"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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stumpy_mcgee

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I haven't had time to search around on this board a whole bunch, so I apologize if this is an overwrought topic. I was just wondering what some good supplements are for a student on a limited budget. My main concerns are packing on some quality muscle mass. Should I just stick go with a protein powder and some creatine...or are other supplements a better idea, such as glutamine, zma, dhea...etc
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Warboss Alex

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Must haves:

2g protein per lb bodyweight (whey protein can be used but best to just keep it for postworkout)
Adequate fibre intake (green leafy veggies, oats etc)
Decent multivitamin
EFAs (fish oil or something similar)


So many people buy every supplement under the sun but don't have the basics down like protein intake, veggies etc. When the above are covered, you can go further.

After these consider extra vitamins (vit c is a priority, then the rest), antioxidants of some sort (green tea is good) and calcium.

After that but not before, creatine. It's still a 'basic' supplement but not necessary on a student budget. Monohydrate is dirt cheap these days because of CEE - don't buy celltech or stuff like that, too expensive when it's cheaper to buy dextrose + creatine seperately.

Glutamine is unnecessary unless you're advanced and on an extremely intense routine.

Buy everything in bulk to save money. Trueprotein.com for US/Canada and myprotein.co.uk or bulkpowders.co.uk for UK.
 

DJBen

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Originally posted by Warboss Alex
Must haves:

2g protein per lb bodyweight (whey protein can be used but best to just keep it for postworkout)
Adequate fibre intake (green leafy veggies, oats etc)
Decent multivitamin
EFAs (fish oil or something similar)


So many people buy every supplement under the sun but don't have the basics down like protein intake, veggies etc. When the above are covered, you can go further.

After these consider extra vitamins (vit c is a priority, then the rest), antioxidants of some sort (green tea is good) and calcium.

After that but not before, creatine. It's still a 'basic' supplement but not necessary on a student budget. Monohydrate is dirt cheap these days because of CEE - don't buy celltech or stuff like that, too expensive when it's cheaper to buy dextrose + creatine seperately.

Glutamine is unnecessary unless you're advanced and on an extremely intense routine.

Buy everything in bulk to save money. Trueprotein.com for US/Canada and myprotein.co.uk or bulkpowders.co.uk for UK.
Nothing to add there. It's good to see someone else that doesnt think creatine is the only way to put on decent muscle, like 75% of people seem to think!

Stick with what Alex said, and you probably cant go wrong even if you tried.
 

vanwilder

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you put in dhea into that category lmao.

just get some creatine ethyl ester powder, and some protein if you want, id take the creatine over protein any day.
 

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Creatine provides two benefits:

1) More power. With more power, you can lift heavier. Lift heavier, muscles will grow more PROVIDED there is sufficient protein in system to facilitate growth.

2) Extra size. Creatine will cause more fluid to be stored in the muscles, increasing their overall size. However, this added size IS only water, it's not extra muscle fibres or anything being added. When you cycle off creatine (which you must), the water retaining effect will be lost. You'll shrink.

Protein is far more important for growth than creatine. Without a solid base of protein, the effects of creatine are temporary and will be lost.
 

"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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LesaneCrooks

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If you have 90 bucks to spend, id get on the BSN Mass Stack, the gains youll make in the gym will be incredible

However, for cheap, id go to bulknutrition.com and get some of their house-brand CEE, some good protein, and an amino-acid supplement could also be worth your money. Of course, it all depends how complicated you want your supplement regimen to be. Personally, mine is complicated as hell, but it works.
 

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Originally posted by manuva
Creatine provides two benefits:

1) More power. With more power, you can lift heavier. Lift heavier, muscles will grow more PROVIDED there is sufficient protein in system to facilitate growth.

2) Extra size. Creatine will cause more fluid to be stored in the muscles, increasing their overall size. However, this added size IS only water, it's not extra muscle fibres or anything being added. When you cycle off creatine (which you must), the water retaining effect will be lost. You'll shrink.

Protein is far more important for growth than creatine. Without a solid base of protein, the effects of creatine are temporary and will be lost.
i have never lost the size i gained off creatine
 
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