If you are into manga and like musashi the manga "vagabond" is a must read. It is based on the novel and has the most detailed illustration i have ever seen in manga
@@michaelchristie4756 you won’t regret it. One of the best manga of all time and the only one that actually had a noticeable impact on my life after reading.
When reading it it affected me emotionally way more than any anime I watched, even though those had amazing effects and music. The way the manga portrays tragic things like death is just way more realistic and I guess because of that way more sad.
Hey NH I ran into you at Devils Lake, this state has some great forestry. Im really liking the branch off of bodybuilding into more philosophical concepts. These videos are very insightful.
Sup! It was crazy to meet a subscriber in the wild like that! Yeah I really enjoyed the State and will be sure to come back, the lake especially is incredible
@@idarci7202 it was literally a one in a million occurrence. Just go to a random forest or lake in the mid west and look for a jacked french guy sitting stoically on a bench.
@@nyud It appears to be a creature which is at least 6'7 and 400lbs, with no bodyfat. Perhaps bigger than Serge Nubret, with more muscular development than Ryback, larger than Rich Piana (apart from arms and delts, of course)
Thanks for introducing such characters and literature to us and also thanks for making such videos for people like me who have pea sized brain who cannot understand these texts properly. You simplify them in a manner which can be understood by people like me. Cannot thank you enough NH sir.
Lol i get the same child like smile on my face whenever I am out in the nature. It is so therapeutic. Also, please keep bringing these philosophy videos. These videos are my favourite on your channel.
What I like about Books of Five ring is that it doesn't provide a specific way to do something. Muzashi wanted us to understand the ways broadly, instead of hanging on the tree we should think about the forest for once. Hope The Vinland Vid comes out soon
Honestly probably my favorite video of yours so far. Great book to read. For the same reason ‘art of war’ was a book I grew up rereading with great attachment. Not just for war but it applies to for more aspects of life. The battlefield is not just one for combat. Like you said from any one thing you should be able to know 1000 others. True sages of wisdom I feel are lost and why it’s so important people implement philosophy into their lives. You’ve seemed to have a new spark of creativity and passion with your videos. I’m glad you made the choice to start monetizing a little you deserve it 100%. You seem excited about it all again too. You’re a legend, keep up the great work!
Ps. I always talk about how any one big thing is really just a thousand little details making up the one bigger picture. Seeing the world through this lens is critical to growth and finding your path to success Imo. Along with combining the physical and mental, and looking inward as well as outward for answers. Like you talked about.
Read this book twice in my life so far, but I like the idea of reading it once a year. I’ve re-read the way of the superior man 3 times now over the past 10 years and similar to you learning something new from Musashi with each read the same has happened with superior man for me. So I will re-read 5 rings as soon as I’m done with my current read. Thanks for the video love your content man 😎
Really enjoyed this video . I trained in various "dojos" for 21 years, then I've had this dojo ( garage ) for 23 years. Now it is time to move house. It's a thing you know. Outside my 10,000 things. A battle.
Man, the first philosophy that I read was the Bushido, because of Vagabond, and I read Hagakure, Bushido, and Five Rings. And now, I'm reading Stoicism, and it impresses me the thing in common between these two philosophies, particularly I found Aurelius so similar to Bushido and Musashi.
Every thought in the Book of Five Rings is so well thought through and packed with innate experience that yes, every time I read it your always learning something you didn't pick up before or your able to extrapolate more meaning out of the same passages. Though most of it is directly related to the heat of combat, even Musashi himself states that through understanding of one thing deeply, you can take that knowledge and leverage it to all things you face in life.
For those that like the Manga Vagabond, and the book of five rings, I would highly highly recommend The book Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, it is what the Manga was based on, and has a final resolution to the story.
I just read the book of five rings the day before yesterday and started to go through nh's series on it yesterday, now he drops this video. I'm pleasantly surprised
So funny you just posted this - I’ve been thinking about getting a copy of Vagabond ever since I heard about it 6 months ago, within this time I found your channel and it has quickly become one of my favourites. Vol 1 has been sold out at my local book store this entire time, and finally a few days ago I was able to order a copy. Now this video comes out, excited to watch man. Keep up the great work
recently lost the passion for weightlifting and bodybuilding, but am instead getting into martial arts style training. Aswell as using mace and kettlebells (idk, just like them)
If you want to know about Musashi's life I suggest you read Miyamoto Musashi his life and writings by Kenji Tokitsu. It has the book of 5 rings and Musashi's other writings in the book. The only incorrect thing Natural Hypertrophy said is that Musashi is self taught. Musashi learned swordmanship from his father. In Tokitsu's book Musashi was criticising his father's technique when he was a boy and his father got so angry that he threw a sword at him.
