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This is a continuation of two other threads that came before. Back in the depths of time, or 2012 at any rate, there was the first thread. It started as a question about ED and then moprhed into a very active thread. It got so big it was taxing the limits of the forum software at the time, (at 119 pages, though in the forum software of that day it was 150 pages) so nine months after it was locked and a new thread was created. The second thread went up in September 2012 and made it to 143 pages, the newer forum software handling larger threads much more easily. However, given that it's 8 years old, it's time for this, new, third thread. This isn't exclusive, people who aren't men may of course participate and ask questions. The title is about the theme, and not the participants. As ever, the Rules of the Rebellion apply, so be nice to one another.

Anyone here a fan of Art of Manliness? What are some of your favorite articles/podcasts? What have you gained from the works of Brett McKay? And yes, women can post here too

You know you're a literature nerd when you're excited to find out that one of your favorite writers was into some of the same sorts of health/lifestyle practices as you...over 150 years ago: Found: Walt Whitman’s Guide to ‘Manly Health’ Writing under the pseudonym Mose Velsor, Whitman gives advice that mirrors aspects of the Primal or Paleo lifestyle, suggesting plenty of time outside, warning against the dangers of sedentary life, and sharing such powerful gems as this: "Reason seems to tell a man, not so much that death is dreadful, as that dragging out a useless, deficient, and sickly life is dreadful." Well said, Walt. Well said. Read the full (128 pages) document here.

I apologize if this is the wrong forum. I can't seem to find the right one. I don't know what it is with me. I have these extreme ups and downs. A few small accomplishments and I'm on top of the world, a small failure and I hate the world. I hate myself. I'm just crashing. I had a pretty good week, from Sunday to Thursday, then it just went to hell. I feel like jumping into the darkness and laziness again. My big failure was that I decided to give up most meat, bread, and processed sugar items, but, as soon as my brother came 'round, I started eating crap again. Like, probably even more than before. It was fine on Saturday, because we went to a Celtic festival, and I allowed myself no restrictions. But the day before and the day after. Man, I just hate myself. I just want to give up. The other thing is that I've been trying for so freaking long to lose weight, and I'm at my highest weight ever. I see people on the Facebook group all the time who are successful, but I never see the failures. Am I the only one struggling with losing any weight whatsoever? Like one guy lost twenty pounds in two months! I want to do that, but I can't. I'm busy as hell, and my plans keep getting interrupted. I'm trying to do everything, but I just can't do one thing fully. I just want to breakdown and cry, but real men don't do that. If I hadn't cried from laughing a few months ago, I would have thought I couldn't cry. I can't show emotion, and I can't ask for help without looking like a wimp. I know a big part of it is that there are still living, breathing remnants of my depression and I haven't seen a therapist in close to eighteen months. Because of my ups and downs, I'm wondering if maybe I'm actually bipolar, but it's muted because I can't show emotion well. Because I don't show emotion well, I don't get the physical reverberation to assist in identifying the emotions. If I can't identify it, how can I handle it? I don't know, but right now, I just want to give up. Why do I try so hard every morning, just to fail in the evening? What's the freaking point? I signed up to Camp Nerd Fitness and Nerd Fitness Academy to get myself motivated to stick to good habits, but I've had it for a month now, and barely progressed. I don't know. I need a friend, who I'm not romantically attached to (which basically covers all my friends. OTL). I just want to be happy.

We all know how men train--they pick up some absurdly large weight, do 5-10 reps, then set it down and wait for a minute while they watch something on the gym TV. But if men get so muscular doing this, is it possible for women too? Or are women's bodies different? Is it that much more beneficial to do HIIT training or at the very least circuit training with short rest periods? To be honest, the former sounds more enjoyable. Any opinion is appreciated!

Um...well this post will be personal for me, but I feel that NF is a safe place to ask for advice in this matter, so here goes. Well first of all, I am a late bloomer when it comes to boys. If a handsome man rolled up in a awesome work truck, I would notice the truck before him. Don't know why. But now I'm actually starting to notice them and wanting them to notice me. But that's one of the problems, guys don't notice me. I come off as a friend rather than marriageable material. And then the guys who've chatted with me online (not NF men, their all gentlemen thank God!) only want to hang out in order to get in my pants. And these are gamers and comic book freaks (not worthy of being Nerds!). I know I'm not pretty, and the guys I like are not looking for girls like me. But if I do meet a guy I like and he actually wants to get to know me, what do I do? What's a date usually like? What do I wear? Just anything you guys can tell me would help immensely! I've never been on a date, and I'm not ashamed to admit it I'm a virgin. Being a Christian I believe in sex after marriage. So on a date how do I identify if a guy is trying to hint that he wants more? Should I just tell him straight up what my rules are? I am so at a loss.... Also how do I look like a girl? If you look at my photos in my gallery you'll notice that pants and baggy shirts are a second skin to me. And make up is really foreign to also. Please help!

I figured we should have a sticky for all those bloggers out there from the Rebellion... I think this is a good opportunity for all of us to share our work and and see what else is out there. Rules (There have to be rules): 1. Share your link 2. Short description of the blog 3. Safe for work or NSFW 4. Follow any blogs you find on here and we will follow in return. Simple enough... I will begin! 1. http://meatmethodsmen.wordpress.com/ 2. Advice, short stories, and Paleo Diet stuff all focused on helping Men be better Men 3. Safe for Work 4. Already found one good blog from this site... See here--> http://freedommuse.wordpress.com/ Share your blogs everyone!!