April 06 - Weekly Improvement & Progress Thread

MostSolidFrame · 2018-04-06T15:10:42+00:00

-New PR in squats: Just the bar (you can laugh but it's more than nothing and it's a start)

-Nearing my bodyweight in the bench press

-Took a very long run yesterday and feeling great cardio-wise

-Cleaned up my diet, cut out sugar, alcohol

-Meditating and reading every day

-One month till graduation, holding the course

-Loving life

Edit: Got laid today, the words out of this chick's own mouth included:

"I chose you, you didn't choose me. The girl always chooses the guy"

"Let's go upstairs to your bedroom, it's probably more comfortable"

trexgomez · 2018-04-06T14:01:57+00:00

Hitting a PR every workout

Bench - 75 kgs (2.5 kgs added every workout)

Pullups -74+18 kgs (1.25 every workout)

Rows - 60 kgs(1.25 every workout)

Overhead press - 45 kgs (2.5 every workout)

Any tips for strength?

lovs2spuge · 2018-04-06T17:44:23+00:00

Good:

won my march madness pool for the third year in a row. Money will be used strictly toward savings.
Started cycling onto creatine; i drink water all hours of the day now and am hydrated

Bad:

started getting exertion headaches while lifting and took a day off yesterday to try and see if that assists the matter at all. They are a real pain in the ass and are causing me to cut my workouts short. I get them during compound lifts like bench, squat, and overhead press, and then they will taper off during auxiliary lifts but are still noticeable.
bad week for diet. haven't eaten junk but haven't eaten exactly clean either

Neutral: Was trying to decide on whether or not to apply to law school for a few months now, and after heavily considering my options im going to rule it out. Ive done my due diligence of research and came to the conclusion that it is not a wise investment. I already have undergrad debt, and there is no way law school would be any cheaper than 60 grand. Id be looking at about 90-100 grand of debt by the time its all said and done. Not ideal.

redlittleboot · 2018-04-06T21:12:58+00:00

Since I almost lost a course for the first time I made some changes in my life which i´m proud of; I don´t watch porn anymore I sold my gaming console I have only masturbated once in two weeks I now use a calendar, which benefits the following 3; I now lift with more consistency I am now more diligent with studying I now feel like I have the steering wheel of my life.

I need to break the wall; I haven´t been rejected in my life, but I have never tried approaching either, my numbers are 2-0-0 So im scared of losing. I need to kill the fear.

Old-Jewish · 2018-04-06T22:59:08+00:00

Positives: Been able to motivate myself to hit the gym a lot more than I used to, still not lifting that heavy but I know that will change with time

Finally at a point where I can fuck on the regular after being a virgin for 19 years. Before this year couldn't land a girl for the life of me now I have 3 plates who regularly ask me to come over

Diet has been way better, cut out all processed food. Feel way better

Negatives: Can't stick to nofap for the life of me. Guess I just gotta keep trying

Need to learn better budgeting skills, been spending way too much

Metalageddon · 2018-04-06T18:27:02+00:00

Progressed as usual

new brand is doing well
finally found an excuse to remove 3 shitty employees
girlfriend is back to daily BJ's
spent a dozen hours reforming goals and measuring new habits, classifying them as bad or good, haven't missed a single reminder to change them. I attribute this week's success to that directly.
won 1.2k on poker night. Total fluke but I feel good. (Net 800)

YongThug · 2018-04-07T02:57:16+00:00

Broke my P.R - last year I could dead lift 50 pounds and 2 days ago I broke it by going to 120. Initially it was absurd since I failed 2 times on lifting that hoe, but I pictured it in my mind that the bar was going to lift off and it did.

throwaway-chemist · 2018-04-06T19:08:14+00:00

Still got my decent grades in med school.

Lost a few % of body fat, maybe around 12-15 now. Lost no strength on squats, and I hit 245 on overhead press yesterday. Prepping for a meet so I'm happy with that.

LTR #1 is getting her shit together, prolly trying for a promotion so I'm enjoying a little more of her company. #2 is cooking more and getting strong af in the gym; she probably lifts more than half of you fukkbois.

Side plate #1 wants to get kinkier. Considering trading her for another man's wife for a night. She likes sending cuck videos to her ex so I'm getting into that.

Next week trying for more strict diet.

onmyway3 · 2018-04-06T15:20:10+00:00

Positive

Doing 3x5 in a gym, didn't miss a training
Eat better than before, ordered some kitchen stuff to make it even better and healthier
Started meditating
Didn't miss a cold shower, now it feels good
Was in a SPA center, had some massage and sauna, felt really good about this
Read tons of articles, and started with a Book of Pook
Been on a date with a chick, nexted her cause she reacted weird and cold to escalation, apparently she's not into me, who cares
Got 2 numbers from girls on random stuff, not cold approach on the street
Job is still fine, no problems there

Negative

Broke nofap, felt like shit
Got drunk and acted a bit aggressive, mixed drinks I guess
Didn't do cold approach because no reason, just felt weird about it, need to start doing it
Spent money on bullshit stuff

Thanks everyone for your efforts on TRP! You motivate me a lot and give cool ideas all the time

