for the last few weeks. full time school had me by the balls and it was finals week last week so prep time for that was incredibly time consuming. I am now relieved of all school duties until the summer semester starts June 3rd. I have a lot of material already written up so im gonna hit you goons with multiple articles this week. keep checking back.

hit me up if you have any things you would like me to talk about or address. if you have any questions or comments please shoot me an email blackmetalfitness@gmail.com or find me on Instagram @thereisnogod.

"EAT TO THE POWER OF SATAN'S MIGHT."

A BEAST OF DAMNATION. WHAT TO WEAR?!

DODSENGEL

Greetings Fellowship! how are we doing? how them lifts looking? getting a tight shot group? Mother Nature is bending over in her low rise jeans. the butt crack of spring is in site. we gotta gear up to start shedding layers and expose a lil' skin. personally I prefer the winter. I take the Steve Reeves approach and clothe my gains in hoodies and flannels but I know many of you form an acute allergy to fabric as the seasons change. which is great. always like the boys wearing their gains as a shirt. you fucking earned it. take pride in it and share it. no shame ever. shame was created by insecure fattys and feminists to block you from having pride. we bow to no one.

with the warmer days on the horizon you gotta adjust your wardrobe accordingly. so I present you...

THE DIRTY BLACK SUMMER COLLECTION  
.2015.



you are already tight in the right places. thick where it counts and hittin' em with the flex on the reg but what are you gonna wear to highlight your Muscle Ignorance? look no further then the "DIRTY BLACK SUMMER COLLECTION"! here I will highlight some inspiration you can use to make your summer the dirtiest, the blackest, and the strongest.

first out of the gate as expected are the icons of the Black Metal Fitness Fashion mindset....Danzig. Not gonna rant too much on these Gods because you already know, but note the lack of sleeves in this photo. the cornerstone of any weightliftters summer gear. we all have that perfect sleeveless shirt. cut to perfection around the delt to show off the cap, tight but not too slim, length goes just below the belt, a lot of wear-n-tear to maintain its KVLT status. get your ass that perfect sleeveless shirt if you dont already have one. washing it is frowned upon. like Tyga says "make it nasty".

strong submission here. mark my words this is gonna be the summer of the black tank top tucked into black denim. I like this look because your gut has nowhere to hide. so you have to be fit to pull this off. black sweatband offsets possible "washed up chess player with a pony tail" look. which reminds me. GET YOURSELF A BLACK SWEATBAND. get like a 5-pack of em. you cant have enough. there is nothing that pays tribute to the fathers of heavy metal better than rocking THE black arm bands. they go with every outfit. you image search any band that's been riffin since the 80's and you will find one in every stage and promo photo. trust. PRO TIP: also hides skinny wrists making your arms look bigger and thicker.

 

 

 

(aside from my Blackhawks gear) I own no colors. seriously none. socks, underwear, belt, pants, shoes, shirts, jackets, gloves, hats....all black. im all in,  but some of you bros do rock colors and if you do then you cannot look at yourself in the mirror this summer and say "im buff and gig ready" without white hi-top shoes. nothing says chain smoking, arm wrestling, headbanging, long hair like these. they say "I commit to no woman. my only concerns are keeping my shoes white with a tooth brush and tuning my guitar". They are the Monolo's of metal fashion. the whiter the better.

you are already well versed in the ranger panties. every lifter must own silikes and quad tattoos. quads are the new biceps duh. when you sit down it should be awkward for others. they dont know where to look. plus if you are rocking ranger panties when you take them off to put your jeans back on no one is adverting their eyes because you are in your underwear. its old news to them. SILIKES ARE THE BIKINIS FOR MEN. DEATH TO AMISH GYM WEAR! BMF regulation shorts must at a minimum be 6 inches above the knee. no compromise.

any opportunity you have be seen holding some form of outdated farming tools you must take. that is like square fucking one.

