Misunderstanding the point of D&P, occasionally guys will ask why a game blog has posts about bodybuilding and juicing. Well the site is not a game blog, firstly. Secondly, if you think about it, juicing and game are the same.
Game sounds sorta kooky and lame. If you talk about it in public, people will think you’re following some fad or are a super nerd.
Most will not try game. They will lift up a skeptical eyebrow. They will present long-refuted arguments against game. Everyone – especially those who have never tried it – have some reason why game doesn’t work.
Then guys try a little game. At first it seems a little weird, but once a guy gets out of his head, it makes sense.
Suddenly they realize that game works. Forgetting that we ourselves were once game denialists, we view who argues against with varying degrees of pity and contempt. (If you read your Schopenhauer, you’ll realize those are the same emotions.)
Juicing is the same way. It seems weird and makes a guy without a lot of self-confidence feel a little awkward, or as we straights say, “This feels gay.”
While feminists write about gender construction, I’m unironically walking home from the co-op with organic produce loaded into two reusable canvass bags.
Quite a few of my real-life friends have started juicing. Quite a few readers have hit me up. To a person, they think juicing is awesome.
They tell me: The green juices don’t taste as bad as they thought. Most juices taste awesome. My workouts are insane. I’ve lost fat. I’ve gained muscle. My skin is glowing. Etc.
By doing something unconventional – weird even – guys are improving their health, becoming better looking, and having great workouts. One guy told me he doesn’t even need to wear deodorant anymore.
As with game, some are skeptical of juicing. “It can’t be that good.”
Yet juicing is as good as game. I text with quite a few readers. No offense to any of you, but none of these guys are going to be cover models. Most are not conventionally attractive.
But I see the pics. I know what D&P readers are pulling. Results speak for themselves.
Juicing requires a man to do something a little weird in order to achieve exceptional results.
You can thus understand that juicing has everything to do with game.
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I only read your blog occasionally, so I just want to be clear. Your talking about juicing as in making juice from fruits and vegetables not about steroids, right?
Kale and spinach not test and dbol
Thanks. Is there a guide or something for info about what to make for the benefits described? I’ve had a juicer for years, but I never really use it.
Here’s a question about juicing: what if you’re trying to keep protein intake up? Is there a way to do that and still juice? (Would juices w/protein powder just miss the point?)
http://juicingformen.com/juicing-your-juice/
It never fails to dim my faith in humanity when I face the fact that so much of humanity is close-minded to things that are different from the normal way of doing things.
It’s to such an extent that if you want to do something right, look around you at what most people are doing, and DON’T DO THAT. Oftentimes do the EXACT OPPOSITE. This applies to anything.
While most guys in the gym are doing endless sets of curls, get under the squat rack and GRIND baby until you get angry, your face turns red, and you feel like you’re gonna hurl. It will turn you into a fucking animal. The look of pain and anger on your face will terrify betas at the gym. You will get more respect from real athletes who are actually strong and know whats up.
The curl-jockeys will say you’re gonna “break your back”, but don’t worry.
The abercrombie gym crowd is just scared you’re gonna break their backs after they just watched you squat 315 pounds for reps.
Anyway, game has delivered for sure. I can’t wait to try juicing.
I love your blog here man. Its just the red pill approach to life.
Started juicing a little after all your recommendations. Once or twice a week for now. It’s good shit. I love the “blood of life” recipe before a workout.
Thanks.
http://books.google.com/books?id=8VbDoFxw300C&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=Schopenhauer+pity+contempt&source=bl&ots=fdbjLVW_Xo&sig=sn7a-x-P_LULNTyzgJiGceB2-20&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cFh4UPGDBujq0gGnxIG4Ag&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Schopenhauer%20pity%20contempt&f=false
“The idea of cultivating ‘pity’ as a ‘form of contempt’ would have horrified Schopenhauer”
Juicing fascinates me. Sooooo many people scream about its wonderful effects for health, vitality and body building.
