"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

Read more...

Creatine

danro

Don Juan
Joined
Oct 17, 2005
Messages
116
Reaction score
0
I've heard about the positives for trying to bulk up and working out. But I've heard rumors of bad things it does. I've heard that it damages your liver and heart, and that the only gains it gives you is water weight.

So what do you guys know about Creatine that is a negative?
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

Read more...

S.Y.L

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Aug 4, 2008
Messages
463
Reaction score
3
Theres nothing bad which can be caused by creatine.
 

djnc

Don Juan
Joined
Dec 11, 2007
Messages
23
Reaction score
0
If you take too much it can be bad for your kidney, but just stick to the loading phase amount for the first couple days, and then use 5g a day.
 

"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

Read more...

Alle_Gory

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 25, 2008
Messages
4,194
Reaction score
79
Location
T-Dot
djnc said:
If you take too much it can be bad for your kidney, but just stick to the loading phase amount for the first couple days, and then use 5g a day.
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. Sugar, water, salt, vitamins... etc.
 

djnc

Don Juan
Joined
Dec 11, 2007
Messages
23
Reaction score
0
Alle_Gory said:
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. Sugar, water, salt, vitamins... etc.
Well yah, some people think that since this loading phase has more creatine, then it will result in more muscle mass if you never stop it. I'm just warning to keep to ~5g a day.

Here's a good page with some stuff about possible adverse effects:

WebMD Creatine
 

Alle_Gory

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 25, 2008
Messages
4,194
Reaction score
79
Location
T-Dot
5g a day is like a teaspoon. There's no adverse effects for that dosage unless you already have a medical condition that messed up your kidneys.
 

azanon

Master Don Juan
Joined
Aug 8, 2006
Messages
2,291
Reaction score
41
Alle_Gory said:
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. Sugar, water, salt, vitamins... etc.
Only the fat soluable vitamins are potentially toxic (A, D, E, and K). If you pulled off OD'ing on a water-soluable vitamin or vitamins, you'd probably be the first person ever to pull that off. Theoretically possible, but be prepared to literally buy out the entire stock at your local walgreens and kroger in your attempt.

With creatine, if you're going to be concerned about anything, it'd be gradual toxicity issues over a long period of time and use.... not fear of passing, say, and LD50 level of Creatine. I'd imagine the LD50 dose of creatine would be an astounding amount (certainly more than an entire bottle).
 

Alle_Gory

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 25, 2008
Messages
4,194
Reaction score
79
Location
T-Dot
azanon said:
Only the fat soluable vitamins are potentially toxic (A, D, E, and K). If you pulled off OD'ing on a water-soluable vitamin or vitamins, you'd probably be the first person ever to pull that off. Theoretically possible, but be prepared to literally buy out the entire stock at your local walgreens and kroger in your attempt.
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. If the kidneys can't expel it out of your system fast enough, its toxic.

With creatine, if you're going to be concerned about anything, it'd be gradual toxicity issues over a long period of time and use.... not fear of passing, say, and LD50 level of Creatine. I'd imagine the LD50 dose of creatine would be an astounding amount (certainly more than an entire bottle).
Creatine is not a foreign substance. Its found in animal products, mostly in red meat.

There's no concern with long term toxicity unless you take too much or you're using a cheap and unpurified brand. The body can and will process this naturally occurring chemical.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

Read more...

WC2

Master Don Juan
Joined
Mar 29, 2006
Messages
1,700
Reaction score
69
Location
New York City
As long as you're not taking insane amounts everyday (50g let's say) then I don't think there are any adverse side effects besides dehydration and bloat.
 

The Pedantical

Don Juan
Joined
Oct 28, 2005
Messages
98
Reaction score
1
I've been using gaspari's SuperPump 250 and haven't really gotten any side effects
 
Joined
Jul 7, 2009
Messages
8
Reaction score
0
Location
Cincinnati
I've worked out for about 9 years. Last year I tried out creatine in the summer/fall of 08. I didn't get any benefits or side effects at all. Although it may have helped SLIGHTLY with recovering post-workout, but nothing noticeable.

Try it out for a short time if you want (maybe 1 container's worth), see if it does anything for you.

As with any type of supp though, I would not take it long-term.
 

"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