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I know this isn't a question, but I never had this happen to me before. Just wearing a t-shirt that highlights my muscles is enough!

Women used to ignore me, and now, even standing in the supermarket line or doing my stuff, as long as I look at a woman nearby, she actually starts talking to me!

A girl I work with now acts shy when she says hi to me! Another one tried to feel my chest the other day in the most clumsy way possible! (I know they are off limits, but still)

A third one checks me up, especially my chest, each time I walk by her!

Wish I had found TRP years ago! Thanks RP!


[–]TRP VanguardArchwinger70 points71 points  (13 children) | Copy Link

You're at stage 5 out of 6.

Stage 1 is where women actively avoid you, give you dirty looks for existing in the same room, and won't even give you directions or tell you the time.

Stage 2 is where women pretty much ignore you unless you get in their way or approach them or otherwise try to get their attention, in which case they try to end the interaction as quickly as possible, using as few words as possible.

Stage 3 is where women mostly ignore you unless you approach them and try to talk, at which point they'll exchange pleasantries and politely gab about nothing for a few minutes, before making an excuse to go talk to someone else. Most guys are here.

Stage 4 is where you start catching women looking at you from across the room, then looking away as soon as you look up, smiling politely at you as you walk past if you happen to make eye contact, subtly checking you out at the pool while you walk by without a shirt, etc. Conversationally, they don't treat you any differently than they would at stage 3, except that at this stage, they'd be susceptible to game, while at stage 3, game would fail because they're not actually interested, just being polite.

Stage 5 is when women start approaching and opening you. Except for the fact that they were the ones who approached you, conversationally, the talking goes identically to stage 3, with the unspoken expectation that you'll game them if you're interested, and they'll evaluate your game before deciding you're a sure thing.

Stage 6 is when women start overtly making sexual moves to express their interest instead of just talking normally and waiting to see if you'll game them.

[–]Pluglord4 points5 points  (9 children) | Copy Link

Can you give some examples/elaborate on stage 6?

And what do you do to get to each stage?

[–]TRP VanguardArchwinger16 points17 points  (8 children) | Copy Link

Stage 6 would be a woman coming up and sitting in your lap (often with subtle grinding once seated), rather than sitting next to you and asking you interview questions. Maybe swatting your butt as you walk by. Sitting or standing in a manner that involves shoving her tits in your face. In a dance setting, she'll initiate grinding. During a hug, her thigh or hips, depending on her height, will find its way between your legs or be pressed up against your groin area. Honestly, I thought generalizing a woman making overt sexual moves kind of spoke for itself.

Each "stage" is really just a rough approximation of where you stand with most women in general. It's a gauge of how good-looking you are, how attractive your personality is, how established you appear socially, etc. You end up with girls behaving in the latter range more often if you're physically fit, well-dressed, and demonstrate social aptitude, social status, and social connections in whatever venue you're currently occupying. And once a girl comes up to you, if you demonstrate game and that you aren't a clueless chump, that gets you points, too. (Or just demonstrate game on another girl while some girl who's thinking about moving in on you is watching.)

[–]voomer53[🍰] 8 points9 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Skip steps 1-5...visit your local strip club.

[–]handklap2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

give you dirty looks for existing in the same room,

Lmao

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

This is awesome. Where did you get this breakdown of the stages from? Did you come up with it yourself or is there a source for it?

[–]Renzotl5629 points30 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

It always feel good to see that hard work pay off. Keep it up though. no slacking now.

[–]Asker84810 points11 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Tell me more! I've been trying to get jacked for some time now, I'm far from reaching that goal (it cannot be done overnight, of course), but the good news is that I've finally found a diet and workout routine that are perfect for me.

Could you describe some of your interactions with women in greater detail? What does your body look like right now (any pics on the internet that resemble it)?

Man, I'm so happy for you. I've got every aspect of my life in check but what you have is the one thing that's lacking!

[–]renyx1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Could you describe some of your interactions with women in greater detail?

It started as girls looking at me or listening to me or trying to see what I was doing, without actually getting involved unless I said anything to them directly, and this especially happened when I was talking to other women.

Now, any small opening is good to start talking to me. Granted, there has to be compatibility in terms of my SMV are her hotness, but it's way easier now, on average, compare to how it was before.

Or, as happened a couple of times by now, girls telling other girls how to behave just because I was in the room (ie, girls one-upping one another in some topic involving me just to prove themselves). I cannot explain how hot that is lol xD

What does your body look like right now (any pics on the internet that resemble it)?