However, I read the Mayo Clinic web site report on juicing and they say it’s all bullshit. It’s certainly not unhealthy, but blending your veggies is just blending your veggies…and you lose a shitload of fiber.
I have nothing against it, and I remain on the cusp of buying an awesome juicer and a few books on juicing. But when the Mayo Clinic says IT’S A FUCKING FAD, then I have to wonder. No offense, but where is the objective data? Oh, and I hear that Scientology is also a great way to jack up your life.
Mayo clinic was saying until recently that anabolic steroids didn’t work.
If you need your leg in a cast or have a disease, mayo is great.
If you want peak health, Mayo sucks.
@Danger&Play
Very off topic here (already started juicing because of you guys) but can you elaborate on a recent tweet:
“Being the best looking guy in the bar is overrated. Be prepared to be called player, manwhore, and trouble with a capital T. Too much danger, not enough play.”
Yeah, that’s me. I have a good manly face, but since I’ve started lifting (I am very tall) I get this a lot. Every girl says I must be a player and some even admit to being intimidated.
How would you counter this, in looks and verbal game? Often we can’t talk about this in the community because it sounds like a good problem to have, but I haven’t found the solution yet.
nice post. In the past I’ve kind of ignored your posts on juicing. I just didn’t feel like getting involved with it, when I already put so much time into other healthy activities (exercise, diet, reading about exercise and diet, regulating sleep and alcohol, etc). But for some reason this one struck me. You have my attention. I’ll look into juicing. Thanks Danger.
I have a blendtec blender which can blend kale into little pieces. Would a juicer be that much of an improvement?
Any thoughts on wheatgrass juice? I drink it now and then, never really figured out if it’s valuable or other green juices are better to consume.
“If it’s green it’s good.”
You’ve inspired me to start experimenting with juicing, almost all fruit at this point but I like the results. I’ve found that when done right, I can make a breakfast shake that makes my morning awesome.
Any thoughts on eating on the fly, for example, when traveling? Jamba Juice was big for a while but their stuff is extremely sweet and I get the feeling they probably add sugar to their mixes, plus it’s not all fresh. How about prepackaged stuff like Odwalla? Is that worth drinking or is it just an overpriced juice box?
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Hearing quite a bit about it while I lived in Colorado, I had been wanting to start a juicing lifestyle for quite some time. D&P was the final push, and I’ve been on it for about 4 weeks now. Game changer. The main things I notice are an almost instant rush of energy (“clean” energy, not jittery like coffee or other drugs), noticably clearer and improved vision (this was unexpected, but couldn’t help but notice it), and I am noticeably more energized when I wake up in the morning–I’m usually guilty of 1-3 snooze button hits, but on a solid juice binge, I pop right out of bed.
Now, the PURPOSE OF MY POST, is that I’d like to share a little something. I’ve noticed this fresh vegetable juice perishes VERY quickly. Of course, you can refrigerate it for a few days and it won’t give you diarrhea or anything; however, many of the enzymes and nutrients you receive from freshly juiced greens and veggies oxidizes VERY quickly. Point in chief: you maximize your juicing results by drinking it as quickly as possible. I’m a very busy, young attorney, so I don’t have time to juice during my work days, or even the morning before. I’m usually stuck with juice session before I go to bed, to save some for the work day to follow. I’m sure I’m losing some enzymes and nutrients to the oxidation process; however, I’ve been curbing this with the use of freshly juiced lemons (about 1/3 – 1/2 of my juice blends), which slows the oxidation process just like it slows the oxidation (browning) of avocados (i.e., put lemon juice on top of guacamole you don’t intend to eat right away, and it won’t turn brown/oxidize.
Another thing I’ve been doing is utilizing local fresh juice bars. I have one Arabic restaurant down the street from my office. On days which I am pressed for time, I’ll grab a quick hit by heading up there and requesting a large carrot juice (no ice, as you get cheated out of some juice with ice, and it is not necessary). Runs me about $2.50. Love carrot juice. Not quite as packed up as kale and dandelion, but it’s tasty and available at a lot of places.
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–Lamarsh