Editors Note

Having condence is the key to leading a happy life. Condence in every

aspect of your life reects upon your well-being, level of satisfaction
and peace, and the ability to be the best version of yourself, no matter what
life throws your way. We need condence to push us toward achieving our
goals, whether professional or personal.
Condence is the guiding light to going after your dream job and nailing
the interview process, nding the woman of your dreams and turning it into
something special, being concerned about your health, your appearance
and your overall wellness, or embarking on a spiritual journey to discover
your true self. Without condence, you sell yourself short and life is marked
by perpetual uncertainty. If youre living in uncertainty, youre not living right.
Condence in who you are as an individual is the number one factor involved
with nding happiness. You must rst discover who you are and learn to love
yourself before determining what life you are meant to lead. So lead, you are
an Alpha. Without condence in yourself as an individual, how can you be
condent in what you want in this life?
Its important for every individual to take time to learn about themselves,
without reliance on another person for their happiness. Learn about your
faults, your imperfections, your good qualities, your personality, what makes
you tick and what ticks you o and learn to love it all. Become condent with
who you are and the skin that you are in.
Have condence in where you are. So, you just got laid o from a job that
your lifestyle relied on. You decided your partner is not whom you want to
be with for the rest of your life. Keep the faith; maintain the condence that
where you are is the right place for you to be.
Your life still awaits you, and anything could happen. If you fail to recognize
the potential ahead of you, your condence in a promising future will fall
and your self-esteem will fall along with it. You are only as powerful as you
believe yourself to be. If you think you can conquer the world, you will go on
to do great things that impact the world in signicant ways.
Likewise, if you think life is reaching an epic downfall, youre going to
become reserved and pessimistic about bouncing back. Remain condent
in the power that you have to change the world, condent in your knowledge
and acquired craft, and condent that you can achieve anything you set your
mind to.

Have condence that everything

will play out the way its supposed
to. Whether or not you believe in a
higher power as the guiding force
behind everything that goes down
in life, what happens in your life will
happen as its meant to. There are
some controllable factors and some
uncontrollable.

Become
confident with
who you are
and the skin
that you are in.
Learning to accept life for whatever
hand it deals you is all about having
condence that there is always
brightness ahead. The world is
not against you. Dont fall victim to
feeling sorry for yourself, or taking
pity on yourself for some unfortunate
situation you are in.
Have condence that everything is a
learning experience, meant to guide
you toward wherever fate awaits you.
Till next time,

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45 ULTIMATE TIPS FOR MEN

40 Will Help You Go Far In Life.

our Father probably told you a few things, but just in case he wasnt around enough, here are some words
of wisdom you might have missed out on:

1. Go for women you perceive to

be out of your league. Youll
surprise yourself.
2. Never have sex with anyone
that doesnt want it as much
as you.

5. Never take her to the movies

on the rst date.

11. Exercise makes you happy.

Run, lift and play sports.

6. Learn to wet shave.

12. Brush your teeth before you

put on your tie.

7. Nothing looks more badass

that a well-tailored suit.

3. Never hit anyone unless they

are immediate threat.

8. Shave with the grain on the

rst go-around.

4. Every hat should sever a

purpose.

9. Always look a person in the

eye when you talk to them.

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10. Buy a plunger before you need

a plunger.

13. A small amount of your

paycheck should go directly
to your savings account every
month.
14. Call your parents every week.
15. Never wear a clip-on tie.
16. Give a rm handshake.

17. Compliment her shoes.

18. Never leave a pint unnished.
19. If you arent condent, fake it.
It will come.
20. You can tell the size of a man
by the size of the things that
bother him.
21. Be conscious of your body
language.
22. The only reason to ever point a
gun at someone is if you intend
to shoot them.
23. Always stand to shake
someones hand.
24. Never lend anything you cant
aord to lose.
25. Ask more than you answer.
Everybody likes to talk about
themselves.

26. Keep a change of clothes at

the oce.
27. Buy high quality tools, so you
only have to buy them once.
28. Manliness is not only being
able to take care of yourself,
but others as well.
29. Go with the decision that will
make for a good story.
30. When you walk, look straight
ahead, not at your feet.
31. Nice guys dont nish last.
Boring guys do.
32. Find your passion and gure
out how to get paid for it.
33. Dont let the little head do the
thinking for the big head.
34. No matter their job or status
in life, everyone deserves your
respect.

Always look a person in the

eye when you talk to them.
35. The most important thing
you can learn is personal
responsibility. Bad things
happen, its your job to
overcome them.
36. The rst one to get angry
loses.
37. Do what need to be done
without complaining. It wont
help you speed things up.
38. Never stop learning.
39. Always go out into public
dressed like youre about to
meet the love of your life.

