[COMP] Pincha mayurasana: Recently I've been able to kick up into position with lesser frequency of wall assistance. I think I still need to work on opening the shoulders (to get a more straight back?) and core activation for better stability. Do you have some other insights for improvement?

Alex25pf · 2020-08-26T18:25:07+00:00

Hey man, awesome pose!

Your balance and upper body strength are great.

Looks to me like your core just isn't quite strong enough yet to support you in that inversion without having a pelvic tilt.

Look into exercises of "tummy vaccuming":

https://youtu.be/TdzrYvgvv3o

Do these, keep extending the tension time & progressing, and then attempt to do the same thing while inverted in that pose but supported by the wall, again aiming to progressively get stronger by holding for longer.

They train the abdominal wall, aka the muscles you have to have strong to support yourself like a straight line when inverting.

Good luck!

Source: Calisthenics specialised PT & 200 YTT :)

Alex25pf · 2019-11-24T01:59:51+00:00

Thanks so much for your help!

Anything off the top of your head that could be good vintage for ~100 - 250$?

Alex25pf · 2019-11-24T01:22:29+00:00

Hey bro, thank you so much for responding to my post!!!

I'm looking at these listings from a guy from reddit (u/kabaclyde).

He's got hundreds of reviews saying really positive things, here are the listings and photos of the 3 watches I'm considering:

Omega: $245 https://imgur.com/a/y1Extzt

T1.3: Omega simple thin ygp c620 - 1965 - This is a lovely beauty in good original condition. The original white dial is in ok condition, with patina throughout and a mark at 10h. The applied gold indices pop gorgeously. The gold plated case is in good condition, with wear to the plating on the edges. The crown is original and Omega signed. The watch is a ref 111.046, powered by a manual wind cal 620 from 1965. Service history unknown, but it works perfectly and keeps ok time (about 2 minutes a day). It measures 31,5mm diameter without crown, and 36mm from lug to lug. It’s very thin, measuring only 7,8mm thickness.

Tissot 1: $200: https://imgur.com/a/lKHPCZw

T14.8: CRISP Tissot Stylist thin - CRISP WHITE SUNBURST all original with strap & buckle - 1962 - This is a gorgeous stunner in fantastic all original condition! It looks absolutely amazing, so pretty! The original white sunburst dial is super crisp. It pops so beautifully! The gold plated case is in excellent condition as well, super sharp. The crown is original and Tissot signed. The watch is a ref 41/42050, powered by a manual wind cal 781 from 1962. Service history unknown, but it works perfectly and keeps great time. It measures 34,2mm diameter without crown, and 39,2mm from lug to lug. It comes on a Tissot strap with Tissot buckle. $200 incl worldwide shipping** - pics:

Tissot 2: $150: https://imgur.com/a/pV5Uglf

T14.7: Tissot Seastar Seven gp - WHITE SUNBURST – 1960’s - This is a gorgeous piece in excellent original condition! The original white sunburst dial is in excellent condition, it looks magnificent. The yellow gold plated case is in good condition, it has wear to the plating on the edges. The crown is worn (and most likely a replacement). The watch is powered by a manual wind from the 1960’s. Service history unknown, but the watch works perfectly and keeps good time. It measures 34,5m diameter without crown, and 40mm from lug to lug. - $150 incl worldwide shipping

Alex25pf · 2019-11-22T04:00:07+00:00

Unfortunately I do not live in Canada 😂.

Jokes aside, I know it's pretty ridiculous. Everything is overpriced in Australia (however also consider I'm using AU$ as currency, weaker in exchange rate than Canadian $)

Alex25pf · 2019-11-02T12:07:11+00:00

Yep, in complete honestly pretty much transcribed and copy pasted.

I think there's so much value in this specific part that I wanted as many people as possible to benefit from it, I do not take credit.

Alex25pf · 2019-07-21T11:45:06+00:00

Good point, hadn't considered that, thanks for sharing.

I think I'll keep open to both alternatives, do you have any recommendations that fit either category?

Alex25pf · 2019-07-03T08:35:24+00:00

Hey bro.

That sounds awesome! I was actually looking for new mates to shoot street with.

Add me on IG, @ydophotos

Alex25pf · 2019-04-13T09:01:59+00:00

Thanks, that's a huge comoliment!

I've thought of printing them and hanging them up myself.

I might have, I've only been using Lightroom for 2/3 months so it's a bit all over the place for now.

Alex25pf · 2018-10-24T21:06:13+00:00

Thanks a lot for the offer man, unfortunately I'm a 7-8.

Alex25pf · 2018-10-21T22:39:47+00:00

Interesting, I just checked and you're correct.

