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Warrior: Level 1

This is the beginning of your training as a Warrior. Here you will shape your body into a strong, athletic machine. The focus on the Warrior program is overall strength , the ability to manipulate heavy things, and strength-endurance , the ability to manipulate things for longer periods of time. Level 1 This level is about improving our strength-endurance baseline - getting better at doing more work in the same amount of time. You will need this ability more and more as levels increase. Level 1 Technique: Near Failure The Near Failure technique is the first you will be learning. This technique will be used during all training this level. The technique is simple: repeat an exercise a number of times until you think you might not be able to succeed on the next repetition. You never want to fail to achieve a repetition - you want to stop before you do. This enhances recovery between sets of the exercise. Exercises   We're going to start with two basic exercises

The Funnel

A "0th Level Funnel" is a term used in some RPGs to create initial characters from regular people. It is used to weed out the riffraff who don't have what it takes to become true adventurers. This program is no different, but our funnel is much simpler. Make sure you have had a recent physical checkup and are cleared by a doctor to perform exercise. Ensure you have no pain when moving your body. Stiffness or lack of flexibility is pain, as are minor aches, but if you have painful movements you need to see a professional to help fix it. Ensure you have the autonomy to spend time exercising and have control over your own nutrition. If other people are making these decisions for you, you may not be able to succeed. It's that simple. If you have done all those things, you're ready to start the program. Even so, you do so at your own risk.