Anyone pulled off a successful cocoon mode? What were the gains like?

If you do not lift but still focus on getting better at alot of other stuff, will you be good at lifting?
Socializing is the same mane especially for those who consider Cocoon who might not be natty gifted social wise

Most of Veeky Forums is on cocoon mode by default m8.

I miss cocoon mode. Women and social life are so fucking terrible. Such a waste of effort. I'm going back to it soon

Veeky Forums is the most normie board on Veeky Forums

That's like winning at the special Olympics though. You're still a downy

Not necessarily cocoon mode but ive always wondered if somewhere here has a story of getting fit after high school and when a reunion happens, they unleash their gains.

>inb4 going to your shitty high school reunion

>tfw went from entj -> intj (cocoon) -> entj
My brain feels simulated 24/7.

There is literally nothing more retarded than cocoon mode. The entire premise is baffling and flawed.

>i want to be well-liked and get a qt gf, so i'll.. lock myself away in the dark, never practicing my social skills, just becoming even more of a sperglord while dreaming of the day i'll one day be able to go outside again and spill my spaghetti all over people

Cocoon mode is a self-fulfilling prophecy of failure. It's literally telling yourself "there's nothing good about who I am, the only way to impress people is to disappear and then suddenly surprise them with a better body". The novelty of which no one will give a shit about longer than 5 minutes.
"Oh wow user you got ripped! Lookin good!" is what every cocoon faggot wants to hear, but ten seconds later everyone will be turning their back on him and going on about their previous conversations because cocoonfag still has no idea how to talk to people, he just looks like a weird creeper gymrat who hides from the sun so he can train all day like an obsessive-compulsive sociopath.

And don't give me this abject nonsense of "w-well I'm CHAD, I just want to cocoon mode for a while to get away from all the distractions ;^)" because that's an idiotic lie and everyone knows it.

cocoon mode isnt just about lifting

you're right it's about being a completely worthless piece of shit in many areas

I went ESTP-ISTP-ESTP, cocoon mode fugged me up desu, Im k now though can talk to anyone

wow, i didn't think that reading it all laid out so plainly would make me feel so bad

>tfw you will likely not die in your sleep anytime soon

yeah man, makes me want to neck myself

i never even realized it either when i was knowingly doing it, constantly "when i get to 10% then i'll make online dating profiles and try to flirt with girls" but the 10% never came because i became obsessed with gaining muscle mass to the point where i just got fat and looked even more ogrish and off-putting to women than before

honestly i just want to be 10% already and be done with it, fuck

>cocoon mode

why in the fuck would you do that? social interaction is an integral part of the human experience. you can live a 'normalfag' life and still make good gains in other areas. its not black and white

I'm relatively social whenever my friends are in town, but when uni starts and they head back, all I do is lift, study, sleep, and play Runescape. I go to parties occasionally (once or twice a month) and hang out occasionally with some uni acquaintances, but for the most part I'm quite asocial when the neggas are out of town.

I also have sex pretty often, and it's great because I can just make a booty call when beating the everliving fuck out of my dick doesn't suffice.

Hm... me and my friend were just talking the other day about how there were never anymore cocoon mode threads and now there is one... intredasting

how do you go to parties? i've never really been to a party or a concert or anything social like that. i don't have any friends anymore; i'm a 25-year-old manchild failure scraping my way to a degree with a 2.0 gpa, taking over twice the length of time it takes most people to get a degree. i commute to school, too; been in the dorms once to work on a group project.

i just cannot remember how to talk to people or make friends. summer term started today, and i told myself i was going to sit next to someone and talk to them, and then i just didn't. got too scared by the prospect of inadvertently revealing the state of my life and repulsing people.

I only really go to parties when I'm invited by friends, most typically friends from high school (currently an incoming sophomore). About 60% of my high school is at my uni, and my uni throws shit parties. I go to a really nice private uni for parties that my friend - a student there - invites me to. Other than that, I'm really asocial. I love working out alone, studying alone, etc..., but I'm very social whenever my better, bigger friend group is back in town (most are out of state or a few hours away) from uni.

I'm also a commuter, and have literally made 3 new friends during my first year at uni. I'm a relatively sociable guy, but I've really been working hard on my studies since I did relatively poorly in high school.

it doesn't work.

my pl total went from 730 to 960 pounds in 6 months. It was during a bulk, and i also gained about 3 lbs of body weight (beginning 6 ft 180 lbs, end 6 ft 210 lbs

Did cocoon mode when I was 20 and it was one of the best choices I ever made. TL;DR:
Before:
> Be naturally builtfat college student
> Mediocre grades
> Mediocre social life, just got dumped
> Waste lots of time every day on social media without ever actually socializing
> Play stupid amounts of vidya (DoTA 2 and Starcraft 2)
> Frequently up on my computer as late as 4AM, terribly messy sleep schedule
> Smoke weed often (usually alone)

During:
> Log off of facebook for three months
> Work out five days a week
> Go on ultra-restrictive diet that wouldn't be feasible if I were going out to eat
> Almost never socialize, no parties, no dates, no social media (only hang out with people if it's face to face in a small group)
> Stop smoking weed/turn down alcohol
> Study hard
> Read book recreationally instead of wasting hours on Facebook
> Start waking up at 6AM every day
> Start scheduling my days the night before, follow my plans with 80% accuracy

After:
> Some weaker friends drifted away
> Lost 30lbs
> Got a 3.6 GPA (my highest in college so far)
> Felt more confident in parties
> More energetic, happier
> Felt like a more interesting person
> Stronger

9/10, I would recommend.

