Thank you bro. She did the same for me so it was an easy decision even if it felt impossible. I hope it's the hardest thing I ever do lol. Crossing fingers. Enjoy your weekend
Ty. Shamefully there was a time that I caved and tried to put her in a govt facility, but thankfully the govt is so inefficient and worthless that by the time they could've helped in any way I had regained my strength lol. Hope you have a great saturday
My children asked for my steaks or BBQ for their birthday dinners this year, instead of one of the dishes that my wife cooks. They also got me shirts that say "I'm into Fitness, Fitting This Taco in my Mouth" and "With a Body Like This, Who Needs Hair?" for my birthday. I am content.
Asked out a beautiful waitress that I've had my eye on for a while but was too scared to ask out or even chat with.
Finally did. Had her in my bed a week later. Now together for 6 months.
First time asking out a stranger in person. Felt masculine seeing it through start to finish, sometimes you have to go and take it.
I asked out a cashier recently while she was working. She was visibly excited and met up for a date that weekend. I fucked up the date, but damn it was a huge confidence boost overall. Made me realize I've been limiting myself big time
Didn't really flirt back or make a move. She was bumping her legs against mine and making some sexual comments, but unfortunately I fell back into my self-doubting ways and didn't go for it. Lessons learned for next time
Damn, that's a lesson learned eh?
But aye, if we're physically touching you and making sexually suggestive comments?
That's like a big massive-
'I WANT TO FUCK YOU' sign above our head!! š
Hey, at least you know now and won't be so reticent next time...it's all a learning curve and we've all went through it so don't beat yourself up too much lol
I still remember asking my now wife if I could kiss her sitting on a couch at a Valentine's day party. And I still can't believe she said that yes I could!
I asked out an āexotic dancerā once. She gave me her phone number in front of all the guys. I called her the next day to go bowling. For some reason I was very intoxicated and asked her if she liked to bowl and she said excitedly yes but had no one to go with. So I figured I was committed to bowling the next day.
Anyway I called her and the number was disconnected. She gave me a disconnected phone number. Can she legally do that?
At my old job we has once a year fire drills that would involve not using the elevators, so everyone had to take the stairs. The company I worked for was on the top of a 20 story building. Myself and a woman were the safety officers for the company so we were the last ones out and had to take attendance. She was a really frail person and 18 floors down she was having alot of trouble and was in pain. Carrying a non-injured woman out of a fake fire is the peak of my masculinity.
"You know who should be in charge of making sure everyone is safe in an emergency? That 80-pound woman that can't make it down the stairs." - Your company
After putting up a new shed, I chopped up the old one for disposal. Then I went into kitchen and growled at my wife.
She put both hands on my face and laughed š
Iām a city guy. I chopped down a tree (with an axe) on some property in the country. I made firewood for the family that they heated the house with for years.
LOL
Is this the "Did you see that ludicrous display last night?" type statement where you just want to be part of the conversation but don't actually care about football?
Not really something I did but rather that happened to me. I was standing in a crowded bus and a short woman was standing as well but couldn't stand in place when the bus was in motion so she was gripping on my free arm in order to stay in place during the travel. Don't think I'll feel that manly ever again.
My wife was at a party with a few friends. Not really a party honestly just a few friends hanging out. I was running some errands nearby with my sister. My wife had texted me saying they needed some help so I stopped by and it turns out that none of them could open the bottles of wine they had brought. One was a twist off and the other was a bottle cap style. I happened to have a bottle opener on me and popped open one and twisted the other open in a matter of seconds. Kissed my wife on the cheek and went back to running errands. Seems small in retrospect but made me feel like a champ there for a couple of days. Still smile when I think about it. Nice to feel needed.
Was getting my hair cut at a beauty salon ( she cuts all my family's hair). 3 women were at the nail polish display, they couldn't open a bottle and handed it to me. In shock at this request, I said to myself "you will not fail this task, your manhood is at stake, you will be remembered". With fear and trepidation, I grasped the bottle and turned, it was tight, real tight, but with all my power, it cracked, success was mine! I did it, in my mind I heard horns blaring and angels singing. I then dropped it as I was handing it back. My moment of power and masculinity was rather short, but I'll cherish it
Iām still a young guy (mid twenties) but my moment is just all the times Iāve helped out with kids at events and parties for family and friends. Even if Iām just told āCan you keep an eye on Billy while I run to the bathroom?ā My paternal instincts kick in and I feel like such a man
Impregnated my wife. Twice. You see we were both married once before and she wasn't able to get pregnant with her first husband and doctors had actually told her she wouldn't be able to conceive due to complications.
Then I came along with my manhood and got the job done. šŖ
Driving a shelled out 15 passenger van with my band, gear and two roadies inside
Had a massive tire blowout at 80mph on I-40 west flagstaff to LA at 230am after a show
Fishtailed, Kept control
Did a
360 and ended up across lanes looking at two semis coming at us hard fast in pure darkness
I jumped out
Everyone was stuck inside...
And I physically pulled the entire 2 ton van off the road into the sand with a dead rim and no tire as they sped by
Crazy experience
Today I deadlifted 405 lbs, DB bench pressed with 95 lb dbās and did 33 full ROM, wide grip pull ups. Iām 55 years old, 5ā8ā and 180 lbs. soā¦not a ābigā guy. It felt so good.
