Like I look at a Muscle and Fitness magazine and all the ads show these guys that are absolutely huge and they just look gross. I want good size but more like Ryan Reynolds in Blade Trinity and Brad Pitt in Fight Club. Do those huge guys take millions of supplements? Do I ever have to worry about getting that big? Should I not do squats and deadlifts if I don't want to get huge?
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.
How do you not get too big?
- Thread starter bud_2005
- Start date
"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.
Warboss Alex
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2005
- Messages
- 4,113
- Reaction score
- 29
oh dear.
(if someone hasn't beaten me to it by then, I'll give you a better reply tomorrow)
(if someone hasn't beaten me to it by then, I'll give you a better reply tomorrow)
SamoJednom
Don Juan
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2007
- Messages
- 123
- Reaction score
- 0
Well, I was beat on for posting my opinions other day by some person who has not responded to my PM... so am gona wait for EFFORT, THROTTLE and A-UNIT
Fred Da Head
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2002
- Messages
- 959
- Reaction score
- 4
I was thinking the same thing, but I'll let you handle the diatribe. Maybe some guy named "potbelly" won't decide out of the blue to call you obese--which is quite amusing, really.Warboss Alex said:
Everyone else, let WBA answer, just because it'll probably be better and maybe even funnier than what you guys will concoct. And I'm just too lazy.
spesmilitis
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2006
- Messages
- 1,490
- Reaction score
- 6
Guys, I got this:
To the thread starter. Yes, I can tell you from experience that you should not to deadlifts and squats. When I was 115 lbs and wanted to gain 40 pounds, I did 2 sets of squats and 2 sets of deadlifts. I gained about 35 pounds the next day. I still wanted to gain 5 more pounds, so I just did 1 set of squats. However, the next day I gained 20 more pounds. I thought if I just don't work out, i'll lose some of it. However, I gained 20 more pounds the next day. I havn't worked out or consumed any protein in a 2 months, and so far I only lost 10 pounds.
Its horrible, every time I try to hit on a girl, she makes a face as if I farted, and then walks away saying "God! why can't all guys just look like brad pitt!"
=*{
To the thread starter. Yes, I can tell you from experience that you should not to deadlifts and squats. When I was 115 lbs and wanted to gain 40 pounds, I did 2 sets of squats and 2 sets of deadlifts. I gained about 35 pounds the next day. I still wanted to gain 5 more pounds, so I just did 1 set of squats. However, the next day I gained 20 more pounds. I thought if I just don't work out, i'll lose some of it. However, I gained 20 more pounds the next day. I havn't worked out or consumed any protein in a 2 months, and so far I only lost 10 pounds.
Its horrible, every time I try to hit on a girl, she makes a face as if I farted, and then walks away saying "God! why can't all guys just look like brad pitt!"
=*{
"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.
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
Sarcasm taken a little too far ^^
Yes, those guys are on steroids. Yes, they've been busting their asses for most of their lives. Yes, they're huge. Yes, they're also genetically gifted.
However, the one thing you do not have to worry about, is getting to that size. Look at some of the NATURAL bodybuilders and see how much smaller they are. Those guys have still been busting ass for years.
The last thing you should do is drop squats and deads from your routine (or leave them out if you do not already have them). Yes, these exercises help you gain mass, but they will not make you freaky huge suddenly. You will have PLENTY of warning before you get there (at least a year). These should be kept, or added, to just about any routine. Not only do they pack on some mass, but provide great strength as well. Simple adjustments of reps when you reach your "ideal physique" can increase the strength with minimal mass gains.
Perfect diet, routine, dedication etc will get you some great size, and quickly at that, but one common misconception is that you will get to be 275lbs over night. Not going to happen my friend. You're overreacting, and I would highly suggest reading around (t-nation.com is a fave of mine) so you know what to expect.
Yes, those guys are on steroids. Yes, they've been busting their asses for most of their lives. Yes, they're huge. Yes, they're also genetically gifted.
However, the one thing you do not have to worry about, is getting to that size. Look at some of the NATURAL bodybuilders and see how much smaller they are. Those guys have still been busting ass for years.
The last thing you should do is drop squats and deads from your routine (or leave them out if you do not already have them). Yes, these exercises help you gain mass, but they will not make you freaky huge suddenly. You will have PLENTY of warning before you get there (at least a year). These should be kept, or added, to just about any routine. Not only do they pack on some mass, but provide great strength as well. Simple adjustments of reps when you reach your "ideal physique" can increase the strength with minimal mass gains.
Perfect diet, routine, dedication etc will get you some great size, and quickly at that, but one common misconception is that you will get to be 275lbs over night. Not going to happen my friend. You're overreacting, and I would highly suggest reading around (t-nation.com is a fave of mine) so you know what to expect.
thanks skilla, i started several responses earlier but they all started out
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahaha!
and ended with
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahaha!
Your response is much more level-headed.
bud, worry about getting too big when you're half their size, and not a moment sooner.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahaha!
and ended with
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahaha!
Your response is much more level-headed.
bud, worry about getting too big when you're half their size, and not a moment sooner.
Kev07
Master Don Juan
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2006
- Messages
- 1,706
- Reaction score
- 9
it's really simple really, just don't eat as much, you can work out exactly the same way(obviously with less weights) but if you dont eat as muich, you won't grow
Skilla_Staz
Master Don Juan
Throttle said:
lol yeah it's a little too late for me to find the humor. Had this been read about 4 hours earlier. there would have been an LMAO in there somewhere.
BTW, Kev, don't advise him to eat less, then he may not gain as quick as he should. The quicker he gets to his ideal physique, the quicker he can focus on his strength. My favorite.
I'd rather be 180 and strong as hell, rather than 215 and your average Joe.organizedconfusion
Master Don Juan
unless you are naturaly huge and don't want to be..you will most likely NOT have to ever worry about getting too big.It's actually more likely that you would'nt even look anything close to either of those guys you named.It dosen't take alot of work to look like those types of guys but it does take a certain ammount of effort and the right things in the right combinations.Do you have the dedication is the right question to be asking yourself..
"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.
ALTHOUGH getting 'huge' is not something to worry about, because it takes time and *deliberate* effort, there might come a time when someone is content with their size and wants to stop gaining.
If that's the case, you do this:
1) you eat+train your way up to the weight/look you want
2) when you reach the weight/look you want you start eating a diet with the right amount of calories to maintain your body weight. You keep your protein at 1.5-2g/lb of body weight,
3) and you keep training progressively so that your muscles don't atrophy.
But not doing squats and deadlifts would be the worst thing you could do. They won't make you blow up overnight. Without them, you'd have relatively little growth potential. I think I once saw Iron Addict write, 'if you're not deadlifting, you're not really training', lol.
-shaun
If that's the case, you do this:
1) you eat+train your way up to the weight/look you want
2) when you reach the weight/look you want you start eating a diet with the right amount of calories to maintain your body weight. You keep your protein at 1.5-2g/lb of body weight,
3) and you keep training progressively so that your muscles don't atrophy.
But not doing squats and deadlifts would be the worst thing you could do. They won't make you blow up overnight. Without them, you'd have relatively little growth potential. I think I once saw Iron Addict write, 'if you're not deadlifting, you're not really training', lol.
-shaun