Not exactly.

I was liked in Highschool but I came from a poor and abusive family, that didn't care if I smoked weed and drank every day. My friends left, my qt gf left, all I had was the gym, a job and the stock market. Decided to say fuck it and got clean. No booze or drugs anymore. Working manual labour for 9 hours a day, trading stocks in the afternoon and ripping heavy weights all night with 10 hours of sleep a night transformed me. I went from that scrawny, dirty looking 6'0 120 pound dorky cuck beta with no no self esteem who smoked w33d and became 6'0 165 pound chad.
Friends from highschool see me last week for the first time in a year. "Holy fuck dude, you got noticeably bigger" Girl who I just met says "user ain't THAT big" Me being the douchebag I am, I take my top off and she responds "Wow, user is actually shredded!" Ended up making out with her that night.

Cocoon mode works if you don't completely isolate yourself and work on social gains while getting shredded. (I was always good socially, just had problems with drugs, alcohol, and self esteem)

My pl went up from 610 to 850 in about a semester of uni, balancing studies and a social life
I don't think a 110lb difference is worth going autismal over

> Cocoon mode works if you don't completely isolate yourself and work on social gains while getting shredded. (I was always good socially, just had problems with drugs, alcohol, and self esteem)

This cocoon mode worked for me partially because detaching myself from the crutch of social media helped me to spend better face to face time with people. Even if it was infrequent, it helped tremendously.

I didn't go autismal, I just didn't really feel an urge to be overly sociable. Also, I had a 230 pl total increase, and it gets a lot more difficult to put on the numbers once you climb into the 900's

It does

>3 months

Get out normie REEE

I went cocoon mode for like 18 months to lose weight because I was a fat ass, and went from 110kg to 75kg. I worked out like 5-6 times a week, cardio 3-4 times a week.

It sucked at the time but I think it was worth it. I'm way more confident now, and actually like the way I look. I don't think I would've lost the weight if I had kept going out and getting wasted 3-4 times a week.

My grades have also improved, and I got a pretty good job that's related to my degree that I'm enjoying. Lost touch with a couple of people but most kept in contact.

>been in cocoon mode since 2014

Your move, normies.

>tfw too old for social media faggotry

Don't normally like Asians but this one is really qt

I don't enjoy being social, at all. I wanted it my whole life growing up, i finally got it and I disliked every aspect of it.

I don't know why I feel this way when it was all i ever wanted. I can't be around other people without wanting to be alone again.

Ill be cacoon mode when i move out of my moms house in a year.

Went cocoon mode to save up enough money for a deposit on a house. I've saved £6000. Feelin' fuckin mighty.

I hang out with people who respect my choice to not pig out on snacks and junk food
there is still time to party sometimes
alcohol is not a problem, I smoke weed
it's good to enjoy yourself, but it's also good to limit your social life to get to your goals
lost >50kg and gained >10kg of muscle on a 14 month permacut
normies are boring anyway

How many times a week do you consider suicide?

Do you think social media is essential to be a normie?

I deleted facebook around 5 months ago after finishing high school. I didn't have the best time in school and wanted to remove all of the people from my life and kind of start over.

I entered a hybrid-cocoon mode where i'd mainly hit the gym, work on my social skills and focus on my studies. The gains came easy and fast, i can now conversate with anyone, have a laugh, alot more confident and gained noticable muscle.

Every now and then i get asked by people why i don't have facebook or IG or jokes about if i've been living under a rock.

What do?

Just get it. Normies love their social media, so easy to connect with people. I'm on snapchat, insta, facebook, twitter. Snapchat is the best for normie gains, just post pictures of you at a party with a cute girl, and other girls seem more interested in you. It's great.

Facebook and Snapchat are acceptable, twitter is pretty pointless and instagram is gaylord-tier

>People don't think you're autistic
>Implying

fuck cocoon mode, half the reason most of us lift is for social gains anyway.
enjoy having no friends at age 25+

>briggs fucking meyers
Do you also read your fucking horoscope? Christ

cocoon mode + Steroids

18kg of muscle in three months. good shit.

Just get some VoIP with messaging. Literally the only thing I use facebook for is posting pictures so my Mum can see since I live in a different country.

w-what's cocoon mode?

