Weekly Failures/Victories

Victory: 475lb diddly pr

Failure: grocery store had no cherry Garcia froyo

V: Babies first cut going well.
Qt asked for my number after spilling spaghetti around me for a while.
F: Multiple little injuries (like a tight back and a pinched nerve in elbow) keeping me from doing anything but cardio.
Fx2: Actually becoming depressed because working out is my main source of happiness and its going downhill cause of injuries. Also lower bf shows me how fucking TINY and dyle I am despite working hard.
;_;

V: reached 67.5kg squat after two months lifting
F: failed next workout with 70kg because my form was awful that day and one of the instructors told me I was ruining my back

>V
Studied up for Ornithology Exam. Hopefully I'll ace it again.
Been doing well with 5x5
Semester's almost over. Ready for summer

>F
Second time my bench has stalled since lifting, first time since doing 5x5. Need to eat more or put in some accessory lifts

V: Started working out 4 times/week from 2 times/week, started doing keto again to lose the last bit of fat, girls mired my weight loss, eating tons of protein
F:Too lazy to count calories properly, still losing weight tho

Forgot to add: Started waking up earlier and going to school on time every day

V: ate decent meals for breakfast and lunch
F:pigged out for dinner
F: didn't work out
F:texted my ex
F:got into an argument at work
F:jerked off to porn
F:Jerked off to trap porn
F:ate too many sugar carbs

V - so far I've stuck to my workout & diet
F - I have not gone out or socialized at all this week

V: decided to fly to New York and had a good time

F: room mate left the light in the hallway last night and I had to wake up to turn it off

I told him I will activate the fire alarm if he ever does that again.

>Victory
Just did 5 sets totaling 1000 push-ups.
>Failure
Ate a calzone at about 11 last night despite being near my TDEE for the day. It's half the reason why I worked so hard just now.

Met a cute girl, hung out with her all day saturday, and fucked her saturday night and sunday morning.

Pretty good start to my week.

Tell her you want to go out to dinner with her. Don't ask if she'll let you. Tell her that you would like to take her out. Asserting yourself and leading the conversation is much more attractive to women. I can give a more in depth explanation of how to best ask a girl out if you want.

V: Got into med-school

F: Despite several chances, pussied out again and still a virgin at 19, approaching 20

Victories:
>Pulled 545 beltless and it flew up
>pause benched 315, kinda slow but it felt great
>the boys are coming up to visit me this weekend
Failures:
>I got sick on sunday and I can feel my strength evaporating
>Went from 185 to 190 in a week, kinda fat now
>I don't know if she's into me or just friendly, don't wanna give up bangbuddy just yet

v: have 7/10 gf

f: so in denial that girls can like me that i assume shes "ghosting" me, as the kids say, any time she doesnt respond for a few hours.

Get that shit together before you become a serial killer

V: close to hitting 2pl8 OHP

F: cut is not going well because I like eating too much. I’m at ~16% now and want to get down to 10% or lower

V - weight loss going well
F - got a speeding ticket FUCK

You need to get strangers on the internet out of your head. People here will fill your head with paranoia and bad ideas about what she's doing. She has a life outside of you, and you should never forget that.

2pl8 OHP is sick dude, congrats. I just hit 185 for a double so I'm hoping to get 205 within a few months

Started going to a martial arts class

Haven't ran this week yet.

V: hit 385 for squat

F: gf of 4 years broke up with me

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lmao man pull it together

Victories:
>Friend told me I couldn't PR bench press, but I did
>Military fag, got moved over to an easy as fuck position Monday after working my ass off for a year now
>Schedule as a result is now very manageable and I now have no excuse to keep fucking up my diet/routine

Failures:
>I think a girl was mirin today and I ignored her
>Not saving as much money as I want
>Tired of some of my friends because they are bad influences but I keep hanging out with them

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victory
did well in some easy dumb test
failures
thinking way too much about a girl i have no chance with

V:
>Smashed exam, passed tough module
>Getting back to my deadlift pr after not doing it for 6 weeks due to work injury.
>Getting close to that 225 bench
F:
>Only managed to go 5 days this week rather than usual 6 due to new/second job.
>Been procrastinating on project work.
>Cheated on my cut, treated my GF to chinese food and an apple pie.
Made no more mistakes today, onward and upwards tomorrow boys.

