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I've been using TRP for about 3 months now (been lifitng for 5) and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that TRP has saved me from a life of sexual ineptitude. When I started out here 3 months ago, I was struggling from crippling oneitis from my ex, along with general social anxiety. It was horrible. But after learning the fundamentals of TRP my life has quickly turned around. I dropped 20 pounds of fat and finally have a great 6 pack that's won over plenty of girls over the summer. I've also gone from being a social recluse who never leaves his computer to joining one of the top fraternities at my local college. (I can't say which one for anonymity's sake) Thank you all so much! I still have a long way to go, but I can't wait to keep growing!


[–]lord-denning2 points3 points  (6 children) | Copy Link

Can you provide more of a blueprint on what you did, how you did it? Well done man.

[–]young_rookie[S] 4 points5 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

Sure!

  1. As far as lifting goes, It's extremely important (if you're new to lifting I recommend ICF's beginner's program), but another great idea is to find a sport that you can do along with your lifting schedule. I do amateur level boxing alongside my lifts (I shadowbox and do low intensity skill based drills on my off days. When I register for a fight I trade some of my lifting days for full force sparing matches to prepare myself.) Personally I highly recommend amateur boxing because it's great for building an alpha mentality while also creating a well defined body (due to all the cutting you will have to do to make weight). It also gives you something to talk about and makes you more interesting overall. I've had girls come on to me the second I said I was a boxer.

  2. Approach Anxiety is what usually kills a rookie's momentum. They go into monk mode for two weeks, and the second they see a hot girl they lose all their newfound strength and revert back to their beta ways. I beat AA by setting daily approach goals for myself. For example, on my first day I set the goal to talk to 5 random strangers each day. I then noticed that I had exclusively talked to 5 old people since they seemed very approachable to me. The next day, I made my goal "talk to 5 strangers under the age of 30". I then realized that I only talked to men. The day after that I set the goal to "talk to 5 women under the age of 30". Continue this process every day, and make sure you keep pushing yourself. Once you can easily talk to new women, change your goals to something more difficult.

  3. If you happen to be heading into/in college right now, join a frat. It's the fastest way to raise your SMV. Go check out your local office of Greek Life and put your name on the official rush list. After that, check with your father, grandfather and brothers (if you have any) to see if they were in a frat. They could give you a legacy recommendation which could really boost your chances of landing in a frat. If you don't have anyone to give you a legacy recommendation, start googling names of frats and contact their rush chairs. Be ready to follow up. These guys drink constantly. They will most likely miss your texts while blacked out. It happened to me several times. If they don't respond in two days, follow up with a phone call. The key to getting into a great frat is to become buddies with sorority girls. I literally wandered Greek row starting small talk with girls while I was rushing. If you leave a good impression on them, they'll vouch for you in front of whatever rush chair you're with. My rush chair told me my relationship with the girls on campus greatly helped me get into my frat. It works.

  4. Take a long look at yourself in the mirror. Grab a notepad. Take note of everything you could change about yourself to make yourself more attractive. Write every single point down. Then write out how you are going to fix the problem. (For example "Bad Haircut? Go get it cut, ask for a recommendation for your hairstyle, and ask for the product and styling tips to make it work long term") Make sure you start fixing every issue by the end of the week. (I say this because Acne and some other issues take a long time to remove even with professional treatment, but at the very least you should be implementing some kind of tool to fix it.)

  5. It will be uncomfortable. Anything worth having requires tons of effort. You will stumble and fuck up a lot. Setbacks are ok, but failure is unacceptable. Keep going.

TLDR: Lift, do a sport on off days to make you more interesting, tackle approach anxiety with daily goals, join a frat if you can, fix your physical issues, and get ready to be uncomfortable.

[–]glawkneintehn0 points1 point  (3 children) | Copy Link

I've been thinking about joining a boxing gym for a while. Last year I was still a pussy taking no action. I've actually been lifting working out doing something about my life so now's the time. Anything I should have in mind going in? Anything I should look out for?

[–]young_rookie[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

I'm assuming you're looking for a legit boxing gym in order to train for an amateur fight. It's very simple. Go where actual fighters go. Many so called "boxing" gyms are really just cardio centers for fat people designed to overcharge their clientele. The second you walk into a boxing gym for the first time, look at who's there. If they look like actual fighters (Ie training for an actual event rather than fat guys trying to lose weight), you're probably starting at a good gym. These are the guys you will eventually be sparing, so you want them to be good. Ask if the gym is currently training any amateur/pro boxers. Ignore places that offer classes, they're (usually) just for cardio bunnies. If a gym advertises itself entirely on being "inclusive" it's probably not the place for you. Go for a place that offers either open gym passes or one on one training. Make sure the coaches there have a great resume (look up their record and awards). And above all else, make sure the gym has a competitive mentality. A great boxing gym is not a place to talk or screw around; it's a place to perfect the art of knocking someone on their ass. If you're at a good boxing gym, every fighter in the gym should share that mentality.

[–]glawkneintehn0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

You couldn't be any more accurate as to how I felt in my first impression of looking in my area online. That criteria already crosses off 8/10 places I found so I'm going to visit the other two this weekend (getting over a cold right now).

This is my mentality too, it would be awesome if one of these places had a legit lifting setup because quite frankly the gym at my workplace (a workplace which is about 80-90% female) is entirely female oriented like 30 treadmills no fucking free standing barbells because liability.... which you sign away when you join but whatever.

[–]young_rookie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Speaking of weights, make sure the gym you're going to has enough actual weights for you to get some good lifting in. Some boxing gyms expect prospects to already be in shape so they skimp on the weights a bit in favor of more heavy bags/ring space. You should be lifting alongside your boxing training so make sure there's at least a few barbells with some decent weight that you can use. Don't expect power racks everywhere though: It's a boxing gym, so boxing will always be the highest priority.

And while I'm at it here's a few notes for your first couple of weeks in the gym.

  1. Get your own gear. It lets everyone know that your serious. Feel free to buy low quality gear when you're starting (hand wraps, mouth guards, jump rope) but you should put a decent amount of cash into your bag gloves so that they don't instantly fall apart after one week of training (bag gloves are different than actual sparing gloves).

  2. Learn how to wrap your hands. If you don't learn, your hands will snap in two.

  3. Unless you've been doing a lot of sprint training over the last few months, you're going to run out of steam quickly. That's ok. Actual fighting requires insane amounts of conditioning. It'll take a couple of months for you to be anywhere near the proper conditioning levels for a fight.

  4. It'll be a couple of months before you're allowed to spar anyone. Any good coach will make sure that you've mastered the fundamentals and have great conditioning before you get in the ring with anyone. Be patient. I've seen too many guys rush into their first sparing match and get destroyed because they were too tired.

Have fun!

[–]lord-denning0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I'm just seeing your response now for some reason. Thanks for th detailed and helpful reply.

[–]jeezydasnowman1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Fuck yeah. You're one of the 20% who stfu and ACTED instead of the vast majority who ask questions and pussy out. Keep it up!

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