THE DX FANON METHOD: TRAINING AS DECOLONIZATION
- Xavier Savage
- Jun 3
- 4 min read
This is more than a fitness method. This is liberation protocol.Fanon exposed the lies of colonization. I turn them into strategy.
Today’s colonizer doesn’t carry a whip—they code your algorithm, shape your feed, engineer your insecurities.Your fight isn’t just with the gym.It’s with the invisible system feeding you synthetic goals, data-driven shame, and toxic aspiration loops.
The DX Fanon Method is built to fight that.
It fuses ancestral intelligence with modern technology.It’s a framework for reclaiming your body and rewriting the scripts inside your DNA, habits, and hard drives.
Phase 1: Recognition of Conditioning
“You cannot decolonize what you do not first expose.”
OBJECTIVE:
Name the external voices inside your goals.Disrupt the internal dialogue that doesn’t belong to you.
DIGITAL TOOLS:
Journal App (Day One, Obsidian, Notion)Daily prompt: “What beliefs about my body did I inherit, not choose?”Track self-talk after meals, workouts, mirrors.
Body Data Audit via Google Sheets or Notion TrackerLog:
Who influenced your current goals (e.g., influencer, parent, coach)?
Phrases you use about your body (“I need to lose weight” vs “I want to feel lighter”)
AI Integration:
Use ChatGPT to rewrite negative self-talk into sovereign affirmations.
Ask: “Rewrite this self-criticism as a self-liberating truth.”
REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS:
Who profits when I feel inadequate?
When did I first feel ashamed of my body, and who was present?
What body ideal am I unconsciously chasing?
DX COMMAND:
“Awareness is not enough. Make it measurable. Make it visible. Then kill it.”
Phase 2: Deconstruction of False Identity
“To become yourself, you must first burn what you were told to be.”
OBJECTIVE:
Eliminate colonized language, patterns, and punishments from your training and nutrition.
DIGITAL TOOLS:
Trigger Word Tracker (Google Docs, Roam Research)List and replace:
"Cheat meal" → “Intentional rhythm”
"Bikini body" → “Elemental strength”
"Good food/bad food" → “Fuel vs fog”
Digital Detox / Feed Audit (Time Limit Apps like Opal, OneSec)Use blockers to reduce exposure to:
Eurocentric fitness pages
Weight-loss influencers
Body-shaming before/after content
Body Neutrality AI Coach (ChatGPT or Claude Prompt):Ask:
“Can you generate a training plan that avoids aesthetics-based goals?”
“Build me a routine based on ancestral movement and mood.”
ACTIONS:
Rewrite your goals without scale weight or clothing size.
Replace fitspo visuals with images of ancestral warriors, farmers, dancers.
Start calling your gym space something else: “The Temple,” “The Forge,” “The Grounding Zone.”
DX COMMAND:
“Delete the words. Burn the timelines. Stop chasing their metrics. Build your own map.”
Phase 3: Reconstruction of Authentic Self
“Fitness is not aesthetic. It is ancestral.”
OBJECTIVE:
Rebuild rituals from ancestral wisdom, natural rhythms, and modern freedom.
TECHNOLOGY TO HARNESS:
ChatGPT Workout Builder Prompt:“Create a 4-week workout using traditional African/Indigenous movement forms, bodyweight training, and seasonal energy cycles.”Include:
Ground-based movement (capoeira, animal flow, ancestral dance)
Solar + lunar training splits
Cyclical rest phases based on moon phases or circadian rhythms
Digital Ritual Calendar (Notion, Google Calendar, Rise App):Create a:
“Sunrise Activation Ritual”
“Midday Grounding Flow”
“Moonlight Mobility + Reflection”
Music + Sound Healing Apps:Use:
432hz, 528hz frequencies for recovery sessions
Ancestral drums, chants, or binaural beats for cardio or power days
NUTRITION FRAMEWORK:
Use AI to reformat your grocery list:“Rebuild my weekly grocery list based on Mediterranean + Pan-African ingredients. Prioritize gut health, hormonal balance, and high vibration foods.”
Track mood > macros:
Daily log via Notion:
“What did I eat today?”
“How did I feel 90 minutes later?”
“Was that meal colonial or ancestral?”
DX COMMAND:
“Rebuild your body like a sovereign temple. Train not to change how you look—but to remember who you are.”
Phase 4: Revolutionary Practice
“Personal sovereignty becomes cultural revolution.”
OBJECTIVE:
Make your training part of a collective rebellion.Teach others. Build systems. Leave legacy.
DIGITAL TOOLS + STRATEGIES:
Fitness Commune Platform: Discord + Notion Group
Build a peer-to-peer training network.
Assign rotating roles: Breath Coach, Movement Leader, Food Healer.
Share: Mobility flows, ancestral recipes, journal entries.
Host Monthly “Decolonized Movement Workshops” on ZoomTopics:
Training without mirrors
Postpartum sovereignty
Menstrual cycle rhythm training
Mental Health vs. Hustle Culture
Black Masculinity and Movement
Create DX Challenge Templates in Google Forms / TypeformBuild a:
“Train Like Your Ancestors” 21-Day Protocol
“Digital Disarmament” Feed Detox Tracker
“Mirror Liberation” Daily Ritual Sheet
LEGACY SYSTEMS:
Teach your kids to use kettlebells and cast iron, not screens and shame.
Replace calorie counting with garden growing.
Trade gym memberships for community workouts at parks, barbershops, or basements.
DX COMMAND:
“Your gym is not just a place. It’s your resistance cell. Your temple. Your war room. Build it. Lead in it. Pass it on.”
DX FANON METHOD TECHNOLOGY STACK
Domain | Tool / App | Purpose |
Mindset Reprogramming | Notion / Obsidian / Day One | Track inherited beliefs and replace them with sovereignty language |
Movement Sovereignty | ChatGPT / Jefit / Fitbod | Create customized ancestral or function-first workouts |
Nutrition Liberation | Yazio / Cronometer (edited by AI) | Shift from macros to mood-tracking and ancestral grocery lists |
Ritualization | Google Calendar + Rise App | Anchor training into spiritual routines |
Community Activation | Discord / Zoom / Mighty Networks | Teach and spread sovereign body practices |
INTEGRATION QUESTIONS
Where am I still performing fitness for approval?
What parts of my routine feel imposed vs. chosen?
If I trained in private for 10 years, what kind of body and soul would I create?
Who around me still thinks of fitness as punishment? How can I liberate them?
DX AFFIRMATIONS FOR LIBERATION TRAINING
“My workouts are rituals of remembrance.”
“I no longer seek to fix my body. I seek to understand it.”
“Fitness is my inheritance, not my debt.”
“My presence reclaims stolen power.”
FINAL SAVAGE DIRECTIVE:
You weren’t born in chains. You were taught to see yourself that way.Your body is a revolution waiting to happen.You’ve trained for aesthetics long enough.It’s time to train for remembrance. For rebellion. For resurrection.Technology isn’t the enemy.Colonized tech is.Reclaim your screens, repurpose your data, rebuild your rituals.Your body is the last frontier.Move like you’re taking it back.
Say the word “initiate” to get a full AI-integrated challenge version of the DX Fanon Method delivered as a Notion workbook, PDF download, and automation-ready coaching suite.
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