"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...

deadlifts

Hockey Playa

Master Don Juan
Joined
Nov 20, 2005
Messages
588
Reaction score
2
Age
38
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I still don't get deadlifts, even after having people demonstrate to me, and seen the virtual example... Every time i do deadlifts, i never feel it in my back, or i dont even know which part of my back should be feeling it. Every time i do deadlifts, i have to stop because my forearms are hurting, so basically my forearms get a better workout than my back does.. i never know to keep my legs straight or not...I just dont like them ahh
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

Read more...

donjuanjovi

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
480
Reaction score
1
Location
Toronto
Too bad because they're a great exercise.

Unless you're doing stiff-legged DL's don't keep your legs straight. A lot of the lifting ppower comes from your legs.
 

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Generally speaking, you won't "feel" it any specific place. I know when I get to my heavy ass sets, that my lower back feels a contraction when I get to the top, and squeeze. However, Hopefully your lower/mid back and hamstrings will feel pretty week the rest of the day.
 

Frink'

Don Juan
Joined
Oct 21, 2005
Messages
78
Reaction score
1
Age
41
Trust me, continue getting stronger in the deadlift every week, and youll feel it when the weights get heavy. I feel in in my whole body after a deadlift workout. Not just in my lower back.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

Read more...

VSTbeserk

Don Juan
Joined
Aug 1, 2006
Messages
63
Reaction score
1
i feel a lot of pressure in my hip area i guess thats due to my wide stance was doing 210x8...does it really make that much of a difference using wide or normal stance.

You missing out bro if you don't do deads i've had someone come up to me saying they respect me cuz i deadlift so heavy
 

donjuanjovi

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
480
Reaction score
1
Location
Toronto
VSTbeserk said:
i feel a lot of pressure in my hip area i guess thats due to my wide stance was doing 210x8...does it really make that much of a difference using wide or normal stance.

You missing out bro if you don't do deads i've had someone come up to me saying they respect me cuz i deadlift so heavy
For squats and deads,

Wide stance - More stress on hips and gluts
More narrow stance - More stress on quads
 

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Wide stance also allows for less travel distance, possibly letting you lift heavy.
 

Deadly_Ripped

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 29, 2003
Messages
621
Reaction score
26
It's funny that I just started deadlifting and I have exactly the opposite problem as you Hockey Playa. My back needs to catch up to my legs. I am deadlifting 135 for a set of 12, and my back is barely able to handle that. I feel like my legs could handle another 10 lbs on each side for a set of 12, but I am not about to risk straining a back muscle to push myself right now. I have had people spot me to check my technique, and I am properly executing the lift. My back muscles are just hellaweak.

Keep doing them the way you are until the rest of your body catches up with your back. Maybe you just need to do more weight? If you're up over 200 lbs I'd definitely get some lifting wraps unless you've got some amazing calluses on your hands.
 

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Deadly_Ripped said:
If you're up over 200 lbs I'd definitely get some lifting wraps unless you've got some amazing calluses on your hands.
I think you're mislead as to what straps do. They basically aid you in holding on to the bar, in the instance that your grip isn't strong enough. Calluses are just toughened skin, and don't really help your grip strength.

I, personally, refuse to use straps, and prefer a staggered grip when doing my deadlifts. If I get to the point where I feel that my grip is too weak for the weight, I may start.
 

"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.

Read more...

VSTbeserk

Don Juan
Joined
Aug 1, 2006
Messages
63
Reaction score
1
Straps are nice for 1 rep maxes other then that i would just use gloves for deads
 

Deadly_Ripped

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 29, 2003
Messages
621
Reaction score
26
Yar Skilla, never had so much weight on the bar to cause me to lose my grip. My forearms keep up pretty well while lifting. That's the first thing I think of when I think of using gloves and wraps.
Now I know, and knowing's half the battle.
 

manuva

Master Don Juan
Joined
Jun 1, 2005
Messages
527
Reaction score
9
Location
Australia
Don't worry about 'feeling' a certain exercise in certain places. Concentrate on good form, and steadily increasing the weight.

As you body adjusts, you'll start to feel the effects on different body parts.
 

"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...

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Deadly_Ripped said:
Yar Skilla, never had so much weight on the bar to cause me to lose my grip. My forearms keep up pretty well while lifting. That's the first thing I think of when I think of using gloves and wraps.
Now I know, and knowing's half the battle.

I'd say it's even more important than that, and I can see where your thoughts were going on that. No biggie.
 

zerocelcius

Master Don Juan
Joined
Mar 24, 2004
Messages
924
Reaction score
2
Age
47
Location
CA
should you use a diamond bar or straight bar for DLs? I use the Diamond Bar.
 

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
I'm not sure what a diamond bar is, but I use a regular olympic bar.
 

zerocelcius

Master Don Juan
Joined
Mar 24, 2004
Messages
924
Reaction score
2
Age
47
Location
CA
Diamond bar = Shrug Bar
 

“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.

Read more...

Top