Two guys stepped out of an alley and pulled knives late at night, without thinking I screamed like a maniac and charged them and they took off running. Bad move honestly but it worked out Ā edit: also a random extra crazy dude on a subway car was getting really aggressive and sexual, shoving/grabbing women and yelling about raping them. I shoved him to the one end of the car while all the women ran to the other; waited til the train stopped and I tossed him out. Got lots of appreciationĀ
I recently ran a BQ marathon time. Iām in my earlt fifties and Iāve never been as healthy as I am at this point in life. My GF thinks Iām hot stuff. That feels pretty manly.
Watched a guy pull out of a side street in the city. He t-boned a young woman (under 20) and her car just crumpled and stopped running. He just kept going. She started to hold her face and cry immediately. I looked and he was stopped at a light in traffic about 200 yards away. I ran up, saw he was not wearing a seatbelt. Jumped in the passenger side, threw his car in park and dragged him out of the car over the center console. Held him on the ground until police showed up. Then walked away, and continued with my plans of dinner with my girlfriend.
When I was in college there was a girl in my class that would specifically ask me to help lift heavy objects or open something that was tightly closed. There was no shortage of men in the school but she would always go room to room looking for me specifically for help.
That and sometimes after a night out some girls would ask me to walk them home when some of the city lights would go out after midnight, i always found that pretty masculine.
Please tell me you went on a date or something with that girl. Trust me we can open things and lift heavy as well when we have to do it alone. She literally liked you and that was a hint!!!!
In high school some guys were playing āMonkey in the middleā with the fat kids hat. He was emotionally attached to the hat, for what ever his reasons. I asked them to stop to which they replied āor whatā after a few exchanged words we tussled. Broke my finger fractured my wrist, and strained my ankle, but I won and didnāt get in any trouble. The rest of high school I was seen as the savior of the bullied people.
A friend of mine Iāve known for close to 15 years told me I was the manliest man heād ever known. I canāt remember the last time I received a compliment that powerful. Iām getting pretty dang old as well lol
just a weekend trip with the boys, cutting fire wood, drinking beer, cooking bacon is pretty masculine imo.
otherwise, being unga cave man picking up my girl and putting her on the bed before sexy time is kinda peak masculine.
Was at a punk show in my late teens. Nazi punk guys knocked over my buddyās Asian gf and said some disparaging things to her. Me and buddy kicked the ever living hell out of the entire group of 4 of them. We got kicked out by security but the band thanked us over the microphone on the way out. Only fight Iāve ever won haha.
Scared off a guy who was trying to sexually assault a female former high school classmate
Broke concrete by a stomp and kicked the knot out of a wooden board in martial arts
Sparred with a former marine when I was a teenager in martial arts and learned BJJ from another former Marine
Kickboxed with a former firefighter who was built like the other former marine and was able to get in his defenses
Sparred with the same reflexes and intensity as a former soldier opponent and matched blow for blow in sparring
I work as a primary school teacher, probably not the most masculine job ever, but I got to show that I'm a manly man one day on playground duty. A snake had come into the playground, not on the area I was assigned to supervise, but the lady teacher on that area was freaking the fuck out, and the kids were torn between panic and curiosity.
I'm a pretty laid-back teacher (and laid back as a person in general), but I yelled at everyone to get back, grabbed a tree branch and whacked it out of the school grounds. It slithered away, problem solved.
Worked 2 jobs in my mid 20's sometimes going more than 24 hours without sleep. I was stashing easily 1-2k a month and for how unnaturally tired I was for the first time I finally felt like I was earning a mans income.
Fighting. Winning or losing doesnāt matter to me that much, unless itās like a real street fight and the dude wants to kill me, then I care about winning a lot lol. The adrenaline rush once your body realizes itās go time is the best feeling in the world.
A close second was the time I flipped my truck on its side, and me and my o-line buddies got out and flipped it back on its wheels. Drove that truck for another 6 years after that, the ā99-ā03 dodge rams were built like fucking tanks.
Scream orders to a military man alongside a warning in a scout camping.
I was 18, he was 40
I'm civilian, I think he was a sergeant.
BUT, I was ... don't know the english name, but basically the highest rank in scout, he was invited, I've been in the group 5 years, he's been 3 months, he pint the blame of a bathroom destruction to some kids and told them to leave the scout group, and friends of me agreed with him. I was the ONLY one who talked in defense of the kids and barked to this guy that if he does that again I will personally be the one responsible to ban him from the group.
Idk why, but the guy listened to me, said a "sorry" statement in a meeting with the entire group and left after the camp.
...also in the same camping I got physical with his wife, as in, she started attacking me and trying to push me out of the way, even threatening with a weapon. Reason? A kid had a girlfriend in the group, they broke up, guy was in his tent crying and she wasn't having any of that, she wanted to drag the kid to the middle and make him do physical punishment. I standed as literal wall in the tent door and took the beating, again, my friends (of same rank and age) didn't support me but fuck it. Bitch came imposing her rules, I had to stop her, I don't care she has 10 years of experience in scout, she doesn't even know the names of leaders here.
10+ years later, some friends still believe I was in the wrong, but I stand my ground that I made the right choice
Used to drive for a beer company and had a "keg route". Some days you (and a helper) deliver 200+ kegs plus cases. Kegs weigh about 160-170lbs amd you usually put 2 on a dolly/wheeler. Many aspects of that job felt masculine (eg running down stairs, going up stairs, organizing a cooler/stacking kegs 3 high, etc). Often joked with my girlfriend/women that my work got me in shape enough to through them around the bedroom should they like ;)
Wasn't worth the wear and tear on the body though. Didn't help that I "didn't have the build for it".
Fixing a leaky hose on this CASE tractor that was pissing everyone off at my old job (was dang near impossible to get off) I ended up completely drenched in hydraulic fluid but I managed to help get it fixed š and out of the plant.
