"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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Your Ideal Physique

[S]alvatore

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Ok so most of us train to get a better body, and i'm sure we've all got an idol. I'm just interested to see the physique that everyone is looking to achieve:

My idol would have to be Batista:



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6'5", 317lbs (Which may be exaggerated). The only bad things are that he has a bit of gyno, and his quads are underdeveloped compared to his upperbody (possibly why he didn't too well as a bodybuilder). I look up to him because we have the same shape face, same ears, nose, eyes everything. And the veins on my bi's aren't just a straight line, they are jagged, like his. I know i'll never be 6'5", but i've only got another 117lbs before I get to the same size as him (Although I will need gear to get there).

So who are your idols?
 

"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.

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I honestly don't have one. I'm the type that will focus on the procedure rather then the result. I don't have any photos of bodybuilders to look up to, nor do I use idols. And this may sound weird, but I don't have any full size mirrors in my pad. I even took my bathroom mirror off and replaced it with a smaller one. At the gym, I wear long sleeved sweat shirts so I never really get to take a look at my physique. What I'll do is take an updated photo about once every month or two and use that to track progress and that's the only time I'll ever use a scale.

This way, everytime I look at my progress photos, I notice a big change, and I never end up disappointed that I'm not making gains fast enough like some people who look at their body / scale everyday.

Like I said, focus on the work, rather then the results. If you focus on having a perfect workout everytime you enter a gym, and eating perfectly everyday you wake up, results will come on their own.

p.s. a lot of the wrestlers are not only on gear, but use silicone implants. Not sure about Battista, but Buff Bagwell had silicone in both his chest, arms and calves.
 

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damn, caveman's a beast.


I'd still put him to sleep with a 25 lb. dumbbell :)


Surfer look for me. Or at the most, Men's Health cover physique. In between, that dude who starred in 'The Dragon'... that's a cool look.
 

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That caveman guy is amazing. That is really an incredibal body.
 

"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.

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"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.

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Brian20o2 said:
Skinny or not he could still kick any of our asses.
Maybe. But he's dead now.

And this is not about Bruce's ability to kick ass. It was "ideal physique". I have no idea why anyone would model their ideal after a skinny, malnutritined man.
 

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brucevangeorge said:
Maybe. But he's dead now.

And this is not about Bruce's ability to kick ass. It was "ideal physique". I have no idea why anyone would model their ideal after a skinny, malnutritined man.
"Maybe. But he's dead now."

Just wanted to add that this line actually made a bit of wee come out it was so funny :). Point made- he was a crazy ass-kicking gashfest, but we could all take him now.

Block my foot corpseboy.
 

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I havnt found an ideal physique yet but somthing around 220-240 lbs @ 8-9% bf

For me this would mean putting on 30 lbs and dropping my bf to about 8-9%. It will prolly take me about 2-4 years to get this though, but when I do... Damn will I be awesome.
 
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Brian20o2 said:
I havnt found an ideal physique yet but somthing around 220-240 lbs @ 8-9% bf
Now we're talking!
Something that takes dedication and effort to achieve!


Mine is to be ~205lbs @ 8-9%BF

205 is a very nice weight for my 5'11" frame. Just big enough.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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MindOverMatter said:
p.s. a lot of the wrestlers are not only on gear, but use silicone implants. Not sure about Battista, but Buff Bagwell had silicone in both his chest, arms and calves.
The Rock also had silicone in his chest, because his chest was out of proportion with the rest of his body.
 

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I agree with Spook. If you get too much bigger, many women think you look gross.

But if your goal is to intimidate the sh1t out of people and not pick up women, by all means look like a professional wrestler :eek:
 

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thederekeffect1 said:
The Rock also had silicone in his chest, because his chest was out of proportion with the rest of his body.
And you heard this from where? The only thing with Rock's chest is that he had a bit of gyno. Not too sure about now though, he lost a fair bit of bodyfat for DOOM.

And for all those people who say Brad Pitt in Fight Club, that can be easily achieved within 3 months. Get your diet sorted, add some cardio & resistance training and you'll get there. Obviously you won't look exactly the same because you won't have the same skeletal structure but meh.
 

"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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