Samson was light years ahead of their time. Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden's first band. They released a short film in the 80's called "Biceps of Steel". i am just gonna let that marinate for a bit. soak it up. ......*tear gently falls down cheek* "perfection". here is the description of the film. read this and tell me you dont get a murder boner..." The film depicts a 'super roadie' who fights evil orange jumpsuit-wearing bouncers stopping a rock and roll crowd from having a good time. He then falls foul of an evil wench who seduces and cuts his hair in order to take away his strength. At the end of the concert the super roadie causes the two towers of amplifiers to fall, exacting his revenge" they sure don't make em like they use to. also will a band please rip off this logo send me a black XL? well call it even for the idea.

poor people are the trendsetters in metal. sleeveless flannels are so advanced that I get depressed when I realize how few people rock this look.

this is the "summer cruise look" of BMF. if i am ever in the Bahamas this is what I would wear. I would eat brunch in it, party in it, swim in it, sleep in it, do coke in it, and fuck in it. getting boner just typing this cuz Lemmy.

summing it all up this is what you should look and feel like every time you step out of the house during prime-time sunshine. look at those tumblr baes throwing themselves to these alpha wolves. like "please Lords of Muscle protect me from my 3k followers on IG and slutz who steal my look off pintrest and claim it as their own." gladly my lady, hold my caribou pelt and pewter chalice as I finish blacksmithing my hammer. then I will carry you into my lair where we will drink red wine and I suck on your toes in front of the fireplace.

BONUS PRO TIP: wearing a long necklace that falls in between your chest pecs increase its mass and highlights chest growth. Its like wearing a neon sign that says "yeah. I lift." this is a good thing. its subtle but glaring. you cannot help but notice the small bends and unique curves of the chain as they drape over your thick, solid, and tight chest. if you have served then dogtags are the standard check wear. if not then go for a custom made upside down cross. no rosarys. this aint a neon, 20 dollar cover, nightclub Brah.

FEEDING THE GAINS

I am real big on never going to bed hungry. In fact my late night meal has now dethroned breakfast as my favorite meal of the day. its crucial to feed your muscles while you are sleeping. going to bed without eating is like skipping two meals. I wanna share my current pre-sleep snack. its basically a healthy ice cream and is cheap and east to make. Im very into eating meals out of bowls. I don't like things separated on plates. takes too long to eat and tricks me into thinking i am full before I actually am. like everything else in my life I prefer primal habits. chunk a bunch of shit I need, mix it up, and serve it to me 1930's Depression Era America style.

I use plastic meal prep bowls so I can eat and not feel guilty about not doing dishes but if you use a ceramic bowl it freezes the feed quicker.

I take a ripe banana and mash it up

 add 2 heaping scoops of natural creamy protein

a huge scoop of either cottage cheese or plain greek yogurt

half a cup of plain oats

squeeze in a little honey for sweetness 

and a quarter cup or vanilla almond milk or regular milk.

mix it up good then add a scoop of chocolate whey protein

mix it up again then put it in the freezer for about 30 mins to an hour

I take my medication on an empty stomach then after about 15 mins. I devour the entire thing from the comfort of my bed. Its so fucking good man. im addicted to it. I could literally eat it for every meal. you can pretty much take this recipe and tweak it however you like leaving in the "core" of peanut butter, protein, oats, and yogurt/cottage cheese base. Sometimes I add berries for a PB&J taste, sometimes crushed almonds for texture, sometimes I crush up some Oreo's if I feel like I earned it. just get liberal and create your own dish. its like a Bloody Mary because you can put whatever the fuck you want in it and it will still taste good.

give it a try and let me know what you think.

ROCKWELL BARBELL

here's a behind the scenes photo of us building walls at our gym Rockwell Barbell last month. Chicagos best kept secret in ignorant strength gains and barbaric raw lifting. you gotta know someone who knows someone to be invited into this Iron Sanctuary. If you are ever in Chicago look into earning a guest spot to lift with us. you wont be the same ever again.

cult of iron

Current setup of this elite sanctuary. every month new improvements and additions are made. Its remarkable how far we have come in the last 6 months. Its really humbling to be a part of this thing. look forward to making more contributions this year.

ROCKWELL BARBELL. CHICAGO. USA.

no address is given because its "underground" but the rough cross streets are Western and Belmont. you gotta earn a baptism in here. hit me up if you think you can hang.

get familiar with this place. It has become sacred grounds for lifting, motivation, and brotherhood. not a single shred of negativity lives within these walls. just raw emotion and love of weightlifting. they way gym were intended. no showers, locker rooms, saunas, steam rooms, cardio theaters, or ellipticals in sight. you can go do that shit on your own time. we come here to lift weights and get stronger.

my schedule has been full time go on everything lately. I have had no time to even think about anything else that isn't directly related to my well being. which is both good and bad. I got full time college (4 classes, 2 of which are labs), my first and only child. a baby girl named Baroness that my wife and I welcomed month ago, and gym time. I am living in a very tight tunnel of hard work, love, and knowledge. 

