Hamza

During the COVID lockdown, I went through a self improvement protocol that completely changed my life.

I built the best physique I’d ever had, fixed my mental health, improved my family and social life, and started a business that made me a millionaire.

Back in 2020, there was this trend going around where people would avoid all pleasurable activities one day a week to reset their brains - Dopamine Detoxing. I thought that was fucking stupid lol. Like if a fat guy eats shit six days a week and then eats clean just for one day, he’s still a fatass. So I decided to turn dopamine detox into a daily lifestyle. No “cheat day” fuck that, I lived in a state of constant dopamine detox.

I deleted social media, stopped watching brain dead YouTube videos, only listened to music at the gym, and basically got super vigilant about cutting out bad dopamine. Avoiding things like porn, doom scrolling, junk food. It spikes your dopamine for a second, but then your baseline crashes even lower. You keep repeating this, and over time, your baseline just plummets permanently. That’s why so many guys feel depressed or unmotivated.

Instead of these fake hits of temporary pleasure, I chased good dopamine: hard workouts, sunlight, deep conversations, studying, building a business. Good dopamine takes effort and because of that it raises your baseline happiness. When I started living like this, I felt like a fucking king. Motivation came naturally. I actually wanted to work and go to the gym. And I swear, when you finally cut out that last 10% of degeneracy, whether it's that "one hour" of gaming you bullshit yourself with, or the occasional binge scroll, you unlock a whole new level of happiness.

I created this lifestyle by living like I was in the military. I made a timetable. I wrote out my day from 6 AM to 9 PM and assigned a habit or activity to every single hour. It was like being in school again, when you don’t even have to think you just know what’s next. That structure made it so easy to stay disciplined.

I wasn’t perfect. Most days I only followed it 50%, but even that was 10x better than my usual days. Eventually, I was hitting over 80% consistency. And on the days I felt like the schedule was slipping, I’d literally just sit and stare at the timetable like a psychopath instead of going on my phone. That small autistic act kept me on track.

For mental health, I prioritized five things: meditation, journaling, playfulness, sunlight, and socializing. These might seem soft to some guys who just want to grind, but they’re crucial. Meditation helped me become more mindful and gave me control over my thoughts and impulses. Journaling gave me clarity. Sunlight boosted my mood. Socializing made me feel human again. And playfulness? That’s something you completely forget about when you become an adult. I literally bought gymnastic rings and started working out in the forest like a kid. That playful, joyful energy is what protects your mental health long term.

Therapy for men is a scam and you’re a fucking retard if you think otherwise. It can work for women, who need to be coddled and told everything is ok. But us men need brutal truths. We need to take action. We need a coach, a drill sergeant, a masculine friend to say, “Get your shit together, pussy.” You don’t fix your mental health by talking about problems - that’s weak shit. You fix it by solving them.

Depressed because you’re fat? Shut the fuck up and go to the gym.
Depressed because you’re broke? Shut the fuck up and start a business.

Do something. Do anything.

It’s cause and effect. Stop doing the stuff that’s hurting you, start doing the stuff that helps you, and your quality of life explodes. Simple.

In fitness, I went all in. I started doing two workouts a day, one for resistance training, one for cardio. The cardio wasn’t even about losing fat; it was about discipline. While 99% of the world was asleep I’d be waking up at 5 AM to run with a 20kg weighted backpack like a soldier. That discipline shaped me.

I also started eating real food. Cut out all the processed crap and ate like our ancestors. Mainly meat and fish, with some potatoes and vegetables. Nothing fancy, just real organic food. I didn’t binge eat once during this time, which was a huge win for me (I was such a fat fuck I used to binge eat snacks every few days). Meditation helped with that too. It gave me the awareness to stop eating when I was full instead of just demolishing everything in the kitchen.

Sleep was like natural steroids. I set a strict bedtime 9 PM to 6 AM and I stuck to it every single day. No more staying up late gaming or talking to girls. Just discipline. My energy improved, my recovery got better, and I felt sharper every day. I can now fall asleep within 5 minutes of getting into bed.

Finally, I locked in on work. I started my YouTube channel so I could help younger Hamzas, and I took it seriously. After my morning routine, I’d sit down and do deep work: scripting, recording, editing. Two-hour blocks, short breaks, repeat. That built the foundation for a business that’s now made me millions.

All of this, the dopamine detoxing, habits, military timetable. It came together into this perfect storm of transformation. I literally went from a degenerate weed-smoking, porn-watching loser to a disciplined, confident man who’s a leader to millions of men. The change happened fast. One day I moved home and never looked back. I became the guy that took self improvement extremely seriously and rode that momentum for years.

