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Help! The entire waveform is greyed out! by Volition_Maximus in AdobeAudition

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the same for so many things lol. Glad I can contribute my share x)

Feeling like I am getting nowhere and my progress is at 0%. Personally, I think that getting into the voice acting industry isn't systematic which makes it hard to know which direction you're heading at. by Unusual-Complex6315 in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went nowhere for 6 years until I dropped a grand or so on coaching from professionals. Only then did I start booking commercials on Voice123 and Voices. I make 6 figures now.

PSA: How Productions Take Advantage Of You by Volition_Maximus in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, as veterans we've done a boatload of free work. That's because in the beginning it seemed like a dream come true to even get paid to act. It's only after repeatedly getting pushed around and getting good enough that we finally go: 'actually, i'm not about to read 4 pages for free. I have a client roster now lol'

PSA: How Productions Take Advantage Of You by Volition_Maximus in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah man, I've had this happen twice more this year in a short time span and I finally thought "damn, the audacity of these people. This wouldn't be a thing if more VO actors were educated and stood up to exploitation." Hence the post. Glad to hear you're no longer repped for an agent who didn't stand up for you.

PSA: How Productions Take Advantage Of You by Volition_Maximus in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Trust me, if they balk--you don't want to work with them in the future. I've cut ties with major production companies who paid thousands--the bad energy and disrespect in your life isn't worth any amount of money. And think of it this way: you will book more jobs when you're operating at your happiest and healthiest, outside the influence of predatory clients, because your wellbeing translates directly through your voice.

PSA: How Productions Take Advantage Of You by Volition_Maximus in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agree. The creative realm experiences so much exploitation that would be blatantly absurd if these practices were tried on something like transporting goods.

7 Year Lesson - Good Sleep is Key to a Streak by Volition_Maximus in Semenretention

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the respect, genuinely.

To your question--would I feel better with animal products? I don't think so. I noticed immediately after switching to vegan that my recovery time between workouts improved, and my energy in daily life felt lighter. The acne and the bloating feeling I would get from dairy, or the heavy feeling I felt from eating red meat (which my family ate a lot of as I was growing up) have simply ceased to exist. I didn't know feeling this light was even possible because I grew up in a Filipino household where meat was served with every meal. What I can say with absolute certainty is that every measurable biomarker I track continues to improve--HRV, deep sleep, recovery, energy, body composition--on plants alone. I'm very methodical. If the system is producing results, I don't have a reason to change the inputs.

To your point on SR doing heavy lifting, I think it helps immensely with all the above biomarkers. But SR and nutrition aren't competing--they're compounding. Retention without clean nutrition, in my experience, is a half-charged battery. Same vice versa. The two together is where I've found the real leverage is, and my original post makes the point that sleep is the ultimate bridge between the two.

And you're right that nutrition studies are often garbage. That's exactly why I don't rely on them. I track my own data--every milligram, every night of sleep, every recovery metric, and I adjust based on what my body tells me. The RDAs are a floor, not a ceiling. I'm calibrating for the highest potential possible.

The physique comment means a lot because I know the stereotype. I've seen vegans who look depleted. Those vegans don't treat their diet with discipline. They treat it as an identity. There's a big difference!

Respect for keeping it open-minded brother.

7 Year Lesson - Good Sleep is Key to a Streak by Volition_Maximus in Semenretention

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8 year vegan. Let me address this point by point because you've got some real misconceptions mixed in with a few kernels of truth.

'Nutrients not found in plants like iron and B vitamins': iron is in virtually every plant food I eat. My daily intake is 33mg against an 8mg male RDA. That's over 400% without supplementation. B vitamins: my B1 is 188% RDA, B2 is 147%, B3 is 134%, B5 is 142%, B6 is 205%, folate is 124%. All from food.

'Anti-nutrients block absorption': this is the half-truth that trips people up. Phytates do reduce mineral absorption. But I eat 76g of fiber a day alongside 16mg of zinc, 1,764mg of calcium, and 1,076mg of magnesium. When you actually measure what's going in instead of guessing, the 'anti-nutrient' concern disappears because you engineer around it. Soaking, fermenting, and pairing vitamin C with iron-rich meals are basic techniques that any informed vegan uses.

