"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...

how can i squat w/o a rack

dj ben2

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Nov 2, 2006
Messages
341
Reaction score
3
Location
sydney, australia
my question is how can i do squats without a squat rack .... i have the bar but i simply cannot get it off my back once ive done the squats because its too heavy .... is there another way to gain maximum muscle growth doing another kind of squat?

at the moment im just doing deadlifts and benching incline and flat
 

"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...

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Are you lifting at home?
 

MuayThai

Banned
Joined
Aug 14, 2005
Messages
311
Reaction score
7
I used to do weights at home when I was a little younger.

You'll probley need a friend to help you get the bar down (that if you can even get it onto your shoulders by yourself).

Maybe you could build your own rack.
 

dj ben2

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Nov 2, 2006
Messages
341
Reaction score
3
Location
sydney, australia
i can lift a heavy rack onto my back but cant get it off by myself but my problem is it digs into my back and hurts it is there any other type of squats that dont involve a rack... all i have ar some dumbbells a benchpress which i bench on and use to deadlift
 

"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...

Vintovka

Don Juan
Joined
Jun 28, 2006
Messages
143
Reaction score
0
Location
Kentucky
I'm in the same situation, I'm gonna try hack squats, from what I understand the same muscles as a back squat in addition to forearms are involved and no rack required.
 

Throttle

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 7, 2006
Messages
1,787
Reaction score
11

donjuanjovi

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Aug 21, 2006
Messages
480
Reaction score
1
Location
Toronto
If you're good with a welder than build your own rack. I work out at home and until I could afford the power rack I have now, I chained the bar to the ceiling joists in my basement at the lowest point in my squat, that way if my legs ever crapped out at the bottom of a squat I didn't get stapled to the floor.

Or save up some money and buy a power rack. I found a used one on ebay for 400 bucks, and it's the best investment I've ever made.

Hack squats are a great exercise. To be honest I feel it working my quads more, while the barbell squat I feel in my hips. You don't need any fancy machine, just put the bar behind your calves and pick the damn thing up.
 

"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...

Jariel

Master Don Juan
Joined
Oct 17, 2004
Messages
4,413
Reaction score
297
Location
UK
Use weight that you can lift and put down comfortably without need for a squat rack.

Likewise when bench pressing without a spotter. Never take on more weight than you can handle.

Also note that there's such a thing as volume training. In other words, you choose a lower weight and perform higher reps. This isn't particularly effective in building strength, but if you're working out to look good, it will serve your purpose and be more practical for home workouts.
 

spesmilitis

Master Don Juan
Joined
Sep 3, 2006
Messages
1,490
Reaction score
6
Have your tried your YMCA's/community centers/community colleges for a gym you can afford?

There are some really run down gym's in my town that are probably hella cheap. Maybe theirs one in your town too.
 

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Front squats. Ah yes.

Thanks for the reminder Throttle.

Look up front squats. If you're going to lift any sort of weight thats considered "heavy" to you, there will be no way you can just put it on your back. Either try to build a rack, or find a local gym (get a job)


Does your school have a weightroom?
 

Skilla_Staz

Master Don Juan
Joined
May 2, 2006
Messages
2,214
Reaction score
10
Age
37
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Call me ignorant, but I'm clueless as to what pov means.

Is it a short version of poverty? meaning poor? Or am I just out of the loop on some foreign slang?
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

Read more...

Top