/SIG/ - Self Improvement General

It's Fucking Friday Edition

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previous: It's the weekend, you guys have been doing good, so take some R&R if you feel like it, you deserve it. Or, be the madmen I know you to be and continue to self improve through the weekend. In any case, get back on that horse come Monday bros. You got this!

YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! WE ALL GONNA MAKE IT!

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Why the fuck is /sig/ on the 8th page with no replies? Sad!
Baaaaamp.

I just hit the gym today and had an okay sesh. PR'd in squats, 195lbs for 5x5. It's official though, my shoulder is bugging me. When I go home I'll be sure to get it checked but in the meantime I'm just gonna really slow down and deload on my OHP and lateral raises and face pulls. I think that's about the best I can do.
Tonight I'm planning on railing some adderall and going out with some friends and getting social gainz. College will be over soon and this is my last weekend that I'll be able to go out and have fun so I better make the most of it. Some of my friends wanted to go to a club and while that's not really my scene, if I take a bunch of shots I'll probably tag along and get lost somewhere. I'll probably end up harassing some girls like usual and then get too drunk to call a cab so I'll have to walk home. It's bad that I know how this shit usually goes.

Uhh lets see what else...Nofap day 15 or something, I ate a good breakfast this morning, and I'm about to work on my finals so I can get some of this stress off my shoulders. So yeah. The /sig/ stuff is going all right. I feel healthy.
Just gotta meditate and read more. I really gotta stop slacking on those.

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How do I stay dedicated when i don’t start my day with the gym?

Also use the typical image for /sig/ so people find the thread easier

I make meditation part of my pre bed routine so it’s unavoidable, also you can use it to put yourself at peace with your day

Should I buy a meditation course on udemy? They have a sale going on, 10euro is not a big deal.
If I pay for it, maybe I'm inclined to do it instead of having free resources and not using it.

>8th page
>not using the catalog in 2020-2
Get out of my nu/fit/ gramps

Even though I think I escaped autismo zone of social interactions through sheer trial and error and constantly forcing myself out of my comfort zone, I still feel like I'm missing some fundamental knowledge about this shit. So I ordered How to win friends and influence people, as well as The definitive guide to body language. On the other hand I relapsed in nofap yesterday so I feel more shitty than usual.

>not using 4chanX and seeing the page numbers underneath every thread in the catalog
Learn a little about browser extensions before you talk shit you technologically inept dumbfuck

go for it

Do you guys consider zinc a good supplement?
If so what zinc?
Am I natural if I take zinc?
I can buy zinc citrate 15mg.

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I usually only have three or four beers a night but last night I said fuck it. Haven't got to spend quality time with the old lady lately. Anyway I'm trying to cut hard. It's going well. Dropped two and a half kgs in three days. Obviously water weight but I thought I was gonna wake up this morning and have gained. I actually am down another half kilo. Feels fucking good.

>Am I natural if I take zinc?

That's a joke right? Zinc is in most foods. Its like asking if you're still natural if you take iron supplements
Also, I find its a great supplement for test boosting so you feel more virile, don't know how much it does for gains but there's that.

>eating healthier ("cheat" meal is one small wholemeal slice bread with chocolate spread)
>sleeping before 12
>started exercising after 1.5 years
Ye I'm fine.

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Well.
I am afraid of losing my organs to pills.
I have heard pills like steroids,for example,which are some times oral,will break your organs.
Zinc pills wont hurt my organs right?
I won't go with any zinc above 50mg tops.
If I don't beat my meat for 5-6 days I lose it.
I am 18 soon 19.

3 years ago
>in uni
>depressed fuckup
>no friends
>chubby virgin

Finally get the balls to drop out
>work barback and get Jow Forums
>eventually join up with police

Now
>loving life and career
>looking good
>great friends

We’re all gonna make it

Also its not a joke.
I asked this on fraud too.
And no one answered.
I am disappointed.
Shit physiques for people on steroids.

I can’t tell if you’re trolling or not

Simple supplements won’t hurt you, if you take too much you’ll just excrete the extra.