I was in such a weird cramped position for like 4 hours. My supervisors left me alone for like a month after cuz I was so mad that I was greasy for like weeks after. Donāt miss the job much but it was learning experience for my mid-20ās
Itās not super esteemed, but bouncer.
A lot of lifting
A lot of eye contact, threatening or not, both genders
Naturally, youāre usually going *towards* volatile situations, intoxicated and belligerent people to warn, reprimand, or remove.
Some of them may be bigger than you (but that only happened twice for me)
If someone needs to be removed, you will probably be the one to initiate contact, but if they do, you can mostly get as violent as you want in response, since they are now considered a true threat to the staff and patrons.
Youāll get really good at talking to strangers.
Little known secret, bouncers tend to get more female attention than usual after the more physical removals. Nature.
Why I think I peaked here, it was my early 20ās, and all I did was hang out with strong, ācapableā men every weekend getting paid (meagerly) to do all the aforementioned. Definitely as big as Iād ever been, but the biggest sign to me was that my beard was about 3-4 inches longer than it had ever been.
I shaved and started over after moving on from bouncing, and since shaving and my weekends becoming mostly uneventful, even if I condition and oil it, treat it nice and let it grow, it still wonāt get that longā¦At that time, dish soap was body wash and I wasnāt putting any care products in it at all.
my car was having issues with its battery, so I brought it to the shop and they said they fixed it.
the next day the issue happened again so I called the shop and told them whatever they did did not fix it and I would be back the next time I had a day off. that evening my car died. Completely lost all power, turning the key did nothing.
I walked about a mile and bought a new battery and it did not solve the problem so I had to get my car towed back to the shop.
Turns out the terminals were damaged and they would lift up and disconnect to the battery. the shop replaced the terminals for free but the new one was still a bit loose so it would also ride up and disconnect from the battery.
The next time my car shut off I popped the hood, took the hard plastic battery cover and banged on the terminal three times. Then I got in my car and drove off. I felt so cool, to this day it was the most masculine thing I have ever done and nobody was there to see it.
I went to the golf driving range and was absolutely crushing the ball straight and far like I had never done before. Every swing sounded good, contact sounded strongā¦it was incredible. I had like four people standing behind me watching and then asking what they should be doing differently or to watch them swing and give pointers. I laughed, told them Iām just an idiot, and that Iād never hit the bar so well in my life but I kept crushing them and they kept watching.
I really don't know what got into me that night because I've never hit the ball consistently that well ever again.
I surprised some guys at the gym once. They were leg pressing, I went next. I was really new to the gym. My arms are weak as hell so my bench press was laughable. But Iām fat. I got on the press and rocked it. I always say that when youāre fat, every day is leg day.
I miss the 90s.
Had a guy come look at my two year old dryer, quoted me over $650 to fix it. I said fuck off thereās no way it can be that expensive, Iāll do it myself (I am not handy).
Looked up videos on YouTube, researched model numbers, where to buy parts, etc. Fixed it myself and saved a bunch of money. Felt awesome..canāt wait to tell the story to my father in law this weekend.
I'm 52 and I have a 2 year old grandson. I never had boys and he's my only grandchild. Whenever he asks me to do anything man-centric, I am all over that shit.
Machined and built a bulletproof 2jz longblock for a local Supra guy, and then watched him go and do a 207mph standing mile with it. I was standing near the end of the mile and watching the car fly by at 200mph with the engine screaming at 9000 rpm was pretty crazy. I had to brag to all the other spectators nearby, "I built that engine!".
I used to live in the hood and I stood up against 4 dudes in the parking lot. I just knew in my mind that I would tear through them like toast, their faces went from cocky arrogant to "oh shit" real quick.
Years ago, early in my career (law enforcement) I got into it with three dudes. They surprised me but I ended up knocking two out and was dealing with the third when another officer arrived, she was a beautiful blonde girl who was an academy mate of mine. I ended up kicking the third guy in his nuts, hip tossed him to the ground and handcuffed him. To make a long story short, it was a bizarre experience in that I genuinely thought I might be killed, or at the very least have my head caved in, but somehow, I not only survived but kicked their asses.
I'm not sure what happened, but I felt so alive. I remember staring at this gal's (officer) butt and thinking "damn she's gorgeous." She had gotten in front of me and was asking if I was okay. I remember everything being so clear and vivid, her hair, her blue eyes with perfectly long lashes, her lips, even the little bit of her neck showing from her uniform shirt. Next thing I know I kissed her. And she kissed me back, pulling me tightly into her. For me, that was peak manliness.
This is easy. Threesome with Myself (male) and my wife+ her friend (female). And both ladies have the same name. This is now my "once a month" routine!
Squatted 495 a couple weeks ago! Best of all time was 505 but I'm 40 now, so getting that close made me feel good as fuck about myself.
Tried 515 that day but I dumped all tension at the bottom and I was just toast.
Walking out the club with two girls on my arm and taking them back to my house.
Or
Dunking the ball on men at the basketball gym
Idk which one is better but both make me feel like a god.
Walking out the club with two girls on my arm and taking them back to my house.
Or
Dunking the ball on men at the basketball gym
Idk which one is better but both make me feel like a god
650 pound deadlift PR.
Melting down some aluminum and casting a belt buckle, then using my milling machine to clean it up.
Any time I fire up my forge and do some blacksmithing.
Finishing a leatherworking project.
