I thought I posted earlier but something went wrong. Terribly wrong. Here is my morning routine. I try to do as much as I can every day. Built after a couple years of research and trial and error and help from AI: 1. Up by 6. 2. Am peptides - BP157 and TB 500 - 10 units each. 5 days on/2 days off 3. Water with hydrogen tablets (H2 Tabs) and Baha Gold salt 4. 30/30/30 (from Gary Brecka) 30g of protein (I do the perfect amnio pills and a protein bar) and 30 minutes zone 2 cardio (outside for the first light rays) within 30 minute of waking 5. Alternate between weights on the tonal (or hotel gym when I’m out of town) and tonal Pilates every other day 6. Tennis or pickleball 4-5 days a week and high intensity peloton workout if no tennis or cardio. I need more zone 4 and 5. Vo2 max has gone from 36-40 but I need it more than 40. 7. Ground - some time with bare feet on the ground As I said in another post I upload all of my workouts and my whoop data to Claude. I had it make me a perfect day and perfect week chart

I forgot the main thing I do 1st thing - upload my Whoop sleep and recovery score to Claude. Then I hit my man cave!

Happy 4th!!

Most men spend their entire lives swimming in abundance and still die thirsty. They have access to everything. Every comfort, every convenience, every option at their fingertips. And yet they can't tell you what they truly value. They don't know what they need. They've never had to. Scarcity is the greatest teacher. The desert doesn't lie to you. It strips away the noise, the excess, the soft distractions that keep you comfortable and confused. It forces clarity. Out there, water isn't just water; it's life itself. You understand it at a level no ocean swimmer ever will. This is the Stoic truth Marcus Aurelius understood: suffering sharpens the soul. The hard seasons, the job loss, the health scare, the relationship that broke you open, the moment you stared at the ceiling at 3 am wondering who you'd become, those weren't detours. Those were the curriculum. The man who has known the desert walks into every room differently. He wastes nothing. He appreciates everything. He knows exactly what he's made of because he's been tested by what he lacked. You are not behind. You are being refined. The version of you that emerges from the desert isn't just stronger; he's wiser. He knows the weight of water. He knows what matters. And he moves through this world with a gratitude that the comfortable man will never understand. The Brotherhood isn't built on ease. It's forged in the desert. Your scarcity was your education. Own it.

i’ve been on a journey similar to Alex. About three years ago, I was fat out of shape and feeling like crap. I had always been super high energy but not anymore. I was losing my edge. My health journey started pretty simple with just a cold plunge after listening to Gary Brecka. From there, I started doing tons of research on bio hacking. Podcast after podcast. The first year was all about looking better on the outside. I lost a bunch of weight. I had always worked out a lot, but my diet was terrible. The second year was all about data. I got extensive blood work, a gene mutation study, a gut study, a full body MRI and honed in my supplements. I’ve lost 50 pounds over the last three years. It’s still a struggle every day for me with sugar. I had hoped to be in the best shape of my life by 60 and I’m pretty close but still need to lose a little bit of belly fat. Certainly in better shape and have better numbers than most people my age. I workout daily. Weights, tennis, pickleball, weighted vest walks, peloton interval training etc. What really changed things for me? 1. Opting out of the system. You have to realize the agriculture, food and pharmaceutical system is designed to make you and keep you critically and chronically ill. 2. Data. Numbers don’t lie. 3. AI. I put all the data into AI as well as my sleep score every day, my recovery score every day and all the work I do it builds me a daily protocol for supplements, peptides, workouts, protein, intake, etc. Have been following Alex for years as an old high school friend and I am so impressed with his protocol dedication and his desire to help others. I feel exactly the same way and I’m here to help in any way I can, even though I am on the same path and have the same struggles. Great to meet you all