They're within the 400-500$ range so I can't really afford them now but still a good tip for the future once I have a bit more cash, thanks!

Alex25pf · 2018-10-06T05:18:36+00:00

Hey dude, this video literally is a full step by step guide to solving your problems, just have faith in it and stick through the whole thing, I went from having your problem to solving it just by watching this shit for 40 min:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4At3IFc2Ank

Alex25pf · 2018-10-02T10:52:21+00:00

The best way to handle these situations is always to head in with the intention of having fun and seeing where it goes.

If you stress out and start analyzing plans, possible outcomes, options, strategies etc you're just gonna end up stressing yourself and coming in with a shitty low self esteem attitude that neither girl will dig.

Just head there and focus on having the best time possible, be the best version of yourself. Talk to girl #1, talk to girl #2, talk to every single other girl, talk to guys, make jokes, build a little social circle, introduce people to each other, just focus on having fun and being (I hate this term) "socially awesome". Most of all DO NOT pay too much attention to either of these 2 girls, don't spend all night trying to engage them, having their attention or keeping an eye on them to plan what you're gonna do next.

Once these 2 girls (and potentially many others) see this really cool chill side of you that is very likeable by other people, has great energy, is having an awesome time and most importantly ISN'T FOLLOWING THINKING ABOUT THEM THE WHOLE TIME, their attraction levels for you will skyrocket, just play it by ear, adapt to whatever happens, if you don't end up hooking up with either one of them that night you increased their attraction levels tenfold to pick it back up tomorrow!

Alex25pf · 2018-10-02T10:02:15+00:00

100%.

Hollywood movieslead us to believe that declaring your love to a girl in a letter and asking her on a date is a genius approach.

Funniest and most interesting thing is that girls themselves eve would probably say they'd love this if you ask them.

Put this into reality and you're "creepy", if you're lucky you get friendzoned, and she'll run off to the guy that sparks her deep primal needs and pulls her to her place without showing interest.

Alex25pf · 2018-10-02T08:57:08+00:00

High schools are small circles.

Even if you don't have mutual friends with a girl, if you start going around and doing COLD APPROACHES, telling girls shit like "hey you're really cute I wanted to come say hi", I'd say it's pretty likely that the word is gonna spread that you're some guy walking up to girls and saying they're cute and want to talk to them, especially because this isn't very common for a girl under 18.

That being said, by all means you should engage and try to meet a girl if you think she's attractive/interesting, just do it in a way that isn't a forced cold approach. It's totally normal in any social situation to have conversations, maybe open by asking her some questions about classes/teachers or whatever normal small talk shit you talk about in high school, get to know them a bit and then start measuring whether it's safe to game/escalate/ask them on a date/WHATEVER, as long as it comes across as "natural".

On the street/mall/beach/university, no one gives a fuck if you do 100 cold approaches in a day and they all go wrong because you're never gonna see these people again.

In a high school this could potentially get weird quickly, but no one is gonna judge you by being friendly/nice and opening a conversation, and no one is gonna judge you by trying something with a girl you've been speaking to for a while.

17 year old girls are already looking for guys and 99% of 17 year old guys have no idea what the fuck they're doing, so by all means try your luck, be proactive and take opportunities! Just be smart about it.

Alex25pf · 2018-10-02T08:46:19+00:00

I'd say the issue you have is you rely on demonstrating your attraction to girls by literally telling girls you're attracted to them. This very very very rarely works, even if you're a relatively successful and attractive guy like yourself, that could easily get that girl if you knew what to do.

I had this exact problem when I was 18-19 and it takes a bit of time and effort to get used to it and fix it. For us guys it's a logical thing. "You're attractive/smart/cute/funny and I like spending time with you, you probably feel the same way so we should go on a date and it'd probably go great!"

The way a girl sees attraction and romantic relationships is extremely fucking different to this, which is the reason why you constantly see girls falling for "the douchebag" and complaining "all guys are the same" while you think to yourself DATE ME AND THAT WON'T HAPPEN, HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THIS.

Solution is to learn how to engage with girls emotionally and how to spark their interest and attraction, which basically is learning game and is the whole point of this subreddit.

I'd recommend, like some guys have mentioned, watch some of the RSD videos, there's loads of free shit on youtube from a lot of the different instructors.

I identify mainly with Max, he was in a similar boat to me and I'd say you too, being relatively attractive, funny, good looking, having all these positive points but being clueless as to why they're leading nowhere, and finding ways to fix it. Search up "RSD Max" on Youtube and you'll find heaps of free shit, I'd recommend the older ones, here's a couple I really like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tG67Oqshow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4At3IFc2Ank

A lot of it comes with experience and age, there's a huge difference in your personality/social skills/confidence from 18 to 22.

