Stack Hodler

The affluent focus on tennis, golf, skiing, sailing, and running/endurance sports. It's as much about socializing with your kind as it is about the actual exercise itself. And bulky bodybuilder types generally look very out of place in that world. However. An athletic, capable physique commands respect no matter the social class. We are animals at the end of the day. And both men AND women pay more attention to a man who is visibly physically capable. Ideally you are wealthy AND physically capable. That's the ultimate combo. You will have a level of confidence that few possess. The merely wealthy man often makes pathetic attempts to use their money to impress others (especially women). I saw this at a bar last weekend. I was chatting with a nice young lady and a 45 year old out of shape man came up to us and literally told us within 15 seconds that he had recently bought a house and then he pulled out pictures. The girl and I exchanged a knowing glance as we quietly chuckled at his peacocking Meanwhile, the merely physically capable man often overcompensates for their lack of financial success by building a cartoonish physique, wearing tight clothing, or behaving like a brute to try to use their only strength (their physicality) to demonstrate social status. The rare man who possesses both wealth and physicality can truly be himself. Comfortable in any room, never trying too hard, simply watching the peacockers with amusement. At the end of the day, health matters more than money. I'd rather be healthy than wealthy if I had to choose. But you don't have to choose. Pursue both at the same time and you're more likely to succeed on all fronts 🫡

@maroctreasure 🫡🥂 enjoy!! It isn't usually this hot btw, hope you get up to the cool mountain air

@stackhodler recommends summering in the Med, but it’s pretty nice here too

@brutedefarce there's a kind of art that only exists on twitter

True story time. Been gone over a year. Lot of you mfs asking where I went. Short answer: the rock bottom of rock bottom. Long answer: divorce court in Manhattan. Absolute fucking trash can city. Show up in linen capris. No shirt. First edition Holes under one arm. Kettlebell in the other. Cloud of smoke behind me like a man on fucking fire. Lawyer tells me to sit. Strike one. Judge asks for my financial records. Slide him a Waffle House napkin. “$1.9m. Somewhere.” Ex-wife wants the house, car, portfolio and half the furniture. Furniture? Bitch married a man who hasn’t sat down since 2020 and thinks we own a fucking sectional. No chairs. No couch. No bed. Closest thing I own to furniture is an ashtray on the floor. She can have it. Divorce finalized 11:11am. She gets everything. I keep the debt. Net worth gone. Credit cratered. No home. No woman. No chair. Maximum leverage. Walk east until I hit the Atlantic. Stow away on a ship headed through the Strait of Hormuz. War with Iran starts halfway there. Captain wants to turn around. Ask if the missiles move vertically or horizontally. He can’t answer. Take command. Spend the next few months advising both sides. Americans want air superiority. Iranians want strategic depth. Both thinking horizontally. Kick over the peace table. Light a cig. Read chapter seven of Holes aloud. Ceasefire signed in twenty minutes. Then collapses. Even better. Pressure creates diplomacy. Fly home just in time for the World Cup. FIFA wants $7,380 for a seat at the final. A seat. International humiliation. Walk into MetLife without a ticket. Security says the final isn’t for nine days. Tell him winners arrive before the event exists. He opens the gate. Walk onto the field. 80,000 empty seats surrounding me. Disgusting. Then I see it. One black leather chair sitting alone at midfield. My phone on the seat. Envelope underneath. Open it standing. Cashier’s check for $1.9m. Deed to the house. Divorce annulment. Account password. One sentence written across the back: SIT DOWN AND IT’S ALL YOURS. Everything clicks. Divorce. Manhattan. Iran. World Cup. Year-long international psyop to get Brute into a fucking chair. FIFA. Ex-wife. State Department. Same horizontal cabal. Laugh loud enough to wake New Jersey. Light the $1.9m check with my cig. Use it to burn the deed. Use the deed to burn the annulment. Use the annulment to set the chair on fire. Phone turns on from the heat. 48,000 notifications. Don’t need the password. Phone unlocks out of fucking fear. Walk out through the players’ tunnel while the chair melts into the field. Lost the wife. Lost the money. Briefly lost maritime jurisdiction. Defeated a multinational sitting operation. Never bent the knee. STILL FUCKING STANDING.

@NoahRyanCo In Europe we live with the doors / windows open as much as possible for this reason. You need to be outside even when you're inside

Do as many things as you possibly can outside. Work outside, read outside, pee outside. Brush your teeth outside. Cook outside on a butane stove. Take all calls on the porch. Play video games in your garage. Keep doing what you’re doing, just do it outside. Indoors accelerates decline

Long term I still think it's one of the most compelling companies to own. Short term the AI trade is clearly going through a reset after months of insane gains. Plus Trump reloading the TACO clip. Volatility moves both ways. To get the extreme upside performance you have to stomach extreme downside moves (or be smart with buys, risk management, etc.) Very hard to say how much of a cooling off period we need on the AI trade, but once the dust settles the winners will run again. We saw a similar thing last fall. Everything ran hard, then pulled back hard, boring for months, and then boom the quality started running again. That's when Nebius really caught my attention because it was the first "neocloud" to regain its previous high and keep on running while many of the others struggled to hit previous highs. I'd expect the same this time.

@stackhodler - would love an update on your thoughts about $NBIS I got in after reading some of your posts in the mid-high 200s. Long term mindset, I don't mind some volatility, but been a brutal several weeks. Still like the stock or any change in your long term thesis?

