Here's what actually happens inside your brain when you try to change alone:
Days 1-5: Novelty spikes dopamine. Everything feels possible. You're motivated purely by the newness of the attempt.
Days 7-14: The Void.
Novelty crashes. Your baseline dopamine drops because the brain realizes "this isn't new anymore."
But results haven't appeared yet. You're not sleeping deeper. Training doesn't feel easier. The MXD App feels like another box to check.
Your brain is screaming: "Where's the reward?"
And because no one is watching, there's no external dopamine hit to bridge the gap.
So you skip a day. Then two. Then three.
By Day 11, you're gone.
87% of people who start solo programs quit during The Void.
Not because they're weak.
Because the human brain cannot sustain behavior change without external dopamine scaffolding when internal rewards haven't kicked in yet.
This is neuroscience. Not a character flaw.
I was there myself. I had no accountability and always struggled with discipline (in things other than training). I love training—so consistency there isn't really discipline anyway. It's just what I do.
But everything else? Sleep protocol. Dopamine management. Recovery habits. The boring fundamentals that actually compound?
I needed people watching.
Not coaches standing on the sidelines.
People in the arena with me.
That's why we built the Guardian Tape Training Team.