10 minutes after I started streaming at 7:20am EST, Mike Pirie became the first person to join. And he brought his beautiful family! I was so glad to enjoy the stunning morning with them. Mike also popped back in around dinner time and showed me the latest update on his wife’s sourdough. It’s amazing! What I really admire is how she stuck with the process. She struggled at first but stayed patient, and eventually, they got that beautiful dome of sourdough! Although I make alternative healthy cakes like the Purple Sweet Potato Taro Protein Cake and Blueberry Chocolate Protein Cake, I haven’t tried making bread because I’ve always been intimidated by the process. Mike’s wife is leading the way. I think I’m going to try soon! Kevin Dul was the second member to join! We had a deep conversation about his community, where many troubled teenagers seek help. He’s on a powerful mission. Then Bill showed up, and we had a really nice talk! Skool was buggy, so he couldn’t turn on his video. But we had so much fun talking. He told me more about what he’s doing with his community and how he plans to bring his existing business onto Skool. He said that while his skill set works well for large corporations, what truly excites him is helping people get their first sale. Then Asha showed up! I finally met the man in a pseudo face-to-face fashion who rode his bike across a desert, surfed and got stabbed by coral reefs, and overcame drug addiction. We chatted for a bit before he went for a meditation. Later, he joined again when I was talking with Brandon. When Brandon joined, I was stoked. I got to hear some super cool personal stories. He incubated chicken eggs with his girlfriend and helped her with her business. He also told me about a time he got super sick after eating a Carolina Reaper, one of the spiciest peppers in the world. His girlfriend made him eat it. When I asked if she ate it too, he said no. And then Sir Aidan the Brave joined us, marking the most members we’ve had in a single live call so far! Brandon, Asha, Aidan, and I were all in the same room.

Hey guys, when I was soul searching a few years ago, I went down a bit of an extreme path. Working out is obviously very good for you, but sometimes we can take it too far if we aren't attentive to our bodies. Since I didn't know what to do with myself, I got really invested in looks and prioritized being big and muscular no matter what. This led to me working out with a lot of tension and neglecting messages from my body. I looked great, but was physically tensed up so much of the time. I didn't care because I thought aesthetics were all that mattered. One day, I got to go to a massage. This woman pressed down on my leg, and it felt very uncomfortable! She pressed down on it again, this time holding the pressure point there, as I felt an intense, indescribably sharp and squirmy sensation in my hamstring. After 60 seconds, my leg finally "let go" and relaxed! Yes, I didn't even realize I'd been tensing my leg for days on end until she kept a pressure point there for over a minute. And this was not the only area where this happened. That's when I realized that what I was doing was not sustainable. Of course I still want to maintain a good build, but since then, I have kept my workouts very focused on health and balance rather than going to an extreme that hurts me in the long run. This body is our gift for this lifetime, and we must treat it well! What Mark does here is help you get active, share the inspiration you need, and cultivate people that will support you. He cares deeply about the person-to-person connection and about the internal and philosophical transformation that is involved with being fit. That's why you are in such a powerful place here, because you want what is genuinely HEALTHY to your body that will help you become the highest version of yourself INTERNALLY and not only physically. So tell me, did you ever have a phase of extremes in your gym journey?

Hi all - what a fun place! I am so honoured to have met @Mark X and to have been invited here. I honestly miss doing martial arts, and its been awhile. I’ve been popping into some dojos to check out some places, a Karate one, a Jiu Jitsu one, a boxing one…anyways, think I was looking for a place to reconnect with my people. Now - enter the Path of The Dragon! I hear there is cake, smoke and guitars here! Is this heaven? What brings you all here? I would love to get to know the interests in the space - I hear there are some crazy cake recipes flying around!

I discovered this community 1 day ago and joined immediately. I'm a serial Skooler specializing in helping non-native speakers speak fluent English. And I found myself in this situation: I enjoy skool, healthy food & helping people. Now I want to start enjoying exercising more. I wanna get ripped like our handsome host @Mark X. And for this post I cooked my favourite meal of the day – the one that I look forward to daily... 🐣 𝐄𝐠𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞. Eggs, butter and salt. Simple, yet powerful fuel. Nice to meet you all! So pumped for stepping on the Path of the Dragon.

Yesterday I saw a video of Lukas talking about his Network Challenge for his community The Game. I am also in a Blitz challenge with @Nathaniel Parant in Goosify and would love to create a shared community challenge for us! The key is to find the sweet spot between boredom and overwhelm! This is where feel our best and perform our best. We don't want complicated plans. We just want to support each other on our fitness and health journey in a fun way. So let's find a shared goal to which we can all contribute. A few ideas popped into my head while I LIVE streamed a combined 32 hours over the weekend, but I want to hear from you! If we crowdsource this challenge, we can make it the best on Skool. A challenge where everyone in the community can contribute and where we can help each other grow. What challenge would you like to do?