Dude Zinc is a vital nutrient that your body NEEDS, just like iron, magnesium etc
You will not fuck up your body by taking zinc unless you overdose the fuck out of it. I dont know what the max zinc you should get per day is but thats a quick google search away. Just make sure you're getting quite a bit less than overdose levels and you'll be sweet.

I am just curious.
I wan't to try zinc,but I do not want to be dependent on pills.
revita.bg/имунитет/tsink-15-mg-podpomaga-renegeratsiyata-na-takanite-dobriya-metabolizam/
This is the zinc I wan't its cheap.
Soon,I will be moving out,and buy myself a little bit of zinc.
Need to know if there are any negatives to taking it,and then stopping.

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As long as you get enough zinc in your diet it wouldn't matter if you stopped taking the supplements.
Oh and you're already dependant on zinc just like you're dependant on water and oxygen.

Yeah but water and oxygen don't come in pills.
They are not dangerous for you.
Pills are.
Fuck I wish we had oysters in Bulgaria.
I heard oysters are cheap in Canada,that's the only thing good about that leafland.
Day of the rake must come soon.
I need the zinc.
kek.

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>using browser extensions for a bhutanese snail farming board

only thing about zinc is it can mess you up if it's out of balance with copper. do your research m8

Yeah I've heard about that.
I've also been told to not go over 50mg,unless the doctor tells me to.
I have seen people on fit,claim to use 250mg zinc.
Can you even find this much zinc?

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so i really like this girl from university and i think she kinda likes me too so i asked her if she wants to hang out on the weekend
she said yes, made me super happy for the last couple of days
today she casually mentioned her boyfriend in a conversation
we‘re gonna spend our saturday together, what do?

Put the moves on her.
She wants it.
There is a reason she will hand out alone with you.
You two will be alone right?

Go for it. If she mentions him again, just say you don't mind/care. It's all a test.
Unless she pushes you away when you kiss her.
Well then you tried at least.

yea we will be alone
i thought about asking her if the thing she has with her boyfriend is something serious, they‘ve obly been dating for half a year
would that be too autistic?

whoops meant to quote you

No do not ask her anything about her boyfriend.
You will fuck up,and not getting anything out of it.
In order for you to have a proper date.
You must make the women talk,however do not ask her: "Do you like this movie?","What do you like?".
Make it subtle.
You lead by example.
"Damn I really like this movie."
She should bite the hook,in the first or second try.
From there its easy.

Just hooked up with an actual 9/10, the first time I’ve been with someone distinctively more attractive than me. I’m kind of shook desu.

Was lifting and running for a full month starting @ beginning of may, didn't lose a pound but gained some strength.. decided I wanted to cut a bit so started a cut last week, belt is already 1.5 notches looser than last friday. Feelin good about that. also been self studying a language for about 9 months now for 2+ hrs daily, except for during school when it's less. anyone self-study languages? I find my progress to be pretty slow. Learning moon-runes if that matters to you.

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Actions speak louder than words.
It's not about what she says but how she acts with you.
As this guy
said, don't talk about him at all.

Great job fella

okay bros i trust you on this one, thanks for the advice

ZMA allday playboy

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Huh, that's what I've been doing lately too. Small world.

Can someone please give me a step by step guide on how to interact with a girl after she agreed to a drink?

Is that coffee or alcoholic drink?
Then what do you talk about? How long do you talk for? How long before you make sexual innuendos? How do you wrap it up? What next?

It's all so confusing. I have 0 friends so I never experienced how to socialize.

I'm doing it Jow Forums. I've decided to be less selfish and volunteer for my local fire brigade. Doing the entry fitness assessment Sunday morning. Doesn't sound too difficult but after that I have to do a full medical assessment. Only problen is I suffer from mild asthma which might mess things up, but they assess applicants on a case by case basis. Pray that I make it Jow Forums

why is it so hard to make myself meditate every day? AHHHHH

See:

>girl i've been seeing tells me she feels our relationship has matured and we've grown into an eternal barely tolerable dislike
>fuck
>let her know that for what it's worth I think she's a great person and I like her
>she asks where did that come from and that she likes me too
>turns out she was talking about her relationship with math, not with me
I sperged out and I still managed to end up ahead, god damn I feel good

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I like this OP image better actually

It's fucking Friday! What are ya'll /siggers/ up to?

