06-01-2015, 09:08 AM
(05-31-2015, 02:16 PM)CatMan Wrote: Hi Ricardo,
I remember Shannon saying that if a person doesn't feel they got the max benefit out of AM, then they won't do so on a magnet, as the AM foundation is paramount to the magnet program's success. That's why I always tell guys to be HONEST about where they're at with AM bulletpoints, don't BS themselves just because they're impatient and want to do a magnet to "get all the girls" etc. etc. which with that kind of impatient, short sighted thinking is PROOF they don't have AM mastery, but moving on...It's self-defeatist because if AM mastery isn't there, the magnet will likely fail anyway. So in reality, it's best to make sure the AM foundation is strong beforehand to have the best success. I really planned months ahead to discipline myself to get as many hours as AM in as possible, to make sure I had a strong enough foundation to run SM3 successfully.
I think in this case, it may be that the AM foundation isn't as strong as you thought or would like it to be. In fact, a lot of words that I've read have said as much. I think an AM redo asap would really help you out and help WM2 do it's job. Depending on how my SM3 run goes, I've already mentally committed myself to a rerun if needed. If I don't do reruns of AM6/SM3, I'll be doing OED or TM or BAMM 2.0 if I'm approved, starting in October. Doing a manifest sub before you're at your best may make you grow out of the partner once you start growing again. That's if those programs even work, which I'm pretty skeptical of...But anyway, back on point...remember man, we're all on a journey here, some guys get quick gains, other don't, we'll all get there if we stick to it, be honest about how you're getting on, commit yourself to the belief that a rerun is always a good thing as you get more from the program each time, and many of us need up to 3 runs to make it as permanent as possible, and you'll be fine!
No I think the weak foundation argument is also wrong. AM gave me a lot of internal improvements and doing the last stage of it, I felt that there wasn't much more I could get out of it. AM changed me in a lot of ways all for the better and my foundation was strong. It's still good but some of the minor effects seem to have gone off. AYP's don't require this "foundation" so there's no reason why manifestations shouldn't happen. I will run both AM and WM again but from my experience of their effects I don't want to be single when I do