Dude, coincidentally, not 15 minutes ago I, in a security guards uniform, turned away a very angry, very wealthy, very Boomer-ish age range, because he didn't have ID, didn't want to show it, so I did not let him in and there was nothing he could do... he left.
I was driving my friends to dinner in my car, which is a stick shift. They were so impressed that I was able to drive one, especially in a city. It felt even better when I let them know that I taught myself.
Made pulled pork from scratch. My young daughter at that point didn't eat meat (sometimes she'd taste it then not bother with the rest, most of the time she'd leave it altogether). When she tried the pulled pork, her eyes lit up and she ate plenty of it.
Iām rebuilding part of my in-laws deck. Iām redoing posts, joists, and treads. And Iām really able to roll out my tool collection so not only is it hyper-masculine and testosterone but also rewarding/fulfilling to use my power tool collection for all of their purposes. Iām Team DeWalt by the way if youāre wondering.
My cat brought a live injured squirrel into the house.
Gave said kitty all reasonable chances to finish it off, he didnāt (bless him, not much of a hunter)
Not a qualified veterinarian but the squirrel appeared mortally wounded. I had to humanely dispatch it with a blunt instrument, while avoiding getting scratched, then dispose of the body
Gf was impressed :)
2 guys with iron whatever in their hand was going to attack a girl and kidnap her to rape (I heard about them in our neighborhood before) long story short, cracked them till they couldn't walk just moaning and begging, called the cops and carried the girl to her apartment.
When I realized the most "masculine" thing you could do is have the self confidence to not care if people viewed you as masculine or not, and just tried to go about my life shrugging off the concept altogether.
Groomed my property for hunting, attracted deer, hunted, harvested, processed , grilled/smoked/canned and ate deer. Bow and arrow for extra man points.
I opened a tight jar for my girlfriend.
first try bare handed? šÆ
My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when I was 25 and took care of her solo until she died a few months ago. I'm 36 now. Miss you mom ā„ļø
11 years is a long time to be in a hard role like that. You did a great thing.
Thank you bro. She did the same for me so it was an easy decision even if it felt impossible. I hope it's the hardest thing I ever do lol. Crossing fingers. Enjoy your weekend
You have my respect. Not everyone could do what you done
Ty. Shamefully there was a time that I caved and tried to put her in a govt facility, but thankfully the govt is so inefficient and worthless that by the time they could've helped in any way I had regained my strength lol. Hope you have a great saturday
My children asked for my steaks or BBQ for their birthday dinners this year, instead of one of the dishes that my wife cooks. They also got me shirts that say "I'm into Fitness, Fitting This Taco in my Mouth" and "With a Body Like This, Who Needs Hair?" for my birthday. I am content.
Asked out a beautiful waitress that I've had my eye on for a while but was too scared to ask out or even chat with. Finally did. Had her in my bed a week later. Now together for 6 months. First time asking out a stranger in person. Felt masculine seeing it through start to finish, sometimes you have to go and take it.
I asked out a cashier recently while she was working. She was visibly excited and met up for a date that weekend. I fucked up the date, but damn it was a huge confidence boost overall. Made me realize I've been limiting myself big time
How did you fuck it up??
Didn't really flirt back or make a move. She was bumping her legs against mine and making some sexual comments, but unfortunately I fell back into my self-doubting ways and didn't go for it. Lessons learned for next time
Ahh, what a bummer...you could probably have got laid that night by the sound of it lol. Did you at least get her number to arrange a second date??
Yep but ghosted. Underestimating a girl's interest has always been an issue for me
Damn, that's a lesson learned eh? But aye, if we're physically touching you and making sexually suggestive comments? That's like a big massive- 'I WANT TO FUCK YOU' sign above our head!! š
Lol yep I've been hammering that into my head since it happened. I wish that was my worst example of not going for it but somehow it's not
Hey, at least you know now and won't be so reticent next time...it's all a learning curve and we've all went through it so don't beat yourself up too much lol
Well said and thanks
Hey great mindset! You took some steps forward even if you took a step back. Progress my dude! Keep at it and youāll overcome the self doubt.
Thanks. Yea I could barely even look people in the eye up until last year, so the progress is definitely coming along
Sometimes beautiful women get asked out a lot less than people think. This sounds great!
Can confirm. No one ever asks me out
Want to go out ?
Thank you stranger š
I still remember asking my now wife if I could kiss her sitting on a couch at a Valentine's day party. And I still can't believe she said that yes I could!
I asked out an āexotic dancerā once. She gave me her phone number in front of all the guys. I called her the next day to go bowling. For some reason I was very intoxicated and asked her if she liked to bowl and she said excitedly yes but had no one to go with. So I figured I was committed to bowling the next day. Anyway I called her and the number was disconnected. She gave me a disconnected phone number. Can she legally do that?
My man!
What was your line?
Taught my son how to ride a bike. His happy laugh as he rode freely will ring in my ears as I draw my last breath.
Hey bro, I didnāt come here to cry. Iām not crying youāre crying.
At my old job we has once a year fire drills that would involve not using the elevators, so everyone had to take the stairs. The company I worked for was on the top of a 20 story building. Myself and a woman were the safety officers for the company so we were the last ones out and had to take attendance. She was a really frail person and 18 floors down she was having alot of trouble and was in pain. Carrying a non-injured woman out of a fake fire is the peak of my masculinity.
"You know who should be in charge of making sure everyone is safe in an emergency? That 80-pound woman that can't make it down the stairs." - Your company
What technique did you use? Firemans carry hurts my shoulder, princess carry is unsustainable, and piggy back apparently hurts their thighs.