Learning lifting through practices is ultimately where I always find myself. Everytime I see a program or lifting philosophy that I like I try it out in the gym but sometimes IT JUST DOES NOT ALIGN. I've found it makes more sense to follow what feels like it is working and then try to reverse engineer that and apply those principles to the rest of my training.
I've been blasting through Vagabond in the past weeks and felt already transformed by the read, and just as I considered getting the book, this video comes out. What sorcery is this NH ? The way, surely.
In a way NH is the Miyamoto Musashi of youtube-Fitness. I noticed that even the big channels changed their tone ever so slightly after he got traction.
Miyomoto was awesome for writing this book hundreds of years ago. Not only does it give us insight on how life was back then but also teaches us principles for today. Long story short musashi was extremely dissapointed on how many useless techniques were being taught by fake masters and to find your own way and strategy. If you read about him when he was 13 and dualed the grown man, miyomoto used a bo while his opponent used a short sword called wakizashi. He never fought a spear man and his only lost was against an opponent using a jo. He tried to find a lord to serve but couldnt because unfortunately he had a lot of followers where some didnt have the best reputation. Thats why when i read this book, i since he wished he would had change his way and strategy.
All of this self improvement is amazing but we are not an endless self improvement project don’t forget to live your life because of this instead apply it in your life an live greater
I highly recommend the book Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. It's the novel that the Vagabond manga is based on. I read it 5 years ago and still think about it regularly.
First with berserk then Musashi, was genuinely gonna ask if you’re gonna cover vagabond at some point. Treating us philosophy nerds well. Personally I found vagabond to me more moving than berserk, it’s probably my favourite manga.
I actually like that you take the time to talk about existentialism in the form of literature (Vagabond and Berserk) aside from focusing purely on muscle growth content, a man should fuel both his muscles and mind 🙏
I appreciate greatly, that you are making these videos. Do you still plan on doing one on Dostoyevsky? The Brothers Karamazov changed my life. Before I was disillusioned by the church and thrown into the stormy sea of nihilism trying to hang on to a ever-shrinking log of hedonistic pursuit. It taught me how to swim.
I instinctively suspect weebery whenever anything samurai related is discussed. I was pleasantly surprised with this video! If I ever have time to read again I'll pick it up!
Shouldn't be too long, you can read it cover to cover in 30/40 mins. As far as weebery goes, mother says I'm not allowed to play with katanas in the woods no more since the incident.
Hey NH, thank you for all the value you provide. It's insane how all this is for free. I do have a question tho. I want to build a physique similar to Hamza where he focused on developing a strong v taper and focusing on aesthetic muscles that are: Neck, Upper Traps, Lateral Detls, Upper Chest, Lats and Abs. Also big arms (A lot more focus on Biceps then triceps). Is there any program you created that resembles this where there is ton of focus on the vtaper, aesthetic muscles and big biceps with 1 day a week legs (not focus, already have some muscle their due to powerlifting for ~2 years)?
i started my journey about 2-3 years ago (mind and body), at this point nothing is more important for me than understanding the nature of mind, consciousness and the emptiness that everything arises from and everything dissolves into it. one interesting thing is that i'm recently starting to see repeating numbers everywhere, like 11:11 and so on and apparently it's a sign of a higher power saying yo!
@Natural Hypertrophy I took your advice and just read all 241 pages of the Book of 5 rings today. I drew many paralles from the Way to the path I am trying to navigate in my life and I feel I am better off having read this book and will reference its teaching frequently throughout time because of its timeless practicality. Perfect timing too because my Addex Mark Wildman edition adjustable club bell came in the mail today so I'm feeling especially inspired to cultivate my dicipline and baptize my weakness through salt and steel. Im still thinking about Emptiness it was the shortest chapter I will have to reread it but was he talking about a form of flow maybe?