Victory:
>I was able to squat 255lb for 6 reps on saturday.

Failure:
>I was only able to squat 235lb for 6 reps today.

I didnt carb up or eat too much today, is that all it takes to have a bad day lifting?

This week's victory: kept my training regimen, diet and sleep. Made good spiritual gains at church high too

Failures: ate huge McDonald's last night.

Plus got a tinder date tonight

V: Found a job
F: it's been two weeks since I went to the gym because I don't want people to see my eczema

V
Did very well in some tests in college
Reached lmao1pl8 OHP
Qt asked me out at a party last Friday

F
Haven't managed to sleep more
Haven't managed to stop drinking coffee (actually I'm drinking coffee as I write this)
Can't stop fapping.

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* church night

>thinking way too much about a girl i have no chance with
delet

Just curious.
Why are you trying to stop drinking coffee?

You can perfectly replicate every thing you did on your best day of lifting and still have a bad day lifting

Carbs are pretty important for being able to push heavy weight I found.

I think I'm getting addicted, as in I can't stop drinking coffe because I feel like shit if I do.

V: Squatted 225 for 10 reps yesterday, just to see how many I could do, my chicken has been tasting extra good lately, and I'm going to bed earlier and setting aside time to read, and I've found a Greek Orthodox church I feel super comfortable in
F: I'm switching back to double over deadlift grip from over under, so I need to work on grip strength which is a bit of an ego hit but I know it's better for me in the long run

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It's an extremely minor addiction. It has a bunch of health benefits

I’VE MADE IT BRAHS!
>Finally find the hottest woman of my dreams.
>Take her out to the movies
>Have a nice dinner together
>Roughly 4 hours of her laughing at my jokes
>She’s baffled that I’m 6’5
>”You’re really well built, user.”
>”I bet you could lift up your car if you wanted to.”
>Take her back to her place
>She feels up my chest, hugs me, and we share a long kiss
>Seeing her again tomorrow night
WE’RE ALL GONNA MAKE IT

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Victory:
>Bought an 07 xterra after over a year of being carless (milfag)
>finally got around to getting a haircut and buying more almond milk and vitamin D
>talked to a bodybuilder I met at a party, he's going to help me out (recovering powerlifter wanting to be a bodybuilder)
>went on 3 dates with fucking qt from tinder, had the most innocent fun I've had in a long time and actually really like her
>overcame heavy depression and back in the saddle, pumped for the gym again
>forcing myself to keep reading, learning languages and watching educational videos on youtube rather than webms and other stupid shit

Failures:
>fell into deep depression and self doubt after date, "i'm not good enough for her" stuff
>made bad money choices, going to take an extra paycheck to fix car now
>missed the gym for a few days (first time in a few months) and lost a few pounds due to not eating regularly because busy
>have serious feelings for qt, scared as shit that I'm oversharing and coming on too strong
>was negative toward everyone around me for a few days due to being a sad faggot for a little while
>went grocery shopping/ haircut a few days later than I had planned

Honestly, what helped the most was realizing that I'm serious about this grill and want to be the best version of myself for myself, and now for her. She could get plenty of other guys but she likes my personality, and me being a sad, whiny and quiet faggot isn't going to do shit in my favor. I want to get more fit, gain more worldly knowledge, and grow a more positive mindstate and outlook so I can be a better person for myself, and to her.

I think it's one thing to lift to try to win or please a grill like you would with a bouquet or candy, but it's another thing to lift to make yourself better in order to improve someone else's life.

