10 (Politically Incorrect )Tips For The Modern Man

10-13-2016, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted By StrongFella⏩

My question is why isn't that article just on your website, since it says it was published/written by you?

A fair Q. I promised them exclusivity to the article for a time. I'll probably post the full version on my site in the near future.

10-13-2016, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted By Mumra⏩

pretty much live my life by those rules and I have a real life most would be envious of. I think "Knowing what you want" is the most important one. it sorta helps every thing else find it's place and allows them to work.

And as simple as it sounds, knowing what you want is not always that easy to figure out and can take some time and work. I do my best to live by those rules too, but some times I stumble a bit. Perfect I aint

Per the article:

"Remember, we are all a work in progress, and no one is perfect nor Super Man. I know a few guys that get pretty close, and they’d be the first to tell you – because humility and confidence are always found together – they too are a work in progress."

10-13-2016, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

And as simple as it sounds, knowing what you want is not always that easy to figure out and can take some time and work. I do my best to live by those rules too, but some times I stumble a bit. Perfect I aint

true story. some times I still think I don't have a clue. but I usually make a decision until I get it then go from there. lol

getting better at this life thing as I go along.

10-13-2016, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

A fair Q. I promised them exclusivity to the article for a time. I'll probably post the full version on my site in the near future.

Uh, I did not ask that...

10-13-2016, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted By StrongFella⏩

Uh, I did not ask that...

Weird. Was supposed to quote Zackad (who did ask that) and it put you in as quoted. No idea how that happened man.

10-13-2016, 11:05 AM

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10-13-2016, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted By bezarker⏩

When the end comes I know, they'll say just a gigolo... Life goes on without me

~ Gandhi

Deep brah. Utterly irrelevant to the thread, but deep.

10-13-2016, 02:02 PM

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lol what is this chit

10-13-2016, 02:16 PM

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The fuks wrong wit u man, no cliffs? Since OP has been here since 2002 but still doesn't understand how this works, here are the cliffs:

1: Be Man Handy
2: Stop Giving A Damn
3: Don’t be an A-Hole
4: Be Life Functional
5: Remember, “You don’t have to like it, you just have to do it”
6: Take a stand and stand there.
7: “Real” Men learn from their mistakes!
8: The Metrosexual Vs. The Renaissance Man
9: Do Manly ****!
10: Get your testosterone levels checked

Not a bad article, but I don't agree with #7. I mean this is kinda a bodybuilding forum. Compared to the average dude, I'd say most people who regularly lift for aesthetics fit in as metrosexual. I don't see a problem with being a guy who takes care of himself. I mean women paint their faces, put on fake eyelashes, wear heels to appear taller, curl their hair, yet it's wrong for me to dress well, smell good, have a hair routine, and shave every two weeks?

10-13-2016, 02:25 PM

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10-13-2016, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted By LIFTplusHOCKEY⏩

The fuks wrong wit u man, no cliffs? Since OP has been here since 2002 but still doesn't understand how this works, here are the cliffs:

I did have cliffs brah. Short and intense like me...

Originally Posted By LIFTplusHOCKEY⏩

1: Be Man Handy
2: Stop Giving A Damn
3: Don’t be an A-Hole
4: Be Life Functional
5: Remember, “You don’t have to like it, you just have to do it”
6: Take a stand and stand there.
7: “Real” Men learn from their mistakes!
8: The Metrosexual Vs. The Renaissance Man
9: Do Manly ****!
10: Get your testosterone levels checked

That's not cliffs man, that's an outline!

Originally Posted By LIFTplusHOCKEY⏩

Not a bad article,but I don't agree with #7.I mean this is kinda a bodybuilding forum. Compared to the average dude, I'd say most people who regularly lift for aesthetics fit in as metrosexual. I don't see a problem with being a guy who takes care of himself. I mean women paint their faces, put on fake eyelashes, wear heels to appear taller, curl their hair, yet it's wrong for me to dress well, smell good, have a hair routine, and shave every two weeks?

You don't learn from your mistakes? If not, you should. That's the only way to not repeat them to your won detriment and those around you.

10-13-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted By euron⏩

rated 5 stars for being an actual human being

Guess I over did it. First time I have ever seen this in all my years on bb.com:

"You have given out too much Reputation in the last 24 hours, try again later."

I be drained of reps brahs !

10-13-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

I did have cliffs brah. Short and intense like me...

That's not cliffs man, that's an outline!

You don't learn from your mistakes? If not, you should. That's the only way to not repeat them to your won detriment and those around you.

my bad.. I meant number 8 haha

10-13-2016, 02:39 PM

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i always think of you as what louis ck would look like if he lifted

edit - type here: top giving a damn what women want. You know what women really want?Iman who knows what he wants.

10-13-2016, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted By LIFTplusHOCKEY⏩

my bad.. I meant number 8 haha

I don't beat on the Metro at all man and say "There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, and if that makes you happy, drive on I say"

I do point out however that The Renaissance Man is the well rounded modern man. The classic Metro, not so much...

10-13-2016, 02:42 PM

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Credentials?

10-13-2016, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

I did have cliffs brah. Short and intense like me...

That's not cliffs man, that's an outline!

