"Nice Guy" syndrome

Enough pussyfooting, gonna be frank here, you're not a "nice guy" who finishes last, you're a little wuss that whines first.

Women dont date those "douschebags" because they like douschebags, they date them because they express qualities that YOU dont. and the only reason you label them "douschebags" is because you're too much of a wussy to be a man and do something about the situation.

you see modern day society has lost the emphasis on manliness, true femininity, and strength. women should be strong too. opening your pickle jars? OPEN THEM YOURSELF WOMAN. The fact of the matter is women are attracted to strong, assertive, dominant, alpha male types. as with any generalization there are exceptions many people are wired differently but the majority leans thus. Men are attracted to strong women with a nice ass if not your perception is skewed by the media and you need to read THIS ARTICLE and reevaluate your views. The media has conditioned us to be these look good, 3% bodyfat skinny twig motherfuckers. no one cares about being strong and capable anymore just looking good. makes me sick.

ladies, why look like a twig and depend on a man for everything that requires even an ounce of strength? you can and should be strong and capable too, not to mention DAT BOOTY. get off your damn cardio machines and go squat and deadlift. bare minimum go lift heavy. and trust me you'll get amazing results.

now boys its time to stop being little pansies and time to start being men. quit focusing on those perfectly defined abs and start focusing on being strong and capable in as many capacities as you can, be able to defend your woman should a threat confront you, lest she do it for you and embarrass you. (though props to the girl for handling herself and not depending on the man).

so back to the main point, the media has skewed our perception on what is attractive and what is desirable the fact of the matter is all we see are looks we want those looks and work for those looks and yes, some achieve them. but would you rather look good, or be super humanly strong and look good at the same time? Women dig MEN not these little pansy boys, and men dig WOMEN not these little stick figure girls who do anything to be paper thin. Women should and CAN be strong, but "weak men demand that women be weak as well". and just like White supremacy its becomes so ingrained in women that they need to be weaker than men or thin, or small. there is not much of anything attractive about a tiny little human being all defenseless and needing help to do anything. the exception is an infant.... who probably has a better squat form than you.

So just to beat the dead horse into a puddle of jello. BE STRONG, your gender is irrelevant, there is no conceivable reason you cannot be strong and the best part? IT MAKES YOU HEALTHIER. don't have time? MAKE TIME. reevaluate your priorities. stop watching your damn soap operas, get off facebook for a while, go to your fucking local gym, AND LIFT.

So fucking tired of people being sensitive little shits about everything, treating everyone with soft padded gloves, and tip toeing around things. you're not fat because of genetics, you're fat because you eat your problems, you developed bad habits  or simply, you eat too fucking much shit food.. quite blaming others for the faults in yourself.

Take some fucking responsibility, take some initiative, get strong, become capable, quit letting gender roles define you (ladies), go out and be the best you can be, or at least quit whining about how no one likes you, no one likes a little wuss anyways.

*EDIT also this: great comic

Video response #5 quickest weight loss method and jumping power

"Hey Bryan, I have a couple questions I'm hoping you'll be able to help me out with. First off, what is the best and quickest way to lose weight? Second, what are some really effective core and leg exercises to increase power, jumping higher, flipping better etc."

fat loss and strength training video response #4

"well ok lol, basicalllly, i am just dieting right now, doin the whole 1400 calories a day thing and losing a steady amount of weight

but one question i have is, strength training, can you do it without cardio if you are still dieting?

i read a LOT of conflicting things online

but there is a calorie deficit, so is strength training still a good idea???

i've heard if you dont do cardio and only strength you will get muscle UNDER your fat but like you'll still have fat lol"

Strength v.s. Endurance

someone get these boys a sandwich and a barbell

I've said before that strength is a physical change in the actin and myosin filaments in the individual muscle fibers where as endurance and conditioning are chemical changes in the efficient uses of energy present in muscles i.e. glycogen and then you could get into such sub topics as carboloading and sport performance and what not but what this is all leading to is a wonderful article i've found on T nation called Conditioning is a Scam by Mark Rippetoe  and its well worth the read by all personal trainers on why novices should be exposed to strength building exercises in the start of their training before conditioning because without a proper base the chemical change is useless if there's not much muscle to use to begin with. So check it out.

Big but Useful

"Be strong to be useful."

All that follows is not cited from any sources its just information from my experiences and a bunch of my opinions.

Natural movement

One of the most useful things a human can master is to move naturally, like an animal. gibbons in trees, cheetahs on the plains, goats on the mountains, fish in the sea, run, climb, jump, swim, moving in these fashions builds skills that have real world application coupled with the fight or flight response or in other words as the Parkour community and i refer to it: "Zombie Apocalypse training". 

The sad reality we live in in America is that most Americans are sedentary, work out very little, rarely enough and of those usually wrong and or with terrible form. Natural movement has an easier level of entry, and in just about all cases, it's free. reliant on body weight exercise that provides mastery over ones body weight through progressive calisthenics that are also relatively free to perform especially if ingenuity is present. Natural movement is also fun, making you feel like a kid again, playful i mean, how can you NOT smile as you climb to the top of a tree?

Look how happy she is, damn thats a happy monkey

Where Parkour comes in

I have been involved in the parkour community for nearly 2 years now and found it filled with many wonderful, supportive, encouraging as well as talented people and would reccomend anyone looking for a fun way back into fitness that is also free (relatively, gas might be required). Once you get involved in Parkour and natural movement not all the flipping in stuff, remember i said Zombie Apocalypse Training? you dont back flip to get away from zombies unless you're Milla Jovovich:

i don't care, she can back flip if she wants

So as i was saying, once you get involved and you grow to love the supportive aspect of the community it will become easier to keep coming and and soon your life starts centering around the natural movements. As you start taking an active interest in a physical discipline you will start (if you're smart) doing more conditioning and training on the side to support your passion for natural movement. Now all that i just said is a generalization, it doesn't apply to everyone just the majority that i've witnessed in and entering the Parkour community.

Big But Useful

Now to my main point, my personal goal is to maintain my skills in natural movement and continueing to progress further whilest getting stronger in my ability to lift massive ammounts of weight namely deadlifting and squats to further strengthen my ability to jump for Parkour and natural movement. but i also desire more size, not THIS:

but a larger and very cut physique so as im finding out at 6'6" and 210lbs is that im not hindered in the least in fact its actually made my movement skills better, sure i have to work harder to deal with impacts and landings because of my weight but with more leg muscle and strength, the better my ability for my leg muscles to contract and absorb the force of my impact and save my knees as well as my whole kinetic chain from injury and damage. 

Summary

In summary, you can be Big as well as functional it just depends on the style of workout you perform, calisthenics with weights for leg power? body building? power lifting? etc.