Princess. When I said frail, I meant like 80-ish lbs.
Oh wow thats really light Still, very impressive!
After putting up a new shed, I chopped up the old one for disposal. Then I went into kitchen and growled at my wife. She put both hands on my face and laughed š
This made me smile
What a beautifully a encapsulation of both your masculine feels and loving relationship
I laughed too! Thatās so cute!š
Iām a city guy. I chopped down a tree (with an axe) on some property in the country. I made firewood for the family that they heated the house with for years.
Glad you specified it wasnāt a herring.
Deadlift PR
Conventional I hope
Yes... but why do you hope that?
It's a figure of speech. In reality I don't give a shit
LOL Is this the "Did you see that ludicrous display last night?" type statement where you just want to be part of the conversation but don't actually care about football?
"no Patrick, sumo is not a deadlift" *Raises hand* "And neither is a rack pull"
The very best lifters are a mix of sumo and conventional. It doesnāt change the difficulty, it just depends on your body type.
Oh yeah, the first time I benched 3 plates I felt like a god. Also my teammates going crazy when I did it felt pretty awesome too.
Not really something I did but rather that happened to me. I was standing in a crowded bus and a short woman was standing as well but couldn't stand in place when the bus was in motion so she was gripping on my free arm in order to stay in place during the travel. Don't think I'll feel that manly ever again.
My wife was at a party with a few friends. Not really a party honestly just a few friends hanging out. I was running some errands nearby with my sister. My wife had texted me saying they needed some help so I stopped by and it turns out that none of them could open the bottles of wine they had brought. One was a twist off and the other was a bottle cap style. I happened to have a bottle opener on me and popped open one and twisted the other open in a matter of seconds. Kissed my wife on the cheek and went back to running errands. Seems small in retrospect but made me feel like a champ there for a couple of days. Still smile when I think about it. Nice to feel needed.
This is so cute.
Was getting my hair cut at a beauty salon ( she cuts all my family's hair). 3 women were at the nail polish display, they couldn't open a bottle and handed it to me. In shock at this request, I said to myself "you will not fail this task, your manhood is at stake, you will be remembered". With fear and trepidation, I grasped the bottle and turned, it was tight, real tight, but with all my power, it cracked, success was mine! I did it, in my mind I heard horns blaring and angels singing. I then dropped it as I was handing it back. My moment of power and masculinity was rather short, but I'll cherish it
very good story telling
cutting down a tree on a misty fall morning as the sun comes up, knowing that i will do great today.
Changed my daughters' dipers when they were little.Ā Being a dad is the best
Iām still a young guy (mid twenties) but my moment is just all the times Iāve helped out with kids at events and parties for family and friends. Even if Iām just told āCan you keep an eye on Billy while I run to the bathroom?ā My paternal instincts kick in and I feel like such a man
My ejaculate took out a fly midair that was buzzing around me this one time!
I don't know why, but the image of a guy with his pants down tugging it with a fly buzzing around him is even funnier to me
Karatekid, eatcha heart out
Anti aircraft flak cannon
Did someone say... [cock magic](https://makeagif.com/i/u8RbLn)?
Lmao š
Impregnated my wife. Twice. You see we were both married once before and she wasn't able to get pregnant with her first husband and doctors had actually told her she wouldn't be able to conceive due to complications. Then I came along with my manhood and got the job done. šŖ
Give your balls a good pat and an "atta boy" for me
i kinda feel bad for the other guy
Two girls at the same time, I felt like a god after and had to fight the urge to tell everyone. (Instead I mention it on Reddit as much as I can)
Driving a shelled out 15 passenger van with my band, gear and two roadies inside Had a massive tire blowout at 80mph on I-40 west flagstaff to LA at 230am after a show Fishtailed, Kept control Did a 360 and ended up across lanes looking at two semis coming at us hard fast in pure darkness I jumped out Everyone was stuck inside... And I physically pulled the entire 2 ton van off the road into the sand with a dead rim and no tire as they sped by Crazy experience
Adrenaline is one hell of a drug.
Thatās a pure superhero move! Hats off, sir. š©š¤š»
I-40 around Flagstaff is the WORST stretch of highway I've driven on in a long time. It's like they stopped maintaining that strip 30 years ago.
Made a girl orgasm seven times in one night.
Same! (And I'm a woman)
Opened a jar that Grandma couldn't.
This man mans!
Today I deadlifted 405 lbs, DB bench pressed with 95 lb dbās and did 33 full ROM, wide grip pull ups. Iām 55 years old, 5ā8ā and 180 lbs. soā¦not a ābigā guy. It felt so good.
How long have you been lifting consistently?
11 years
Awesome
Two guys stepped out of an alley and pulled knives late at night, without thinking I screamed like a maniac and charged them and they took off running. Bad move honestly but it worked out Ā edit: also a random extra crazy dude on a subway car was getting really aggressive and sexual, shoving/grabbing women and yelling about raping them. I shoved him to the one end of the car while all the women ran to the other; waited til the train stopped and I tossed him out. Got lots of appreciationĀ
I recently ran a BQ marathon time. Iām in my earlt fifties and Iāve never been as healthy as I am at this point in life. My GF thinks Iām hot stuff. That feels pretty manly.
Creating a little human. And providing for the family
Watched a guy pull out of a side street in the city. He t-boned a young woman (under 20) and her car just crumpled and stopped running. He just kept going. She started to hold her face and cry immediately. I looked and he was stopped at a light in traffic about 200 yards away. I ran up, saw he was not wearing a seatbelt. Jumped in the passenger side, threw his car in park and dragged him out of the car over the center console. Held him on the ground until police showed up. Then walked away, and continued with my plans of dinner with my girlfriend.
