"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

Read more...

Weights vs Elastics

JustLurk

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
301
Reaction score
2
Now, I think we all know there are those elastic bands around, ranging in price and quality from 7-220$. I'd like your opinions on their effectiveness and whether they are better/worse than free weights/home gym-type systems.

Not those cheapo bands either, I mean the TO set in Bodylastics (I won't put links because they are easy to google and I don't want to spam) and the TRX suspension training (AKA glorified cargo straps.) vs a weight system.

Since both are relatively cheap, I want to limit the price of the weights to compare to to $1250 USD. (Bodylastic is about 100$ for most expensive set, TRX about 220$, goes up.)
 

"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.

Read more...

Semtex

Don Juan
Joined
Sep 12, 2009
Messages
101
Reaction score
5
The only advantage elastics/resistance bands have is their light weight and portability. You can pack them in a suit case or toss them in the trunk of your car when travelling, which isnt as easy with weights. Other than that, they are equal.
 

JustLurk

Senior Don Juan
Joined
Jul 1, 2010
Messages
301
Reaction score
2
Semtex said:
The only advantage elastics/resistance bands have is their light weight and portability. You can pack them in a suit case or toss them in the trunk of your car when travelling, which isnt as easy with weights. Other than that, they are equal.
but they seem so much cheaper... i'll take the bands.

EDIT: I'm going to buy them soon, so if anyone has an opinion, I'd really appreciate it.
 
Last edited:

Don Israel

Don Juan
Joined
Apr 24, 2009
Messages
134
Reaction score
0
Location
Montreal, CA
just make sure they are of good quality, the ones i got at a discount were ineffective and thus $30 down the drain.
 

nevillemartin11

New Member
Joined
Jul 10, 2010
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
I like the bands for the stretching/resistance style exercises. I have also gotten it couple of months ago. But I want to say that You will make more survey for the good quality after You will get it as well.
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

Read more...

jimmyblakk

New Member
Joined
Jul 16, 2010
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Both elastic resistance and free-weight resistance, such as barbells and dumbbells, have several similar properties, both provide some form of resistance, both allow a free range of motion, both allow variable speed of movement, and both allow progressive resistance.
 
Top