Make the timetable.
Set the intention.
Plot out your perfect day.
Follow it as best you can.

Even if you only hit 50% your life will improve dramatically. And when in doubt, stare at your timetable instead of going on your phone. It’s better to think about what you should be doing than to fall into a content hole.

This is how I became the man I am today. You can do it too.

Now go do the hard work, especially when you don’t feel like it.

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@thugnyo

Hamza you should release a book that covers the most essential stuff so that your viewers can actually just refer to that instead of coming back on social to consume your videos. It would be so ideal.

1 week ago | 97

@SantSauGon

Hamza fed an AI with all his videos and every so often it vomits back this drivel (Theory)

1 week ago | 7

@JacksonJohnofficial

Gotta earn happiness through labour. Life for men ain’t supposed to be easy. It’s about becoming something remarkable

1 week ago | 9

@addrenalin3698

I think Hamza & his following are all living through their trauma. This hyper masculine approach to life is just a symptom of not having a loving father figure. Therapy goes to the root of your problems. Self improvement temporarily fixes the symptoms, but is ultimately just another escape route.

1 week ago | 10

@Delariviere_Luka

This protocol is useful to suppress symptoms, to get to the cause of the symptoms therapy is preferred.

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@ViltrumiteIsRite99

I’ve been honing in on my physique with nice progress towards having a summer body.. but other than that, I’m at rock bottom: Job hunting. You’ve just given me the blueprint and guidance to help me forward. Keep Hamza safe.

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@randomyoutuber6633

Good paragraph! But saying threapy is a scam is dangerous. Threapy is like scientific medicine for the mind (if you have the right therapist). Threapy has for me, and will for you, change your life more than any influencer. Just remember, Hamza is not qualified, and his only income is from selling courses.

1 week ago (edited) | 11

@Tiogar60

Great advice. But building a business isnt for everyone. Finanical independence is the goal, not necessarily being an entrepreneur.

1 week ago | 12

@DivineLogos

I agree with this but like to add some nuance. There is a group of men for which therapy really helps and is advisable. I'm talking about traumatized men who are too critical of themselves. The trauma often made them hypermasculine in some ways. Like they often have too big of a sense of duty and needing to improve that they only stress and tire themselves out and in the end don't get anywhere. These men often need the softness of therapy to become more kind to themselves. This will help them to actually succeed at the self improvement journey and get somewhere. Instead of beating themselves up and then giving up because there is too much pain from negative self talk. Like I had a drill sergeant narcissistic father. Nothing was ever good enough. If I cleaned the room and he found one speck of dust after then I would have to apologize and hear his annoyed rant like 5 times throughout the hour. I basically overdosed on that masculine " you need to improve " energy. So any more from self improvement culture only made me decline because I already was too hard on myself.

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@willlhutchinson

This advice is honestly so good and undervalued. People out there too will say that it's toxic masculinity and a negative on society. If everyone thought like you the world would be a much better place. Even you started me on my journey for self improvement over a year and a half ago. I will keep growing and improving thanks to people like you and hopefully someday I can become a role model to younger people and benefit the world. Even changing a few people's lives would mean a lot to me, it's amazing to see what you have achieved. All the best for anyone reading this and go and do your hard work 👍

1 week ago | 14

@solomonchau7725

Thanks to Hamza, I started my own YouTube channel which has helped me with an additional small income.

1 week ago | 1

@Digitalfox447

Therapy definitely works for those with childhood trauma

1 week ago | 16

@EyalSandler9

thank you hamza. I wish I took advantage of the most valuable asset in the world in a time where it was abundant

1 week ago | 0

@Sealdoge

Very inspiring, but not like normal motivation. I’m feeling ready to lock in fully and this needed to be what pushed me over the edge to start. I have only been half assing things recently and only focusing on gym and health, but I need to expand it to mental health, social, and school too. Thank hamza

1 week ago | 1

@MrBobu_

Nice chatgpt

1 week ago | 1

@31-mohammedshafeehe47

Great read man! Goin thru it🤝

1 week ago | 0

@intuitivelymagician2076

I also recommend breath work yoga cryotherapy deprivation tank .

1 week ago | 1

@gorakamultiude9361

Just posting about the main idea or some what actionable step is the most genuine and best thing you are doing. Thanks

1 week ago | 0

@robert58

timing is crazy.

1 week ago | 0

@Twine100

here before "1 hour of video games is okay"

1 week ago | 2