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"Lost six kilos over the month. I can't sleep past 6:30 now, otherwise I feel like I've lost the whole day. I've built a habit of prayer and I feel like my prayer has gotten better. Growth all around."

"I've never done a spiritual and physical challenge. Not many people see that at all. I've been trying to find a plan to actually fit both prayer and going to the gym."

"At the start I struggled with getting up early and with the cold showers. But honestly, it only took about three days for getting up early to become a habit. Now I get up between five and six. It's basically become a habit."

"Something like this program really enticed me because not only was it a physical challenge of training and becoming a better person, but there was also that integration of the spiritual as well — which I noticed had been lacking in my own training. Connecting the two really helps me not only develop physically but also spiritually."

"The prayer and spiritual reading has helped a lot. I like to meditate and just shut my eyes while I pray, and do a bit of breath work as I do it. I've built a habit of it, and I feel like my prayer has gotten better."

"The most helpful thing was the boys that were in it — especially having that group chat and those accountability times, checking in each day. There were some days I couldn't be asked getting up in the morning, couldn't be asked having a cold shower, but the fact that I had that accountability — in the morning I had to message the guys, 'this is the time I woke up, this is what I'm doing for the day.'"

"I've been way more productive because I've had way more time in the day. Lost six kilos over the month. Growth all around, to be honest. It's really changed me a lot. So thank you very much."

"Tom, your talks were phenomenal, and speaking to you privately about some issues as well. That mentorship and guidance at that point in my life was fantastic. I don't think you get that in many places, but you guys seem to have nailed it. For a long time I was separating the two. But now it's actually really praying as I'm training as well."

"I was in that comfortable mindset, I don't really need this. I prayed on it, put it off. But what really came to it was just being a man and making that decision."

"I definitely feel like I'm building more discipline... and like, I guess becoming a little bit more of a man in that like, yeah, I'm doing all these cold showers. Even today, I was like, man, I really don't want to get a cold shower. But I was like, well, who am I? Am I somebody who just does whatever I want? Or am I gonna take my flesh into captivity to obey Christ?"

"The physical and spiritual integration, I don't think you get that in many places. The mentorship and the guidance at that point in my life was fantastic."

"I think I'm coming to realise it's really about getting up and really crucifying the flesh in the morning. That's why I've made such a habit of going to the gym, pumping it out, and the cold showers. Your flesh hurts for a bit, but you feel on top of the world after, and it's helped so much with the lust. I think it's just the consistency and structure to it all. It's actually been really good for the first week."

"I'd done my own penance programs. They'd end up with decently good results, but only just for the period, and then eventually I'd go back to square one. What I was missing was the brotherhood aspect — that person to really kick you up the bum when you're slacking. That level of accountability goes a long way."

"I was on my phone a lot less in general... I went to the gym three days in the week... I am actually getting a lot more sleep getting off earlier. And it's not just a vague idea of what you want to do. It's — you've thought about it, wrote it down. This is exactly what I'm aiming for."

"The rising tide lifts all boats. When I was with the peloton with 30 other riders today it was a breeze. When I got out and it was just me and my riding buddy, I was completely cooked. There's strength in numbers. And there's a higher chance you'll come across that one standout guy where you go, 'wow, I need to rise to that level.'"

"I'm really over the moon that I've done this two weeks in a row – like meal prep. It's so awesome. And I've actually low-key told a few people, as an overflow of how much I've enjoyed it. And I've got so much more time at lunchtimes. There's all these different parts of me working together right now – my willpower trying to nail this better life that we've both agreed on, that can be done by fixing habits. That's what I'm here for."

"I felt freer, because I was able to pick and choose who I wanted to serve. I wasn't forced into serving my weak ego through doom-scrolling on social media. I was able to actively choose to serve God — and there's a mental freedom that comes with that."

"You've kept me accountable on things that matter that literally cause everything else to flow on and make me who I am. So would I have done the same amount of stuff without you? Probably not. I'd probably be turning things down, maybe less quality. I probably wouldn't have played rugby. No way."

"I felt like I definitely needed help with discernment and prayer, developing a prayer life, which is talked about so much in Catholic circles and homilies, videos online. But I really struggled to grow in that personal relationship with God. What I was struggling with is the consistency and the discipline associated in that. Now morning prayer is something that I really enjoy doing. Sometimes it's not for itself, but for the way that it sanctifies my day and orders my day towards God. And the accountability really helps with that, because the desire to do it can fade."

"The golden triangle would be fitness, sleep and then diet — and then obviously Christianity, kind of like the purpose, the reason for doing it. I've known it for a very long time. Have I sorted it? Knowledge is not enough. I genuinely have a respect for you that you'll practice what you preach."

"I've kind of struggled maintaining a routine, maintaining discipline. I also found that transition from school to uni difficult, because I never really needed it during school. I kind of realized that every day is reflective of how my life will be. I've adapted really well since waking up at that time, and it's just something I quite enjoy. I do pray so much better in the early morning. When I don't, it just has so many flow on negative effects in so many areas of my life."

"I've been able to finally put myself onto a path where I am guaranteed to get through this. If you're allowing all this time for the Lord and practicing all these disciplines, it's the whole compound thing. I'm pretty much just destined to keep on improving if I'm practicing just being in control. I can only see the fruits of it."

"I was really drawn to the YouTube videos specifically, talking about living out Catholic masculinity, which I think isn't explored that much by a lot of creators online. I wanted to work with him one on one to get some guidance on how to live that out day to day. I want to become a man of prayer, virtue, and discipline. I think prayer is so essential to making those bigger decisions, because ultimately if you're making big decisions without God in the picture, it's most likely going to go the wrong way."

"Your work with me has helped tremendously with priorities, and how they flow on to my daily schedule. The way my mindset has been framed as a result of working with you is amazing. As a result of working with you my hours before and after work have become much more productive — and it's helped me be more intentional with my time."