Get Strong or Get Left Behind | Episode 592
Get Strong or Get Left Behind | Episode 592
Good morning. It’s about 60 degrees and not chilly for once. And today we’re talking about something that absolutely belongs in the survival category — strength.
Not vibes.
Not mindset.
Not theory.
Physical strength.
If general physical preparedness isn’t a prepping principle, I don’t know what is.
Strength Is a Survival Skill
We love talking about food storage, water filters, and gear. But if you can’t pull yourself up over something, drag weight, or move your own body under stress — that’s a liability.
There are real-world, life-or-death scenarios where being strong saves you.
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Pulling yourself up
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Lifting something off someone
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Carrying weight under fatigue
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Defending yourself
You don’t want to be a weak couch potato hoping your gear saves you.
Establish Your Baseline
Before you get strong, you need to know where you are.
Four lifts tell you almost everything about your strength:
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Push press
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Back squat
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Deadlift
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Bench press
Get your one-rep max on each.
You don’t need a fancy stat. But those numbers? They’re honest.
You can’t improve what you don’t measure.
Three Months of Focused Training
Here’s the strategy.
Not “go to the gym and mess around.”
Not “move a little weight and scroll Instagram.”
Focused, purposeful training.
A three-month strength-building phase.
Add weight weekly. Two to five pounds per lift if possible. That’s progressive overload.
You can’t just coast forever. But you can:
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Push hard for 12 weeks
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Build real strength
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Maintain it through the year
That’s sustainable.
Pick a real program. Starting Strength is solid.
Don’t invent your own random plan unless you know what you’re doing.
Nutrition: The Part Nobody Wants
You can’t slam Oreos and Diet Coke and expect muscle.
You need:
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Adequate protein
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Sufficient calories
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Consistency
For me, maintenance is around 2,800 calories.
After eating in a deficit for a long time, ramping up to that is going to feel like work.
Gaining strength without gaining fat? That’s the sweet spot.
Too skinny and weak? Bad.
Overweight and sluggish? Also bad.
There’s a bell curve for health and longevity.
Moderately strong.
Proper hormones.
Not obese.
Not extreme bodybuilder huge.
That’s the lane.
Why This Matters for Survival
If you pack on strength, you can coast.
You won’t keep every pound forever, but you won’t crash either if you maintain properly.
Strength:
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Improves resilience
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Increases confidence
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Extends functional life
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Makes you harder to victimize
This isn’t vanity lifting.
This is capability.
If you had to pull yourself up right now, could you?
That’s the question.
This is James from SurvivalPunk.com.
DIY to survive.
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You are correct. You need to be FIT for what is coming and not FAT. Able to FIX things too and be wise as a FOX and motivated enuf because you are FED up with things. Are you FOR all of this? If so you qualify as a survivor.