OK, I don't think you caught the reason I asked about 4 days. I am on stronglifts 5x5, beginners. Means I do squats every workout, 3 times a week. WB tells not to do cardio on leg days, and you say the same thing, but see I have 3 leg days. That's why I'm at a bind here, it's not that I am trying to change what's prescribed, I am trying to integrate it.
"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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"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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Master Don Juan
Sorry I got you confused with anothers thread on the workout (the other person wasn't doing stronglifts). Just do it 4 times a week then.
OK, so I am still sick, but I did take videos of my forms on all the lifts. Honestly, I was surprised by how awful my form is, when lifting can't really feel it. I mean I am no expert but the bar is clearly not going straight up. Well, see yourselves.
Deadlift: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUVlu3Cl934
Bench Press: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyLDtu_8TWo
Barbell Row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWVLYHtlHgs
Overhead Press: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2uTuhfq_M
Squat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbDR2B32dLA
All suggestions/criticism/comments are appreciated.
Thanks!
P.S. Excuse the quality of the video files, all I had was my roommate's phone.
Deadlift: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUVlu3Cl934
Bench Press: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyLDtu_8TWo
Barbell Row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWVLYHtlHgs
Overhead Press: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2uTuhfq_M
Squat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbDR2B32dLA
All suggestions/criticism/comments are appreciated.
Thanks!
P.S. Excuse the quality of the video files, all I had was my roommate's phone.
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Squat is by far wrong.
You move your ass SLIGHTLY backwards, but you sit down with your legs, you're going to be trying to get weight down to the ground with your back at that crazy angle is wrong, not a squat.
Deadlift, sit your ass down a bit more, gets more leg into it.
Bench, bring the bar down lower on your body, where your chest muscles finish, quite far down. As far down to your stomach as you can. Also keep your upper back tight.
You move your ass SLIGHTLY backwards, but you sit down with your legs, you're going to be trying to get weight down to the ground with your back at that crazy angle is wrong, not a squat.
Deadlift, sit your ass down a bit more, gets more leg into it.
Bench, bring the bar down lower on your body, where your chest muscles finish, quite far down. As far down to your stomach as you can. Also keep your upper back tight.
MrS: Thanks mate.
OK, I read stronglifts post about hip movement before knee movement, and I think I overdid that part. Can you elaborate more on the angle of my back, I didn't quite get it. Should stand more straight when locked out, and not bend my back?
Thanks!
OK, I read stronglifts post about hip movement before knee movement, and I think I overdid that part. Can you elaborate more on the angle of my back, I didn't quite get it. Should stand more straight when locked out, and not bend my back?
Thanks!
"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.
Squat: Get your whole body under the bar before you unrack the weight. Your upper body should stay as upright as possible during the movement (this will depend on your flexibility and back strength). You seem to be doing a goodmorning to get the weight up back up: your hips are moving first. The head should be the first thing to move upwards and the rest of your body should follow. Don't squat with weight until you have the movement down with just an empty barbell, otherwise you WILL injure your back.
Deadlift: Like MrS said.
Bench: Like MrS said. You need to be lowering the weight slower so that you have it under full control at all times. Also, push the bar back up in a straight line and not towards your head.
Barbell Row: Weight should start from a dead stop every rep, otherwise you've turned it into a bent over row. Back position should be exactly like it is before you perform your first rep: as parallel to the floor as possible throughout the movement. You are moving your hips too much. Lift the weight with your lats by squeezing your shoulder blades together.
Overhead Press: Your second rep is probably the best. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebbhlKhs2E&feature=related for more (if you haven't already watched it).
Deadlift: Like MrS said.
Bench: Like MrS said. You need to be lowering the weight slower so that you have it under full control at all times. Also, push the bar back up in a straight line and not towards your head.
Barbell Row: Weight should start from a dead stop every rep, otherwise you've turned it into a bent over row. Back position should be exactly like it is before you perform your first rep: as parallel to the floor as possible throughout the movement. You are moving your hips too much. Lift the weight with your lats by squeezing your shoulder blades together.
Overhead Press: Your second rep is probably the best. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sebbhlKhs2E&feature=related for more (if you haven't already watched it).