January 27, 2020

90 Days to Diesel, Social Media, and Why Society Needs More Masculine Men – Alexander Cortes on The True Transformation Podcast, Hosted By Josiah Novak

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Key Takeaways

90 Days to Diesel is Alexander and Josiah’s new three-month weightlifting program which teaches how progressive overload works on a week-to-week basis, and how long-term strength gains correspond to mass gains
The rules of social media:
- Seek ascendant relationships with people who have high standards of excellence
- Avoid bickering – Bullsh*t drags you down
- Tailor your social media experience to focus on sites that have a positive impact on your life
Society’s IQ has gone backward – it’s become politically incorrect to express opinions because “someone might get hurt”
In the 1990’s, people were judged by character; now everyone’s judged based on who they voted for
Society needs more masculine men

Alexander Cortes (@AJA_Cortes) is an online writer and personal trainer
- Check out his website
Host – Josiah Novak (@josiahfitness)

This is Alexander and Josiah’s new three-month weightlifting program which teaches how progressive overload works on a week-to-week basis, and how long-term strength gains correspond to mass gains
- The program, mainly developed for guys struggling to add muscle, involves 4 days/week of lifting, with 60-75 minute workouts
The program also includes:
- An exercise guide which dictates the top-5 most effective mass-building movements for every muscle group
- A diet guide for mass gain
- A recipe section with tons of high-protein meals
“The basic principle is patience, progressive overload, and not being a dumba**—not maxing out. It’s putting the reps in, and that applies to literally every f**king muscle group and exercise. It’s a great workout, without needing to put a lot of hours in.” – Alexander Cortes

Tailor your social media experience to focus on sites that have a positive impact on your life
On social media, seek ascendant relationships with people who have high standards of excellence
- Avoid descendent relationships – relationships with people who refuse to change, who have tons of bad habits, and don’t like when you start trying to improve yourself
99% of the time, ignore online bickering
- Always remember: Bullsh*t drags you down
People often criticize others for something they themselves are insecure about
“Some people like to see others fail—it gives them a bite-sized piece of satisfaction” – Alexander Cortes
- The greatest accomplishment for some is contributing to the downfall of someone else

Society’s IQ has gone backward – it’s become politically incorrect to express opinions because “someone might get hurt”
Pretending to tolerate all ideas but only tolerating those you agree with is hypocrisy, not inclusion

Mainstream media is mostly progressive/liberal—they have their own agenda
- For instance, as an outsider in 2015, the media attacked Trump. During the Obama years, there homelessness and unemployment were plenty, yet the media went easy on him.
In the 1990’s, people were judged by character; now everyone’s judged based on who they voted for
The media has created a mob culture: We accuse everyone of being guilty before investigating

“If you want to change the future, you have to create masculine men” – Alexander Cortes
- The world has tipped toward yin (feminine) energy and needs more yang (masculine) energy
Women crave dominance and assertion
- In other countries (not so much in the U.S. anymore), women expect men to be strong, assertive and sexual
Pro-masculine men:
- Make money
- Are fit
- Are positive
- Have great relationships with women
- Take no shit
- Live their life their way
Josh says he often hears women say: “I wish there were more masculine men”
The problem with modern-day Disney movies is that the woman is often the hero, while the man is the butt of the joke