The baby and school take up most of my schedule so my gym times has become sporadic and unpredictable. To combat this I have gone into a "get in where you fit in" gym schedule. No set times and hardly any predictable lift orders. Its actually been kinda fun. I go in there, fuck shit up for an hour, then go on with my life. I hit bench press twice a week, squat twice a week, and dead lift once a week. then whenever I can i fit in one accessory day a week like a back day or arm day. All the rest my muscles have been getting because of the busy life schedule started creating bigger numbers on my lifts. So I cannot complain too much. just basic lifts, strong eating habits, and rest. the nuts and bolts of any strong motherfucker.

Im walking the walk. I don't just post on here and then expect people to execute. Everything I write is who I am and what I do. So even as life shifts and priorities change I still make the time to improve myself both physically and mentally. this way no matter what happens I am on a linear progression.

I know that many of you are the same. I am no special snowflake. many of you juggle work, ol' girl, and dogs/kids. knowing you dudes still hit the weights keeps me in line. we all struggle together. that kinda stuff motivates me when I am feeling sorry for myself. its a give and take environment. take what you need and give what you can. when I see dudes posting their gym pics and progress I get siked. keep it up you ruthless heathens!

what I have been jammin' in the gym lately:
Nightbringer
Absu
Midnight
Blaze Of Perdition
Judas Priest
new Leviathan

see you in hell my friend.

GO SEE THIS FILM. so fucking rad. killer soundtrack, clutch cinematography, and a beautiful story. you wont regret it. its subtitled so you will actually have to watch the film and not fuck off on IG for 30% of the film.

STAY GRIM AND HIT THE GYM.

THE COLLECTIVE BODY: the world. the devil. the flesh.

Usually I get about one message, text, or email a week from either a stranger or friend seeking assistance in walking this path of unholy strength gains and achieving that desired physical transformation. Few things get me as excited then receiving these communications. Aside from my wife and my school studies this lifestyle is my passion. I am quick to help out anyone looking for direction. Even when I am busy as fuck and still carve out ten mins. to text bomb them everything I can say that will help. I then point them to my blog for deeper insight. Not for self promotion, but for actual substance and truth. this blog is a non-profit coven. the only end state to this thing is passing along the "dark energy" rooted in me to all those who desire it. that's it. I tell them to read it because everything I will tell them has already been documented here.

Within the last two weeks I have started receiving and almost over whelming amount of contact with people looking for guidance. this is great for our cult. bigger numbers = bigger presence. I want this Coven (and everyone's muscles) to grow. This inspired me to do a little rooting around and check up on some of the people who I "helped" in the last year to see what has changed (for better or worse) and see where they are on the path. 

brothers and sisters I come from my travels of the far reaches of internet to bring forth grim news. save for one or two men, not one person has carried the light longer than maybe a few weeks (that's being generous). This is incredibly discerning for me. even though I knowthis lifestyle is difficult and can require many, many Blood Moons to pass, it frustrates and angers me greatly to see the lost potential and wasted efforts on other ventures that are total opposition of what we are trying to build. I only get so let down because even if I have never met you in person I truly do care. I mean that. 

I can only point you in the direction. I cannot carry you. I cannot open the eyes of someone who refuses to see. I am no mans Sherpa. no spell, black magic, belief, or invocation is stronger than the will of a man.

pure change. honest change. real change. it can only come from someone who WANTS to change. that is ground zero, step fucking one of any rehabilitation program. no shit its the first thing written on the instruction booklet of every smoking cessation product. if you do not believe me then look for yourself. you have to want to quit. nothing makes you quit. its your decision to quit or its your decision to rehabilitate yourself. these tools only exist to make the process of quitting/rehabbing/transforming easier and more efficient for the person who wants ACTUAL change.

That being said if you are new to the health game. I mean wet behind the ears, green as fuck, does not even know how to spell gym ( a guy-mn? whats a guy-mn?), new to "this whole fitness thing" then this message especially concerns you. You are a weak and scared lamb. a pure, non-baptized, sheep virgin but you know you want grow. to become baptized in the blood of the unholy iron and desire to walk the steps of the Wolf then fear not. because get this...... you don't even need to lift weights! I speak the gospel of truth. weights aren't even within your level. 

you are essentially the understudy of the part-time night shift doorkeeper for the Temple of Possible Recruits in your regional AAAA farm team which is only seasonally affiliated with the League of Servants for Current Alphas. The temple that you guard has an acceptance ratio into the Legion of True Mass of 2:235. that is how low you are on the Totem Pole Of Gains. Even Scribes and Serfs hold more title in their position than you. have no shame in this position. unless you are content to stat at level. then you should be well ashamed. We all started there. every single one of us did. You must pay your dues and put in the overtime work to become a Key Holder.