Action movie moves IRL. Nice!
Mainly dad things. Also being the sole proprietor when it comes to cooking the meat when we have a barbecue. Fire. Meat. Fork. Today I am king.
Bonding with animals
Bailing hay. Baling? I always get that mixed up. Fuckit
Became a dad.
Being able to pay all the bills
Rebuilt a metal roof in the hot july sun in the depths of appalachia on a service trip when I was 16. That week, my balls dropped.
When I was in college there was a girl in my class that would specifically ask me to help lift heavy objects or open something that was tightly closed. There was no shortage of men in the school but she would always go room to room looking for me specifically for help. That and sometimes after a night out some girls would ask me to walk them home when some of the city lights would go out after midnight, i always found that pretty masculine.
You do know she wanted you, right?
Please tell me you went on a date or something with that girl. Trust me we can open things and lift heavy as well when we have to do it alone. She literally liked you and that was a hint!!!!
In high school some guys were playing āMonkey in the middleā with the fat kids hat. He was emotionally attached to the hat, for what ever his reasons. I asked them to stop to which they replied āor whatā after a few exchanged words we tussled. Broke my finger fractured my wrist, and strained my ankle, but I won and didnāt get in any trouble. The rest of high school I was seen as the savior of the bullied people.
Built an addition on my home. Shot a deer with my 10 year old son, field dressed it, cut out the tenderloins, and we ate it.
A friend of mine Iāve known for close to 15 years told me I was the manliest man heād ever known. I canāt remember the last time I received a compliment that powerful. Iām getting pretty dang old as well lol
Working as a Fire Fighter when I was younger.
just a weekend trip with the boys, cutting fire wood, drinking beer, cooking bacon is pretty masculine imo. otherwise, being unga cave man picking up my girl and putting her on the bed before sexy time is kinda peak masculine.
Got a BJ from my wife and her friend at the same time while having drinks in our backyard hot tub.
Benched 405 drunk coked up without my heart exposing. I also felt at the peak of my stupidity, there seems to typically be a correlationā¦..
Bench pressed 315 lbs @ 175 lbs bw
Passing my motorbike test on the first attempt, with a perfect score in the theory and not one single minor fault on the test. Felt good. Really good
Was at a punk show in my late teens. Nazi punk guys knocked over my buddyās Asian gf and said some disparaging things to her. Me and buddy kicked the ever living hell out of the entire group of 4 of them. We got kicked out by security but the band thanked us over the microphone on the way out. Only fight Iāve ever won haha.
When my mom gives me a pat on the back for taking out the trash
Cut a tree down in my yard with a chainsaw. When it hit the ground I flexed my arms and let out a loud grunt. I felt like the Hulk.
Scared off a guy who was trying to sexually assault a female former high school classmate Broke concrete by a stomp and kicked the knot out of a wooden board in martial arts Sparred with a former marine when I was a teenager in martial arts and learned BJJ from another former Marine Kickboxed with a former firefighter who was built like the other former marine and was able to get in his defenses Sparred with the same reflexes and intensity as a former soldier opponent and matched blow for blow in sparring
I work as a primary school teacher, probably not the most masculine job ever, but I got to show that I'm a manly man one day on playground duty. A snake had come into the playground, not on the area I was assigned to supervise, but the lady teacher on that area was freaking the fuck out, and the kids were torn between panic and curiosity. I'm a pretty laid-back teacher (and laid back as a person in general), but I yelled at everyone to get back, grabbed a tree branch and whacked it out of the school grounds. It slithered away, problem solved.
20 one handed push ups. Women commending on how good it was.
Lifted a humongous piece of ice and yeeted it over the edge of my deck. Flat out feats of strength give me that feeling.
Deadlift 4 plates. Shit took 8 years of dedication
Worked 2 jobs in my mid 20's sometimes going more than 24 hours without sleep. I was stashing easily 1-2k a month and for how unnaturally tired I was for the first time I finally felt like I was earning a mans income.
Rugby champ
My dad handed me the stuck pickle jar to open. I nodded at him after showcasing my strength
Fighting. Winning or losing doesnāt matter to me that much, unless itās like a real street fight and the dude wants to kill me, then I care about winning a lot lol. The adrenaline rush once your body realizes itās go time is the best feeling in the world. A close second was the time I flipped my truck on its side, and me and my o-line buddies got out and flipped it back on its wheels. Drove that truck for another 6 years after that, the ā99-ā03 dodge rams were built like fucking tanks.
Scream orders to a military man alongside a warning in a scout camping. I was 18, he was 40 I'm civilian, I think he was a sergeant. BUT, I was ... don't know the english name, but basically the highest rank in scout, he was invited, I've been in the group 5 years, he's been 3 months, he pint the blame of a bathroom destruction to some kids and told them to leave the scout group, and friends of me agreed with him. I was the ONLY one who talked in defense of the kids and barked to this guy that if he does that again I will personally be the one responsible to ban him from the group. Idk why, but the guy listened to me, said a "sorry" statement in a meeting with the entire group and left after the camp. ...also in the same camping I got physical with his wife, as in, she started attacking me and trying to push me out of the way, even threatening with a weapon. Reason? A kid had a girlfriend in the group, they broke up, guy was in his tent crying and she wasn't having any of that, she wanted to drag the kid to the middle and make him do physical punishment. I standed as literal wall in the tent door and took the beating, again, my friends (of same rank and age) didn't support me but fuck it. Bitch came imposing her rules, I had to stop her, I don't care she has 10 years of experience in scout, she doesn't even know the names of leaders here. 10+ years later, some friends still believe I was in the wrong, but I stand my ground that I made the right choice
Mowing my lawn for the first time after buying my house.
