LIVER KING’S BARBARIAN: A MODERN-DAY RITE OF PASSAGE… INITIATION INTO MANHOOD.

When I shake the manicured hand of a modern man and feel how smooth, soft and limp it is... it reveals a core character attribute.

Suffice it to say, if the zombie apocalypse comes, I can’t have this “man” in my tribe.

MODERN-DAY RITES OF PASSAGE OR LACK THEREOF

Since our inception, the noble cast of our ancestors was the barbarian class. Welcome to the 21st century, where the way of the barbarian still reigns supreme.

In modern-day Kenya territory, the Massai send their young on a lion hunt at 12 years old with only a spear. The Machigengua send theirs’ into Jaguar Jungle for a 3-month test… IF he returns, he’s a new kind of beast with new claims to status, and he’s earned his rightful place in the tribe as a man… it’s called respect.

He did what was required of him to strive… to struggle at depth… to overcome and persevere against the wild forces that forged him into the formidable force that he now is. It was the hardest thing he’s ever done and it sets him up for a life, and one day a wife, to behold — he is harder to kill and worth more to the tribe.

In the modern world, we throw a sweet 16 party, or the notorious grueling bar mitzvah… maybe throw in a car (that he didn’t earn), have some cake, do a dance and affirm him with more hollow worth and fake trophies… it’s called contempt.

Coddling him to the point of supposed adulthood without consideration for the necessity of proving his worth, FORGING his mettle, is a total disregard for what the world will require of him.

He did precisely nothing to test the depth of his character… He never even left the comfort of home… it bears repeating, comfort is not good for the organism and it sets him up for a life of fragility, and he remains easy to hurt, easy to crush, easy to kill.

But as fathers, we love him all the same, don’t we? We protect him, coddle him, attempt to guide him (with higher values), and then one day, as we release him into the wild, fragility and all - we throw him to the wolves… it’s called the real world.

A proper rite of passage like the Barbarian is the hardest thing most will ever do. It will test him… it will scare the-fucking-shit outta him… It will absolutely crush him… and it will transform him, into the formidable force that he was born to be because he earned self-respect, the respect of his peers, his tribe (his family), status and new rights to achieve.

This rite of passage is an initiation into manhood. He now knows that he is capable of something he never thought possible… he has no limits… he now knows that HE is the wolf… his savage beast, the barbarian double-fisting battle axes running up a mountain to no end. He has earned the code that unlocks the thing… he has now armed himself with the weaponry to a centerpiece six-pack, a fulfilling relationship, and any business endeavor.

HOW TO RECLAIM YOUR MASCULINE LEGACY — THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO MANHOOD

Now that we know why... social forces, lack of purpose, and the missing rite of passage, here's how you can do something about it today... to overcome, persevere and take back your masculine legacy.

Summary

• The masculine ascent
• The Barbarian... a modern day rite of passage
• The separation
• The test
• The return
• The initiation into manhood
• The Way of the Barbarian

I've created a system... 126 Ways to Increase Testosterone, AKA, 126 Ways to restore our masculine gender... to be fucking man... to reclaim our masculine legacy... to always stack the deck, dominate and win at life. Below, you will find one of these ways. It's the biggest goddamn lever that will crush him, destroy him and transform him from man-boy into manhood... it's called The Barbarian — a modern-day rite of passage for men.

The masculine ascent is primarily categorized by three demarcation points:

1. The Wanderer aka "Man boy":

   He is born helpless, aimless and wandering about life…. He’s the self-proclaimed victim with no direction, no fight, no unite. He's agreeable, stands in line, and follows the rules like a good little boy. He spends his time wandering… toys, video games, porn, social media and blaming others. This often continues through college, and for most Western "men," they remain here from cradle to grave. He has a reputation for being a coward, lazy, dependent, and worth-less to the tribe. Traditionally masculine... no.

2. The Warrior aka “The Barbarian”:

   He has something to fight for… he will stand firm, push back, attack and destroy if duty calls. He fights, provides and protects for himself, and his respective tribe. He is a barbarian. He expresses the unapologetic celebration of dominant standards... in the wild, and in warmth. He spends his time taking massive fucking action to create, build, and fight for himself, his wife, and his life that’s full of responsibility… a life that he loves. He has a reputation for strength, courage, mastery, honor and loyalty. Traditionally masculine... yes.

3. The Barbarian-King:

   He possesses all the attributes of the Barbarian but now he unites the warrior class, and other kings (alliances), to fight for an altruistic cause far bigger than oneself. He spends his time modeling, teaching and preaching… leading his people with such vision, worth and potential that one day, they come to see it in themselves. He has a reputation for MOOOAR… to scale and lead with benevolence, and pulling everything in his gravitational pull forward.

WHY LIVER KING INVENTED BARBARIAN…

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“TO ALL YOU DAD’S THAT DON’T LIFT, HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO YOUR WIVES”
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Bc real fathers work hard as f*cking hell to provide... family is our WHY in the world.

This weekend we celebrate our forefathers and fathers, fulfilling their respective WHYs... their biological imperative: FIGHTER, PROVIDER, PROTECTOR, FAMILY.

