"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Is this old adage true about the Vtaper shape?

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Is it true that for every one chest workout, you would want to do 2 back workouts?
 

"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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Who Dares Win

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Its hard to say given that we are all made differently, personally I noticed that adding an extra back+shoulders day MADE A HELL OF A DIFFERENCE especially working on the back part of my delts...it makes me look much fuller and stronger while doing wonder for my V-shape.

Many people underestimante the visual impact of delts, some dont even bother to train them directly thinking that arms and shoulders grow anyway while training chest and back...no way at all, the growth there is minimal.
 

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What are you training for? Go sport specific. You can aim for the adonis ratio if you aren't competing. No routine is for everyone. You can do 23 and me and get it transcribed. You can adjust the read and go forward. Training, diet, lifestyle and proceed following your results.
 

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Is it true that for every one chest workout, you would want to do 2 back workouts?
Yes. Not necessarily workouts but keep that ratio. I had shoulder pain for the longest and it vanished completely after just two months on that ratio. Also had a noticeable posture improvement. The back is a lot bigger and stronger than the chest, so it can handle the load.
 

"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.

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Just cut your extra pounds bro and the V shape will come . You are built like a tank, no doubt your shoulder wide is way bigger then your hips if you are shredded.
 

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Depends. I would certainly balance out every push movement with a pull. Bench press/Row. Military press/Pullups. Dips/Deadlift or Power Clean/Hang Clean.

The best overall width I got was from Power Cleans and Military Press. Sometimes I would do the Jerks with the Power Clean if I needed to get through a plateau.
 

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Lower body fat + Higher volume/Higher hypertrophy =Bigger perceived lats = Bigger V taper (till 20-30 sets a week)
 
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