Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

Read more...

Can you do one armed pushups?

yuppee

Banned
Joined
Feb 25, 2016
Messages
280
Reaction score
52
Age
66
I can still do so with my Right arm, never could with my left arm, but I'm working on it, using dumbells. :) I turn my body sideways to do the 1 armed pushup. My Korean instructor could do one armed pushups with his arm held sideways across his chest. In other words, he'd position his right palm in front of his LEFT shoulder, chest towards the ground.

the real deal fitness thing, tho, is 1 armed CHINUPS, with either arm. Not one man in 20,000 can do that.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

Read more...

speed dawg

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jun 9, 2006
Messages
4,735
Reaction score
1,223
Location
The Dirty South

speed dawg

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jun 9, 2006
Messages
4,735
Reaction score
1,223
Location
The Dirty South
Haven't done any one arm chin ups yet, this is the next goal.
I tried to do simply hang by one arm the other day, and almost ripped my shoulder ligaments. Was sore for 3 days.

Of course, I'm too damn fat, but nonetheless.
 

yuppee

Banned
Joined
Feb 25, 2016
Messages
280
Reaction score
52
Age
66
that's what the test is about. arm strength relative to body weight
 

Huffman

Master Don Juan
Joined
Oct 29, 2007
Messages
1,499
Reaction score
166
I tried to do simply hang by one arm the other day, and almost ripped my shoulder ligaments. Was sore for 3 days.

Of course, I'm too damn fat, but nonetheless.
Try with a thorough full body warmup. I feel the same if I just walk up to a pullup bar, feels like my shoulder's being ripped out. But if I go rock climbing, during a session I can easily hang on one arm after a jump. I attribute it to warm up and good form. Core must be tight so you hang on your muscles and not the ligaments.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

Read more...

Top