@snowcatlaughs 🫡

@stackhodler 🤘 female version here. Don’t tell me sculpted, natural ‘fit’ is not beautiful. Human consciousness is the flower of creation - shouldn’t our bodies be as well? And viva VITA Parcours🙌 - superior fitness☀️🔋🇨🇭🏔️!

The affluent focus on tennis, golf, skiing, sailing, and running/endurance sports. It's as much about socializing with your kind as it is about the actual exercise itself. And bulky bodybuilder types generally look very out of place in that world. However. An athletic, capable physique commands respect no matter the social class. We are animals at the end of the day. And both men AND women pay more attention to a man who is visibly physically capable. Ideally you are wealthy AND physically capable. That's the ultimate combo. You will have a level of confidence that few possess. The merely wealthy man often makes pathetic attempts to use their money to impress others (especially women). I saw this at a bar last weekend. I was chatting with a nice young lady and a 45 year old out of shape man came up to us and literally told us within 15 seconds that he had recently bought a house and then he pulled out pictures. The girl and I exchanged a knowing glance as we quietly chuckled at his peacocking Meanwhile, the merely physically capable man often overcompensates for their lack of financial success by building a cartoonish physique, wearing tight clothing, or behaving like a brute to try to use their only strength (their physicality) to demonstrate social status. The rare man who possesses both wealth and physicality can truly be himself. Comfortable in any room, never trying too hard, simply watching the peacockers with amusement. At the end of the day, health matters more than money. I'd rather be healthy than wealthy if I had to choose. But you don't have to choose. Pursue both at the same time and you're more likely to succeed on all fronts 🫡

@TheOnionCo @Jethroe111 💯

@Jethroe111 @stackhodler Bod Goal for 70

@TweetMeister10 🤝

@stackhodler Familiar retard here (?) 🙋🏼‍♂️🤤🫶

Algo must have changed because I'm finally seeing some familiar faces again instead of a bunch of retards Well, still seeing a bunch of retards but at least they're familiar Missed you guys ♥️

@PaxAeterna 🤝

@stackhodler I’m finally seeing you again too. And I am definitely retarded.

@Eggorian Yeah I grew up riding my CRF 250R straight through my back yard onto some powerlines that ran for many miles Hooligan shit like that is what I miss most about the states This is all I got now

@stackhodler I suppose that if I couldn’t have a KTM300XCw where I lived I’d likely either move, or get an e-MTB. Carry on. 👊🏻

@Eggorian Not the same way they are in the US sadly

@stackhodler KTMs aren’t a thing in Switzerland?

@spicybiryani87 I have a wife and 2 kids But when I'm at a bar for a stag party I'm not afraid to chat with women Very fun actually when there's zero motive / desired outcome

@stackhodler I thought you had a wife and a kid

@Eggorian Bro I live in Switzerland. An e-bike is the closest I can get to a dirt bike off-road

@stackhodler Yes to all, but no e-bikes allowed, Mr Stack. Amish cycling or death.

@Inanis_speculum and then time travel and post the same pic back in 2023 x.com/stackhodler/st…

@stackhodler When you tell Grok, “Make a picture of a toned guy doing something acrobatic, and give him a cool face”.

I love a long trail run or vertical ascent, but exclusively training endurance isn't optimal for: 1. long term health 2. physique / aura / confidence 3. actual carry over into daily life (lifting things, carrying kids, defending yourself, etc.) it is however the best way to run away from all the mental demons 😂

@stackhodler Endurance sports is the only way 🫡

@TheHedging Never too late. Start with the pull ups, push ups, and fork put-downs ;)

@stackhodler Is it possible for someone in their mid 50s who has a real bike (but carrying a little too much midriff) to begin to do calisthenics? Asking for a friend.

@Jethroe111 Fuck yeah, George. Looking fantastic.

I'll add to this and say that if you want to age well-and I did not say gracefully-fuck that-but age so you can go out and kick ass in life and write up after action reports you need to work at it almost daily. Age 70. Cardio. Lift weights. Stretch. Core work. Meditation. Eat meat. Ready for summer.

@HardMoneyLex Skinny endurance guy with a golf swing gets no animalistic respect Which has always been true Meathead is other end of the spectrum though If you lift heavy and stay natural, chances are you'll look pretty great though

@stackhodler Mostly outdated take from OP. Longevity experts have made heavy lifting mandatory for anyone serious about healthspan. Golf and tennis are still rich-people hobbies, but the new high-status signal is being strong and fit not just skinny endurance guy with a golf swing.😅

@TheHedging maybe if i get a real bike I can do a full planche instead of a straddle planche 🤞

@stackhodler Admirable but there’s literally an e-bike resting against the tree. I assume this belongs to the 45 year old out of shape man, and your ‘real’ bike is out of camera shot 😜

@enderventures That's it. Strong and capable. In full control of your body. Exercising for the mental benefits as much as the physical. Always growing stronger in all ways.

Kind of reminds me of the "Spartan warrior mindest" - trains for strength + agility + endurance, not pure muscle size - tries to stays calm and collected, not trying to impress anyone - a rather simple life, though, filled with purpose A sort of richness, I think. (Maybe a "romantic" characterisation today - but just something that popped in my mind) (Calisthenics probably leads to similar capabilities)