What is the Andrew Tate 21-day challenge?

It's my own experiment, not an official program. For 21 days I did three things I'd heard Andrew Tate preach about: work out every single day, work on my own income instead of relying only on a job, and the third one (collecting women's phone numbers), which I skipped because of my girlfriend.

Is working out every day sustainable?

For me, yes, once I kept the workouts short. Early on, a 12-hour ship shift plus an hour in the gym felt like too much. About 60 days later I'd still gone to the gym every day, usually a 30-minute dumbbell workout, sometimes a run or abs. That's one person's experience, not medical advice.

I Tried Andrew Tate's
Lifestyle for 21 Days

By Quinton Heck · Charleston, SC

For 21 days I ran a challenge built on three things Andrew Tate is always talking about: work out every day, "escape the matrix," and have a lot of women in your life. I wanted to know three things: is that lifestyle sustainable, did anything change between day one and day 21, and is there anything useful underneath the persona. This is my experience and my opinion. It isn't an endorsement of him, and I only tested these three habits.

The full 21 days are in the video (about eight and a half minutes).

Worth saying up front: this was one person's 21-day experiment, not a training plan or health advice. I work on ships and was already used to exercise. Talk to a doctor before starting any daily training routine, and take rest days if your body needs them.

Goal 1: work out every single day

I split my workouts into three types: back and biceps, chest and triceps, then legs, and shoulders and abs. I printed a calendar and crossed off each day I trained. At the time I was working 12-hour shifts on the ship, so the gym was an extra hour on top of that.

Goal 2: "escape the matrix"

My read is that this is a dramatic way of saying "don't be an employee forever." I agree with part of that: a job is capped, and even a raise means asking someone else for money. For me the outlet was YouTube, so every day I spent one hour on it, whether that was writing a script, editing, or making shorts. I'm not telling anyone to quit their job; if you want my actual plan, I wrote it up in Should I Quit My Job to Pursue My Passion?

Goal 3: the one I skipped

The third pillar was collecting women's phone numbers in public. I asked my girlfriend, and the answer was a firm no. For the sanity of my relationship I called that part of the challenge complete without doing it, because I like my girlfriend very much and respect her.

Is it sustainable?

At first I didn't think so. A 12-hour shift, an hour in the gym, and an hour on YouTube left very little free time. But here's the thing: I did the challenge, and about 60 days later I'd still gone to the gym every single day. I don't do anything crazy. A good dumbbell workout takes me about 30 minutes, and some days I run or do abs. I think you can fit a workout in every day. And the one-hour block works because you set the time first. If the hour is non-negotiable, you sit down and write the next script even on a slow day.

What changed in 21 days

I took a progress photo every day, and my channel numbers over those three weeks weren't anything crazy. What changed was the habits. Those are what I expect to show up as results in a year or two.

Is there anything to learn from him?

My opinion: Andrew Tate plays a persona on camera, and a lot of people take his videos at face value and get triggered. If you pull out the core message, work hard, stay in shape, keep learning, and don't plan to be dependent on one employer forever, I think there's something useful in it. You may disagree, and I'd honestly like to hear why, so the comments on the video are open.

FAQ

Is there a real Andrew Tate challenge? Not an official one. This was my own 21-day version of three things he talks about.

Do you need to work out every day? I do now, but only because I keep it short. Listen to your body and take a rest day when you need one.

Keep reading

I Did David Dobrik's 75 Day Fitness Challenge — another challenge, reviewed as an app
What It's Like Working on a Ship — the 12-hour shifts behind this challenge

Written by Quinton Heck

I'm a YouTuber in Charleston, South Carolina, and a ship engineer. I like testing things on myself and reporting what happened, including what didn't work. More about me.

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