PostModernLumberJack · 2018-04-07T11:32:10+00:00

Pros. Just purchased 48 laws of power and the prince from amazon today. Came clean to my LTR and plates about each other to a certain degree. Eagerly seeking and recieving more hours at my loading job. Recently joined a gym. Gaining solid muscle from work and light workouts. Put 350 in the bank

Cons. Fallout from ltr and plates were bad. Made me bitter and them distant. Swung my dick around looking for comfort. Met and fucked two new plates in one day. Not proud in the sense i told myself i was over it. I am currently single. Set an appointment to get checked on the 11th. Spend too much money on frivolous things Dont eat anything Sleep schedule is fucked More to come

[deleted] · 2018-04-06T16:04:54+00:00

Your primary passion in life is one of your passions that exists within your means, where all of your pain turns into fuel, and where you see a future in its pursuit that is brighter than anything else you could be doing. Where all of your other passions and needs follow with more action because of this singular intensity that you have, that you know is the right path, because you've been brutally vulnerable and honest with yourself about all of the paths you could take, even if they make you more alone, and this one passion and path slammed into you the hardest. When you find what you are looking for, you become obsessed and possessed, like a human made out of fire.

forbesno1 · 2018-04-07T08:12:29+00:00

I weigh 125kgs. Goal is to lose 50kgs in 1-1.5 years so that I'm 75kgs. And then to bulk up. I know cutting and gaining don't have to be mutually exclusive processes, and the focus of the sub is towards lifting and not weight loss, but I've been overweight pretty much since I was 9, so I just want to focus on losing weight for now and enjoy having a BMI in the "normal" range. Plus I'm tall (6'2) and barrel chested with broad shoulders, so I know that if I cut well, my natural structure and work on core will give me a muscular physique. Then it'll be about building on the frame, keto and proper diet and then keeping my body fat in check.

So far so good, plan is to lose a kg a week, and tracking my meals, doing cardio (like I said, KISS for now), staying within calorie consumption levels and eating healthy, and doing some basic bicep front raises with single reps of 20 upto 7.5kgs rn.

Quit smoking. This one gets easier and harder, but so far so good. Sticking to this commitment. Done with smoking and won't smoke another cigarette in my life.

NoFap because I found myself back into making porn a few hour long recreational habit, especially off Reddit. Focusing on improving myself and having real sexual experiences than fantasy ones. Been a week, so far so good. Never going to watch porn again. Going to keep going.

TruthSeekaaaaa · 2018-04-06T16:07:14+00:00

I've dropped my borderline ONEtie, finally. But the main thing was acknowledging that I don't like my life and I gotta do something about it (I already have)

ihpalash · 2018-04-07T00:54:10+00:00

I moved out from Tennessee and started living in orlando. I am trying to forget the girl that cheated on me and fucking other dude. I am trying to pick up some lations and fuck them. I am also starting college in orlando, and trying to get a job and stable my life instead of thinking about the pink tight pussy.

Thunderfin · 2018-04-07T01:34:41+00:00

Only thing that's happened to me is that I found out I have a bulging L5S1 disc... at 19. Want to keep up the lifting but don't want to screw myself for life. FML.

CharCanDo · 2018-04-06T14:44:13+00:00

Backslid in a couple ways. Missed an MMA class because I was gaming a chick I cold approached. Felt like crap about it. Made the conscious decision to keep plans over pussy at all costs.

Speaking of game, I have been getting out and talking to every broad I can. Opening with a tease, starting conversations, sometimes just waving, it’s going really well here. One aspect I can improve on is holding frame in extended interactions. She’s not “caught” until she’s in my bed. I’ve been enjoying this a lot.

I have been easing up on the lifting recently, to make some room for MMA and hiking - the latter I’ve developed a pretty strong affinity for. I am leaning out well, at a later date I may hit the weights harder and start eating a lot again, but only when I’m conditioned enough so that I don’t have to lower the frequency of the other things I’ve gotten into. That’s a good pivot point.

My focus for this point will be creating plausible deniability, and feeding the hamster.

ShesLikeOMG · 2018-04-07T01:01:28+00:00

Overall 9/10

Productive week but not really happy and no real great results. but productive none the less.

School 10/10

why the fuck did my school decide to have so much fucking work to do after vacation. idk but I did get that work done though.
next week is going to be hell also. so i need to work on this weekend. fuck that sucks. but i guess do it.
Because of above I've actually put a decent amount of work into school. hardest week school-wise in months, easily.

Fitness 9/10

schedule got pushed because of school work. messed up with rest days. still got my 4 workouts in so overall happy.
Also some of the workouts were hard as fuck. in the good way.
Instructer at gym complained because of my deadlifting. the fuck. its a fucking gym. Im not even dropping the weights totally. the hell.
weight loss started this week. been going as planned. bw currently 84-85kg

Social 8/10

2 parties celebrating a total of 4 birthdays. tomorrow will celebrate another triple birthday, that means 3 total parties celebrating 7 BIRTHDAYS in a span of 6 days. not even kidding. so obviously a quite sociable week in that way.
Felt very stifled (not talkative) in one of them parties. took me a very long time to loosen up. that sucked. ended kind of good though. still got IOIs lol. also became the center of attention at times. niiice. overall that party was up and down for me. lessons learned.
still going to give me some cred because of the social "work", even if I was scared, at least I made some effort and actually went to the party.
Also btw this new girl at my gym checking me out/being open to approach (open bodylanguage). I was being very NGAF not paying attention to her, even tho she looked pretty hot. ALSO same thing with a chick at my school gym.
note: witnessed the most outrageous ass ive ever seen. that waist to hip ratio was INSANE. no no no you dont get it: IN FUCKING SANE.