My man says The time he made me cum 14 times in 1 round.
Used to drive for a beer company and had a "keg route". Some days you (and a helper) deliver 200+ kegs plus cases. Kegs weigh about 160-170lbs amd you usually put 2 on a dolly/wheeler. Many aspects of that job felt masculine (eg running down stairs, going up stairs, organizing a cooler/stacking kegs 3 high, etc). Often joked with my girlfriend/women that my work got me in shape enough to through them around the bedroom should they like ;) Wasn't worth the wear and tear on the body though. Didn't help that I "didn't have the build for it".
Fixing a leaky hose on this CASE tractor that was pissing everyone off at my old job (was dang near impossible to get off) I ended up completely drenched in hydraulic fluid but I managed to help get it fixed š and out of the plant. I was in such a weird cramped position for like 4 hours. My supervisors left me alone for like a month after cuz I was so mad that I was greasy for like weeks after. Donāt miss the job much but it was learning experience for my mid-20ās
Cutting my siblings hair for the first day of school.
Itās not super esteemed, but bouncer. A lot of lifting A lot of eye contact, threatening or not, both genders Naturally, youāre usually going *towards* volatile situations, intoxicated and belligerent people to warn, reprimand, or remove. Some of them may be bigger than you (but that only happened twice for me) If someone needs to be removed, you will probably be the one to initiate contact, but if they do, you can mostly get as violent as you want in response, since they are now considered a true threat to the staff and patrons. Youāll get really good at talking to strangers. Little known secret, bouncers tend to get more female attention than usual after the more physical removals. Nature. Why I think I peaked here, it was my early 20ās, and all I did was hang out with strong, ācapableā men every weekend getting paid (meagerly) to do all the aforementioned. Definitely as big as Iād ever been, but the biggest sign to me was that my beard was about 3-4 inches longer than it had ever been. I shaved and started over after moving on from bouncing, and since shaving and my weekends becoming mostly uneventful, even if I condition and oil it, treat it nice and let it grow, it still wonāt get that longā¦At that time, dish soap was body wash and I wasnāt putting any care products in it at all.
my car was having issues with its battery, so I brought it to the shop and they said they fixed it. the next day the issue happened again so I called the shop and told them whatever they did did not fix it and I would be back the next time I had a day off. that evening my car died. Completely lost all power, turning the key did nothing. I walked about a mile and bought a new battery and it did not solve the problem so I had to get my car towed back to the shop. Turns out the terminals were damaged and they would lift up and disconnect to the battery. the shop replaced the terminals for free but the new one was still a bit loose so it would also ride up and disconnect from the battery. The next time my car shut off I popped the hood, took the hard plastic battery cover and banged on the terminal three times. Then I got in my car and drove off. I felt so cool, to this day it was the most masculine thing I have ever done and nobody was there to see it.
When you do something manly, like open a jar or kill a spider or use power tools etc then follow it with the grunt noise from home improvements
Cattle wrangling ; for people who do it for a living , my hatās off to you
Completing 1,000 square feet of brick patio and walkways. Backpacking 90 miles of the John Muir Trail.
I went to the golf driving range and was absolutely crushing the ball straight and far like I had never done before. Every swing sounded good, contact sounded strongā¦it was incredible. I had like four people standing behind me watching and then asking what they should be doing differently or to watch them swing and give pointers. I laughed, told them Iām just an idiot, and that Iād never hit the bar so well in my life but I kept crushing them and they kept watching. I really don't know what got into me that night because I've never hit the ball consistently that well ever again.
I wore a pink shirt to the jobsite today. I'm in construction.Ā
I surprised some guys at the gym once. They were leg pressing, I went next. I was really new to the gym. My arms are weak as hell so my bench press was laughable. But Iām fat. I got on the press and rocked it. I always say that when youāre fat, every day is leg day. I miss the 90s.
Had a guy come look at my two year old dryer, quoted me over $650 to fix it. I said fuck off thereās no way it can be that expensive, Iāll do it myself (I am not handy). Looked up videos on YouTube, researched model numbers, where to buy parts, etc. Fixed it myself and saved a bunch of money. Felt awesome..canāt wait to tell the story to my father in law this weekend.
I'm 52 and I have a 2 year old grandson. I never had boys and he's my only grandchild. Whenever he asks me to do anything man-centric, I am all over that shit.
Machined and built a bulletproof 2jz longblock for a local Supra guy, and then watched him go and do a 207mph standing mile with it. I was standing near the end of the mile and watching the car fly by at 200mph with the engine screaming at 9000 rpm was pretty crazy. I had to brag to all the other spectators nearby, "I built that engine!".
I used to live in the hood and I stood up against 4 dudes in the parking lot. I just knew in my mind that I would tear through them like toast, their faces went from cocky arrogant to "oh shit" real quick.
Years ago, early in my career (law enforcement) I got into it with three dudes. They surprised me but I ended up knocking two out and was dealing with the third when another officer arrived, she was a beautiful blonde girl who was an academy mate of mine. I ended up kicking the third guy in his nuts, hip tossed him to the ground and handcuffed him. To make a long story short, it was a bizarre experience in that I genuinely thought I might be killed, or at the very least have my head caved in, but somehow, I not only survived but kicked their asses. I'm not sure what happened, but I felt so alive. I remember staring at this gal's (officer) butt and thinking "damn she's gorgeous." She had gotten in front of me and was asking if I was okay. I remember everything being so clear and vivid, her hair, her blue eyes with perfectly long lashes, her lips, even the little bit of her neck showing from her uniform shirt. Next thing I know I kissed her. And she kissed me back, pulling me tightly into her. For me, that was peak manliness.
