This is the most simple, effective way to assess your physical value. No hamstering, no bullshit - just wear a plain, fitted T (not super tight, but not loose either) and ask yourself one question: Do I look good in a t shirt?

If you don't look good in a T-shirt, you're not in aesthetic shape. You might squat 315, you might be able to do X or Y, but you're not capable of just putting on a 10$ shirt, going out, and being attractive.

If you can't feel and look good in a basic T shirt, you aren't going to have the confidence spilling out that you need. It's not just about looks; it's about you being able to look good and feel with 100% confidence that you know you're base - your body - is arousing to women.

This is all pretty much in "no shit" territory, but here's where guys fail to apply this test. You got some dude complaining that he can't get women because he's short, but of course, I'd ask the question "do you pass the T Shirt Test?"

No, they never do. They can't put on a t shirt and look good. If they uploaded a pic, we'd know quickly that it wasn't the height that was the problem.

Same thing with minorities. You can't get women because you're yellow / brown / black / blue / magenta.... OK, upload a pic of yourself in a T Shirt. We'll see what the problem is, and it's not your skin tone. It's your tone in general, you look like shit in a basic t shirt.

"But... but I don't wear a t shirt when I go out, I'm well dressed goddamnit, I read malefashion advice! I'm never actually going to pick up in a t shirt."

Well, you should be able to. If you cannot feel comfortable meeting and talking to girls in a plain T, then you've got serious work to do.

Before you talk about any problem or any limitation that's blocking you from success, I'd urge you to answer this simple question. Do you feel good about yourself and know you objectively look good in a fitted T? If you don't, then just take a step back and realize that your problems might be more simple and surface level than you think.

It might not be a grand conspiracy or a massive societal problem that's stopping you from getting laid; it might just be that you're not comfortable in your own body because you know your own body isn't attractive. It might just be that your body language sucks despite all the body language books you read, and this is because subconsciously you know your body isn't up to snuff.

After this test, there's really only two more things to worry about. Eye Contact and Voice Tone. Can you meet hot girls eyes and not look away / look down? Can you let your gaze linger and feel comfortable letting her know that you do want her? And with voice tone, can you speak loud and deep without going upwards in inflection? If you can speak through her - as though your voice is piercing through her like a lance rather than just reaching her - and you can avoid faltering, approval seeking voice tones that sound like questions, then you're going to get laid.

If you pass the T-Shirt, Eye Contact, and Voice Tone test, then just get your ass in front of enough women, and you'll fuck plenty. For everyone describing problems in their sex life, or even their relationship life, I'd advise you to just make sure you can pass these tests. Chances are, your problems will go away.

I have never met a short guy with a good body, good voice tone, and good eye contact who wasn't smashing some pussy. Everyone thinks they are the exception - "Bro I am Indian and 5'4'' and I am in good shape, no accent, and I can't get girls! I pass all these tests man, my SMV is high, but I can't..."

Okay, upload a pic. Record like 10 seconds of you saying ANYTHING, fuck read a Harry Potter book for 10 seconds. How much do you want to bet all the problems will come out? You sound like a timid manlet, you are skinnyfat, you don't look good in a T-Shirt. I would bet my left nut that when you talk a basic 7, like a low tier sorority girl with a butterface and passable body, you still get darting, shifting eyes. So your problem has nothing to do with race and height. You've got plenty to work on before you formulate an opinion on looks versus money versus status.

Since I know a lot, like a metric shit ton, of incels read TRP (since our lingo basically winds up becoming their lingo on their subreddits)... just take a deep breath and be honest with yourself. Women didn't make you fail the T shirt test. Just avoid forming ideological conclusions for now - focus on passing these 3 tests then afterwards if you still think X and Y about women and society, then fine. But don't decide how you feel about the sexual marketplace when you haven't developed the BARE MINIMUM required to participate in it.

We have a million and one posts about fitness, so this isn't one about that. It's a post about hamstering - I see so many people agonizing over these minor facets of SMV or coming up with reasons for why they can't get laid, and coming up with these ridiculous solutions (I need to move across the country to somewhere where there's less asians/indians, and I'll be more exotic there! That'll do it!). When in reality, you just need to build a minimum viable product for the SMP. That's it.