40. Dont change yourself just to

make someone happy, unless
that someone is you.
41. If youre the smartest person in
the room, youre in the wrong
room.
42. Luck favors the prepared.
43. Women nd condence sexy
as hell.
44. Do whatever you want to do in
the life, but be the best at it.
45. No one is on their deathbed
wishing they spent more time
at work. Enjoy

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GETTING

BIG
vs

GETTING
STRONG

ARE THESE TWO MUTUALLY

EXCLUSIVEGOALS OR CAN WE TRAIN
FOR A BIT OF BOTH?
Even your trainer down at the local franchise gym
knows that hypertrophy is best had in the 6-12 rep
range while strength gains are found in heavier sets
of six reps or less. But the guy who trains with those
growth-targeting ranges still ends up gaining strength,
adding weight to the bar and failing at a higher rep
number each week. The strength guy, meanwhile, may
not be as big but can generally toss around much more
weight. So what gives? Where is the overlap? Where
is the divide? The answer may lie in a training variable
that transcends total weight: intensity.
Simply, youve got to be willing to wage war when you
lift. Thats why seemingly backwards routines on paper
can bring success fury trumps theory every day
of the week and thrice on Sunday. Leading Russian
sports scientist, Vladimir Zatsiorsky, has identied three
ways to develop maximal tension (and therefore, size
and strength) in a musclethey each require your all.

The Repetition Method

Using higher reps with submaximal weights to spark
muscle hypertrophy.
Ultimately, more size equates to better leverage. In
other words, a guy with a chest as at as a pancake
pushes the bar much farther on the bench press than
someone with a barrel chest, if the two individuals
have the same arm length. While strength is primarily
a function of the central nervous system, the literature
unanimously agrees that a bigger muscle is a stronger
one.
Training to failure in traditional bodybuilding rep ranges
will get you stronger - anecdotal evidence supports this
assertion as many of the top strength athletes train high
reps in the o-season, both to give their central nervous
systems a break and to maintain muscle size before the
next competitive season.

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The Dynamic Method

Maximum power is developed in core lifts using 50-80
percent of a lifters one repetition max.
Force = Mass x Acceleration. The key is violently
exerting as much force possible into the barbell with
each repetition, not pumping out rep after rep. This is
not opinion. This is physics.
This is called Compensatory Acceleration Training (CAT).
Lots of bodybuilders do this unknowingly when doing a
set of 12 reps the rst 3-4 reps are explosive, while
the next 8-9 reps have a little less steam.

The Max Eort Method

Lifting weights over 90 percent for 1-3 reps. This is how
most powerlifters train when prepping for a meet. Its
very intense but doesnt involve very many repetitions,
providing some of the same benets as the Dynamic
Method. Bodybuilders like Ronnie Coleman have used
the max eort method as little as three weeks out from
the Olympia.

The Take Home

Strength is primarily gained by lifting heavy weight
for low reps and lots of sets, mostly as a result of
adaptations in the central nervous system (CNS).
This maximizes neural eciency or, in other words,
gets you more coordinated at the movement. Greater

Whether they know it or not, they are getting benecial

adaptationsfrom the dynamic method for strength gains
in the rst few reps.
Your rst rep is always your strongest from that point on
you are getting weaker so exerting maximum force from
the get-go can help you dynamically increase muscle
tension.

coordination leads to leads to more eciency of a

lift, allowing all participating muscles to more fully
contribute to each rep.
This is the primary piece of the strength pie. It will take
longer but you can get stronger by training with 6580 percent of your max to momentary muscular failure
(MMF). Furthermore, you will get stronger by lifting
lighter weights faster. You can produce higher amounts
of force this way when compared to heavy weights.
Everyone wants to get bigger and strongereven big,
strong guys. Training with a multitude of rep ranges and
tempos will get you both in the long run but you should
always concentrate on increasing your weight loads
through whatever path you choose. All roads lead to
Rome.
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9 Signs
You Know You Can Trust
Someone With Your Heart
It really amazes me what falling in love can do. It turns
closed up, self-centered, arrogant, private individuals into
people willing to open themselves up, expose themselves
and voluntarily make themselves vulnerable.

Certain types of lies are formed out of malice and

deception. If you know youve been lied
to before and were hurt by the knowledge itself
then you may want to rethink moving forward.

Love really does seem like a mental disorder. Love makes us

want to give ourselves over to another. Simply, youve got to
be willing to wage war when you lift. Thats why seemingly
backwards routines on paper can bring success- fury trumps
theory every day of the week and thrice on Sunday.