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those periods above this line represent everything I just wrote about in the previous paragraph. you didn't even make the photo. depressing huh? the bottom level of that photo is the start of the Alpha Metamorphosis and everything below (shown by single dots) are the "Beta Sub-levels". There are ore sub levels below those. Beta sub-levels so low you would literally squirm and puke from sheer embarrassment.  This period (.) represents where you are in the Hierarchy of Fitness. damn you didn't even make it outta Beta Sub-level 4. lol. sorry bruh.

please note that that picture carries on even further. this photo only represents Mortal World Alphas. there are men so strong and confident they transcend mortal concepts and have places reserved in the skies for them. Example of Alpha Deities: Arnold, Danzig, Pat Tillman.

 If you cannot afford a gym membership, wouldn't know what to do if you were there, or money is tight for awhile and you are looking in the mirror late at night after a 3-day/night bender saying "man I suck. my life sucks. I want to not suck. I need a change" then listen to me.....

CHANGE WHAT YOU EAT AND DRINK. HOW YOU EAT. WHEN YOU EAT. HOW MUCH YOU EAT. fucking change it. I dare you. I am calling you out. wanna get in shape? want to take that first step into becoming the man you think you are? then start today. not tomorrow, not after this next weekend, not when your "gym buddy" (who is not even in shape by the way. he is just slightly less fat, weak, and sloppy as you so he is the "in shape" by default) comes into your room and gently wakes you up from your 13 hour slumber by cracking open the blinds, blowing softly into your ear saying "hey there buddy..... time to wake up. I know you must be sooooo sleepy. poor thing. here I brought you some hot breakfast to eat while you wake up. just take your time. I already drew your hot bath. so when your all clean and ready I will be down stairs laying red carpet for your 30 second walk outside and warming up the car (its cold outside and I know you hate being chilly). while I wait for you I will be customizing every hour of the coming year of your life. that way you wont have to think." you wanna get serious. prove it. act now!

start learning how to eat properly to feed your temple. are you scared that it might be hard? are you afraid that you might actually...... *gasp* have to change something in your life?! then walk away now. frequent readers know that in the Black Metal Fitness Cult there are no room for fence walkers and shape shifters. pick a fucking side.

Egyptian Slaves picking a side. to serve the Queen and build their temple proper. fence walkers were executed and their garments and personal belonging were ravished by others to help themselves keep building.

hopefully I hurt your feelings and your butt is hurting. I make no apologies. no sense in crying over split blood. step one complete. now let us begin....

I am only gonna say this one last time. after this post I will start speaking to the brethren who are at novice/intermediate level of health and fitness. who are already committed to the Iron Sanctuary and ready to level up. So heed my sermon lambs.

STEP FORTH TO THE ALTAR. PREPARE TO HEAR THE GUIDELINES FOR ASCENSION.

Verse I: The Forbidden

stop smoking. 

stop drinking every day. 

stop staying awake for 24 hours and then sleeping for 15 hours.

stop sitting on your ass watching the first 13 minutes of everything on Netflix.

stop eating fast food.

stop wasting money on take out food.

stop saying you are "gonna get in shape"

stop drinking soda, juice, and "healthy drinks"

stop skipping meals.

stop going to bed on an empty stomach.

stop eating only two large meals a day.

stop lazily pursuing the opposite sex by use of hungover text messages and tinder swipes.

stop going out every night.

stop going out every weekend.

stop hanging around people who are going to dragging you to their level.

stop taking fitness advice from anyone who doesn't look the way you want to look like (ex: skinny armed "personal trainers", someone who bikes 20 miles a day, any long distance runner, someone who says they use to be in better shape, anyone who gives you advice without you asking for it.)