I'm not that hot nor that jacked, actually. I'm bulking at the moment, so my body is not a sculpture of muscles. However, I look great under a t-shirt or a sweatshirt, to the point of women even commenting on it just to see if I've been working out recently. I'm 1.67cm tall (roughly), and went from 52kg to 61kg in 6 months, give or take. I'm the thin kind of guy who rarely get's fat, which for me meant packing on some mass by eating a lot more than usual.

Man, I'm so happy for you. I've got every aspect of my life in check but what you have is the one thing that's lacking!

Same thing for me, to the point where I tried hard to get good stuff in life without the physical aspect. It actually turned out well, in practice, as I gained lots of confidence, a good job and a really nice drive on the things I like, but I still gave up on the fantasy. Now, ironically, everything seems pretty easy all around me as I complement everything I achieved in these last few years with a nice body.

[–]LordThunderbolt15 points16 points  (26 children) | Copy Link

What do u consider jacked? Got a pic of u?

[–]red_pill_account17 points8 points  (16 children) | Copy Link

I'm not OP, but I consider myself jacked.

I'm 5'7, 12-13% body fat, 180lbs.

Calculators say I'm around 24 FFMI. (I'm natural I swear)

[–]landon0423 points4 points  (15 children) | Copy Link

there's a certain image of jacked that I think of like 200lb+

just because I was interested in the bodybuilding sport.

in reality 160lb or even `150lb lean at our height can look amazing and you will certainly get looks from women, more so at yours 180lb, nice job

[–]Monkey_Jerk1 point2 points  (14 children) | Copy Link

Do you consider this guy to be jacked? - https://www.instagram.com/thejoshyc/

[–]mdcrubengonza1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yup. You look you're just at the 700 club.

[–]landon0420 points1 point  (10 children) | Copy Link

not sure if it's you or not like other guy said, but anyone would say he's in good shapre like physique

not very wide, I can't say much I because I don't have wide ass bone structure either

and I want to say for sure he's on tren because so lean but I don't see 3d delts/ huge ass traps

think it's the traps making it look weird.

dude looks smaller because his not so wide genetics, but side pic shows the thic tri's so I'd stick with that lol it's what i'd do

[–]Monkey_Jerk1 point2 points  (9 children) | Copy Link

Nah it's not me. I posted him because he seems to be around that weight, possibly less, and he's short. To me that's not jacked. This dude is small as fuck in clothes. Maybe athletic looking in a tight top at best. OP said he's not at this guy's level, yet he's apparently getting approached by women so something else is at play here. I'm not as lean as him but in clothes look similar and stuff like OP is talking about has only happened once, 4-5 years ago.

Also I'm not hating on the guy. I have a similar frame which hasn't got potential for much muscle mass.

[–]PvRed1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Tbh as long as you have the six pack outline, you're considered jacked by women, dont need as much definition as the guy in the pic

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children) | Copy Link

Man, u and I have a very different idea of what "jacked" means. The guy in ur picture can be considered jacked, in my humble opinion. If he isn't, then wtf is a skinny-fat dude? XD

U don't have to look like Arnold to be jacked, and in either case, I think the guy in the picture overdid it with the low bodyfat, I wouldn't wanna have that body.

[–]Monkey_Jerk5 points6 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

Thick, full muscles, wide frame is what I consider jacked. This guy for example though not achievable naturally (even though this guy says he is) - https://www.instagram.com/jeffnippard/

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Oh, I see. Totally agree with you. In fact, if the other guy put on a little fat, he may even look better.

[–]DiggerClam0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

They both use steroids, one just doesn't eat anything.

[–]All-DayErrDay0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

A wide frames not possible for everyone.

[–]Monkey_Jerk0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

You're right. I should clarify. Someone with a naturally wide frame will have an easier time looking more muscular and have a greater potential for muscle growth. A person with a narrow frame can become jacked like this guy on the left but usually only with steroids otherwise they end up looking like that guy I posted a few posts up (thejoshyc).

[–]landon0420 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

he looks like he's getting comp ready maybe? so around 6% in most pics I guess, and 9-10 is what you can hover at and look a little bit bigger I would think,

I guess I was right, around 200lb or 190, depends on height you could look jacked, and that depends if on the juice, 3d delts make a dif.

this all doesn't really matter girl wise, you can look good at 140lb 160lb and get all you want, face is most important like recent post, so if your ugly af, better be getting to that hyuge size

[–]Monkey_Jerk0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I guess I was right, around 200lb or 190, depends on height you could look jacked, and that depends if on the juice, 3d delts make a dif.