Its not the lie that hurts, but the truth that its
covering. You dont want to be with someone who
hurt you in the past while lying to you about it.

Leading Russian sports scientist, Vladimir Zatsiorsky, has

identied three ways to develop maximal tension (and therefore,
size and strength) in amusclethey each require your all.

1. Youve known this person for at least a year (two

if you want be safe).
You may not be able to help falling for someone, but you can
help letting himor her know too early. Once you say those
three words, your relationship goes to the next level; it will
never be able to level back down again.
Once you love someone, youre supposed to love that
person forever (or so were led to believe).
Before giving someone your heart and taking the
relationship to the next level, make sure that you know
who youre getting into bed with. No pun intended.

2. As far as you know, this person has never lied to you.

And if he or she has, you at least never found out. I understand
that most people are entirely against lying, but the truth is that
no one wants to be told the truth all the time.
Reality is harsh and having it softened by those who love us can
be a wonderful thing. There are some lies, however, that shouldnt
be told.

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3. This person doesnt need be chased

after - you simply manage to nd each
other.
Before you hand your heart over, be sure that
theperson youre handing it over to actually cares
about you.
Its not dicult to tell. If he or she is there when
you need and isnt always the one who is in need,
then its a good bet that this person really enjoys
spending time with you.
If he or she enjoys your company that much
then he or she most denitely cares about you.
Beware those who seem to be regularly unavailable.

4. This person told you that he or she isnt

going anywhere and you believe it.
Before people say I love you they tend to ease
in with an Im not going anywhere remark, or its
equivalent, strategically tted as a witty and
romantic response. If this person doesnt plan on
running o and is falling for you, he or she is likely
to start by making you feel safe.

This person wants you to trust in him or her because

this person wants to be able to one day, in the near
future, exchange those words. If this person has already
told you that he or she loves you, hearing Im not going
anywhere from time to time is still a nice reminder that
you made the right decision.

6. This person is always there for you when

you need him or her.
This one is a big one. A lot of people are quick to talk
big, but are nowhere to be found when it comes time
to actually follow through.
The person you should love is the person who will
never abandon you, never leave you alone and
stranded, never give up on you or let you go.
If he or she isnt that person then forget about him
or her and keep searching.

7. This person is willing to inconvenience

him or herself to make you happy.

Its not the lie

that hurts, but
the truth that
its covering

Being inconvenienced is nothing more than being

uncomfortable. If this person isnt willing to be
uncomfortable for you then he or she wont be willing
to do a whole lot for you throughout your relationship.
People have very neat comfort zones leaving them
is often pretty easy, but uncomfortable. This person
should be willing to sacrice his or her comfort for
yours.

8. This person is trustworthy.

If you cant trust him or her with your secrets then he
or she isnt a very good partner. You need to trust the
person you have feelings for before you allow yourself
to accept that you love him or her. You have to be able
to trust this person trust him or her as a friend, lover
and as a partner. If you can rely on and count on him
or her to catch you when you fall, then and only then,
should you be willing to make yourself that vulnerable.

9. Youre ready for this.

5. This person has always treated you well and has
respected you.
If he or she has been treating you poorly then dont expect
that to ever change. If this person doesnt respect you then
he or she isnt the type of person you should be with and
denitelyisnt the one you should be giving you heart to.
Your partner should be your partner, not your owner.

This is one that is most often overlooked. Its not

enough that your partner is right and ready to take the
relationship to the next level. We ourselves have to be
ready for it.
We often are too busy thinking and worrying about
those we are falling for to consider if we are prepared
to play the part ourselves. Are you ready to follow
through on points one through eight? If youre not then
it doesnt matter if your partner is, does it?
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Tom cruise Hes the man every man aspires to be: the captain of
industry, a star of the big screen, at the helm of the ship, the leader
of the pack. Hes the Alpha Male. Men want to be him. Women want to
be with him. Do you want to be seen as an alpha male? Here are some
tips on how to be that man.

1. Be condent.
This cannot be overstated. If you think highly of yourself and
believe unquestionably in your own capabilities, men and
women alike will respond to you. Do not confuse condence
with arrogance. Condence demonstrates quiet inner
strength, surety, and reliability. Arrogance is just low
self-esteem turned outwards, and the perception people
will have is that of a hollow, insecure man, the very
antithesis of the alpha male.

2. Assume your position.

When you walk into a room as an alpha male, you simply know other people will
listen to and respect what you have to say. If you doubt it, so will every other person
in the room.

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3. Use humor to your advantage.

