"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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The BCAAs in the whey trigger an insulin response which I guess then leads to you going hypoglycaemic for a while ---> headache.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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simon said:
The BCAAs in the whey trigger an insulin response which I guess then leads to you going hypoglycaemic for a while ---> headache.
Probably. But I've tried plenty of flax meal in my shake. Seems to prevent tihs. Slower absorbtion since flax is full of fiber.
 

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Yeah that's one way you can prevent it. I just have a shake with a meal instead of on its own. Making a switch to egg white powder now though.
 

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simon said:
Yeah that's one way you can prevent it. I just have a shake with a meal instead of on its own. Making a switch to egg white powder now though.
Yeah, I'm thinking of switching to egg white powder now as well. Iron Addict recommends it over whey now (tho maybe not PWO). The only problem I can imagine is that I'd need to find something to mix up with it, so the shakes have a flavour. Or is there some egg white protein powders that come with flavourings in mate?

-shaun
 

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shaunuk said:
Yeah, I'm thinking of switching to egg white powder now as well. Iron Addict recommends it over whey now (tho maybe not PWO). The only problem I can imagine is that I'd need to find something to mix up with it, so the shakes have a flavour. Or is there some egg white protein powders that come with flavourings in mate?

-shaun
Yeah some other guys from IA's boards have moved or are moving over to egg protein too. Another problem with egg protein is the higher price. I'll be sticking to whey PWO.

The stuff I'm getting is from myprotein.co.uk and is unflavoured, though they can flavour + sweeten it for you at extra cost. You could always just throw in a spoonful of cocoa powder. It always masks the taste of whey nicely. Alternatively you could just man up and down the ***** :whistle: It'll put hairs on your chest.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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PROGRESS UPDATE: pictures don't seem to show much difference to me, you be the judge, weight: 174


4 sets 10 reps bench press (135, increments of 5 lbs each set)
4 sets, 10 reps, deadlift (145, increments of 5 lbs each set)
4 sets squats, 12,10,8,6 reps (135 lbs increments of 5 each set)


letting loose http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/Keve07/Workout Log/april10nonflex.jpg

full body flex:http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/Keve07/Workout Log/april10flex.jpg

Arm: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/Keve07/Workout Log/april10arm.jpg

another flex:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b33/Keve07/Workout Log/april10pose.jpg
 

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all your pics are bandwith exceeded. Also, post your orginal pics again.
 

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uh..dood..not to be mean or anything but stop what you are doing ASAP because it's obviously NOT working.Trust me, I been there.You are lucky you have zero stretch marks because I have many and it's from bulking up in a desperate attempt to make weight no matter what the cost when I was younger.I have bulked up,stripped down and bulked up,been really yolked been super strong,now I am doing it the right way.I can honestly say that you would do alot better on the push ups program I have been prescribing here on the forums.If you have been doing all that for 4 months and have seen no visible results..theres is something seriously wrong going on.
Think about it..you have been doing everything right..then why has the right results have not come about??? ANYONE thats busting their azz working out and eating right,giving that they have low bodyfat levels deserves to be able to take their shirt off and be completly proud of their body and level of development..if you're not making gains or have an appretiatable ammount of mass..you're wasting time.Period.
 

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Compare the first picture (Jan) to the April 10th picture. Seems to me that your waist is much smaller


However, your routine leaves much to be desired.
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Amen.

Three days/week

Squat oriented (legs)
Bench oriented (chest, shoulders, tris)
Deadlift oriented (back/bis)
 

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Dude lift however you want,as long as you like it that's all that matters. Looks like there is some progress from the first to latest pics,keep it up.
 

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blinkwatt said:
Dude lift however you want,as long as you like it that's all that matters.
So you're telling me that if he liked using really light weights, but wanted to pack on some serious mass, that it's okay, because after all, he likes lifting light...


:box::trouble: :kick: :box::trouble: :kick: :box::trouble: :kick:
 

"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 see improvement. You appear broader in the shoulders and you appear to have loss a bit around your waist.

You do lack in your pec's this just might be your weak part and good to find it out early so you can do some extra sets or reps or go heavy to build them up.

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Shoot for 5-8.
 

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I didn't think it was hard for asians to lose/maintain weight.
 

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If I were you I'd scrap that ENTIRE ROUTINE..It's worthless, you lost weight but you gained no muscles..not even tone. Do what you want though, you read enough you seem to know what you are doing so go for it.
Personaly you are working out too much and too many excersizes just for chest,your split is too long and the rest periods are out of whack,you are training like a veteren when you should be training like a begginner.
You're doing something seriously wrong ,either it's diet or your workout.
 

"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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