"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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"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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No need for spotters on dumbbell lifts, unless you are doing dumbbell floor presses.Potbelly said:hey do I need a spotter even if I work with dumbbells? It doesn't seem to make sense to have one since they can't grab the bar as there is no bar.
?? wanna clarify? what are floor presses?dirtysanchez said:No need for spotters on dumbbell lifts, unless you are doing dumbbell floor presses.
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http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=36598&tid=106 - on second thoughts you probably don't need a spotter for these. I normally have one just to hand me the dumbbells.Potbelly said:?? wanna clarify? what are floor presses?
IMO it's annoying having a spotter touching your arms when you are doing dumbbell work (since they can't hold the the dumbbells).
"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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I alternate between incline bench press, flat bench press and floor press as my Max Effort (ME) upper body lift. If you are weak at the middle and top of your bench press then it will definitely help improve both these areas. Taken directly from the link I mentioned previously:Potbelly said:hmm I see. I do dumbbell bench presses instead. Why are floor presses better or is it just preference??
"This one is a winner for many reasons:
It is a great lockout builder for the bench press.
It is great for those who have shoulder problems because of the limited range of motion and full shoulder stability (the floor is wider than a bench).
It is great for developing starting strength because of the pause and release at the bottom. You go from a static to dynamic contraction.
It is a great chest builder because most the work is done in the pec building zone of the dumbbell press."