[S]alvatore
Master Don Juan
Yeah, just let your lats get bigger and you'll have that V shape in no time. I recommend bent over barbell rows/dumbell rows or wide grip chin ups for great back development.
"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."
Attraction runs on a clock.
She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.
The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."
One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.
Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.
Adone's Journal
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"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
February 13th Workout
Military Presses: 99lbs x 6; 99lbs x 3; 99lbs x 5; 99lbs x 8; 99lbs x 6;
I had to get my weight down by 4 lbs because it feels like my bones are about to crash. I hate my small frame: I feel like my muscles could load up to 150 lbs but if I tried, my bones would crash.
Military Presses: 99lbs x 6; 99lbs x 3; 99lbs x 5; 99lbs x 8; 99lbs x 6;
I had to get my weight down by 4 lbs because it feels like my bones are about to crash. I hate my small frame: I feel like my muscles could load up to 150 lbs but if I tried, my bones would crash.
"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.
Originally posted by manuva
You're shoulders are not being given time to recover mate; you're performing well below your potential.
I don't know about this, manu... It looks like my lifts are getting higher and higher every workout, so maybe I could go on like this until it works... I mean, if I'm getting stronger every time I perform millies, it probably means that my shoulders have recovered from the previous workout.
However, you and many other guys in here are better-informed than me, so tell me where my reasoning fails, because I don't really want to limit myself. I want to press my bodyweight as soon as I can.
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
smoothoperator86
Don Juan
how about adding some more exercises to your workouts... i never do less than 5 in a trip to the gym. plus ur not really working ur other muscles by doing that, ur body is gonna get out of proportion. find some example workouts either from a trainer, online, or a magazine...i prefer the mags myself ( i do the flex magazine get ripped in 12 weeks right now) theres plenty of stuff out there 4 u to get a better workout
Muscles take a long time to repair after serious lifting. Lifting damages the muscles, so after lifting we not only need to wait for our muscles to repair to their previous strength, we need to wait for them to heal beyond their previous strength. This can take 4 days or more, regardless of how the muscles actually feel.Originally posted by Adone
I don't know about this, manu... It looks like my lifts are getting higher and higher every workout, so maybe I could go on like this until it works... I mean, if I'm getting stronger every time I perform millies, it probably means that my shoulders have recovered from the previous workout.
However, you and many other guys in here are better-informed than me, so tell me where my reasoning fails, because I don't really want to limit myself. I want to press my bodyweight as soon as I can.
By using your shoulders on consecutive days (chest, shoulders) you are attempting to beat previous strength records when your shoulders are at their weakest.
If you wait 4 days before working the same muscle group again you'll be able to life a lot more, and growth with occur faster.
smoothoperator86 said:how about adding some more exercises to your workouts... i never do less than 5 in a trip to the gym. plus ur not really working ur other muscles by doing that, ur body is gonna get out of proportion. find some example workouts either from a trainer, online, or a magazine...i prefer the mags myself ( i do the flex magazine get ripped in 12 weeks right now) theres plenty of stuff out there 4 u to get a better workout
At 5'9 and 150 lbs, I don't think I have to worry about growing out of proportion yet. Plus, I'm working out every muscle, since I'm doing Squats, Military Presses, Bench Presses and Bent-Over Rows. What am I missing?
I'll start to do isometric exercises when I get to 165 lbs.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
smoothoperator86
Don Juan
There are too many exercises to list, some include incline/ decline presses, curls, skull crushers, deadlifts, dips, etc... a big part of working out is changing your workout to keep your muscles guessing. Lifting can be complex if you truly want results you should talk to a trainer or find a program done by a professional. I read a magazine or two every month. My favs are Flex and Muscle and Fitness, give em a try if you want they're cheaper than getting a trainer.
"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.