Reddit reviews Men's Health: The Book of Muscle : The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body
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This is going to sound really close minded and shallow but it works. If you look okay, start wearing nicer clothes. All the time. Wear la coste and polo. Fashion is such a good place to start. You want to dress up the merchandise a bit for the customer(the girl). I promise you that if you really wanted to have sex, you could find some monster/troll that would fuck anything. But so many of them have really weird emotional problems you will get so much drama you won't know how to deal with it. Smile alot, wear nice clothes and work out. 90% of someone's opinion of you happens within the first ten seconds. Make those ten seconds count.
An early post had a great suggestion of treating all girls like guys. That actually really works. You shouldn't treat girls that much differently anyway. I have never once met a romantic guy who gives roses that sweeps women off their feet. I have met guys who look amazing, with big chests and great smiles that sweep women off their feet.
Conquer appearances and you have it made. Not sure wear to start? Go to Dillard's and look at the manikins. They usually have some baller outfits going on.
Remember if you want something nasty it won't be to hard but if you want quality its going to take some hard work on your part. It really depends on how motivated you are and how much of your life you are willing to put toward this?
If you don't have money, well get money first then get clothes then fix your teeth or whatever. Good oral hygiene is a must. A women respects a man who flosses.
I think you will make your way though, just DONT get a hooker. For the love of god, don't do it. Maybe you are different then me, but no matter how horny I was or how desperate I would never do that. Yuck.
Also I used this book http://www.amazon.com/Mens-Health-Muscle-Authoritative-Building/dp/1579547699/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1289631501&sr=8-4
And its amazing.
Good luck!
I started out really slow. Just spin classes. After a month I started adding some running and some weights. After I lost the first 15 lbs just doing that I added some routines from "The Book of Muscle" and I started adding some of the diet tips from P90x. I didn't stick to a very strict diet, but I did try to keep my daily caloric intake at or just below 2K. I added a tremendous amount of protein to my diet, and I cut down on Beer, Starbucks, and late night snacks. I weighed in at 205lbs yesterday. I'm 6'4" so I am at the top of the "normal" BMI range (which is a stupid measurement, but it nags at me.)
But you must also keep in mind that everyone is different, ALWAYS remember that. My friend is as thick as a 100 year old tree truck whereas I'm lean and have a decent build. My friend and I did virtually the same workouts and doing 1-2 rep bench press maxes were done usually every 3-4 weeks( Sometimes it was a good 2 months too). I now have a sprained sternoclavical notch and it will be very long before a do anything over 100 pounds on bench. He, on the other hand, is still at it strong and 3 rep maxes 305, weighing 205.
This book right here is one that I have read and is outstandingly easy to read, understand and remember.
>Sorry for the late response
No problem. Sometimes it takes me a day or three to post to a thread.
Working Out. Ok, strength training. Does your school have a gym that you can use? If not, if you're in any reasonably sized city there will be plenty of gyms you can join. On the cheap side, "24 Fitness" and "Club Fitness" are national chains with affordable memberships -- on the order of $20 per month. There are plenty of others. You can check Yelp, or Google "Gyms near [name of your city]."
You could just get a bench and some freeweights off Craigslist, but joining a gym can help you stay motivated, and when you're spending the money every month it can be an extra incentive to actually find the time to get the workouts in. You can also build confidence and meet people with similar interests in fitness.
Gyms often have personal trainers that will work with you, for a fee. They can be helpful for some people, and for folks that aren't familiar with working out, an introductory session or two can help you feel more confident -- the machines might seem intimidating at first, for example -- even if you don't want to use a trainer regularly.
If you're more of a do-it-yourself-er, and even if you're not, you can learn a lot from a good intro book. One title I used when I was new to working out at the gym was the Men's Health Book of Muscle. It's from the same people that make the magazine, and it's a great intro that IIRC explains many topics, from muscle groups to diet and supplements to freeweights, calisthenics, and machines. Lots of illustrations, and it includes specific workout programs that explain what exercises to perform on what days over a period of several weeks in order to build up specific muscle groups.
Gotta run now, but I'll try to give you some ideas on the other topics in the next few days. Ciao.
Look up High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT. That is the way to go if you want to build muscle and loose fat via running. Also if you are working out buy this book and follow it to the letter, you won't regret it http://www.amazon.com/Mens-Health-Muscle-Authoritative-Building/dp/1579547699/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1