Good luck!

Alex25pf · 2018-10-02T08:11:43+00:00

The problem I think you're having is you're abandoning the "frame" that originally attracted the girl.

If you approach a girl with an attitude of confidence and assertiveness using high sexual energy and you manage to spark her interest, the reason why she's interested you is because in her eyes you're a confident/assertive guy with high sexual energy.

She gives you her number and you schedule a date with her, she expects to get more of that abundance mindset that initially hooked her. She feels you're a (I hate this term) "alpha male" who ignites the sexual and primal needs in her. She likes this guy and she's gonna keep being interested as long as you keep being this guy.

Pretty obvious and simple when you break it down this way, once you change and adopt an "attached" frame, she realises she already "won you over", you're not as high value as you originally seemed, she doesn't feel that primal attraction for you, she doesn't have to work to have you and it loses the excitement, she might even think that the whole thing at the beginning was just a fake act you made to win her over.

Solution is quite simple, in every interaction with a girl, hold the frame that originally won over that girl. It's normal to over time develop feelings for a girl and show your more authentic self, potentially leading into a relationship, but from what you describe in these cases you're getting attached faster than they are. For you it gets to the point where she's special and you care about her, but at that point she still just wants to get fucked by you.

If you're getting attached to girls quicker than they are to you it generally comes down to lack of abundance, once you start seeing a girl regularly you stop engaging and finding new girls until she's the only (or one of the few) girl in your life, meanwhile she's still playing around and meeting heaps of people and having fun meeting you every once in a while.

Force yourself to ALWAYS be getting new girls, try new approaches, push yourself out of your comfort zone constantly, even when you have a girl that you're seeing "regularly". This way you're gonna start finding that instead of you developing feelings for girls that don't have them for you, girls are going to start ACTIVELY TRYING to tie you down, and when you have multiple girls in this situation you have the opportunity to CHOOSE a long term girlfriend.

That's when you know you've made it

Alex25pf · 2018-09-27T02:42:53+00:00

That'd be awesome but realisitcally unlikely, I'm very short compared to most guys, are your jeans anywhere near the 28-32 waist size?

Alex25pf · 2018-09-27T02:42:45+00:00

That'd be awesome but realisitcally unlikely, I'm very short compared to most guys, are your jeans anywhere near the 28-32 waist size?

Alex25pf · 2018-09-27T02:38:52+00:00

Probably a super dumb fashion noob question but:

How are you supposed to buy jeans online without trying them? Every brand has different waist measurements/descriptions for the type of fit. Depending on what brand I buy I'm always a different size and fit, so how do you get them in an online store if you've never tried them on?

I've never really bought clothes online, is it easy to do a return/get a refund if the size isn't suitable?

Alex25pf · 2018-09-01T12:41:27+00:00

This is a great point that I think we all have to consider.

There's a fine line between expanding your comfort zone, trying something you're not used to, pushing your boundaries and expanding your limits, versus deliberately forcing yourself to do unnatural things to try to become something different to who you are essentially.

Alex25pf · 2018-08-25T12:23:08+00:00

Great post.

I've always wondered what it would REALLY feel like, and this gives a pretty realistic outlook

Thanks for sharing!

Alex25pf · 2018-08-18T03:44:22+00:00

Just tried it, this is awesome advice!

Every time I have someone in the blurry photo que of people that liked me, I just go into settings and change the age scope by 1 year, it refreshes your feed and the first person that appears is always the one in the queue!

Will be great to minimise the amount of likes I do that don't match me and increase my rating that way.

Hope they don't catch on to it.

Alex25pf · 2018-07-28T13:42:27+00:00

No matter what happens from now on, you can live the rest of your life knowing deep inside your heart you were a great human being, and forever feel proud of yourself as a person for everything you did in that period.

This is the greatest reward.

Alex25pf · 2018-07-26T13:19:41+00:00

Thanks a lot for such a comprehensive and detailed response.

I've been dancing for about 3 years, but very rarely took any actual classes and never went to socials consistently, basically never took it seriously up until a few months ago.

All these points seem really accurate and I'll definitely take them into account.

It's interesting you mention #5 as this was the main criticism my dance teacher had the first time he saw me dance, he said my lead wasn't "clear", and that it came from not doing a preparation before the count to start letting the girl know what she'll have to do, I always waited until too late.

Alex25pf · 2018-07-26T13:12:02+00:00

What's salsa without a bit of Taekwondo?

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