Hey man, chin up and just don’t tell the qt anything you wouldn’t tell your therapist.

I sold my 08 xterra about a month ago. If you take care of that car they are actually really nice and pretty damn reliable. And it's 4.0L v6 has a nice bit of power for towing and off-roading.
It was my first car and I already miss it

>professor asks me to read
>"Did anyone understood anything?"
Should I just kill myself?

lel

V: Broke my flat bench PR

F: Can't seem to get past 150lbs, don't want to do full GOMAD again either, I'm fine with my half gallons a day.

>>"Did anyone understood anything?"
you may have transport to the alternate dimension where people spoke in the wrong tense

Victory
>PR'd my deadlift at 405
>PR'd Bench at 235x5
>Talked to a lot of girls and I'm getting much better at it
>Finishing Strong in most of my classes
>Got in a bar fight and won

Failures
>Think I might be over attached to a girl that doesn't like me that much
>Drank too much this weekend
>Diet is okay could be better tho
>Got kicked out of a bar

>thought you saw a mire but ignored it
You'll learn to spot it, and the more Jow Forums you get, the more mires you'll get. Just keep working.

Focus on the victory man. You can do it again. Idk about the carbing up or anything but I know you can hype yourself up and do it again. You got this.

V: walked by me ex and caught her totally checking me out. So that felt pretty good

F: I played video games today when I shouldn’t have.

Thank you man, I hadn't thought of it like that. I'm going to keep that in mind. I had an issue on one of our dates, and dealt with it pretty well, but told her that I was feeling off and that it wasn't normal for me. She said she hadn't noticed but asked me to talk about what I was feeling. Told her about my past and how I've been working to overcome a place of self doubt, and am mostly free of it. She was receptive and supportive, so I think it went alright. Saw her again and had fixed my mindset and things went really well. I think it'll be okay.

They're awesome. The only issue with mine is the timing chain tensioners, and I want to replace the radiator due to the issue with the radiator fluid getting in the transmission.

What did you replace it with?

As someone stuck at a lowish weight, I'd suggest avoiding gomad/ dirty builking. Just count your calories and macros and up your portions. If you're eating a supposed surplus and you're still not gaining weight, eat more.

I've done a course of gomad before, and I still hover around 10-12% bf because I have good genetics I guess. I eat 3300 calories on average per day.

not him but go for it amigo

When you tell her your intentions, have an idea ready for where, but when you say it don't make it sound scripted or practiced. Don't go too fancy for your first pick either. A 5 star Italian restaurant is an intimidating pick for a first date, Also, be prepared for her to say no to the restaurant, and have two or three back ups that are different kinds of food.If you run out of back ups then you can ask where she'd like to go. When asking a time, throw a time and date out, and ask if that works for her. This time you can be more open for her to choose if it doesn't, but don't push the decision on her. Once you have this all set, tell her what time you will pick her up. If she insists on driving herself, then respect her choice. You want her to feel that you're decisive and in charge, but that she also has some say in this whole thing. Beyond all of this, have something else planned for something to do outside of just eating. Be it walking through a park, going somewhere to look at the stars, or even a small bar where you can talk over a drink. Never a movie though. Not for a few dates at least. It kills conversation for 2 hours at a time. The important thing through the entire date is that you keep conversation. I won't go any further because dates are situational, but just don't dump your entire purse on the first date. Leave more to talk about for later dates, Hope I've helped.

Victory: finally OHP one plate for 5

Failure: had to stop DL half way through workout bc left hand grip strength is atrocious

V: landed a sponsor for an event at work
F: haven’t gone to bed before 10pm all week

Never heard of the radiator transmission problem. I did drive a manual though so idk if that made it different

F: haven't lifted all week, been sick

V: lost weight this week

Interesting take, I'd say just throw it out there that you're keen to spend time. If all she says is she's busy or whatever it pretty much means no; unless she then suggests an alternative time/place w/ever in which case she's also interested and you have something to work with.

