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Speaking with no filter in a socially calibrated manner basically just means: expressing yourself + not being fake + not being rude.

The point of getting laid is that it’s what you want (whatever the reason; maybe you’re just filling a void, maybe you just love women). If it’s not what you want, then you’re in the wrong game.

For real. Almost sounded like a troll post (no offense; just goes to show social calibration is a thing).

See that’s the thing. That was already discussed in this thread. We know it does that and even warned against as much. No harm done though — better to be safe than sorry but considering the amount of warnings against ALA + mercury toxicity in this forum, anyone who does adequate research should be fine. Hopefully no one is going to use ALA as a nootropic unless they’re already using it for chelation. Otherwise, they clearly were heedless and didn’t do much research.

Well most of the teachers out there are blatant frauds. Well they aren’t frauds in that they aren’t selling what some people apparently want (hope and camaraderie), they just usually aren’t telling you how to actually get laid virtually guaranteed (which is possible and in fact just having an honest conversation with a woman who respects you can clear it up for you in one afternoon). Just look at the girlfriends and wives of these teachers — now I’m not one to be shallow but hear me out… when your whole sales pitch is getting hot women, believe me if they could do it themselves they would show it, and they don’t. And there are a lot of cult followers of those people — and on this forum btw. You’re taking yourself too seriously if you’re worried about this nonsense. If you’re interested in something, being yourself (plus being strong and kind, obviously, if you lack that, in which case that’s your problem go fix that) will indeed be attractive to some women, but obviously not every woman. Rejection happens all the time and it shouldn’t matter one single bit — if it does matter to you it will be a self fulfilling prophecy. If a woman doesn’t like what you say just calibrate after the fact and don’t let her get you to con yourself into thinking anything social or sexual is a big deal at all — that’s the real issue guys have. It’s where the idea of “state” and “warming up” comes from — anyone talking about either of those two things unironically is unaware of the actual game cheat code (defining your own value as unbreakably good enough for any girl right now just the way you fucking are).

Basically yeah (hypertrophy rep range is 5-30 btw with a sweet spot of 6-15), and it’d be in bpm — not sure precisely what it is though, but from what I’ve researched it’s clearly >130 and almost certainly 140+ bpm, yet of course the higher you go the higher the fatigue and the briefer you can do it for. If you keep it between 140 and 145 (or maybe up to 150-155 max but that may be pushing it), there is very, very low fatigue cost (including for the joints and CT if it’s a low impact exercise; if it doesn’t involve a significant % of 1rm for the fibers involved like something ill-advised for this like a stair climbing machine would) and therefore you can spend that fatigue elsewhere e.g. on exercises that effectively increase muscle mass (and therefore improve health since the muscle mass isn’t added on via exogenous hormones).

Of course. I’m very athletic. I just answered your question though, given the volumes you listed. Nothing to do with what’s optimal overall or challenging or whatnot — just the answer to you specific question. For instance, I do very little incline treadmill walking myself because I superset and giant set all my weight training exercises anyway. In fact sometimes I do implement the tread simply to ensure that my heart is never becoming the limiting factor, so that I can continue to use supersets for the simple purpose of squeezing more volume in a session. Incline db press + one arm db row + HLR is very taxing on the heart. But if we’re talking cardio and brain health for very little fatigue cost, incline treadmill walking at a target heart rate is a very direct intervention that works quite well, if not basically the best — particularly if you have a medium weight vest or pack on.

Yeah I made that comment before he clarified he’s a male. I was assuming (s)he was the one trying to get approached.

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Contemplation in a mindful state would perhaps be more fruitful than in a thoughtful state, for this.

Yeah I guess it is mostly guys here but still if you’re seriously inquiring then you might as well include in your question that your gender is male in some way. Dude if this is a serious inquiry I can help but damn was that beating around the bush. Is English your second language? if you’re looking for a passive/submissive bf that’s probably very similar to man-to-woman game, in which case just be confident and escalate… damn. Can’t imagine how much easier men are than women. Though I guess you’d maybe want to search in places full of gay or bi people. Idk how common they are in your area or places of being. Really I’m not sure how it works but every gay (or bi or even bicurious) friend I have ever had has had no problem getting laid no matter what their situation. Guess getting a partner is different though, but if man-to-woman game is to be any sort of template, just believing in your own self worth 100% (i.e. “keepin’ it 100”) is literally the atomic bomb that deletes all problems you could ever have on the level of “scoring love.”