So speaking of Training & Morals , i am at a loss when it comes to *offering help* , i usually love to help people genuinely giving information , explaining things , even making programs for my friends when they need to .. and the moral dilemma when i see people in the Gym specially Newbies maybe they still new to something like a Deadlift / Squats and i can see their form is not good at all ... (Not form police form check) but i mean the form is really off as they still don't know what they're doing still .. so the 2 sides in me goes against each others : One side : i should go and help out genuinely even if they didn't ask for it because doing good in itself ,if i can help out 2 guys maybe save them some gains or even injuries at worse . Other side : No i should just leave it be (remember people saying : don't offer to help out in the gym unless they asked for it) , and i just mind my own business and walk away ... and yes ofc i won't be helping every guy in the gym and be on the look for it .. but when i can and the chance is there ...
The Virgin “Buy my $200 Cookbook” vs The Chad “Spend $5 to Walk The Path”
hi paris from baldomniman
For real tho 😂
vs The weabo "read the manga"
HAHAHAHA
200$ to be taught how to throw protein powder on food is comedy gold.
NEW LOCATION: ZE FORREST
De forerf
La jungla
New location unlocked!
No he has been here before
Think he was in the forest last Halloween telling spooky tales
He is truly NATURAL hypertrophy in this video!
Remember that he suggests NATURAL food such as raw garlic and ginger as supplements.
onion gains are the way
Great to see someone so happy walking around a forest, most people don't value something like that
I would be happy being outside as well if I lived in a home gym 24/7
@@Enhanced-Atrophy good profile name 🤣🤣
Yeah i know right ? Most people are inside their house watching youtube and reading books that are irrelevant to their lives.
@@SamaelMoneySteinWhy you do usman like that
I don't think that's true, eco tourism is massive particulary in my country
Rare footage of NH outside of his natural habitat: the home gym
If you are into manga and like musashi the manga "vagabond" is a must read. It is based on the novel and has the most detailed illustration i have ever seen in manga
Bet that. I’ll check it out!
yeah, that's legit the thumbnail lmao
@@michaelchristie4756 you won’t regret it. One of the best manga of all time and the only one that actually had a noticeable impact on my life after reading.
Nothing but facts
When reading it it affected me emotionally way more than any anime I watched, even though those had amazing effects and music. The way the manga portrays tragic things like death is just way more realistic and I guess because of that way more sad.
Hey NH I ran into you at Devils Lake, this state has some great forestry. Im really liking the branch off of bodybuilding into more philosophical concepts. These videos are very insightful.
Sup! It was crazy to meet a subscriber in the wild like that! Yeah I really enjoyed the State and will be sure to come back, the lake especially is incredible
I want to run into NH in the wild! Can u make a how to guide?
@@idarci7202 sing French national anthem in front of the mirror at 3 am
@@idarci7202 it was literally a one in a million occurrence. Just go to a random forest or lake in the mid west and look for a jacked french guy sitting stoically on a bench.
@@idarci7202 you have to sing ello yuchub for 10 hours straight
"What I've learned on my own I still remember" - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Man, the audio is just awesome. The breeze, the birds singing... Reject the concrete jungle, embrace the country environment.
Honestly I wouldn't mind more videos like this. The garage is nostalgic in its own right but I love nature sounds
in the trees you can see something moving, something big... muscular, like a trained assassin 😳😳😳
NH is a specimen of a man
@@Enhanced-Atrophy he truly is, but the presence of the mercenary (that i must not name) is enough to shake any man...
@@nyud It appears to be a creature which is at least 6'7 and 400lbs, with no bodyfat. Perhaps bigger than Serge Nubret, with more muscular development than Ryback, larger than Rich Piana (apart from arms and delts, of course)
You hear the rustling of the leaves in the wind, or was that the sound of a munching baguette?
NH in a new location is like unlocking a new stage in streetfigher
I know NH isn’t a gamer but I wonder if he would enjoy fighting games. A lot of characters are swole
Thanks for introducing such characters and literature to us and also thanks for making such videos for people like me who have pea sized brain who cannot understand these texts properly. You simplify them in a manner which can be understood by people like me. Cannot thank you enough NH sir.
you are welcome, I am happy I can do this for you 😌
Our man still has a soft spot for flowers. Such a cutie. Musashi would be proud.
