Regardless of what some science says – most people fall into just two categories: leader or follower. We don’t know if it’s nature or nurture that drives whether a person falls into category A or category B – but we do know that there seems to be a decreasing number of Alpha’s in this world. Why? Let’s get into this…
Alpha or beta?
Which are you?
I can tell you – odds are if you’re reading this – I know what category you fall into. How? Because if you’re reading this – you’re most likely into lifting and fitness – which means you’re most likely fall into the “Alpha” category.
Most likely…
There are a few Betas who workout – but not many “lift”, if you catch my drift. We all know that there are people who go to the gym and there are people who LIFT.
That being said, it makes you wonder…
Why are we seeing less and less Alphas in the world?
The Alphas Are Disappearing
When I was teenager and just started lifting – I’d go to the gym and it would ONLY be Alphas. The only sound in the place was the clanging of weights, grunts and a radio that was permanently tuned to the classic rock station. People rarely talked. Wait, scratch that – people did talk, but they didn’t “shoot the breeze”.
If there was any conversation – it was educational. People shared the information they read or heard. Whether it be a better technique to hit bigger numbers on a particular lift or a better split that hit body parts in a more efficient way…
But very little “bulls**tting” – that was reserved for afterwards.
Now, you can’t walk into a gym without seeing people just hanging out. How many times over the past few years have you found yourself waiting for a bench while a bunch of broccoli-haired kids in pajama pants sit around taking pictures of themselves and sitting on their phones?
Where are the men (or women, for that matter)?
Leader or Follower?
I mean the REAL men…
Those who enter the gym on a mission. A mission to destroy their body in order for it to build itself back stronger. The ones that come in with their headphones in, a simple nod to those they’ve seen and get right to work.
What happened to them?
I have a theory…
We’ve spent the last decade telling those that are strong, those that are leaders – that what they do, how they are – is toxic. That their way of operating is outdated. We’ve either forced them to change… or force them into hiding.
The meek have inherited the earth – just in the wrong way.
I’m all for a gentler, nicer world – but not at the expense of weakening our society. And make no mistake – that’s what it’s doing. The weakness is infecting our society like a disease and it’s decaying the foundation of what so many men and women sacrificed to build.
And to watch it all fall apart over the past 20 years has been painful to watch.
It’s like that now famous quote from an unremarkable book goes, “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
But…
That being said, that doesn’t mean there’s no hope.
Rise of the Sigma
I’m thinking we may be witnessing the rise of a NEW kind of Alpha. Somebody that has the will and drive of a warrior – but the heart and mind of a poet.
There’s a crop of kids coming up that seem to be doing things right. They’re not Alpha or Beta…
But Sigma.
What’s a Sigma male?
Well, Wikipedia defines it as, “commonly regarded as the “rarest” type of male, a sigma male is typically denoted as an archetype of a male who is similar to the alpha male. Unlike an alpha male, sigma males are more introverted and seek to dominate themselves, in other words ‘self-mastery’”.
Often described as independent, strong-willed, and introverted – the rise of the Sigma may be where we’re headed – which isn’t exactly a bad thing…
But it’s not a good thing either.
Will We Survive?
Our society needs leaders. If we’re going to move forward to bigger and better things – then we’re going to need strong men to take us there.
While Sigma is better than Beta – the fact is – if we’re a society of lone wolves, we’ll never get anything accomplished.
Or…
Maybe I’m way off base and we’re doomed?
You need to decided if you’re a leader or follower, because all I know is – if and when the collapse of our society comes – I’ll be able to deadlift 500 pounds…
Which will be way more practical than any TikTok trend ever.
“At a certain point, even if the one alpha male is dominant, at a certain point there’s a younger lion that is stronger, and everyone knows it.” – Josh Lucas
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