Quiksilver
Master Don Juan
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good to see you still going strong
keep it up
keep it up
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Thanks, Quiksilver. I will keep pressing on until I get close to these numbers.
My goals are 265lbsx5x5 squat
225lbsx5x5 bench
155lbsx5x5 Military press
380lbsx5x1 deadlift.
Monday
Squats
205lbsx5x5
Bench
175lbsx5x5 (added too much....oh well)
Bent over rows
155lbsx5x5
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Wednesday
Squats
210lbsx5x5
Military press
100lbsx5x5
Deadlift
300lbsx5x1
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My goals are 265lbsx5x5 squat
225lbsx5x5 bench
155lbsx5x5 Military press
380lbsx5x1 deadlift.
Monday
Squats
205lbsx5x5
Bench
175lbsx5x5 (added too much....oh well)
Bent over rows
155lbsx5x5
--
Wednesday
Squats
210lbsx5x5
Military press
100lbsx5x5
Deadlift
300lbsx5x1
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I have, but since my legs were so weak (chicken legs before), I never got a good leg routine in. Started 5x5 to force myself to do legs everyday. The workout is getting so stressful leg wise, that I can't do it 3x a week anymore as my legs and back can't handle it.
Squats
220lbsx5x5
Bench
185lbsx5x5
Bent over barbell rows
175lbsx5x5 (messed up the weight again and went over 5lbs)
Squats
220lbsx5x5
Bench
185lbsx5x5
Bent over barbell rows
175lbsx5x5 (messed up the weight again and went over 5lbs)
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
ugh....messed up my workout again. I've been messing up my weights and forgetting what i lifted previously....I failed in one of my lifts because I increased by 10lbs instead of 5lbs.
Squats
225lbsx5x5
military press
120lbs (should be 115lbs)5x3
120lbsx4x1
115lbsx5x5
Deadlifts
315lbsx5x1
Squats
225lbsx5x5
military press
120lbs (should be 115lbs)5x3
120lbsx4x1
115lbsx5x5
Deadlifts
315lbsx5x1
This is probably my last day of 5x5....I'll take a break and go back to my regular workout as the squats are getting too heavy for me and straining my back way too much. This has however built a good foundation for my weak a$$ legs.
squats
230lbsx5x5
Bench
190lbsx5x5
bent over rows
180lbsx5x5
squats
230lbsx5x5
Bench
190lbsx5x5
bent over rows
180lbsx5x5
Switching up the routine now. I've noticed my body is accustomed to lifting 5 reps so when i try to go for 10, my muscles tighten up quickly, even for light weights.
Bench
135lbsx6
185lbsx6
205lbsx3
135lbsx10
Incline dumbbell flys
35lbsx6
35lbsx7
35lbsx8
35lbsx6
Tricep rope pulldowns
25lbsx6
35lbsx6
50lbsx6
25lbsx10
Bench
135lbsx6
185lbsx6
205lbsx3
135lbsx10
Incline dumbbell flys
35lbsx6
35lbsx7
35lbsx8
35lbsx6
Tricep rope pulldowns
25lbsx6
35lbsx6
50lbsx6
25lbsx10
"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.
marmel75
Master Don Juan
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All right brother, you are getting there...just to give you an idea of what you are capable of at your weight, when I weight 188 lbs about 2 years ago, I had a big 3 of 1,420 lbs...380 lb bench press, 475 lb squat, 565 lb deadlift.
marmel75
Master Don Juan
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5'8"
"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.
Been constantly working out/hitting the gym.
Been doing this workout 3x a week just to motivate a friend to workout for 3 months. Each week, I add 1 rep to each exercise.
Started with this over 2 months ago.
5x6 burpees
5x6 jump squats
5x6 pushups
Currently at the below, 3x a week with 3 weeks left.
5x15 burpees
5x15 jump squats
5x15 pushups
Still squating 225 and benching 225 just to maintain strength while doing this workout. My legs are exhausted from all the jumping by EOW.
Been doing this workout 3x a week just to motivate a friend to workout for 3 months. Each week, I add 1 rep to each exercise.
Started with this over 2 months ago.
5x6 burpees
5x6 jump squats
5x6 pushups
Currently at the below, 3x a week with 3 weeks left.
5x15 burpees
5x15 jump squats
5x15 pushups
Still squating 225 and benching 225 just to maintain strength while doing this workout. My legs are exhausted from all the jumping by EOW.
"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.