46 Check-In 01

Short #5 for @46andcounting · month one, the baseline · same frame every month for a year

Camera: vertical · 4K · tripod locked · chest height · one side light, same side every month.
The frame is forever. Pick it once today. Tape the tripod feet and your feet. Take a photo of the setup from behind the camera.
DJI: LTC signal input OFF, 10 s test clip played back, 32-bit float on TX1, WB on a preset. Silent face under every line.
Never in frame: vials, labels, syringes, anything BIOELEVATE. Training, sleep and food are the only things that get credit for a number.

Your four numbers (fill in before you leave the house)

Bodyweight, morning, two days averaged: lb

Squat, heaviest set this month, 3-5 reps:

Bench, heaviest set this month:

Pull (deadlift or pull-ups), heaviest set this month:

Sleep, 14-night average: h

One thing that changed: Nothing yet. That's the point. (month one only)

Shots

0The frame: step onto the mark, stop, look at the lens, hold 20 s, silent60pGet it twice. Five of the eight beats come from this take
1Scale, tight from above: feet on, number settles60pOr a plate sliding onto the bar
2Squat, one working rep, pure side, heaviest set of the month60p
3Bench, one rep, 3/4 from the head end60p
4Pull: deadlift pure side, or pull-up from dead hang, low angle60p
5Bedroom, one lamp, 10 s, or the watch face showing the sleep average60pShoot at home the night before
6Setup photo: tripod on its marks, you on yours, from behind the cameraphoto

Voiceover lines (TX1, one press per line, two takes, digits read slowly)

1. I'm 46. This is month one.

2. Same four numbers, every month, for a year.

3. Bodyweight: ___.

4. Squat ___. Bench ___. Pull ___.

5. Sleep, average: ___ hours.

6. One thing that changed: nothing yet. That's the point.

7. Training, sleep, food. That's the whole list.

8. Same shot next month. Forty-six and counting.

Long-form only

60-90 s on camera, plain, first person: what the four numbers are and why those four. This feeds the "46 Check-In: Month One" long-form.

After

Card + TX1 files to the mini. Say "card is in." Don't format the card until the count is confirmed. Setup photo is saved as FRAME.jpg next to the plan. You review one render; publish Sunday evening on your yes.

Full plan: 46-and-counting/shoots/2026-10-19-check-in-01.md · arms day · arms timeline · timecode