75 day hard

[Duckhunterbrad]

Now that I’ve done 5 minutes of looking into it- the creator comes off as your typical hustle bro. Don’t think I’ll be participating anytime soon. Good luck to all that do!

I've listened to a few of Andy Frisella's podcasts esp. the 75 hard one. Personally I feel if you don't live up to the creator's expectations it diminishes from the experience(whether it's legit or not) - that being said I also have a strong problem with a lot of these podcasters who are like "I do 17/18 hour hard days than go and put in the work." I wonder if they put in 14 hours of hard physical and mental labor combined with an hour + commute than have to look for street parking. That used to be my life.

I understand that take on Andy, however he has built a few companies that have surpassed $100,000,000 in value. That takes some dedication and I'm certain more than a few days putting in 17/18 hours. While it might not be for everyone, I have definitely benefited from the experience. I'm down 25lbs, and have read multiple entrepreneurship books that will directly affect my business. My deep dive on accrual-based accounting and how to get the most out of Quick Books is just getting started! Friday is day 75!

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I've listened to a few of Andy Frisella's podcasts esp. the 75 hard one. Personally I feel if you don't live up to the creator's expectations it diminishes from the experience(whether it's legit or not) - that being said I also have a strong problem with a lot of these podcasters who are like "I do 17/18 hour hard days than go and put in the work." I wonder if they put in 14 hours of hard physical and mental labor combined with an hour + commute than have to look for street parking. That used to be my life.

I think Jocko Willink was criticized for that, He would post pictures of puddles of sweat and kettlebells or barbells with his watch at like 4am and he'd talk like that's what he does to be successful, out of bed by 3am done working out by 4 and to work by 5 then pitting in a 15 hour day or something.

People who worked for or with him said that was total BS. He did get up early to workout but he'd often be taking mid day naps, working from home, working just a few days a week and only a few hours a day when he did. He is mostly acting like his navy SEAL training has carried over into his business life when in reality, he's gotten to a point where he docent need to put in 20 hour days.

 

[WrstMuleHntr]

Congrats! I did the full 75 days, no cheating, back in 2022. Changed my life at the time, but over the last 3 years I've slowly fallen back into my pre-75 hard physical shape...time to do the challenge again.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Now that I’ve done 5 minutes of looking into it- the creator comes off as your typical hustle bro. Don’t think I’ll be participating anytime soon. Good luck to all that do!

He's definitely a hustle bro, at least he pushes exercise and stuff.

 

[voltage]

I did 75 hard in 2022, and it was great for me. I have two pieces of advice I tell everyone:

• Create a routine
  • Mine was a 5:00am workout every morning followed by reading. Every day. No changes.
• Be realistic on your workouts and have a plan.
  • For most people, there are only so many workouts you can do when working out twice a day for 75 days. For me, I rucked on one of the workouts every day. That helped and was relatively low impact.

 

[Duckhunterbrad]

I did 75 hard in 2022, and it was great for me. I have two pieces of advice I tell everyone:

• Create a routine
  • Mine was a 5:00am workout every morning followed by reading. Every day. No changes.
• Be realistic on your workouts and have a plan.
  • For most people, there are only so many workouts you can do when working out twice a day for 75 days. For me, I rucked on one of the workouts every day. That helped and was relatively low impact.

Rucking has been my 2nd workout and primarily the one I do outside. I agree with the 5am wake up and workout, my days go significantly better when I stick to that. The weekends that I don't get up to get my workout in can get disorganized pretty quickly.

 

[snowynock]

I think Jocko Willink was criticized for that, He would post pictures of puddles of sweat and kettlebells or barbells with his watch at like 4am and he'd talk like that's what he does to be successful, out of bed by 3am done working out by 4 and to work by 5 then pitting in a 15 hour day or something.

People who worked for or with him said that was total BS. He did get up early to workout but he'd often be taking mid day naps, working from home, working just a few days a week and only a few hours a day when he did. He is mostly acting like his navy SEAL training has carried over into his business life when in reality, he's gotten to a point where he docent need to put in 20 hour days.

I could be wrong but I feel like at times Jocko has posted/talked about his mid day naps on his podcasts and has addressed this. 15-20 minute power naps with legs elevated. I could be totally wrong on that though.

I'm directly criticizing Andy here though because he's spewed nonsense like "you work 12-13 hours. You still get it in!". Not faulting him for pushing exercise and health stuff but perhaps he can live a day in the shoes of someone urban who doesn't have a driveway/parking spot. That makes a huge difference.

 

[snowynock]

I also apologize for my super late replies. Life has been kicking me in the teeth lately.

 

[khart_6882]

I could be wrong but I feel like at times Jocko has posted/talked about his mid day naps on his podcasts and has addressed this. 15-20 minute power naps with legs elevated. I could be totally wrong on that though.

I'm directly criticizing Andy here though because he's spewed nonsense like "you work 12-13 hours. You still get it in!". Not faulting him for pushing exercise and health stuff but perhaps he can live a day in the shoes of someone urban who doesn't have a driveway/parking spot. That makes a huge difference.

Do you have shoes? You can walk outside. That’s a workout.

The amount of excuses and people discrediting the program is baffling. It’s just as easy to not say anything. Or is coming up with excuses or saying you don’t like the founder a way of saying you don’t think you can do it?

 

[TheWhitetailNut]

I keep seeing everyone talk about he workouts, that is only part of it. Frankly the easy part to stick to.

 

[TheWhitetailNut]

I could be wrong but I feel like at times Jocko has posted/talked about his mid day naps on his podcasts and has addressed this. 15-20 minute power naps with legs elevated. I could be totally wrong on that though.

I'm directly criticizing Andy here though because he's spewed nonsense like "you work 12-13 hours. You still get it in!". Not faulting him for pushing exercise and health stuff but perhaps he can live a day in the shoes of someone urban who doesn't have a driveway/parking spot. That makes a huge difference.

If you built multiple 9-figure businesses you would realize how weak and pathetic using a parking spot as an excuse is.

 

[khart_6882]

Day 39 for me today... I work a full-time job, own an exceptionally busy "side hustle", and so far have managed to get it all done. I did have to change my diet through it, I didn't need to lose a lot of weight, 10lbs would have been plenty. I lost that 10lbs in the first 3 weeks and needed to increase my caloric intake to help build muscle and stop losing and weight. My routine has been workout at 5am and my 2nd workout either right at 5pm or later around 9pm. Working out outside in the dark isnt all that glorious, but I'm not going to fail! No drinking has been easier than expected but my bourbon collection will be ready to see me when I'm done. I was never a big drinker before, maybe once a week.

Are you closing in on day 75? How are you coming along??

 

[voltage]

I keep seeing everyone talk about he workouts, that is only part of it. Frankly the easy part to stick to.

I disagree. The workouts were the hardest part for me. Finding a couple hours a day every day for 75 straight days was hard.

I can drink a gallon of water by noon and read 10 pages in 5 minutes.

 

[TheWhitetailNut]

I disagree. The workouts were the hardest part for me. Finding a couple hours a day every day for 75 straight days was hard.

I can drink a gallon of water by noon and read 10 pages in 5 minutes.

We could, but most don't. It's about doing things out of the ordinary. I failed twice over the stupid photo.