I'm not saying my method's the be all to end all. Just giving a suggestion. I find that asking too many questions about logistics and whatnot makes the process mildly burdensome for the woman, which is a turnoff to a lot of them since uncertainty is an unattractive trait to them.

Victory
>hip mobility work has been paying off and I can stay in deep squat position

Failure
>got denied from a job I thought I would be a good fit at

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>busted inside Asian with big tits
>realized the girl I’m into probably isn’t into me(she’s 6 years older than me)
>had diarrhea in the gym today
>crypto is making money again

Meh

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i breathe / i exhale

V:
>got a coding cert for which I've spent months studying for
>Big contract gig confirmed, first big boy job for me
>doing Bugenhagen style training for dips and chin-ups, hitting PRs literally every day (183 lbs BW +200 dip, +155 chin today)

F:
>Confirmed via a rudimentary double blind natural experiment that I am in fact gluten sensitive, have to avoid wheat for the rest of my life
>feel like complete shit due to said gluten

All in all it's been an amazing week, my hard work is finally paying off

it was all muscle. say goodbye to your hard earned gains

V: lifts are increasing in weight

F: still haven't talked to this qt at the gym that may or may not have been mirin me

Deload and work on your form

Godspeed user

victory:
>hit 105 squat today
>almost hit a full 3x5 of 50 lb dumbbell bench
>did 115 lb cable rows

Failures
>think I can squat more weight

stayed sober another week despite having almost nightly dreams about pouring whiskey down my gullet. it's been 16 months, it's almost not fair to be tormented this way...

I started working again.
The lighting in the motel room is way better than my house and I noticed A LOT of white hairs. What can I do to combat this besides hair dye? I'm only 26.

>51 hours into water fast
>know im gonna eat a fuckton with friends on le weed day
>figure “fuck it i’ll just eat normal and then start the fast again after friday”
>drive to supermarket to get meat and hashbrowns to have a quintessentially american breakfast for dinner
>holding beef in hands when food addiction suddenly dissipates
>realize what the fuck im doing
>put it down and go home empty handed
thank christ

Embrace it. Or go gray

I'm not going gray though. I skipped the gray phase entirely. I'm going white.

>Victory hit a 145lb overhead press for 2

>failure had a qt3.14 "drop" her phone infront of me and then shift her whole body so her whole ass was pointing at me and i dident do nuffin

V - On like a 4 month streak without missing any gym days, getting gains

F - Still no gf, can never know if I'm getting mires cause I avoiding eye contact with girls in public

>father complimented gains
No better feeling. Y-You too, dad.

I meant get the gray hair dye

.....sorry user.

V: finally got a gf
F: can’t stop procrastinating and falling behind in work

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F: had to work on a project until 4am last night and decided to miss today's workout. AND, feel a slight sore throat coming on

V: finally being consistent with my diet. hopefully am skelly no longer

Good job!

Do not worry Ed boy, we are here for you.

>Gym crush keeps making eye contact with me
>perfect opportunity to talk to her
>don't

Fuck

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i second the deloading

do more hypertrophy fucker

V:
heard that ex is miserable.
had sex with four chicks since we broke up, made a date with the fifth
Huge progress on my Phd

F:
Thought alot about my ex this week
The strange feeling that nobody will ever truly love me got stronger

V. girl asked me for my number
F. no fucking idea how to proceed
do i come off strong and try to fuck straightaway or do some faggy date

Take her to coffee or a bar near your place. Mention something she loves that you have at your place: a pet/movie/record/whatevs fairly early on. Towards the end of hte date, if it's going well, ask her if she wants to come by and meet your dog or whatever. They usually say yes if it's going well. Now she is at your place and you can make out and have sex

Forgot to mention that this makes the whole thing "natural." Girls don't want to look like sluts, so this will allow her to have sex with you while telling her friends that "it just happened"