The old readings of the book of five rings were a great chapter on your channel for sure!
Great to see that the coffe page helped him so much he could leave the house for once
Samurai NH graced us with a video after training in a pristine Japanese forest...
Lol i get the same child like smile on my face whenever I am out in the nature. It is so therapeutic. Also, please keep bringing these philosophy videos. These videos are my favourite on your channel.
Getting the golden one vibes here... Absolutely glorious !
Juicy!
The samurai dies in his garden due to pollen allergies 😂
What I like about Books of Five ring is that it doesn't provide a specific way to do something. Muzashi wanted us to understand the ways broadly, instead of hanging on the tree we should think about the forest for once. Hope The Vinland Vid comes out soon
I read Vagabond manga 6 years ago and I will definitely read this book I love Miyamoto Musashi
Honestly probably my favorite video of yours so far. Great book to read. For the same reason ‘art of war’ was a book I grew up rereading with great attachment. Not just for war but it applies to for more aspects of life. The battlefield is not just one for combat. Like you said from any one thing you should be able to know 1000 others. True sages of wisdom I feel are lost and why it’s so important people implement philosophy into their lives. You’ve seemed to have a new spark of creativity and passion with your videos. I’m glad you made the choice to start monetizing a little you deserve it 100%. You seem excited about it all again too. You’re a legend, keep up the great work!
Ps. I always talk about how any one big thing is really just a thousand little details making up the one bigger picture. Seeing the world through this lens is critical to growth and finding your path to success Imo. Along with combining the physical and mental, and looking inward as well as outward for answers. Like you talked about.
Practice over Theory. Definitely need to ingrain this in my life more and more. 4:24 gives me goosebumps.
NEW LOCATION UNLOCKED
This is where he has burried bloho
@@ElloYuchub 😂😂
@@ElloYuchub BloHO definitely relocating if he has a forest near him
I still remember 2 years ago or so when I first listened to your installation of the book of 5 rings in the educated barbarian series. Good times!
*French bodybuilder dies from a powdery substance produced by flowers*
Your background suits the manga of vagabond very well!
Greatest backgrounds ever!
Read this book twice in my life so far, but I like the idea of reading it once a year. I’ve re-read the way of the superior man 3 times now over the past 10 years and similar to you learning something new from Musashi with each read the same has happened with superior man for me. So I will re-read 5 rings as soon as I’m done with my current read. Thanks for the video love your content man 😎
Really enjoyed this video . I trained in various "dojos" for 21 years, then I've had this dojo ( garage ) for 23 years. Now it is time to move house. It's a thing you know. Outside my 10,000 things. A battle.
Man, the first philosophy that I read was the Bushido, because of Vagabond, and I read Hagakure, Bushido, and Five Rings. And now, I'm reading Stoicism, and it impresses me the thing in common between these two philosophies, particularly I found Aurelius so similar to Bushido and Musashi.
Great book, especially for martial artists.
Every thought in the Book of Five Rings is so well thought through and packed with innate experience that yes, every time I read it your always learning something you didn't pick up before or your able to extrapolate more meaning out of the same passages. Though most of it is directly related to the heat of combat, even Musashi himself states that through understanding of one thing deeply, you can take that knowledge and leverage it to all things you face in life.
I was looking to find a video of yours to go back through for some routines. Glad I was drawn to this video instead
Really wasn't expecting this! So happy people will get to hear about Musashi (Takezo :) )
Thanks for sharing great philosophy, and how it can be applied into bodybuilding. This is what makes this channel stands out.
Watching this on my daily walk through a bush to increase immersion
Love this channel
i will give that book a chance!
much love from one of your many muslim fans
I'm liking these Jason Gallantesque walk-through-nature-while-philosophizing series
For those that like the Manga Vagabond, and the book of five rings, I would highly highly recommend The book Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, it is what the Manga was based on, and has a final resolution to the story.
Love the forest setting. Going into the forest always resets my mind and brings me peace.
Finished this book last year...honestly one of my favorite books ever!