That does not mean be the clown of the room, but that you
should be able to smile with genuine pleasure, to laugh at
yourself, even to playfully laugh at others without seeming
sarcastic or spiteful. Think of that commercial for after-shave
lotion, where the actor playing an exaggerated alpha male
says, Look at your mannow look at me. Sadly, hes not me,
but he can smell like hes me!

4. Let your body do the talking.

The way you carry yourself speaks volumes to those around you,
without you even making a sound. Your posture, your hand
gestures, your stanceall of it sends signals to those around you
about your place in the world. You want those signals to be strong
and condent, not protective and small.
Practice being what you want to be. Look for situations where
there are people gathered, and walk into the room proudly. If you
dont feel it yet, recall something you did well in the past, and lls
you with deserved pride, let that feeling carry you into the room.
Learn the art of body language. There are very specic cues that
leaders use, and followers respond to.
Steepling shows a great deal of condence. Make the steeple by
pressing your ngertips of both hands together, with palms
separated. The higher the steeple, the more condence this
signalsbut dont go too high. If the tips of your ngers touch
your mouth, youre now signaling lack of condence. In a two-way
conversation, the higher steeple generally belongs to the man in
charge of the conversation.
Hands behind back. Because this is an attitude of exposure, you
show courage, power, and condence. By holding your hands
behind your back, you signal your openness to listening.
The eyes have it. Looking people in the eyes is very powerful, and
can be very dicult if you're not used to it.
Look at the person you're talking to, from one eye to the other,
then down at their mouth. This keeps your eyes moving, yet still
focused on your conversation partner.

5. Dont be afraid to ll the room with

your presence.
Stand with strong posture, use expansive gestures,
and look relaxed and comfortable in your
surroundings

6. Listen
The alpha male, the true leader, spends more time
listening than speaking. Listen actively and
attentively, and people will respond.
The more you listen without judgement, the more
people will open up to you, and may even tell you
things they never tell anybody. This is because they
trust you innatelya key trait of the alpha male.

7. Watch others
One key way to learn how to be an alpha male is to
emulate other alpha males.
Watch how they talk, how they stand, and how
they act. Alpha males tend to have a straight
posture and walk around with ease and
condence.
Watch how they look. Their hair, their clothing.
Alpha males are interested in man's fashion and
they know how to use it to make themselves look
more attractive.

8. Join a gym and get t.

Staying in shape will not make you an alpha male
that must come from the insidebut it will help
with your health and well-being. It also sends
another signal: the man who takes good care of
himself can take care of others, too.

Thumbs out! If you put your hands in your pocket, thumbs out, that
signals condence, and a little cockiness.

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9. Be honest.

13. Above all, BE A LEADER.

Some feel that alpha males will lie and cheat to get what they
want, but this only applies to men who are anything but alpha
males. If you nd you must trick someone into thinking youre
worth their time and energy, its actually evidence that you
arent. Make sure you earn everything you get by adopting a
policy of radical honesty. Be exactly who you are at all times;
everyone else can take you or leave you.

This means not only taking charge of a situation,

but doing it well. Start in your immediate
surroundings by being a leader in the workplace,
helping your team perform, or even asserting
yourself as your dogs pack leader. Practice being
the kind of leader that people will want to follow
and not just the rst one who volunteered for
the job.

10. Dress well.

Try to look better than the guys around you so that you stand out.
For example, wear patterns, collared shirts, nice pants, and
possibly a tie. Dont wear shirts that advertise a brand name or
your favorite band; you want to advertise yourself.
Dressing well does not mean dressing up, necessarily.
Your clothes should t you well, should be comfortable, and
should be appropriate for the situation. Rememberclothes
are window dressing. If you exude condence and strength,
and command respect by your presence, your clothes will be
secondary.

11. Learn how to irt.

Knowing how to forge a romantic connection is essential to
being seen as an alpha male. Being condent, accomplished,
and attractive doesnt necessarily mean that youve got what
it takes to interact with a potential mate, but will provide
you a huge advantage.

12. Learn new skills.

By learning new skills and developing new abilities, you keep
your mind and body sharp and in shape. It helps you develop
a well-rounded skill set that will make you the go-to guy when
people have questions. Become a man not just of style, but of
substance by studying things that interest you, and becoming
conversant and practiced in each idiom. Learn how to box,
build a shed, walk on your hands, do a roundhouse kick, survive
in the woods, or win a street ght. Develop your mind by learning
about architecture, art, and music.

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Alpha Male Words

Respect your efforts, respect yourself.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline.
When you have both firmly under your belt,
thats real power.

Clint
Eastwood

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