I’d like to rant about what is it that makes male a Man. True Man. Sometimes it’s called Alpha Male… I wonder because I’m still young and honestly, I ever new what word "Man" means really. What characteristics and qualities make a man. Why some men are leaders, attract hottest females, biggest money and respect from other people and why others attract neither? And most importantly how do I become a Man, a man who walks into the room and people go " Wow, this guy is something or he is gonna become something! I’ve got to meet him and be his friend!". I found that BodyBuilding.cm has Manformation blog and podcasts which talk about very important topics for men. All men! I encourage everyone to listen to it:)
In my young, still fresh opinion (I started wondering about it just a year or a bit more ago) a Man is
1.Confident and not arrogant
2.Generous but still selfish (you can’t give something you don’t have, so you gotta be selfish some)
3.Compassionate but not sensitive ( this one is big… I thought that new age Man should be sensitive because that’s what women seem to want a lot when they tell that we as men should become more open and in touch with our feelings). But I noticed that when a man is sensitive he is a WUSSY, Loser… and that is not a Man’s quality.. and it was a paradox to me. On logical level maybe it’s good and a bit useful to be sensitive..but…. it doesn’t work…sounds like a weakness to me now. Then few days ago I heard word compassionate.. yeah that fits better… you may be a strong man but you wont beat a weak guy just to feel stronger than him. You know that it’s harder to be weak and you may stand up for the weaker..
4. I-Don’t-Give-A-Shit-what-others-think and I-take-what’s-mine attitude. This one is probably the secpnd biggest and most important Man’s characteristic… If a man is careful about other’s opinions and he doesn’t go after what he wants then he is not really a Man…If I was to stop working out and start partying around and drinking with my friends a lot because they think I’m stupid for not drinking and partying I’d feel bad and I’d have betrayed THE most important quality of a man which is….
5. Being on a Mission. Don’t know why but it’s so BIG… I heard once a comparing between men and women which struck me even though it’s a bit funny: "When a woman goes to the toilet to pee, she just sits down and looks around. Easy. But a man comes and he has to AIM! Not stand just whispering around ( I know it’s funny…) It’s silly, but I now agree that a Man must have something to aim at. He might not reach it, but he must give 200 percent to reach it and nothing can stand in his way. No woman, no man, not money, not anything..
6. Courage. This is connected to 4th and 5th qualities directly. A Man must dare to take action even if he’s afraid. And a courageous man is one who does things he is afraid to do not a man who is afraid of nothing…
7. Taking action. It’s so simple. Yet so hard to do…Get out of your comfort zone!
8. Be physically erect. Ok, not walking with your buddy down there erect but walking tall, confident, with swagger, charizma… It’s purely body language thing and it tells a lot about a man.
9. Honor, respect and values. Life some code you create for yourself. Have your values. The best example of this topic is movie "300". It left a huge impression on me about what is honor, respect and values. Live by them and die by them if needed.
10. Respect yourself. Huge importance too… Man has got to trust himself and be positive..
11. Constant improvement. Whether it was in you chosen career, in bodybuilding or in self-improvement. Best would be in all fields though. Because there is always next level…
If anyone has something to add, I’d appreciate if you did 
Adrian
Even though I got a small win by shortening my working time by a few hours those will be spend to go back home and prepare for studies.. I’ll be working during the day and be at the university on evening…sh.it…. only weekends for workouts… I’ll try to solve the problem by sneaking in a workout a week instead of studies. It’s not good but a man’s gotta do what he’s gotta do.. Three workouts a week is my goal now. And the next deadline is New Year and 60 kilos!! … Hold on, I’m coming for ya!!!
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