I think frame, muscle insertions and muscle bellies are more important. I was 170-175 10-12% bodyfat at 5'8 and was still small looking while Scott Herman at 177 is what I'd consider jacked.

Agreed on the last paragraph.

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Lol, I'm not exactly there yet, plus I don't like that type of body with really low body fat. Normal muscular body will do for me.

[–]DiggerClam0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

That's 2 weeks out of a comp. No one looks like that for longer than 6 weeks at a time.

[–]RedKekistani5 points6 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

leaving a comment here so I'll know how much gain is needed till I can expect to have women swooning over my body

[–]renyx1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

My guess is that gains alone won't cut it. For example, at work, I was already the top-shot employee, I was already confident, and I was already casting shadows on every other guy, without my body. It's just one factor, although an important one.

[–]renyx1[S] 2 points3 points  (6 children) | Copy Link

Lol, "jacked" may have been the wrong word. I'm 1.67cm tall and weight 61kg at the moment (coming from 52kg six months ago).

I'm bulking at the moment, so my body is not exactly "amazing" on every aspect, but under a t-shirt, I look great. And for some freaking reason, chest muscles + posture have given me a really nice chest. Now I'm kind of waiting for my arms to catch up lol

[–]LordThunderbolt0 points1 point  (5 children) | Copy Link

Bruh now u just back pedalling. Post a physique pic so people know what u talking about.

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

I look like him:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3922/14557593504_0fc25a3d17_b.jpg

Although with slightly smaller arms, and a different face and skin color.

[–]LordThunderbolt2 points3 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Bruh that's not specific at all, and that dude is not jacked

[–]renyx1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Can't give u more than that, sorry. And trust me, women will like him more than any fat, skinny or skinny-fat dude.

[–]enjoiiiiii-1 points0 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Lol you are not jacked then pal

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Maybe not "jacked" in the bodybuilding sense, but I am way more muscular than before, and it's working wonders.

[–]Esira295 points6 points  (16 children) | Copy Link

Awesome to hear that man. But I believe the face has to do a lot with it, how's yours?

[–]PizzaFaceGuy4 points5 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

I feel the same way. He probably has a 8/10 face and didn't even really need to put on muscle

[–]landon0422 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

gucci model is lean af, who knows, most prob have jaw implants like actors. but slay more than the ugly athlete

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yeah, I had to. Maybe because I'm surrounded by people who are taller than me, lol, even 90% of the women I know are taller than me!

I can assure you, being short (1.67cm) and skinny (52kg, before bulking) made me look like a child or a totally unappealing male. Sure, I may be able to hook up with girls shorter than me, but even many of them were already going out or being banged by guys way taller than me, so a nice face wasn't a deal breaker. I guess it helped in the sense that I wasn't treated as a total creep in the past though-

[–]WivesBeater2 points3 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

I am 1.85cm, lift for 2 years and it shows. I don't get anywhere near attention as him. It is the face.

[–]renyx1[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

What about the attitude? Do u like ur job? Are u really good at it? Are u smart? Do u behave in a confident/cocky fashion?

My guess is that face alone won't cut it, just like body alone won't do it either. Sometimes I see those guys whith a strong jawline and really masculine traits in their faces, and I have to admit to myself that I lack those. I'm not ugly, mind u, but I defintely don't have the "killer" face

[–]Esira291 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

I'm also lacking that, especially strong jawline traits. I love my job, doing what I enjoy and making money out of it. I'm fit and getting bigger each day. I could say I don't get as much attention, but to be completely honest, it's only because I don't go out much. When I was younger (14-20) I'd get tons of attention from girls, but back then I was bluepilled and ran away from any interaction. And if I ended up in bed with a girl, never had sex because I was too scared to push forward, thinking it's not "right".

Right now I'm balding and shaved 3mm, good body, much better dressing. And it is much harder to get attention from girls. I could blame my looks, but that's bullshit. It's not like I became some ugly nerd, besides the hair loss and buzzed hair - I only improved. It all bows down to the confidence and actually trying to interact with women. Yeah it might be difficult with "average" face at the very beginning, but if you get one to to know you, all it takes is to stand out from that 90% weak men she knows.

[–]renyx1[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Oh man, the blue pill days, u gotta read this:

I live in europe, and 10 years ago, my 8deg cousin or something came to our home from the states to spend the holidays with us. She came with her sister and her dad, and they stayed with us (I was living with my parents back then, 9 people in a big appartment lol).

