JANUARY 2, 2026

DAY 2 — BODYWEIGHT BASICS: RECLAIMING THE PATTERN

Kia ora whānau — Jamie here.

Today was about pattern over power.

Day 2 of this 100-day survival project didn’t ask for PRs or pace — it asked for presence.

I laid out the plyo box, dropped into push-ups, squats, and step-ups with nothing but bodyweight. No ego. No metrics. Just form. Just breath. Just awareness.

There’s something humbling about bodyweight training when you do it with intent. Not for the burn, not for the rep count — but to restore a pattern that will one day keep you alive.

Push. Step. Squat. Stand tall. These aren’t just exercises — they’re survival movements. They are the blueprint for lifting your child over a fence, stepping up to a safe vantage, or squatting down to avoid detection.

Today’s takeaway? Don’t rush the rhythm.

I moved slow. I breathed through my nose. I held my squat at the bottom, letting the burn teach me something about control. Every movement had a reason — not a rep goal.

The goal isn’t to get fit.
The goal is to get free.

Free from the algorithm. Free from the need to prove anything to anyone. Free from the illusion that you need more gear, more time, or someone else’s program.

This is mine.
This is movement for survival.

If you’re following along, drop the idea of needing to crush it every day. Build the habit. Lay the brick. Reclaim your movement.

See you on Day 3 — we reset the nervous system, slow it down, and focus on breath as survival.

— Jamie