Self-limiting beliefs. If you’re worth it then you’re worth it. But attractiveness is of course important for this, so if this is what you want, then yeah improving your attractiveness and putting yourself out there would be fruitful. Don’t you already know this? Can’t see your gender. You are a woman, right? If not then never mind I totally missed the mark.

Leo doesn’t consider anyone on this forum awake (and never will, but go ahead and ask him anyway).

If you’re not getting laid, you’re almost certainly being perceived as too nice. Nice doesn’t mean kind. Nice means you’re worried about offending her, as if she’s some delicate flower that can’t take offense. Nice = disrespect, in the eyes of women, for better or for worse. But kindness is still the pinnacle of values, as well as value, which women respond to very strongly and positively. It’s not serious anyway, so who cares if she’s offended? You’re just being yourself. — is actually not only how you should act if you want to get laid, but how she wants you to act if she’s going to like you a lot. If you do offend her, calibrate after the fact, but do so unapologetically, as it wasn’t serious anyway. Anything serious is pussy repellant.

Watched the video. Not bad. You kept it fun and light, made sure to make your intentions known, and didn’t seem too nervous (though if you’re not a psychopath I’m sure you were at least slightly nervous, as we all are when we approach). And it’s great that you weren’t using much if any permission speak (rising intonation) — never underestimate how unattractive permission speak is. A bit more downward/commanding tone would help you though. You used a small amount of rising intonation a few times at the beginning but it wasn’t outrageous or anything. There were a few moments of getting a bit logical and serious (serious = pussy repellant), but otherwise? Not bad, brother! Tentatively, it seems your speech could have used a bit less of a filter (and she would have laughed a lot more than she did, which is not important in itself it’s just that no-filter gets you laid) but you can’t get it 100% perfect every time. That’s all the feedback I can think of right now. Thanks for posting. And it’s great that you mentioned let’s grab a drink but you could have said something more specific like do you like margaritas… I know this place that has great ones, let’s go once we figure out what our schedules are like.

Yeah you get out what you put in, in reverse exponential fashion. So 1-2 hours per week is going to be tremendously better than 0, and the second 1-2 hours will not be as powerful as the first 1-2 hours and so on. It’s scalable obviously. Put in 5-8 hard hours a week and you’ll probably get fantastic results, and 15 hours will probably be even better, albeit maybe only 1-2% better. But 3 hours is still way more bodybuilding than most are doing.

Moot point and also actually false (perhaps true based on your definition of bodybuilding which isn’t the one being used here). You didn’t read my reply or didn’t understand it. Bodybuilding = any sort of activity done for the purpose of gaining or maintaining muscle mass. Bodybuilding is also a sport, but that form of the word is clearly not what we’re talking about. Perfect counterexample, just in case you need one still: I “bodybuild” and there have been several weeks wherein I’ve only dedicated 3 very chill hours to it that week. And yes, I didn’t leave the house.

Discipline is never not a strength. If you capitulate easily when things aren’t working out that’s called not being delusional; intelligently cutting your losses. If you don’t apply discipline to that, it will result in worse outcomes than if you applied discipline. Careful when you’re avoiding things just because they’re hard or scary. Of course you wouldn’t necessarily want to apply discipline to something you hate. Apply discipline to things you enjoy.

AKA bodybuilding That’s what that means. “Bodybuilding, the sport” is niche and obviously not what we’re talking about.

I would never think of it as “pickup.” Game on the other hand… Do you even know how much women are hoping to get a guy with game? Game is literally just being a good, strong man.

Just be physically attractive and not off putting. If you have extra pounds, weight training plus enough protein plus eating less will increase your options by an enormous margin. And consider makeup — it won’t make you prettier but it will make you look more receptive and hot.

This imo is the main reason to continue going. Building mental strength. As mental strength and kindness go hand in hand, and kindness and happiness go hand in hand. Just as mental weakness, selfishness, and unhappiness all strongly correlate.

Yes almost certainly on both counts. As in the treadmill would be at least as good. The cardiovascular effects of tread would probably mog sprinting with that much rest.

You said “it’s less motivating to go to the gym that one time” so maybe if you went twice it would be easier to maintain the habit, is all I’m saying.

Then I’d choose a low impact variation that wouldn’t interfere with overall fatigue, like incline treadmill walking.