We were both around 20yo. I always saw her as "just a girl", no biggie, although she was pretty hot and extrovert. We hang out around city (it was almost christmas), spent some time together, nothing strange about it, the whole family was there. I moved my "bed" to the living room so they could have my bedroom, so I had to sleep on the couch in front the tv.

First night, before going to sleep, I was watching tv and she joined me on the couch. I was laying on the couch, and she laid next to me, her back towards me. Nothing weird, I though, it's just Jenny.

The movie kept going and she fell asleep. I thought "damn, who's gonna wake her up now?". The movie ended, and I turned the tv off. I didn't know what to do, how to wake her up, or anything.

It was really dark with the tv off, and suddenly, she turns around. I found myself with her face right in front of mine, "so weird" I thought. After a couple of seconds, she gets closer and starts playing with my lips, using her tonge.

Let's say that, at that moment, my brain realized what was happening, and we started kissing. Nothing happen that night though, but I knew they were gonna be 30 amazing days...

Needless to say, we fooled around non-stop, trying not to get caught lol (although my mother figured it out). Everynight, we had the livingroom to ourselves, and two nights later, I finally managed to undress her to the point of rubbing my d* on her p*.

Stupid as I was, I tried to fuck her without a condom, and she stopped me and sat on the bed. I thought she was rejecting me lol, that sex was off the twble, so we dressed and called it a night.

Next day, I found some condoms, but I was too shy to push it again. We spent almost 30 days fooling around, trying almost anything but good old fashion sex lol, and then she left. Never saw her again.

First, she had a boyfriend, and ended up marrying the poor bastard. Second, I have no idea what turned her on or made her attracted to me at the time, but it sure as hell was an accident and I was so BP that I never went beyond fingering or boob sucking lol.

And I never had that happening to me again. So, thanks for bringing these BP memories back man, embarrassing old days lol.

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (7 children) | Copy Link

Probably, I'm not sure. I'm always joking that I'm really pretty, but I know it's not exactly true. I'm white, blue eyes, but I always looked more like a child than a man. Some short beard, muscles, the right eye glasses frame and an improved posture helped a lot.

I can tell you this though: being short (1.67cm) and skinny (52kg, before bulking) made me look like a child or a totally nonthreatening male. And that is not a turn on.

[–]RedKekistani0 points1 point  (6 children) | Copy Link

Do you have a picture? I'm sort of in the before phase of you. 1.77m 56 kg here, look like a child as well if I shave off my beard

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children) | Copy Link

No, but my body looks like his:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3922/14557593504_0fc25a3d17_b.jpg

the difference is that my arms are slightly smaller (still trying to bulk them), and my face is different.

[–]RedKekistani0 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

Nice man, how long did it take you?

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

Well, tricky answer. I've been doing push-ups for the last three years, give or take. Last year I bought a couple of dumbbells and added a couple of extra exercises. However, I wasn't being serious about the whole lifting thing, I was just doing the bare minimum and in an undisciplined way.

6 months ago I bought some extra equipment, set up a nice program, started counting calories, etc, and I started bulking in a serious fashion.

A month ago, the first comments about my body came out of a couple of women I knew for a while now, which means it took me 5 months to get noticeably fit. Now, I'll keep going during the summer and into the next year, if possible. I'll see how far can I go with "noob" gains.

EDIT: keep in mind that immediate results probably won't happen, and also, you may get the feeling you are not making any progress, and this is the reason why it's a good idea to take a picture of yourself when you start. You may look yourself in the mirror every day, and you'll be biased as fuck as to whether you are making progress or not lol.

In any case, lifting, diet (counting calories, use my fintess pal app) and resting all go hand in hand. DO NOT expect any gains if any of these three are not on point. I also have a garmin smartwatch, which helped me track my calories even better.

[–]RedKekistani0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

What kind of program did you do and how many calories do you aim to eat? I have some trouble reaching 3k calories and I should eat 3.5k...

[–]renyx1[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Custom program, for now: ABA/BAB, mon-wed-fri.

These are the excercises: squats, pull-ups, chin-ups, dumbbell bench press, flyes, dumbbell shoulder press, barebell row, hammer curls, dumbbell head crushers, dips.

I'm currently eating 2.4k, but I usually end up eating more on many days because I move around a lot (walk, stairs, etc) and I, well, lift.

