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.
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.
Fat and complex carbs are better sources for general energy than protein is (high protein might sound great, but while your body is using protein to build muscles, it needs something else [carbs and fat] to carry out these processes).Solarium said:I have several confusions, why do people recommend carbs and fat (natural, like avocado) into the supplement/shakes? Wouldn't you want as low carbs and fat as possible and as high protein as possible?
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.
depends on what you are using the shake for.Solarium said:I have several confusions, why do people recommend carbs and fat (natural, like avocado) into the supplement/shakes? Wouldn't you want as low carbs and fat as possible and as high protein as possible?
ramen (starch) + whey is probably the worst thing I can think of right before bed, except maybe cinnamon sugar on white bread. an insulin spike and a mountain of carbs right before your body shuts down for the night? (a recipe to send any extra calories to bodyfat early in the night & leave your muscles starved for nutrition the rest)Also, since I have absolutely no time to make some fancy supplements, will a 1 serving (23 gram) 100% whey protein shake + 1 package of instant ramen do for a before-bed snack?
Replies in bold.Throttle said:if you are using it immediately after lifting, the received wisdom is that you want an insulin spike to drive the nutrition into your muscle & counter the cortisol that has built up. so you take it as is (to get a slight spike) or add simple carbs (preferably dextrose or maltodextrin, because your body is able to metabolize them quickly, in contrast to fructose or sucrose).
That sounds like a smart idea. So drinking gatorade would be a good idea while working out?
if you are using it any other time of the day, you want to avoid an insulin spike (so you don't add simple carbs) and whey is taken up so quickly that it will soon leave you (& your muscle tissue) hungry again (the reason to add fat or fibrous carbs).
Do these stuff actually make much of a difference? I don't really have access to any of these things, since I live on an 3rd world island in the caribbeans right now for school. What's some home-made version I can buy and mix or make myself?
ramen (starch) + whey is probably the worst thing I can think of right before bed, except maybe cinnamon sugar on white bread. an insulin spike and a mountain of carbs right before your body shuts down for the night? (a recipe to send any extra calories to bodyfat early in the night & leave your muscles starved for nutrition the rest)
I thought ramen was a source of carbs, hmm I got my stuff mixed up. So no ramen before bed... crap I just had finish eating it. I don't have anything available before bed except for those, should I opt for the protein shake, or nothing at all. Keep in mind this is right after I work out too, since I go back home and sleep after I work out.
From what you've been hinting, is whey a source of carbs? And where you get insulin from, isn't that something your body makes to utilize glucose, and not something you can get from any foods (unless you inject yourself with insulin).
look into the possibility of casein protein (either a powder or cottage cheese) plus some fat or fiber before bed. casein is the other (actually, primary) protein in milk besides whey, but milk itself comes loaded with sugar.
So casein doesn't contain the lactose in milk that make lactose intolerant people... intolerant right? Maybe I should get some shipped over.
keep in mind none of this is written in stone, and there's lots of room to find what works for you.....
lots of people do this, but as far as i'm aware, pre-bottled gatorade is mostly sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, which makes it less than ideal as a post-workout carb source.That sounds like a smart idea. So drinking gatorade would be a good idea while working out?
ok...well that's a different situation. if you already have the whey or can get a hold of it easily, use it. same deal with gatorade powder. otherwise, you can worry about optimizing this stuff when you have access to all the ingredients again.Do these stuff actually make much of a difference? I don't really have access to any of these things, since I live on an 3rd world island in the caribbeans right now for school. What's some home-made version I can buy and mix or make myself?
ramen IS a source of carbs (in this case, starchy carbs). you typically don't want to load up right before bed. BUT since for you it's postworkout, take protein, and any source of carbs you can get your hands on.I thought ramen was a source of carbs, hmm I got my stuff mixed up. So no ramen before bed... crap I just had finish eating it. I don't have anything available before bed except for those, should I opt for the protein shake, or nothing at all. Keep in mind this is right after I work out too, since I go back home and sleep after I work out.
whey has little or no carbs. but the BCAAs (branched-chain amino acids) that whey contains apparently stimulate an insulin response just as simple carbs would. i am puzzled by this myself, but the effect is well-established.From what you've been hinting, is whey a source of carbs? And where you get insulin from, isn't that something your body makes to utilize glucose, and not something you can get from any foods (unless you inject yourself with insulin).
not necessarily. i'm not an expert on this, but my sense is that if you are lactose intolerant you want to use by whey isolate (not concentrate) and casein isolate (again, not concentrate). if you have access to cottage cheese, it's a favorite casein source for lifters, even lactose intolerant ones.So casein doesn't contain the lactose in milk that make lactose intolerant people... intolerant right? Maybe I should get some shipped over.
Solid food is always better.fbplayer06 said:Would this be a good idea assuming the mix had a lot of vitamins and some carbs in it? It'd be more convenient for me to just drink a whey protein shake for lunch and/or dinner instead of eating a whole meal.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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.
:yes: Completely agree.Throttle said:when lifting hard & heavy:
(1) eat as many meals with real, whole foods in them as possible as a part of 5-6 meals per day.
(2) use whey + healthy fat and/or complex carb sources to supplement as necessary.
do not let the convenience of (2) stand in the way of the general necessity and healthfulness of (1).