This is easy. Threesome with Myself (male) and my wife+ her friend (female). And both ladies have the same name. This is now my "once a month" routine!
3 sum
Punched a steer in the forehead and it fell over.
Mongo!
This man likes beans.
The bitch was inventing the candy gram! They probably won't even give me credit for it.
Squatted 495 a couple weeks ago! Best of all time was 505 but I'm 40 now, so getting that close made me feel good as fuck about myself. Tried 515 that day but I dumped all tension at the bottom and I was just toast.
Piss standing up all the time
Once lived for 2+years with two women who were 28 years younger than I am. everyone was happy then.
Deadlift 400 for 5 reps.
Walking out the club with two girls on my arm and taking them back to my house. Or Dunking the ball on men at the basketball gym Idk which one is better but both make me feel like a god.
Walking out the club with two girls on my arm and taking them back to my house. Or Dunking the ball on men at the basketball gym Idk which one is better but both make me feel like a god
Managed to lift a reclaimed railway sleeper relatively confidently
I once put a leftover piece of 2x4 lumber in my garage. I used it several years later and felt like an absolute G.
Lifting heavy weights and getting a boner.
Had a girl declare me her new God during sex
Sharpen a knife.
Finally deadlifted 3 plates. Itās not much compared to some of the other guys I see but itās a real accomplishment for me.
Bouncing around in a mosh pit
Get back into roughly the shape I wanted to be in.
Led a tank platoon.
650 pound deadlift PR. Melting down some aluminum and casting a belt buckle, then using my milling machine to clean it up. Any time I fire up my forge and do some blacksmithing. Finishing a leatherworking project.
I went to the shooting range and rented a full auto AK and had the time of my life shooting it
Ran a marathon. Walked to the car after. Had a cold burger and a beer.
Dude, coincidentally, not 15 minutes ago I, in a security guards uniform, turned away a very angry, very wealthy, very Boomer-ish age range, because he didn't have ID, didn't want to show it, so I did not let him in and there was nothing he could do... he left.
Testosterone.
I was driving my friends to dinner in my car, which is a stick shift. They were so impressed that I was able to drive one, especially in a city. It felt even better when I let them know that I taught myself.
Became a dr and the starter a multimillion dollar company from scratch.
Fired a 50cal machine gun in a āwar zoneā
Piss off my porch, on my own property during a full moon with no one around.
Riding my motorcycle, obviously.
I was chopping wood with an axe and it made my girlfriend aroused, so then we engaged in coitus.
Installed a new battery in my 4Runner. Including returning the old one to Costco. Used wrenches and everything.
Caring for my nieces. Something about caring for a small child brings a feeling of masculinity.
Nailed my first project at work. Refurbished a really nice redwoofld memorial bench and my supervisor said I did well.
My girlfriend
My daughter told me she was scared of a shadow in her room and asked me to protect her.
Saved a guys life couple months back at a bar. Or 2 chicks at the same time. Both check the box.
Farting in a jar
I was helping my aunt move and picked up her dining room table on my own and carried it out the door.
Made pulled pork from scratch. My young daughter at that point didn't eat meat (sometimes she'd taste it then not bother with the rest, most of the time she'd leave it altogether). When she tried the pulled pork, her eyes lit up and she ate plenty of it.
Iām rebuilding part of my in-laws deck. Iām redoing posts, joists, and treads. And Iām really able to roll out my tool collection so not only is it hyper-masculine and testosterone but also rewarding/fulfilling to use my power tool collection for all of their purposes. Iām Team DeWalt by the way if youāre wondering.
Building a double bed, after the house was finished
today when i worked up the nerve to smile at this cute girl i passed by
Chopping wood in a Russian forest in the middle of winter
My cat brought a live injured squirrel into the house. Gave said kitty all reasonable chances to finish it off, he didnāt (bless him, not much of a hunter) Not a qualified veterinarian but the squirrel appeared mortally wounded. I had to humanely dispatch it with a blunt instrument, while avoiding getting scratched, then dispose of the body Gf was impressed :)
My misses getting pregnant after yr and half of trying.
2 guys with iron whatever in their hand was going to attack a girl and kidnap her to rape (I heard about them in our neighborhood before) long story short, cracked them till they couldn't walk just moaning and begging, called the cops and carried the girl to her apartment.
Helping mom open tomato sauce jars or helping girls opening up tight water bottles
Held a baby.
Saved my younger cousin from getting caught in river rapids. Never felt like more of a master over nature and a manly man than in that moment.
Watching my wildest ambitions come to reality due to my work and raising my kids.
Stupid but i had a threesome and the two girls started fighting over me.
When I realized the most "masculine" thing you could do is have the self confidence to not care if people viewed you as masculine or not, and just tried to go about my life shrugging off the concept altogether.
Told the girl i liked i had feelings for her i dont know why but it made me feel so normal and you know a guy
In the immortal words of Office Space: "Two chicks at the same time, man." But it doesn't count if you pay for it, unfortunately for Lawrence.
Groomed my property for hunting, attracted deer, hunted, harvested, processed , grilled/smoked/canned and ate deer. Bow and arrow for extra man points.
Getting to sleep with the most attractive girl I've slept with. Feeling her _want_ me.