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You have control over which part of yourself you give power to. Stay strong and force yourself to BE POSITIVE. As the days wear on it may feel that the side that wants you to give up is getting stronger and the side that wants to hold on is getting weaker. One part of your mind will try to talk you into giving in to some temptation or another while the other tries to hold on. It will probably feel as if your mind is at war with itself – literally like there are two minds. In fact, other than those who live with you, no one else should be aware of what you are doing. While you are in the challenge – do not discuss it with friends or colleagues.

It is an impossible task for the weak willed, but for those who can complete it it is a catalyst of change like few others. Make no mistake, though, this undertaking, if done as prescribed, will require that you exert a great deal of self will to be successful. The Agoge Challenge may at first appear easy. You can expect to get hungry on this plan, although it will provide you with enough energy to sustain normal training volumes.

Feel free to compile your own reading list that focuses on inner development as opposed to entertainment.ĭo not deviate from meal plan. Note – this does not take the place of your normal training schedule.

Go to sleep an hour earlier than usual.ĭay 1 – 50 Kettlebell Swings (35lbs/53lbs)ĭay 3 – 50 Kettlebell Romainian Deadlifts (35lbs/53lbs)ĭay 5 – 50 Kettlebell Thrusters – 25 Right/25 Left (35lbs/53lbs)ĭay 7 – 50 Bent Over Row – 25 Right/25 Left (35lbs/53lbs).

Speak only what is necessary, listen to only what is important.

Keep a journal and write at least one page per day (8 ½ x 11 single spaced).

Drink at least one gallon of water per day.

Cut off all media – music, television, movies, video games, internet (except for work purposes).

Read from suggested reading list (see suggested reading).

Perform a short morning exercise routine (see notes).

The Agoge Challenge is to commit to 10 days of rigid discipline. The question is whether or not you will allow them to be a catalyst of change in you. These principles were true in 480BC, as 300 Spartans fought valiantly at the battle of Thermopylae, and they are true today. For example, the principles that forged a young Spartan boy into one of the world’s greatest warriors, these do not change, but are in fact the very catalyst of change. This is true of most things – people, places, ideals, etc. There is a saying that the only constant is change. In contrast, the Spartan learned in Agoge that “if it feels good – beware, it will likely make you soft”, and “the only thing worth wanting is to honor Sparta, and you can’t buy that, it is earned through a constant force of will and bone and muscle and sinew.” This is especially evident in first-world countries where there is a constant stream of “entertainment” that provides immediate distractions from facing anything uncomfortable, where the overwhelming message broadcast by every radio and television is “if it feels good – do it” and “if you want it, buy it – you deserve it”. Trained constantly until the age of 21 in the skills of combat and forced to literally fight for his survival, with very few comforts along the way – save the knowledge that his sacrifice earns him a place among the greatest warriors in all of Greece – the Spartan soldier upon entering the Army has more combat experience than most of the veterans of other Greek states.Ĭompare this with the culture of today and it is obvious that while our desire for comfort has fueled great strides in many areas, it also has a negative side effect.

At age 12, the boy is provided a single set of clothes and made to live a full year outside, stealing to stay alive. For example, at only 7 years old, a boy is taken from the arms of his mother and forced to live in an austere environment, fighting with other boys for food and a place of importance. There is much about what we know of Agoge that by our current standards seems brutal and counterproductive to civilized culture.

Resiliency of character is forged through sacrifice.

The mind and body are hardened only through rigorous training.

Personal desires are secondary to the service of Sparta.The strict disciplined training that forged the Spartan soldier was known as Agoge, a training program which began for virtually all male Spartans at the age of seven and lasted until the age of twenty one. As the only city with no defensive walls, it was said that the soldiers made up the “walls of Sparta”. In ancient Greece, the City-State of Sparta was renowned for the ferocity of its soldiers and dominance of its military might.

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