RE: Fitness Model/Instructor game
I've got a situation I could use some advice on... I think I might been "gamed" by a girl, but possibly not in a good way. Let me explain.
I train in a Crossfit gym that also has open gym hours/ 24hr facilities. I don't do Crossfit. I just do my strength training which is mostly compound lifts and a few machines, dumbells, etc. I might be one of the stronger guys there, besides the instructors, but I'm kind of fat, too, from last years' bulking. (I am slowly losing it...)
Anyway, today I was resting between squat sets and struck up a conversation with a girl who was doing some stretching. I may have been aided by the fact that my (unplanned) pre-workout stack consisted of half a beer and a caffeine pill which made me more talkative than I am normally. I thought she was finishing a class but it turned out she is one of the newly hired instructors who I hadn't met yet, though I've made eye contact with her before. FYI I'll give her a 7/WB though I bet the forum would only say 6. I don't really care that stuff much anyway...
Possibly because I was tired between squat sets I let her talk me into doing their Crossfit "assessment" which is a part of their on ramp for new members. I have NO intention of doing Crossfit. However I've been trying to cultivate that "IDGAF" attitude as well. And she seemed fairly cool during our conversation.
Now this gym has been trying to get me to join Crossfit for a while and I suspect this might be something where the instructors are given a commission for bringing in new members. I don't know for sure, but "whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt..." (They have on several occasion said if I joined I could participate in their "Crossfit Games" which actually do look fun.). My suspicion is that she is not into me but is simply using her feminine charms to manipulate/ make money from me.
Given that 1) it's pointless asking for advice about a specific girl. 2) I realize I have put myself in a very "un-alpha" position since the girl/instructor as the trainer will be telling me what to do, 3) I'm trying to work on my "frame" and also not giving shit with girls anymore, 4) there has to be some veneer of professionalism to the interaction, and 5) I'm probably going to suck at the stuff they throw at me since I haven't trained in it...
Anyone have some general suggestions on how I can best flip the script and troll this girl slightly and just have fun with it? I thought that if things possibly worked in my favor, I could invite her to come hang out at a powerlifting club I sometimes visit where they lift "really" heavy things. These crossfit girls think of themselves as "badass" etc. But they actually don't lift much compared to the powerlifter chicks. However, since really getting into the lifting thing as a lifestyle, if I improve enough, I could see where this may possibly be my "niche", if you will.
I honestly don't really care about the outcome and learned my lesson about that the last time. (90% chance girl already has a boyfriend/FB or something, anyway, so who cares. Small tattoo on her upper arm, too...) What I do care about is "maintaining my frame" in this interaction, since I messed that up last time. And, as always, improving my social skills.
I realize this post may be a bit long due the caffeine I took.
If only you knew how bad things really are.
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