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EPISODE · May 16, 2022 · 45 MIN

EP. 60 Healthy Habits, Hard Lifting, Gratitude, and Freemasonry With David Perez

from Masonic Muscle · host The Origin War Has Begun

How do healthy habits, hard lifting, gratitude, and Freemasonry help build a better man?In EP 59 of Masonic Muscle, I continue my conversation with my best friend David Perez, also known as Darkness, about healthy living, commitment, discipline, positive thinking, hard training, family, gratitude, and the parallels between Freemasonry and working out.David and I talk about what it takes to build better habits after life knocks you around. We discuss meal prep, being aware of your thoughts, taking action, getting outside your comfort zone, and how your actions affect the people around you.This episode solves one Masonic Muscle problem:How can a man use fitness, mindset, gratitude, and Freemasonry to become more disciplined, committed, and useful to the people around him?We discuss:healthy habitshard liftingthe power of the mindcultivating better thoughtsmeal prep and nutritionfamily, yard work, barbequing, and daily lifehandling the 2020–2022 shutdownstaking action instead of making excusesgratitude time after workoutsFreemasonry and exercisecommitment as the bridge between the gym and the lodgediscipline, Jocko Willink, and Joe RoganJoe Rogan episode 1800 with Gavin de Beckerhealth, immunity, confusion, and personal responsibilityJack LaLanne-style self-improvementpyramids, time, and ancient wisdomAfter our exercise sessions, we have what we call gratitude time, where each man shares something he is grateful for that day.That matters.Because training is not only about the body.Exercise clears the mind.Gratitude strengthens the spirit.Discipline shapes the man.Freemasonry gives him tools.Hard lifting tests whether he means it.David brings it down to one word:commitment.That is the whole game.You can talk about change all day. But until you commit, nothing happens.Build a better you through exercise and Freemasonry.And remember:Man fears time, but time fears the pyramids.Have an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, fitness transformation story, or want to share your own gratitude practice?Write to me at:[email protected] Masonic Muscle on Instagram:@masonicmuscleFollow Masonic Muscle on Facebook.Subscribe and follow Masonic Muscle on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

How do healthy habits, hard lifting, gratitude, and Freemasonry help build a better man?In EP 59 of Masonic Muscle, I continue my conversation with my best friend David Perez, also known as Darkness, about healthy living, commitment, discipline, positive thinking, hard training, family, gratitude, and the parallels between Freemasonry and working out.David and I talk about what it takes to build better habits after life knocks you around. We discuss meal prep, being aware of your thoughts, taking action, getting outside your comfort zone, and how your actions affect the people around you.This episode solves one Masonic Muscle problem:How can a man use fitness, mindset, gratitude, and Freemasonry to become more disciplined, committed, and useful to the people around him?We discuss:healthy habitshard liftingthe power of the mindcultivating better thoughtsmeal prep and nutritionfamily, yard work, barbequing, and daily lifehandling the 2020–2022 shutdownstaking action instead of making excusesgratitude time after workoutsFreemasonry and exercisecommitment as the bridge between the gym and the lodgediscipline, Jocko Willink, and Joe RoganJoe Rogan episode 1800 with Gavin de Beckerhealth, immunity, confusion, and personal responsibilityJack LaLanne-style self-improvementpyramids, time, and ancient wisdomAfter our exercise sessions, we have what we call gratitude time, where each man shares something he is grateful for that day.That matters.Because training is not only about the body.Exercise clears the mind.Gratitude strengthens the spirit.Discipline shapes the man.Freemasonry gives him tools.Hard lifting tests whether he means it.David brings it down to one word:commitment.That is the whole game.You can talk about change all day. But until you commit, nothing happens.Build a better you through exercise and Freemasonry.And remember:Man fears time, but time fears the pyramids.Have an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, fitness transformation story, or want to share your own gratitude practice?Write to me at:[email protected] Masonic Muscle on Instagram:@masonicmuscleFollow Masonic Muscle on Facebook.Subscribe and follow Masonic Muscle on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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