(In loving memory of my own Dad, who passed when I was just 2, I honor you)

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How do we move him along the continuum from the wandering man-boy to the Barbarian that he was born to be... so that they know the depth of challenge, worth and potential so clearly that one day, they come to believe in themselves... so they too take extreme ownership, leadership, and responsibility over the lives they shape and create.

THE BARBARIAN... THE RITE OF PASSAGE AND INITIATION INTO MANHOOD — THE THREE ELEMENTS

THE WAY OF THE BARBARIAN (126 WAYS)

When he is a barbarian he carries a load (literally and figuratively)... he carries his own weight… he carries someone else's weight, and even his words carry weight… it’s called gravitas and it commands respect, success, and status beyond measure because the way of the barbarian is how he walks, talks, trains, looks, eats, moves, manners, thinks, breathes, enjoys and destroys anything in his way.

He has earned the code that unlocks the thing… he has armed himself with the weaponry to dominate, to a centerpiece six-pack, to a fulfilling relationship, and to any business endeavor.

A barbarian trains anywhere and everywhere… I do barbarian in the driveway, dirt, heat, sand, snow and streets. The harder, the better! My boys do barbarian. My professional tribes do barbarian (voluntarily, of course). Liver King's wife does barbarian… Even my Dobermans do barbarian. One word… MOOOOAR! Which is why I invented Liver King's Super Barbarian.

A barbarian disposition is commanding. It signals "CHAMPION" to self and the outside world. We all know that the mind changes the body, but there's also evidence that the body changes the mind (neurochemistry), biochemistry and testosterone, in as little as 2 minutes a day. FACTS!

Who do you want to party and win with... a winner with the disposition of a barbarian/warrior or a beta with the disposition of the dead. Ever see a "man" cover his mouth with a limp wrist while eating, cross his arms while standing, or the unequivocal worst, cross his legs as if there's no package on board... this is the same type of man that pulls his knees up to his chest (the fetal position) and sits down to take a piss. Any position other than that of power leaves you vulnerable and invites attack on you and your tribe.

A STRONG disposition increases testosterone and alpha behaviors which leads to wealth, health, the hot wife, and kickass life full of adventure and excitement!

A WEAK disposition decreases testosterone and invites attacks which leads to struggle, suffering, and pain, in perpetuity -- this is no life to live

The way that you carry your body is the first impression that you create... it literally says whether you're strong or weak before you utter your first words... so walk like a barbarian — chin up, chest out, firm steps, slight smile because the quality of your life, fucking depends on it!

A barbarian doesn’t eat… he feeds and feasts. He won’t take a fork and eat – before he takes a spear and aims... it's called "push ups before dinner." The way of the barbarian is redefining luxury with one’s bare fucking hands... so tear into bone-in steaks, a leg of lamb, raw meat or anything primal AF (e.g. Liver King Supplements — Liver King Protein, Liver King Bar)... leave the chicken breast and egg whites for the vegans.

A barbarian expresses commanding mannerisms...  Fart, belch, blow, and hawk like you fucking mean it! There's nothing worse than a subprimal that holds his fart like his life depends on it, but isn't even man enough to do that, so it invariably escapes and then he says some submissive shit like "excuse me" or even worse, he pretends it wasn't him when every-fucking-body knows it was. Own the fuck outta the way you move through time and space (especially when it's "gross")... let it fucking rip like a goddamn King, and say, yep, that was all me!

How you do anything, is how you do everything so follow this system to learn how to rip one like a savage, belch like a bear, blow like a barbarian and hawk a loogie like a goddamn KING. Here's how I do it!

A barbarian thinks commanding thoughts and he develops authentic philosophy, always advancing, always creating, always building, and leads to a playbook of principles that demonstrate "My weapon of choice is my mind."

Take yourself out of Zombie mode... your current state of predictability, routine and safety... and immerse yourself in novelty, a completely new experience.. you see new things, taste new things, feel new things, think new things... you learn new information, right... so that's cognitive in nature but that isn't all that happens... what happens is that new genes turn on within you and code for the production of new proteins, and that happens neurologically... new parts of you turn on, so the idea is that when you take massive fucking action, move out into the world, create real resistance (physically, socially, emotionally, mentally, spiritually), and push yourself out against a maximum array of challenges like barbarian, more and more of you turn on. Then the question becomes... what the fuck would you be, could you be, if all of you that could be turned on, was turned on — it's called a barbarian!

LIVER KING AND TOXIC MASCULINITY

"Toxic masculinity" is a walking talking paradox and anyone who parrots it is likely like Liver King's predecessor, Brian Johnson - a weak, sick and submissive beta attempting to intellectualize and justify that he is "enough”. Masculinity is neither good nor bad… a man must be WHAT HE IS (his savage beast, his barbarian) before he can be WHO HE IS (his moral animal).‍

Unconcerned with abstract moral questions of universal right or wrong, the masculine legacy of the lion, wolf, man or machine is never good nor bad… it is amoral (NOT immoral)… it is what he is… it is his biological imperative.

His biological imperative is as fundamental as nature, because IT IS his nature. Before higher, or lower, values (good/bad) can be entertained, a man must be a formidable force to claw, bleed, fight, provide and protect… Of course being a “good man” is born out of good intentions. It absolutely has utility (more on the moral quandary later).