Verse II: The Expected

start drinking water.

start eating at home.

start cooking your own meals.

start buying groceries.

start eating every two-three hours.

start eating snacks between meals.

start eating a small meal or snack before bed.

start drinking water.

start walking more.

start sleeping more.

start excepting that life sober is fucking boring (at first).

start taking naps.

start researching exercises, routines, and physical activities that interest you.

start surrounding yourself with people who are supportive of your efforts.

start getting motivated.

start looking for inspiration in any form physical or mental

start planning 

start making forward motion in life.

start cleaning up your living space.

start setting goals.

start expecting more of yourself.

start getting angry that you wasted so much time before this.

start wanting to change.

start wanting to improve.

start expecting more from yourself.

 start expecting more from people who surround you.

start holding yourself accountable.

start drinking water.

start now.

you have whats expected of you. this is all you need. this requires no weight room. the enlightenment comes with time at a cost you ultimately determine. you will ascend higher each passing day if you walk true. so get motivated. get excited man! you are about to start the greatest journey any mortal could ever know. the journey of self.

ceremony concluded.

not trend. no cardio.

stay grim and hit the gym.

WALKING THE PATH OF MIZRA: the metamorphosis of a man.

summoning the strength of self reliance and absolute control.

To become stronger you must do more than lift weights. you must do more than eat right. you must chisel all facets of your lifestyle into a “monument of power”. it is unspoken but well regarded that an increase in physical appearance bleeds into every other corner of your life. Over time you will watch how people treat you different. They approach you, address you, mention you, look at you, and move around you differently. Its hard to notice at first but your third eye will open and you'll witness what I speak of. I have never met a man who started lifting weights seriously and had all other parts of his life crumble. The key to any lasting monument is a well constructed foundation. If you build your temple hastily on wet dirt it will sink in time. If your temple is constructed on a strong foundation it will withstand all the elements and storms of life. The beauty of weightlifting is how it starts as a vanity boost and transcends into a lifestyle overhaul. 

are you ready to take communion? I am about to take you to church on this post.

As you you create new goals and smash them over and over again you are training your mind to focus on destroying adversity. Its an exciting process that one cannot fight. Once you have drank from the Chalice Of Iron your thirst will never be quenched. It will always desire more. You will never be content with where you are. You always want 5 more lbs, one more rep, one more set, one work out. You become hungry like the Killer Wolf of Danzig.

choose your spirit animal. sorry ladies you only get one option in this photo. but that is a pretty sweet choice for an Alpha Female.

So when you are far enough along in your path you will naturally begin looking past the weight room for gains. This is when the instinct kicks in and life gains begin to form. You will improve at your job. Or say “fuck this job” and seek better employment with better pay that you believe you deserve. You will create better friendships, improve old ones. You will be seen as a person who can be held accountable and in such be given opportunities to prove this true. You may want to go back to school. You may want to be better at school. You will seek higher education in any form. You will become financially responsible. You will not be intimidated by others. You will visually be able to seek out the meek and know how to push them away or guide them (which ever path you see fit). You will instantly bond with people of stronger intellect and stronger lifestyles. Their presence will improve your mindset. These are all things that have happen to me over time. From my lifting journey and also from my experience in the US Army Infantry. 

As an Alpha there are traits that the public expect of you.

The term Alpha Male has really been tarnished by the modern feminist movement. Identifying yourself as an outspoken Alpha male rubs most people the wrong way. They assume you are a sex crazed, selfish, self-absorbed, “master” who demands things and uses intimidation to get whatever you want. You treat women as objects and treat people as stepping stones. THIS IS FALSE. There are Alphas who are like this. They are the fucking worse. They are everywhere and are always the loudest of the bunch. Afraid of competition so they intimidate.

They have esteem issues and bizarre hang ups. They are raised on garbage television and bro culture. They are raised on low expectations and fed this bullshit of the social media generation of instant gratification. They are under educated and they are acting out the part of some concept of what an Alpha male is. I blame almost all of this on the rise in popularity of MMA culture in the last 15 years (see that shithead Warhammer who beat his porn star girlfriend within literal inches of her life and anyone who non-ironically wears Tapout/Afflicition/Ed Hardy clothing) and the resurgence of radical feminism pushed on us by Hollywood and major media outlets. Making you feel guilty that you are a man.

If you identify yourself as an Alpha male then that kind of backlash comes with the territory. But this is where we come in a re-define the term Alpha. We take it back from those that have corrupted the title. We will not apologize and if outsiders still disregard us as macho assholes. let them live. It doesn't concern your circle. we lead from the front. we speak with actions, not words, to show others what we are. 

bring forth all non-believers. show your face. are you afraid of what you see? are you afraid of what you THINK you know?

As a brother (or sister) in this Coven of Black Metal Fitness there are Alpha traits you will uphold. There are no exceptions to this. If you break any of these then you are in the wrong lifestyle. Go home and look up another label on a website to identify yourself with.

AS AN ALPHA MALE:

You will protect what is yours.