Misc -/-

No time for any side projects boyy.
been mildly stressed (or more like, annoyed) because of all the fuckin school work.

lifestuff69 · 2018-04-07T23:21:28+00:00

Done This week

Got a TON of work done to prepare for next week at work (which will be crazy), and took two days off to focus on myself, plan my routines, and start exercising again
Got membership at an indoor climbing place yesterday - a bunch of friends go there, and it also has a full gym
Have lifted twice in the last two days after getting membership yesterday (haven't lifted since an injury in July), and climbed with one of my friends after my workout today
Went out to two bars with some friends last night, had a great time and went out of my way to talk to random people at second bar
Down to ~182 lbs (was 190+ a couple of weeks ago, but started intermittent fasting and watching what I eat)

Goals for next week

Finish basic outline for new website I am working on
Finish specifics of new schedule and workout plan (still figuring out when I can lift, climb, run, hike, etc. given other life demands / still figuring out starting weights for each exercise)
Continue working out and climbing with friends
Get through hell week at work without falling behind (one of our busiest weeks every year, with lots of last-minute demands for my skills)
Cut sugar, alcohol, processed foods, and bread from my diet (I will break this on very special occasions, and may drink once a week if I go out and something entices me)
Stop smoking the wacky tobaccy
Finish at least one book (I'm in the middle of like 15 at the moment...)
Add meditation to my daily routine

scarface_johansson · 2018-04-08T15:05:09+00:00

Started going to gym, went 4 days this week also bought proteins. From next week I'll start doing specific excercises (was doing general stuff to get used to). I'm pretty much skinny atm 1.85cm/75kg, will try to gain muscle without getting too fat.
University: Could have been better, I'm kinda running late with a project, will have to drink a lot of coffee and stay all night probably to end it.
Girls: I broke up with my ex few weeks ago, I was kinda sad few days. Tried Tinder some days but didn't have any date yet, will update next week. I could go out to parties and stuff, but chose Tinder because I'm pretty much busy nowadays, I don't have time to get drink, at least in these last months of university.

bitshifter · 2018-04-06T18:13:55+00:00

Finally started a proper bulk and hit the gym 6 days two weeks in a row. Feels amazing

On the downside, bulking makes me fucking horny, which leads to me gaming girls, which leads to me wrecking my schedule to get some pussy. I promised myself I would focus on lifting for 4 months but it's going to be real tough to stay focused.

tenxs · 2018-04-07T00:03:51+00:00

Pro

excelling at work currently, boss and customers are very happy with my performance
hit the target of reading two books dedicated to self improvement per month
succesfully unplugged a close friend after he experienced a personal crisis
improved the realtionship with my step dad to writing once or twice per week

Con

missed the gym twice this week for no good reason
having anger issues I can't really figure out. I am about to blow up sometimes for no apparent reason

TooHoly999 · 2018-04-06T20:40:28+00:00

Started The Rippler variation of GZCL. Hoping to crush plateaus.

Future_Alpha · 2018-04-08T17:28:46+00:00

Help please!

Two questions:

I have been noticing my face kinda looks long and fat in up close pictures...i haven't done cardio for 2 years, but still look skinny. I think I look terrible in pictures and have very few good ones for myself because I am balding.
Having a dry spell and can't seem to break it although I approach and tinder. Help me!
Have been analyzing my game - been trying to get an fwb but it seems like the girls at my uni that I talk to are not about that life, they all want relationships. Maybe I should try to get my first relationship, get used to female company/sex and then go for a fwb? I have had a few opportunities to get in a relationship with a decent younger girl (she was like a 5-6) but she liked me and was horny af and another one i didn't really like, but I denied because I was afraid it would lead to marriage.

As for improvements, I got back into consistent lifting (was lifting on/off before due to school/laziness). I hope to up this from 3x/week to 6x.

Will also be playing for a soccer league I signed up for - hope that fixes my fat face (maybe I am just ugly).

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SpaderAce · 2018-04-09T02:12:44+00:00

Started Stronglifts 5x5 and having much more fun with the new routine than I did with my junk isolation workouts on machines, as well as feeling much more progress already.

Joined a new friend group, albeit through a church group so idk how I'll translate that to lays, but I've only just broken out of monk mode so it's a huge step actually being a part of a big group of mostly girls. I've been an introvert who had some bad social experiences as a kid, and this has definitely boosted my self esteem immensely.

I'm starting to realize my status as an actually interesting guy, and my last year of self improvement has definitely helped a ton.

Title	April 06 - Weekly Improvement & Progress Thread
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