"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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20 lbs in two months? You should be aiming for something like 5-8 lbs. You will get fat...not muscular.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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^^^^^^^^^^^

thats very frustrating to hear since you don't know me! have you ever heard of anothony ellis and his program, it claims to give you like 30 lbs in 12 weeks of muscle, and some ppl have done it whether you believe it or not. I am just following this rippetoe program and eating as much as i can like rippetoe suggests, but don't take any more than 6 meals a day!

over and out
 

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Rampage1 said:
^^^^^^^^^^^

thats very frustrating to hear since you don't know me! have you ever heard of anothony ellis and his program, it claims to give you like 30 lbs in 12 weeks of muscle, and some ppl have done it whether you believe it or not.

:crackup: theres nothing special about his program

I am just following this rippetoe program and eating as much as i can like rippetoe suggests, but don't take any more than 6 meals a day!

keep doing that


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“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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I'll be the first to tell you...its not. Tell me how many grams of protein, carbs, calories, fats are you taking in a day...just curious

I don't want to blow up your spot dude, but if people can grow that fast it would make this game of weightlifting a little too easy for everyone.

EDIT:

I saw what you were eating on the other page...how many calories do you take in, like a measly 3000? Your diet needs work.
 

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clearly i have gained a little fat, it comes with the territory! However I have also gained (along with a little belly fat which I aim to slot off)more muscle than ever and an inch to my arms, therefore quite successful so far in my opinion! However I am starting to include cardio from this week onward to keep the gains lean!

over and out!
 

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To be honest im not sure how many calories i am eating, i just follow my protein
along with 6 meals a day! I am taking at least 260g protein everyday and weigh 167lbs! Its hard however to keep track on the rest....any advice on how to count carbs, im not sure how many carbs you are supposed to take and how many carbs are in each meal you take!? thanks in advance!
 

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I-tallionStallion said:
20 lbs in two months? You should be aiming for something like 5-8 lbs. You will get fat...not muscular.
Yep, people get too carried away with scale weight and forget that muscle is a slow process. Fat and water is not quality tissue.

MM
 

"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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we will see mm, Give me a year and I will be bigger than you! :D
 

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Rampage1 said:
To be honest im not sure how many calories i am eating, i just follow my protein
along with 6 meals a day! I am taking at least 260g protein everyday and weigh 167lbs! Its hard however to keep track on the rest....any advice on how to count carbs, im not sure how many carbs you are supposed to take and how many carbs are in each meal you take!? thanks in advance!

Easy way to maximize muscle gain and keep fat in control is using carb cut offs. The cut off time different for everybody. I'd start with cutting carbs off after meal 5 and see how that works, then also add in morning cardio+green tea.

As for how many carbs to eat.... measure them out to get the cals or if you eat the same thing just add 2 bananas to every meal until the carb cut off. Follow that for a week see how things go, the next week add 3 bananas (doesn't have to be bananas could be a cup of brown rice, apples, sweet potatoes, Oats) if the gains aren't coming steady.
 

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Today:

After warm ups:

Squats 5x 65kg, 5 x 70kg. 5x 72.5kg

Benchpress 5 x 65kg, 5 x 65 kg , 5 x 67.5 kg (PR)

Deadlift 5 x 100kg (PR)

Dips 3sets 10 reps

All in all very happy, I set 2 personal records and hopefully they will be beat soon! I am looking to reach 70 kg in the benchpress in the next few weeks and with todays progress it seems attainable. Also, the deadlift was very hard at 100kg but none the less it was done well with good form I think! Happy enough just :D
 

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Ive had a bad week this week, ive only been able to hit the gym twice instead of the 3 times and my diet has been pretty poor. O well, gona just try improve that from tomorrow onwards...gym workouts have been fine tho:

Todays gym session:

Military Press 5X 37.5kg, 5x37.5kg, 1 x40kg

Pendlay Row 5 x 50kg, 5x 50kg, 5 x 60kg

closed grip pull ups: 8 reps then 5 reps

one bicep curl superset x 15reps
 

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Squats 5x 65 kg, 5 X 70 kg, 5 x 70kg

Bench 5 x 65 kg , 5 x 67.5kg, 5 x 67.5kg

deadlift 4 x 100kg

dips 2 sets of 10 reps plus superset of tricep pushdowns

Not happy with todays workout...i didnt get a good carb meal before the workout so that could have been a factor, o well cant improve every day!
On the bench i struggled with the last few reps and my spotter had to guide me with them and I could only do 4 reps of the deadlift! :cry:

p.s. im going to introduce cardio for health reasons on tuesday on thursday! until next time......
 

"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.

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I missed tying up Wednesdays workout but im too lazy too type..it went fine, no pr's tho! Today:

Squats 72.5 kg x 5 (3 sets) PR

Bench 65kg x 5, 67.5 kg x 5 ( 2sets)

Deadlift 5x95kkg

Dips 2 sets 10 reps

All in all not bad, again I didnt have a massive amount of energy during the workout today, in all fairness i didnt get a good meal an hour before the workout, so that may be a reason??? However, progressing along slowly but surely! :D
 

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Good workout out. Just make sure you aren't too lazy to workout ;)

When i was bulking up, i would eat carbs about 30 minutes before working out. I'd eat about 30-50 carbs of brown rice (almost a cup) and i would set to workout.

Make sure you get some sort of carb source before lifting, carbs are energy, and in your case you need them to work hard and get those PR's
 

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have a lot of coursework on at the minute so I am not getting to eat very much...gona take this opportunity to loose some of the fat i have gained! BTW I am still working out 3 times a week, just don't have the time to log in here and post routine! Will start a westside barbell variation on the 24th of this months when my law exams are over!
 

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Your gonna have to start eating if you want that mass...

6 meals isn't enough either aim for 7-8

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havent posted here in a while as I have been busy! As I said before I am finished my exams on 24th and will put in more effort as I am under alot of pressure atm! However I am still keeping up with my training, and am maintaining my weight gains but will look to bulk up even more in due time! I am thinking about investing in creatine and glucomine(excuse spelling) also!
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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