"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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Potbelly's Summer 2007 Transformation Thread

Potbelly

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Hi everyone,

I'm back with a new transformation thread. I definitely failed my last one because I went on vacation for 2 months....went to college....gained like 15-20 pounds....and now I am here...back as a lard ass :(

My goals are clear. My path is simple. My mission....is to get fit.

Starting Stats:

WEIGHT: 183 lbs
HEIGHT: 5'10"
%BODY FAT: 23%

Target Stats:

WEIGHT: 160-165 lbs
HEIGHT: 5'10"
%BODY FAT: 13% AT LEAST UNDER 15%

TIME TO DO THIS
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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donjuanjovi

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Good luck.

So what exactly is your plan?
 

Potbelly

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yeah i'm still pretty sick. i'll be running/working out friday morn at the earliest.

gonna post my routine soon
 

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If I can only knock 1% off my BF then I have reached your target stats haha.
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Potbelly

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nice zerix! that's great! you must be in shape man. what did you do to get fit? i'd appreciate some advice

update; feeling much better :) mucus is dying out
 

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As promised here is my plan. I am doing fast-pace walking a lot...at least a few miles a day on weekdays because I work and the place I eat at is about a mile away (on campus). I could ride my bike but that is counter-productive unless I was REALLY in a rush (but then again I'd just run).

Also for cardio I am doing AM cardio on the elliptical I have in my house. Nothing extreme so I don't lose too much muscle mass. hmm...I also jump rope for 10 minutes in the morning ot loosen up and wake-up/warm-up before going on the elliptical and WATCHING SOME PIMPIN PLANET EARTH FOOTAGE

ok

Friday
- DB Curl
- Bent DB Row
- Lat Pulldown
- Deadlift

Sunday
- Flat DB Bench Press
- Incline DB Press
- Overhead extensions
- Decline weighted crunches
- Decline leg raises

Wednesday
- DB Shoulder Press
- Hamstring Curl
- Calf Raise
- DB Squats

that's my plan
 

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The gym I use is at school and they have barbells. I plan on swapping out the freeweight stuff w/barbell exercises. ie. DB squats --> barbell squats.

trouble is, I don't have a spotter...guess I could find one...
 

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Potbelly said:
The gym I use is at school and they have barbells. I plan on swapping out the freeweight stuff w/barbell exercises. ie. DB squats --> barbell squats.

trouble is, I don't have a spotter...guess I could find one...
don't need a spotter for barbell squats.

if you have a power rack you can set up incline, flat or decline barbell bench in said rack and so you won't need a spotter for anything..
 

"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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Potbelly

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ahh ok. thanks man. I will do more barbell exercises then...just gotta get to school on the weekdays
 
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