However, I do recognize keeping up the caloric intake can sometimes be a pain in the ass. One thing I found has been really helpful is breakfast. I was basically skipping it before this, I mean I used to have breakfast, but just barely.

Now, I can pack between 0.8k and 1k calories during breakfast alone, which really helped easing it up on the other meals.

[–]RedKekistani0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Thanks man!

[–]Docbear642 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

This is inspiring ! reaping the benefits of your hard work.

[–]PhantomOfTheIbra1 point2 points  (7 children) | Copy Link

"Jacked". what do you consider jacked?

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

In my case, I meant that my muscles show a lot. I'm not at the traditional "jacked" level yet, but working towards it.

[–]mdcrubengonza-1 points0 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

700 club.

[–]PvRed1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

700 club is not a club. You can easily achieve a 700+ total within a year, or even less. Its not particularly strong for anyone following a real routine

1000 club is where its at, or a 300 wilks, since you'll have to put work in and actually have a somewhat appreciable physique once you reach that point

[–]Lest230 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

What's the 700 club?

[–]Monkey_Jerk2 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Total pounds lifted for a 1 rep max split between squats, deadlift and bench press. Personally I don't agree though. I had a 900+lb total and was nowhere near jacked.

[–]-Frank1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

With low body fat cuz that's really not particularly strong

[–]mdcrubengonza0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Well, yeah, I thought that would go without saying. 700 club + single digit body fat.

[–]eccentricrealist1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Fuck man, you inspired me. I'm going to fucking drop 45 pounds for the second time.

[–]renyx1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Lol. I'm actually traing to gain all those pounds xD

[–]anabolic921 point2 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

That feel when shredded but still 0 attention

[–]AwakenedSovereign3 points4 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

Did a truck run over your face? Do you act sad and lonely and awkward?

Either that or you aren't jacked.

[–]anabolic920 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

I am bald. Yes I shave ed, yes I have a beard which I trim weekly of twice a week.

https://anonimage.net/view/WROHBM02V6

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Sorry man, if you have that body and you are not getting attention, there has to be a reason.

It could be your personality/face/attitude. It could also be context: if you are constantly surrounded by jacked guys, then you are not "special" in any way. 80% of the guys I meet are not muscular at all, and that plays in my favor.

EDIT: regarding the baldness issue, these two pictures should be inspiring:

https://www.maxim.com/.image/t_share/MTQ0NzQyMzIwMTQxNTA5ODAw/gettyimages-504368184111.jpg

https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/7580484_f520.jpg

aka, be a rockstar man, don't bring yourself down because of it.

[–]DiggerClam0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Fuck that, those two are MOVIE STARS.

Ripped, bald, 5 o'clock shadow... add a killer SMILE and you'll have it made.

[–]renyx1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

When we lift, we don't aim for mediocre, we aim for the best. It's a mindset.

[–]QualityTrees0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Ahh this is awesome to hear man! It's that little things in life I tell ya. Moments like this will just boost your confidence like it's on steroids. Ive had moments like this after a new haircut or new clothes, but it's nothing compared to being fit and having people noticed your muscles.

Idk what it it but when you get rewarded for working on something you've put a lot of hard work and effort into like this, it just feels fucking awesome. I've been bulking and going to the gym 6 days a week and I've noticed some solid noob gains coming from a skinny fat guy. I hope to have some moments that you're describing in the next 6-12 months. Nevertheless, congrats man!

[–]renyx1[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

I've been bulking and going to the gym 6 days a week and I've noticed some solid noob gains coming from a skinny fat guy. I hope to have some moments that you're describing in the next 6-12 months. Nevertheless, congrats man!

I was skinny fat AND short, which is not a good combination lol. Lift, diet and rest man, don't overdo it, and be careful about the 6 days a week program, it may be too much. Good luck.

[–]QualityTrees0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Thanks!

[–]Metalageddon0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

No slacking now bro.

And do a quality FR for the newbies. Judging by the front page they need to be reminded of how actions actually work.

And of course, congrats! One step is left, that's where you'll be swolested regularly. Often by people you don't know at all.

[–]renyx1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Judging by the front page they need to be reminded of how actions actually work.

Yeah, they do. And the most amazing thing is, it's guaranteed we'll get good results if we put in time and effort, which women cannot absolutely get, and that's really, really cool.

[–]warppig0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Can I ask your hieght/weight?

[–]tfwno2dqtpgf-2 points-1 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yea smash dat phat teen pussy like dammmmmm finna bust a ho ykwim

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