Reminds me of BJJ, the more you learn the deeper down the rabbit hole you go
I just read the book of five rings the day before yesterday and started to go through nh's series on it yesterday, now he drops this video. I'm pleasantly surprised
I remember a video where NH wanted to record outisde but couldn't because of the cold, now the time has come for that video :D
His writings are incredible
So funny you just posted this - I’ve been thinking about getting a copy of Vagabond ever since I heard about it 6 months ago, within this time I found your channel and it has quickly become one of my favourites. Vol 1 has been sold out at my local book store this entire time, and finally a few days ago I was able to order a copy. Now this video comes out, excited to watch man. Keep up the great work
Like @JigsawLV said, seing more people appreaciating nature is so beautiful, Nh your channel is gold.
recently lost the passion for weightlifting and bodybuilding, but am instead getting into martial arts style training. Aswell as using mace and kettlebells (idk, just like them)
What martial arts you thinking?
Thanks for the reminder, NH. I haven't read 5R in twenty years (since I competed). It's time for a reread, now my path has changed.
If you want to know about Musashi's life I suggest you read Miyamoto Musashi his life and writings by Kenji Tokitsu. It has the book of 5 rings and Musashi's other writings in the book.
The only incorrect thing Natural Hypertrophy said is that Musashi is self taught. Musashi learned swordmanship from his father. In Tokitsu's book Musashi was criticising his father's technique when he was a boy and his father got so angry that he threw a sword at him.
18 years ago I've read a book about Musashi's life and I wanted to buy this book and I completely forgot it.
Dokkodo is perhaps the best guide for a minimalist life ever
We return to zhe forest. Missed it since the thank you lifting video
Learning lifting through practices is ultimately where I always find myself. Everytime I see a program or lifting philosophy that I like I try it out in the gym but sometimes IT JUST DOES NOT ALIGN. I've found it makes more sense to follow what feels like it is working and then try to reverse engineer that and apply those principles to the rest of my training.
I've been blasting through Vagabond in the past weeks and felt already transformed by the read, and just as I considered getting the book, this video comes out. What sorcery is this NH ? The way, surely.
gym and nature are the best places to calm the mind
Nh finally achieved inner peace that's why he moved to the forest away from yt fitness bullshit lol jokes aside great stuff eye opening tbh
In a way NH is the Miyamoto Musashi of youtube-Fitness. I noticed that even the big channels changed their tone ever so slightly after he got traction.
1:40 😂🤣😭 that was hilarious. Thank you
Tbh bro ur tall and that's why your so happy and full of positive energy, so for short guys stop it and just just end it all
Facts bro. Tall and white is life on easy mode.
4:30 that's my favorite quote of Vagabond.
Love this video man. I’m embarrassed to admit that this book has sat in my bookcase for years and I haven’t read it yet
I listened to the audiobook version of the 5 rings while I was painting
When I read the video title my first thought was the Baki character, then Vagabond, and finally the real guy.
Miyomoto was awesome for writing this book hundreds of years ago. Not only does it give us insight on how life was back then but also teaches us principles for today.
Long story short musashi was extremely dissapointed on how many useless techniques were being taught by fake masters and to find your own way and strategy.
If you read about him when he was 13 and dualed the grown man, miyomoto used a bo while his opponent used a short sword called wakizashi.
He never fought a spear man and his only lost was against an opponent using a jo.
He tried to find a lord to serve but couldnt because unfortunately he had a lot of followers where some didnt have the best reputation.
Thats why when i read this book, i since he wished he would had change his way and strategy.
All of this self improvement is amazing but we are not an endless self improvement project don’t forget to live your life because of this instead apply it in your life an live greater
I highly recommend the book Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. It's the novel that the Vagabond manga is based on. I read it 5 years ago and still think about it regularly.
Be careful! Hemingway is very experienced at jungle warfare!
We are upon a new arc
Would love to see you do a video on Vinland Saga as well & your thoughts on thorfinns ideals
I plan on reviewing Vinland Saga at some point ^.^
You weren't kidding about the pollen. Condolences
First with berserk then Musashi, was genuinely gonna ask if you’re gonna cover vagabond at some point. Treating us philosophy nerds well. Personally I found vagabond to me more moving than berserk, it’s probably my favourite manga.