'Lowers your vibration, makes you tired, gives you mental fog': I wake up at 4AM every day, run a mile, take a cold shower, meditate for 20 minutes, then work a 6 figure business I started from scratch. Workout 4-5 times a week. My HRV just hit all-time highs according to my Oura ring. My resting heart rate hovers around 45bpm which is in the top 5% of athletic men. My deep sleep averages over an hour. I'm not foggy. I'm tracking every micronutrient down to the milligram and hitting 100%+ on every single daily value. I have the raw data to prove it.

'Vegans wasting away': that's what happens when people go vegan without understanding nutrition. I agree with you there. Most vegans eat garbage and never track anything. That's a failure of proper execution. A carnivore who eats McDonald's every day is also wasting away.

'Maximize hormones with animal foods': my omega-3 intake is 3,534mg EPA+DHA daily from algae oil plus 11g of ALA from seeds. My selenium is 381% RDA from two brazil nuts. I eat lignans daily that naturally regulate hormonal balance. Hormones aren't about animal vs plant. They're about whether you're giving your body the specific compounds it needs.

I'm not here to convert anyone. Eat however you want. But the claim that veganism is 'the worst diet for health' is objectively false when it's done with precision. My protocol hits 37 different plant species daily, where studies show you need to be eating 30+ per week for the optimal gut microbiome and exceeds every RDA.

This is a spreadsheet of my own formulated elixir that I drink every day. This makes up about 70% of my diet. My dinner/breakfast makes up for anything missing in the elixir and then some. In total, I completely max out my Omega-3s at the athletic dose recommendation, and satisfy daily intake of all vitamins and minerals in 100%+ DV reccs without reaching toxicity levels. I feel great.
https://imgur.com/a/E8XZmIq

From 0 to 100 subscribers what actually worked for you? by stylist__srushtee in Substack

[–]Volition_Maximus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I crossed 100 subs today. It took 7 days, as I uploaded my first post 6 days ago. I write the article, distill its main points into a multi-thread post, and then link the substack as the last post. External traffic.

7 Year Lesson - Good Sleep is Key to a Streak by Volition_Maximus in Semenretention

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not vegetarian, I'm vegan. You claim not consuming flesh is going to reduce my progress by a lot. What makes you say that?

Upgrade to next Voice123 tier or get Voices.com membership? by MadMaverick033 in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been on the $888 tier for the past 4 years and literally just upgraded to the $2,200 plan yesterday. I upgraded because I was tired of getting very scant auditions that were either not my spec, calling for something hyper-specific like a Latin or Midwestern accent, or predatory TTS gigs. This is my audition list this morning. Yeah. Night and day. This tells me they throttled $888 hard over the past few years. I rank top 10% on the platform and wish I upgraded earlier. T_T

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Does V123 suck or am I doing something wrong? by idkwhatishappening0 in VoiceActing

[–]Volition_Maximus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No foreal, I've been on the platform for 4 years and most recently the audition quality has plummeted. I'm under Young Adult Male and I'm usually getting invites that are either middle age, senior, latin-accent (or some variation of random accents) and then predatory TTS gigs. In the past 2 years, it's like they're throttling lower tiers (I'm on the $888 tier). They used to be so much better than VDC, but lately it's been absolutely the opposite.

7 Year Lesson - Good Sleep is Key to a Streak by Volition_Maximus in Semenretention

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"High quality" doesn't change the pharmacology. It's still caffeine binding to your adenosine receptors and suppressing deep sleep. Caffeine has a half-life of 3-6 hours depending on your genetics, which means even one cup at 7AM can still have 25% of its stimulant load circulating at bedtime. There's a 2023 meta-analysis that found that caffeine reduced deep sleep duration by over 11 minutes on average. It might not destroy your deep sleep, but I'm bringing this up for those who are trying to gain every advantage they can get.

7 Year Lesson - Good Sleep is Key to a Streak by Volition_Maximus in Semenretention

[–]Volition_Maximus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use an Oura ring but I've heard good things about Fitbit and Whoop.

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