You don't learn from your mistakes? If not, you should. That's the only way to not repeat them to your won detriment and those around you.

He learns from his mistakes but he isn't so great with numbers.

10-13-2016, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

I don't beat on the Metro at all man and say "There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, and if that makes you happy, drive on I say"

I do point out however that The Renaissance Man is the well rounded modern man. The classic Metro, not so much...

fair enough brah. I guess it depends on how you define the word. I do agree there are some dudes out there who think they can't get what they want in life because of the way they look. So they try to update that more and only focus on that (which would make them pretty metro) instead of addressing the real issues. Goes for anything really. I have a friend who's real huge and in his mind he doesn't get laid because he's not jacked enough. So in his mind "she didn't give my her number because my deadlift's only at 550, gotta get it to 600" etc.

Probably best to work on everything instead of just overdosing on one which I think you referred to as Renaissance Man. Too many terms lol.

10-13-2016, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

I don't beat on the Metro at all man and say "There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, and if that makes you happy, drive on I say"

I do point out however that The Renaissance Man is the well rounded modern man. The classic Metro, not so much...

Plus metro gets confused a lot. Some people think a guy is metro if he showers and shaves every day. I had bad acne as a teen, so I have a lot of skin care products and have had a few girls call me out on that. I just think - do you really want a guy with ****ty looking skin? Is acne and flaking white skin manly? Being manly is almost always more about your state of mind and day to day actions anyway.

Point number 10 is probably the biggest reason we are seeing the change in landscape like we are. Ever seen how many foods and drinks have soy in them? Sure it's usually trace amounts, but when a pro-estrogen is in nearly everything, and also in lotions, soaps, bottled water, most things touching plastic, etc etc, it's not surprising we see a drop in test. Combined with less physical activity and easy access to porn, it's a perfect storm for ****ing with hormones.

10-13-2016, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted By Coachbombay⏩

Credentials?

Not sure what credentials would suffice here. Astronaut? PhD in psychology? Other? but all joking aside, if you want a much more extensive guide from a guy with serious "man creds", see my review of USN Commander and SEAL Mark Devine's Book:

http://www.brinkzone.com/general-hea...y-mark-divine/

10-13-2016, 02:56 PM

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these tips read like they were written in 2002

10-13-2016, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted By LIFTplusHOCKEY⏩

fair enough brah.I guess it depends on how you define the word.

I do agree there are some dudes out there who think they can't get what they want in life because of the way they look. So they try to update that more and only focus on that (which would make them pretty metro) instead of addressing the real issues. Goes for anything really. I have a friend who's real huge and in his mind he doesn't get laid because he's not jacked enough. So in his mind "she didn't give my her number because my deadlift's only at 550, gotta get it to 600" etc.

Probably best to work on everything instead of just overdosing on one which I think you referred to as Renaissance Man. Too many terms lol.

You'll note I used the The Merriam-webster.com definition for both to make sure it was clearly defined as possible. Hopefully the way went onto frame it mad sense.

Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩

Plus metro gets confused a lot. Some people think a guy is metro if he showers and shaves every day. I had bad acne as a teen, so I have a lot of skin care products and have had a few girls call me out on that. I just think - do you really want a guy with ****ty looking skin? Is acne and flaking white skin manly? Being manly is almost always more about your state of mind and day to day actions anyway.

Agreed. Maybe we could say the Metro is overly concerned with looks and grooming to the exclusion of other more important aspects of being and adult man. Obviously, some tongue in cheek was intended from the article.

Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩

Point number 10 is probably the biggest reason we are seeing the change in landscape like we are. Ever seen how many foods and drinks have soy in them? Sure it's usually trace amounts, but when a pro-estrogen is in nearly everything, and also in lotions, soaps, bottled water, most things touching plastic, etc etc, it's not surprising we see a drop in test. Combined with less physical activity and easy access to porn, it's a perfect storm for ****ing with hormones.

The exact reasons for the average drop in T levels in unclear and likely multi factorial as mentioned, but it's something all men should pay attention to these days.

10-13-2016, 03:03 PM

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"roll models"

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Originally Posted By seanb1979⏩

edit - type here: top giving a damn what women want. You know what women really want?Iman who knows what he wants.

Originally Posted By Yachty⏩

"roll models"

F-ing typos will be the death of me some day. If you all see more, post them and I'll fix em. I sent that over expecting them to copy edit it and they didn't do a great job on that score.

10-13-2016, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted By WillBrink⏩

F-ing typos will be the death of me some day. If you all see more, post them and I'll fix em. I sent that over expecting them to copy edit it and they didn't do a great job on that score.

just realized i had a typo when spelling typo

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10-13-2016, 06:31 PM

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LOL at this thread. Just because OP is an old ******* and looks like a pumpkin doesnt make his advice any less true.

Jokes aside overall not bad. I'd say #5,6,7 are absolute truths. When I read #6 I had doubts but you came through with #7. A real man knows how to admit fault and improve. Leave the ego game to the ignorant.

The rest is a mixed bag. Overall not bad grandpa.

Now it's time for the real question: can you still get it up without a ton of pills? That's the "test" for being a real man. Nice advertisement for your online test lab in #10 btw.
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