TLDR:

The advantage of looks, or muscular fitness, for men is the number one rule here and that's the only philosophy unique to TRP and pretty foolproof.

Too Long but Read:

I have been a lurker of the manosphere for more than 15 years and TRP for maybe 4. With regards to PUA, I never put the 'cold approach', 'peacocking' and all that shit to use because of my cultural/social setting and also because I was too busy working, reading occult and psychological stuff, and other activities. The principles of TRP were a big shocker compared to the PUA stuff I was used to.

The idea that women don't need to be 'seduced' but that they will literally give up everything if they find an 'alpha'; the idea that women will easily give sex without much investment from a man as long as he games well; the idea that men are the gatekeepers of commitment, women of sex, and not the other way around (believe me, movies actually make us feel that men who say 'no' to sex from girl A are actually attractive to girl B because they rejected or weren't interested in girl A); these are all harkening to the innate, primal mentality of humans (regardless of gender). Only TRP had the guts to talk about these things, and is paying the price for it through the Reddit quarantine.

However, the reason why many women and even men hate or disagree with the teachings here is not just because they feel these principles are effective, but also because there are convincing evidences of all of these principles not being healthy or even effective in sexual strategy.

Yet, the importance of lifting weights to develop musculature and strength is the only TRP idea that cannot be refuted and is pretty effective in preparing a man *to be a man***.**

Yes, there are ugly men who have gotten laid and there skinny men who have gotten laid. But they had something else going on for them—personal charisma, some fame, a skill that had a following, etc. But if a sexual strategy had to be provided for a loser with women, lifting weights is the only guaranteed way for him to feel good about himself, arouse primal desire in women, reclaim his place as a man among men, and claim default state of approval or respect in any social or professional setting. Just muscles isn't always going to get him laid, but it will give him more than what the other ideas of TRP will.

All other traits or skillsets are either:

  1. effective but time-consuming and go against Nature with regards to the lack of physical fitness (like a famous writer or musician getting laid just because women love them for their work, not their body—this is important because viscerally we actually have sex with a good body, not mind)
  2. effective but difficult and also need continuous upkeep (like developing mental confidence while still having a bad body)
  3. effective only in particular situations with particular kind of people while actually backfiring in other situations and with other people (like a really straightforward or brutally honest mannerism)

Yet, go to the gym, lift heavy weights, feel strong, become strong, and just like that you become attractive to women, respectable to men and live longer to fuck longer.

About me

As an average Indian male living in India, I measure 5 ft 5 in and am an ectomorph. In my mid 20s, I weighed 45 kg. Just imagine how fucking thin that was. After 4 years of 3 day split (which I do not recommend) and 2.5 years of 3 day whole-body compound workouts (I refuse to go to the gym more than 3 days a week because I got other shit to do, and I love Greyskull LP), I weigh 65 kg. No supplements, unhealthy sleep patterns, but I still love what gymming has done to me. I always was facially good looking, but I held a girl's hand for the first time when I was 25 and lost my virginity only when was 30. Now in my mid-30s I only fuck 18–22 yr olds whenever they come my way. Why and how? That's too long to explain (and I won't in the future too), but this post is my one advice to men—

If you disagree with what anyone says on TRP, even the vanguards and mods, ignore them. But when they talk about developing muscles, even a little bit of lean, athletic amount of muscles, take them seriously!