Vagabond will definitely get several hour long segments, so much to analyze in there
without spoilers how come you found Vagabond more "moving" ?
I was just thinking about buying that book, thanks nh
My friend, you should do a video about one piece, esp Zoro. If I remember correctly that’s your favorite animanga, as it is mine. Love the content!!
NH took "log press" a bit too seriously.
I actually like that you take the time to talk about existentialism in the form of literature (Vagabond and Berserk) aside from focusing purely on muscle growth content, a man should fuel both his muscles and mind 🙏
I appreciate greatly, that you are making these videos.
Do you still plan on doing one on Dostoyevsky? The Brothers Karamazov changed my life. Before I was disillusioned by the church and thrown into the stormy sea of nihilism trying to hang on to a ever-shrinking log of hedonistic pursuit. It taught me how to swim.
Yes, I want to review 2 books by Fyodor. It might be during one of the livestreams
Nature Hypertrophy
crazy how the book of five rings just came in the mail today
I instinctively suspect weebery whenever anything samurai related is discussed. I was pleasantly surprised with this video! If I ever have time to read again I'll pick it up!
Shouldn't be too long, you can read it cover to cover in 30/40 mins. As far as weebery goes, mother says I'm not allowed to play with katanas in the woods no more since the incident.
Hey NH, thank you for all the value you provide. It's insane how all this is for free.
I do have a question tho.
I want to build a physique similar to Hamza where he focused on developing a strong v taper and focusing on aesthetic muscles that are: Neck, Upper Traps, Lateral Detls, Upper Chest, Lats and Abs. Also big arms (A lot more focus on Biceps then triceps).
Is there any program you created that resembles this where there is ton of focus on the vtaper, aesthetic muscles and big biceps with 1 day a week legs (not focus, already have some muscle their due to powerlifting for ~2 years)?
Check out the program I made modeled after Alex Eubank
i started my journey about 2-3 years ago (mind and body), at this point nothing is more important for me than understanding the nature of mind, consciousness and the emptiness that everything arises from and everything dissolves into it.
one interesting thing is that i'm recently starting to see repeating numbers everywhere, like 11:11 and so on and apparently it's a sign of a higher power saying yo!
i have the thomas cleary version
so much to learn in it
read the book 4 times but still watching the Chad analysis.
NEVER STRAY FROM THE WAY
I heard Vagabond is actually coming back eventually
Top notch new background
18:34 I have a strong feeling this will go into the next "out of context moments" video...
"oh chipmunk :)"
cant wait for people to meme that clip lmao
I recommend the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa; a great read
wow NH i literally finished reading vagabond and the book of five rings yesterday
i'm gonna read this book.
And if you like Vagabond I would also strongly recommend the novel "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa which is the original work that Vagabond is based on.
This is the way!
@Natural Hypertrophy I took your advice and just read all 241 pages of the Book of 5 rings today. I drew many paralles from the Way to the path I am trying to navigate in my life and I feel I am better off having read this book and will reference its teaching frequently throughout time because of its timeless practicality.
Perfect timing too because my Addex Mark Wildman edition adjustable club bell came in the mail today so I'm feeling especially inspired to cultivate my dicipline and baptize my weakness through salt and steel.
Im still thinking about Emptiness it was the shortest chapter I will have to reread it but was he talking about a form of flow maybe?
Yes but do you lift or exercise?
Natural Gallant vibes
Jacked Forest Ogre Talks About Philosophy
12:26 happy frenchman noises
So speaking of Training & Morals , i am at a loss when it comes to *offering help* , i usually love to help people genuinely giving information , explaining things , even making programs for my friends when they need to ..
and the moral dilemma when i see people in the Gym specially Newbies maybe they still new to something like a Deadlift / Squats and i can see their form is not good at all ... (Not form police form check) but i mean the form is really off as they still don't know what they're doing still ..
so the 2 sides in me goes against each others :
One side : i should go and help out genuinely even if they didn't ask for it because doing good in itself ,if i can help out 2 guys maybe save them some gains or even injuries at worse .
Other side : No i should just leave it be (remember people saying : don't offer to help out in the gym unless they asked for it) , and i just mind my own business and walk away ...
and yes ofc i won't be helping every guy in the gym and be on the look for it .. but when i can and the chance is there ...