"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.

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Quagmire911

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Mad Manic said:
The routine he posted wasn't very good tbh. Message me if you want a good one.

MM
Yes because Effort and WBA don't have a clue about writing routines...:rolleyes:

You live in f***** koo koo land.


Moving on, a warm up for a 175lbx6 squat should be something like:

Barx8
75lbsx5
105lbsx3
135lbsx1
155lbsx1

Then your worksets. You can also do 5 minutes walking/cycling before any weights.

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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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Quagmire911 said:
Yes because Effort and WBA don't have a clue about writing routines...:rolleyes:

You live in f***** koo koo land.

Quagmire
If their routines were so amazing you wouldn't be plateauing on half your lifts mate. When a routine is too low in volume, the muscles aren't battered enough so that they come back considerably stronger the week after. That's essentially why volume exists, otherwise we cud just do 1 rep maxes. As for that routine, leg day looks ok but the push and pull days aren't too good. No Flat BB Bench, no dips, need both rows and chins, good mornings not needed, more bicep and tricep work and more sets in general.

MM
 

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Mad Manic said:
If their routines were so amazing you wouldn't be plateauing on half your lifts mate. When a routine is too low in volume, the muscles aren't battered enough so that they come back considerably stronger the week after. That's essentially why volume exists, otherwise we cud just do 1 rep maxes. As for that routine, leg day looks ok but the push and pull days aren't too good. No Flat BB Bench, no dips, need both rows and chins, good mornings not needed, more bicep and tricep work and more sets in general.

MM
I ain't even going to bother arguing. People can do whatever they want.
 

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I'm going to stick with Quagmires routine, thanks anyway though.

I did deadlifts today. Someone there helped me with my form. It was actually a girl, but I didn't care because I will take advice anywhere I can get it. Though, she said she was a former Division I basketball player, so I wasn't too embarrassed.

I'll keep at this. I think I've figured it out. I'm the kind of person who takes a while to figure things out, but once I have I become an expert very quickly.

I can't wait for the day that I can come on this forum and give other guys advice.

Thanks for all the help Quag.
 

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You may also want to try out sumo deadlifts. Some people do a lot better on these. I personally found the form the easiest of any of the big three moves.

Quagmire
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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Quagmire911 said:
I ain't even going to bother arguing. People can do whatever they want.
:rockon:
 

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Quagmire911 said:
You may also want to try out sumo deadlifts. Some people do a lot better on these. I personally found the form the easiest of any of the big three moves.

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Back and knees feel fine this morning. I'll probably stick with the deadlifts.

Also, for warm-up with the incline dumb bells, I'm planning on going:

20 pounds in each hand for eight reps
35 in each hand for 5
45 in each for 2 reps

Then, I'll do the two main sets of 55 or 60 in each hand for five reps a set.

Does that sound right?
 

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What incline dumbbells?

DAY 2(eg. Wednesday)
Incline Press 2 x 5
Dumbbell Press (Flat/Decline) or Dips 2 x 8-10
Shoulder Press 2 x 8-12
Cable pushdowns or Skullcrushers 2 x 10-15
 

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Incline bench press...no dumbells

Make sure your form is correct on all exercises, they have plenty of decent vidoes on youtube to learn from...and bad. Be careful. Watch professionals do it, not amatuer.
 

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I missed that was a press. I've never done it with barbells before, how does strength translate from dumbbell incline?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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It varies from person to person, for me poorly but you could be different. You should be able to press more overall though.

So if you do 135lbs for your main sets you'd warm up roughly like this:

Barx8
70lbsx3
95lbsx1
115lbsx1
Then your worksets.

Roughly 20-30lb increases at this stage.


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