In theory it's ascetism in the pursuit of gains.

In reality it's autists giving themselves a justification for not having friends.

that sounds retarded
I'm a social retard but i at least put in the effort to be social

A real man seeks gains in all things, body is merely one aspect of a man's soul

I've done it twice in my life
>22
>moved to a new town for grad school
>summer, no classes, know literally nobody
>living in dem mountains, start cycling everywhere for all kinds of quad gains
>started counting calories for the first time
>loads of push ups, pull ups, chin ups, squats, calf raises
>ended up in the best shape of my life
Fast forward 8 years
>30, out of shape, depressionmode after a bad breakup
>temporarily NEETing with moms
>finally snap out of my funk
>start doing keto, cardio, lifting
>fittest I've been in years
>finally started applying for jobs and doing volunteering again
Quality life gainz all around, I highly recommend it.

>A real man seeks gains in all things, body is merely one aspect of a man's soul

aaah fuck you caught me :)

>body is merely one aspect of a man's soul

>tfw unvoluntarily in cocoon mode

Got a new gf 6 months ago and my gains have plummeted. Ultimately though, I have still retained a good shape and enjoy life a lot more.

Cocoon mode will make you an awkward person who can't even make the most of his gains. This especially applies if you're at university. Make the most of your youth and enjoy all the social opportunities at uni. Humans are social animals and need companionship. You'll also need those social skills at work so don't take pride in 'cocoon mode'.

I guess you might consider it cocoon mode.

> 19, skinny, insecure, three friends, no hope for future, no girls, shitty job, lived in tiny room in shitty apartment with a bunch of other people
> 6ft, 150 lbs

I decided to time off and focus on being a better person

> run everymorning
> lift 5 days a week
> made myself read classic lit
> taught myself french
> focused hard on classes

Came out of the cocoon about 18 months later. I was 185, much more interesting, and more confident. Confidence grows like a snowball. I started getting mires and then actual GFs. Great times.

I'm 205 now, still workout a lot, and live in a large house and have a great job. I came a long way. I used to be fully miserable, and now I am quite happy.

Did this from 2012 to late 2015. Went from the hungriest neet skeleton to a slightly less hungry skeleton (20kg heavier, moderately joocy). Now fully employed, loving gym and my saucy Latina gf who has the tastiest poontagen I've ever had.

this

> 6'0 165 pound

THANK YOU HUNGRY SKELETON

>Cocoon mode only works if you are already socially adjusted

>Unsociable idiots don't understand this, and won't listen anyway

Nigga I have been in cocoon mode my whole life.

In 5 years of lifting I went from being 150 at 6'3 to 220 to 200 pretty lean, idk how much abstaining from alcohol and good sleep helped with any of that. Grades have always been good, I'm in the 10% of my class at a good uni.

I've been cocoon mode pretty much on purpose my whole life. When I got to university I had a legit shot of being a normie but I had already missed out on so much in previous years that I felt like an alien, so yeah, cocoon life it is m8.

you say that you were in cocoon mode your entire life on purpose, but i just think that you're a sperg lord with no social skills and a comfort zone that dosen't get stepped out of.

You are partially correct. I had horrible anxiety early in high school and I failed to make any friends or have a gf throughout all of high school as a result. By the time uni came around I had no social skills. I am going to a uni in the UK as well, which I'm not originally from, which made the gap between me and others even bigger. So yeah, I just cbf to get out of my comfort zone, I'd fail if I tried anyway.

I'm not a sperg though, just awkward as fuk.

you're supposed to fail at first user. Failure is one of the first steps to success. You just have to talk to alot of people and eventually you'll find friends and a girlfriend.

1. Accept everything just the way it is.
2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.
6. Do not regret what you have done.
7. Never be jealous.
8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
11. In all things have no preferences.
12. Be indifferent to where you live.
13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.
14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
15. Do not act following customary beliefs.
16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
17. Do not fear death.
18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
21. Never stray from the Way.

Perfect for cocoon mode.

I don't like this "I'm so scared of socializing" meme

I literally feel no need to socialize with anyone ever

I know user, but the cocoon lifestyle just gets too comfy after a while. I'll probably get too depressed at some point and actually start making an effort though. Any day now.

I'm really unsure of whether people like this actually exist. Sometimes I think I'm like this, other times I feel like I'm just fooling myself as an excuse to not do something to better my life. After being alone for some time socialising becomes strenuous and not fun so you can start to feel like you don't like it, but that can be a deceiving feeling. Not saying this necessarily applies to you user.

Look up "Schzoid" lol. It isn't a fox and apples or whatever scenario. I've had more positive than negative social interactions.

''any day now isn't a good way at looking things." you need to set a date to know that you will actually do it. You say ''any day now'' but in actuality, when will that day come? You gotta man the fuck up and get out there user.

I have that exact copy of the book. Pretty interesting view on what true mastery of a skill looks like.

Tfw when no friends for social media faggotry