"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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34 Ways To Increase Your Deadlift

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Hello all,

I've made an article about increasing your deadlifts. I looked into my books, searched the internet & took my training journal.

These 34 ways to increase your Deadlift are the results of my findings.

You can find the full article here:

34 Ways To Increase Your Deadlift

Hope you'll like it.

-Mehdi.
 
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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got error 404,

look forward to reading it when you put the correct link
 

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spesmilitis said:
found it anyways

http://stronglifts.com/34-way-to-increase-your-deadlift/

overhand grips untill you can't hand the weight huh. Can you elaborate on that?
Hi,

Fixed the error, thanks for reporting.

Overhand grip:

Your maximum weight on the deadlift is 300lbs. What you should do is using an overhand grip for all sets. Finally once you get close to your max weight, start using the alternate grip.

Example:
5x130lbs overhand grip
3x180lbs overhand grip
3x210lbs overhand grip
2x250lbs overhand grip
1x270lbs overhand grip (here you start losing grip, weight gets to heavy)
1x290lbs alternate grip
1x300lbs alternate grip


By using the overhand grip as long as possible, you make the exercise harder on your grip.

got it?

-Mehdi.
 

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I Deadlift barefoot as he seems to help me dig in to bring the hips and legs in plus I am tall 6-2 and it helps to not have to lend over as far.

Do you see any problems with this as I use to do them with shoes but it just didn't feel natural.

Thanks
LoneSilver
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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LoneSilver said:
I Deadlift barefoot as he seems to help me dig in to bring the hips and legs in plus I am tall 6-2 and it helps to not have to lend over as far.

Do you see any problems with this as I use to do them with shoes but it just didn't feel natural.

Thanks
LoneSilver
Barefoot is better than lifting with running shoes.

Just don't neglect the advantage of lifting shoes. Converse All Starr are cheap & great shoes for lifting. Weightlifting are even better (but more expensive).
 

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I'll have to look into a pair of Converse All Stars and try them out.

LoneSilver

stronglifts said:
Barefoot is better than lifting with running shoes.

Just don't neglect the advantage of lifting shoes. Converse All Starr are cheap & great shoes for lifting. Weightlifting are even better (but more expensive).
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Exercising barefoot is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while.

Drop a plate on your toes and you'll be pickin them up off the floor. Don't be stupid, put some fvcking shoes on.
 

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Regardless of the advantages, you're gonna look like a bit of a **** lifting in Converse clown shoes and shorts...

*Awaits the flaming*
"Gym isn't a fashion parade"...
 

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Hey lets make a thread of the dumb things you've heard in a while about exercising and weight training.

LoneSilver ;)

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Exercising barefoot is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while.

Drop a plate on your toes and you'll be pickin them up off the floor. Don't be stupid, put some fvcking shoes on.
 

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BluEyes said:
Exercising barefoot is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while.

Drop a plate on your toes and you'll be pickin them up off the floor. Don't be stupid, put some fvcking shoes on.
You were born barefoot. If you must choose between exercising in nike running shoes or barefoot, go barefoot.

Everything start at the foot. A bad sole will disrupt the whole movement.

Btw, exercising barefoot is not dumb, dropping a plate on your toes is dumb.
 

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cuzza said:
Regardless of the advantages, you're gonna look like a bit of a **** lifting in Converse clown shoes and shorts...

*Awaits the flaming*
"Gym isn't a fashion parade"...
I thought this was sosuave.com...

Since when do you train to please the ladies (gentleman's??) eyes?

Rule number 1: train for yourself.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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I train in the comfort of my own home I might train this evening naked just for the hell of it while I do my Squats and Stiff Legged Deadlifts.

LoneSilver ;)

cuzza said:
Regardless of the advantages, you're gonna look like a bit of a **** lifting in Converse clown shoes and shorts...

*Awaits the flaming*
"Gym isn't a fashion parade"...
 

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Said that right.

I know it works for me.

LoneSilver :up:

stronglifts said:
You were born barefoot. If you must choose between exercising in nike running shoes or barefoot, go barefoot.

Everything start at the foot. A bad sole will disrupt the whole movement.

Btw, exercising barefoot is not dumb, dropping a plate on your toes is dumb.
 

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LoneSilver said:
I train in the comfort of my own home I might train this evening naked just for the hell of it while I do my Squats and Stiff Legged Deadlifts.

LoneSilver ;)
haha, I have a home gym too. You do what you want, when you want, how you want. There's no need to have an ego, nobody to watch anyway. The best workouts you'll ever have.

Keep up the good work.
 

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BluEyes said:
Exercising barefoot is the dumbest thing I've heard in a while.

Drop a plate on your toes and you'll be pickin them up off the floor. Don't be stupid, put some fvcking shoes on.
Because running shoes provide a ton of protection against a 45lb plate falling on your toes. :rolleyes:

If I'm at home I'll train barefoot. If I'm at the gym, it's Nike Free's.

I don't agree with the 'don't use straps' point. If your grip is the only thing holding you back from higher poundage, than strap away.
 

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stronglifts said:
I thought this was sosuave.com...

Since when do you train to please the ladies (gentleman's??) eyes?

Rule number 1: train for yourself.
Who said anything about the ladies?

When I walk down the street I don't walk down it wearing yellow shorts, a red and pink dotted top, a grey cardigan and a top hat. I'm not trying to impress someone, I'd just rather not look like a ****.

Nothing to do with pleasing people.
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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