You will protect your family, friends, kids, lovers, co-workers, peers etc.. from physical harm. You will protect them from outsiders who are poisonous the the pack. They will see your sincerity from the actions you take to improve their lives and they will reciprocate. If they do not reciprocate then they are a leech on your well-being and should be removed from your circle.

You will provide for those you love.

It is your duty to work as hard as possible at all times to give your pack a financially stable life. To given them a positive environment to learn, grow, relax, and live. Even if you have to walk into the wood line to strangle a deer with your own hands in the heart of winter so they may eat. This is what you will do. You must always ask yourself “how can I better myself so that my pack may be better”? Provide food, shelter, clothing, love, appreciation, and positive mindset.

You will lead those who seek counsel.

You will not idle at anytime. You must push forward. Life is hard. Things happen. You get knocked down. You get fired. You get defeated. You loose. If I may quote Rocky “Its not how hard you hit. Its how you get hit and keep moving forward.” pick your head up. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Quit looking for fucking handouts. No one is going to improve your situation better than you. You can wait for someone to come hold your hand and help you. If that person shows then good. If that person never shows then your wasted your entire existence waiting for a god who was never there. You have been played the fool. Mitigate this by walking the path. Being in the front to experience everything. Be the first to see hardship, be the first to see success. Being in the front forces you to learn. Forces you to react. Always stronger or better prepared for the next battle.

BRING ME THE HEAD OF FALSE ALPHAS.

when say pack it can be anything you deem worthy, Example: group of guy friends, your wife and child, your parents, your blood brother, or even yourself.

When I say circle it means those who have all and all access, VIP, backstage, sound check, meet n greet privileges to your existence. Usually this is your family that you have started. But it can also be just yourself because you have not met the proper mate yet. You have no found a worthy partner.

Worthy. A word that radical feminists think is disgusting. Fuck that, YOU ARE WORTHY. You are your own god. You decided who is worthy of your companionship, your effort, your strength, your life. Worth is not some male privilege bullshit. Its what a human being with confidence excepts. You except the best because you want the best. You know you will provide the best. You do not want your efforts wasted on someone who has no investment in you. 

did you know you are a real life video game?

THIN THE HERD.

This lifestyle is not for the weak. It forces your to be cold blooded. Its kill of be killed in nature men. You have to make tough decisions sometimes. You cannot be afraid or hesitate to THIN THE HERD. Kill off the deserters, stragglers, thieves, and poisons.

Observe and record this mission statement. Apply it to all angles of your observable Universe. Check yourself when you are straying. It happens. No one is perfect. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Don't be afraid to fail. Don't get scared. If you do get scared don't let em see it. Maintain your stance and composure. Dig deep and give them hell. Make them regret the day they crossed you and your pack.

We all get lost now and then. If you find yourself wandering off the path of the Alpha then pull out this map and re shoot your azimuth on your life compass, and get back on track. Its not how you start, its how you finish.

And above all stay humble. Know that nature is deadly. Respect the elements of the world. Know that at anytime something can kill you. Know who your predators are and avoid them. Do not kill or confront anything that is not necessary for survival. Because life is survival. That's really all it is. We are all just trying to get to the next day. Predators are out there. Adapt accordingly and adjust as needed. Your Predator may be your own breed, it may be something like a wolf that feels threatened or something unseen like a pack of ticks on your back slowly sucking your lifes blood away and you don't feel the pain until its too late. I mean all of this both literally and figuratively. 

the above paragraph illustrated in 16 bit format.

The world is chaos. chaos has no pattern. Just know....

“Chaos is not a pit. Chaos is a ladder.”

the author of this post and CEO/founder of Black Metal Fitness drinking the blood of a Python in the jungle of Malaysia. Survival done right. I will hydrate on the blood of the weak in order to survive.

SIDE NOTE: MIZRA is the name of my new musical project. stay tuned for audio in the next month.

The title of this post refers to the name explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton used on his Hadji (journey) to Mecca. He is not the first non-Muslim to gain access inside but is the first to detail and document his entire expirence. He spent years mastering Arabic and Muslim languages and customs to infiltrate Mecca posing as a Pashtun muslim. He stayed digusied the entire time never showing his skin or face using the name Mizra. He is the living embodiment of my entire mind set. there is no greater story better than a stranger sneaking his way into a holy site and essentially desecrating it with his mere prescence by being a white european male. he poisioned the shrine. destroying the purity from the inside-out. MY SPIRIT ANIMAL.