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congrats, a higher calling is a great way to find purpose

im going to a small party with some friends, then waking up early to hit the gym, then goign to a sports game with my family

.Hitting the library to study for finals. Meeting up with a qt that I’ve made out with a couple times.

How do you guys focus on things better? I take way too long to do school work and its annoying.

Brehs...I've been posting in another thread about how I've fallen off the /SIG/ path. How do I return?

In the last two years I've:

>finished my degree
>landed a proper job with a decent salary + overtime
>started lifting last year, slowly escaping skinny fat
>Become slightly more proactive with my social life

But I still feel empty and overall like shit. It seems that I'm putting in all of this effort for nothing. Over the past two weeks I've started slacking with my diet and other important things. Also I fucked up earlier this year by losing the V to an escort, just to get some experience under my belt (didn't see how it was going to happen in a normal way and I'm not getting any younger)

Finally back in the gym, finishing up week 2 of SS 5X5 alternating with an hour speedwalk on a steep incline treadmill.
Day 160 no fap and no cig
Going even deeper into monk mode to find a creative endeavor to get lost in.

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Don't beat yourself up too much over the escort.
My suggestion is to find some sort of creative endeavor to get lost in. Write a book, take up painting or guitar. Get lost in Philosophy, whatever feels natural. I'm a shitty painter but making art keeps me alive and I've seen gains in just the 2 years I've been doing it.

Using some Agmatine Sulfate to try to quit caffeine
Day 2 No Fap
We're gonna make it boys

Anyone tried Holotropic breathing? I've been doing wim hoff for a while during the winters, but now I'm looking to really explore altered states without having to rely on drugs.

How can I learn to study for 12 hours in a day? I know people who can do 16+ but i just cannot find the willpower or motivation to do it. help

B-bros, how do I keep my cock hard when having sex?
How do I not cum in a couple of minutes?
Is it just practice? And foreplay?

Focus usually isn't the issue. The problem is often the approach you're taking: homework seems to be just random tasks. However, remember that the goal is to make you educated in whatever it is you're studying; thus, those tasks/assignments/exercises usually have some specific purpose, which you'll do well to recognize.

Unless you absolutely need to do it, you're just going to burn yourself out. Take it easy.

This is also a definite case of "just because you 'know' people who jump off bridges doesn't mean you should, too."

>just got my first job a couple months ago after years and years of being a NEET fuckup
>planning on just not showing up anymore

lmao how do I stop myself from being a colossal failure

ctrol+f ''self-improvement''

I dont even look what zinc i buy, as long as i see ''zinc'' text there it's fine. zinc is good choice

do kegels

working off a colossal hangover and trying not to obsess about not closing the deal on a cute milf at the pub last night.

Going on a bike trip in the country, what seems more interesting than my usual weekend
Try pomodoro timer and read Jason Maa's productivity guide
I do not think it is possible to study intensively for 12 hours, only if you go with slow pace, which does not seem reasonable, since you are going to spend all your day studying and learn the same amount as if you studied intensively for less time

Just keep going in, you have to use discipline to make it a habit until it just becomes natural. You got this bro, don't fuckup and basically ghost your new job, it will fuck up your ability to get a new job after the fact.

keep going bruh. We are all gonna make it.
Just in your free times find a better job or something, dont get stuck in something with no future if its not for saving money for something greater.

having a nice day for a change, not happy but feeling positive if that makes sense, like things will get better but they haven't yet

how do you cope with women wanting with other men what you want with them?

I'm not talking about Chads or normies or about all that memey incel bullshit. I'm serious.

