"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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L777

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yea I have to do bench presses on one of these, as I can't regularly get someone to go with...I realise this doesn't work out as many muscle groups as a 'proper' bench press...but is it that much worse? Should I change it...all my other chest exercises are done with free weights and my chest is in proportion to the rest of my body...but I'm not sure.

Any suggestions?

Cheers
 

"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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they have their uses but I believe in free weights tbh

if you pyramid, try doing your lower weight sets with free weights and have a big guy spot you for your heavier set(s)

or if he won't spot you, do the heaviest ones on the smith

edit: btw where in manchester are you? I live in bury!
 

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I would always use dumbbells over the smith machine. These don't need a spotter so you should be good to go.

Or do barbell bench in a power rack.
 

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Warboss Alex said:
I would always use dumbbells over the smith machine. These don't need a spotter so you should be good to go.

Or do barbell bench in a power rack.
oh gaw I forgot about dumbells! good call!
 

"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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howardalex said:
they have their uses !
They make great coat racks!
 

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I tried to squat with a smith machine one time. never again.
 

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Call_Me_Daddy said:
I tried to deadlift with a smith machine for a set.

Don't fvcking do that. EVER!
You tried deadlifting with a smith machine? That makes absolutley no sense.
 

"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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Try to avoid the smith machine at all costs! It is terrible for squatting and can lead to injury. As for benching, it is also not the best solution because it forces you to move unnaturally(when you bench you don't go exactly straight up and down).

You can do 3 things:

1. Use dumbells
2. Ask for a spot. You can easily make new friends this way and improve social skills.
3. Do weighted dips or other excersices that work the same muscles.
 

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ya i had a bad experience too, i tried squatting a smith machine as a beginner but some jackass bolted it down. i almost threw my back out trying to get it loose.
 
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