Also, how do you cope with loneliness

*wanting with other men instead of you, what you want with them, I meant

I focus on trying to make myself happy instead of requiring someone else to make me happy, also prostitutes

I've been wondering too much: what's the point. I know I want to improve myself but I don't think I value myself highly enough to even try sometimes.

I can be happy by myself, but there are things I want to experience that don't depend solely on me. I don't need them, but my life would be better with them.

No prostitutes, I'm talking actual connection

you can form actual connections with prostitutes

Any cooking/food guides you can recommend?

Preferably easy stuff that I can store away in the fridge and microwave later.

Diet has been the major problem for me, I've really cut down portions but I still consume carbs like crazy.

On that note, when I cut down carbs I get massive headaches, as if I'm having withdrawal symptoms. Is that just me or..?

Has anyone here ever lost their virginity to an escort?

I didn't, but i have fucked escorts.

Let me tell you, im fucking glad I didnt lose my virginity to one. What a fucking depressing and sad way to do it.
Ive never seen an escort and been happy about it after. It's fucking horrible.

Any of you lads had experience with online dating? Not tinder and hookup apps, shit like match and eharmony and whatever.
I work 50 hour weeks, there's no qts in my office, and I don't have very many friends outside of work, so I'm thinking of trying this shit out but I don't know what to expect. Anyone had success? Horror stories?

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I don't think it's hard to find subreddits just for that

also fitmencook may have some resources

think chili on sunday evening: tomato, veggies, meat, and tupper away to the fridge

>tupper
*Glass

why did you use escorts multiply times then

How much do i need to lift to get a gf?

why?

wouldn't that be prone to exploding on the freezer? liquids expand when freezed

I personally freeze wedns to friday's food

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I suggest that you start reading about all the fields linked to self-improvement, it might help you find a goal, set and then meet your target.

Here, have a list of books that might be worth it. You may find some shitty too, of course, but you won't find out if you don't give it a try.

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What about nootropics, is it considered cheating on self-improvement or not?
I have been using phenibut, noopept, yohimbine hcl, and l-theanine. Those combined with my daily morning meditation really feels otherworldy.

Here is another list, found here, dating from 2013 but still very accurate. You might fnd some book in both lists.

Let's start your journey bro, gonna make it

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I wondered the same back then. Was wondering for what purpose, but if I don't change the course I'm heading I've got uneasy and uncomfortable itches. That's when I heard about "fake it till you make it" and go fuck it.

I think I went a bit too far I developed narcissism since people been saying I act like hot shit most of times nowadays.

Have some pic as a starter
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Boys, I'm trying to change my sleeping position from sleeping on stomach to sleeping on back. It's pretty hard but I think It's worth wild for long-term sleep gains, although right now I'm pretty tired and my back hurts. Still DL today tho.
Anyone have experience with changing their sleeping position? How long does it take for it to feel natural again? thx

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Thanks dude this is perfect. This is the kinda step by step I'm looking for. I need sustenence thats fast and easy to make. I really don't have time to cook.

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Not him, but you go to escorts because you're horny, lonely, and other emotions. It's only afterwards that you snap out of it and realize it wasn't worth it.

I have. If you're wondering whether you should or not, just consider that losing your virginity to an escort has been a historically common thing for males, and it's only in our highly Puritan culture that looks down on it.

Nevertheless, it's not going to suddenly open doors for you. It'll just give you more clarity and perspective as to what "real sex" is. You still have to put in the work to be a non-autist and attract a willing free sex partner.

Yeah, I know young soldiers did it before they went to war for centuries and apparently JFK did it too.

I kinda want to get sex/pussy off the pedestal

glute focused plank and deadbugs right before bed helped me immensely

thank you friend for caring enough to share, I will do these. :)

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until a yar ago i could not sleep in another position then side. it was really easy when i got rid of my pillow and got a much harder matress. as of now i can sleep on the floor, as long as it is warm enough. i still keep a pillow for when i am felling sick and go fetal.
a good matress is important, i think. if you got a hollow in it, it feels as if the rib cage wont relax properly.

Is it bad to sleep in fetal position?