DanZy
Master Don Juan
Um yeah mate you do have to lift big to get big...within reason of course
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
AH909s Stronglifts 5x5 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.
AH909
Don Juan
What I meant is I used to always try to do as much weight as I could even if that meant I only could only get two or three reps. I would also try to lift for like 2 hours a day 5 days a week. Both of those will do nothing but overwork your muscles and they wont grow.DanZy said:
AH909
Don Juan
Week 4, Workout 2, A day
Squat - 165
Bench - 110
Rows - 90
Squat - 165
Bench - 110
Rows - 90
AH909
Don Juan
Week 4, Workout 3, B day
Squat - 170
Press - 80
Deads - 185
Squat - 170
Press - 80
Deads - 185
AH909
Don Juan
Week 5, Workout 1, A day
Squat - 175
Bench - 115
Rows - 95
Squat - 175
Bench - 115
Rows - 95
"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.
JohnChops
Master Don Juan
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Interesting. Your doing just 3 hard compound exercises per day 5x5. How's your progress I'm curious , body composition wise
AH909
Don Juan
Week 5, Workout 2, B day
Squat - 180
Press - 85
Dead - 195
Ive gained like 5 pounds or so since I started but im not sure how much of it is fat or muscle cause I started eating like a plow. Im starting to get in the higher weights now so I should start seeing more progress.
Squat - 180
Press - 85
Dead - 195
Ive gained like 5 pounds or so since I started but im not sure how much of it is fat or muscle cause I started eating like a plow. Im starting to get in the higher weights now so I should start seeing more progress.
AH909
Don Juan
Week 5, Workout 2, A day
Squat - 185
Bench - 120
Rows - 100
Squat - 185
Bench - 120
Rows - 100
AH909
Don Juan
Week 6, Workout 1, B day
Squat - 190
Overhead - 90
Dead - 205
Squat - 190
Overhead - 90
Dead - 205
apocolipto
Senior Don Juan
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Your well on your way dude 
"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.
AH909
Don Juan
Week 6, Workout 2, A day
Squat - 195
Bench - 125 (accidentally did 115)
Rows - 105
I forget to put the extra fives on the end of the bar when I was benching so i accidentally did 115 instead of 125. I do 125 my next bench day.
Squat - 195
Bench - 125 (accidentally did 115)
Rows - 105
I forget to put the extra fives on the end of the bar when I was benching so i accidentally did 115 instead of 125. I do 125 my next bench day.
AH909
Don Juan
Week 6, Workout 3, B day
Squat - 200
Overhead - 95
Dead - 215
Pull ups - 3 x max
Gonna start adding pull ups to my workout because when football gets done in a couple weeks im gonna start working out with my recruiter for the Marines. I can do 12 when I do palms facing in but i could only do like 5 or 6 wide grip and palms facing out. My upper body is probably my weakest spot. I also started using a mixed grip on deads instead of regular.
Squat - 200
Overhead - 95
Dead - 215
Pull ups - 3 x max
Gonna start adding pull ups to my workout because when football gets done in a couple weeks im gonna start working out with my recruiter for the Marines. I can do 12 when I do palms facing in but i could only do like 5 or 6 wide grip and palms facing out. My upper body is probably my weakest spot. I also started using a mixed grip on deads instead of regular.
AH909
Don Juan
Week 7, Workout 1, A day
Squat - 205
Bench - 125
Rows - 110
Squat - 205
Bench - 125
Rows - 110
AH909
Don Juan
I've come down with a pretty bad cold these last couple of days so I'm gonna get some rest instead of working out. Hopefully will get back in it on Friday.
Quiksilver
Master Don Juan
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good stuff keep it up
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
AH909
Don Juan
Didnt go yesterday because I was still feeling a little groggy from my cold. Feeling better today tho and will get back going on monday.
AH909
Don Juan
Week 8, Workout 1, B day
Squat - 210
Press - 100
Dead - 225
Pull Ups
Felt good to get back in there after being sick last week. Squats were a b*tch because i went right after school and my legs were still sore from my swimming class where we did a lot of kicking exercises.
Squat - 210
Press - 100
Dead - 225
Pull Ups
Felt good to get back in there after being sick last week. Squats were a b*tch because i went right after school and my legs were still sore from my swimming class where we did a lot of kicking exercises.
AH909
Don Juan
Havent been on in a while so im updating two days
Week 8, Workout 2, A day
Squat - 215
Bench - 130
Rows - 115
Week 8, Workout 3, A day
Squat - 215
Press - 105
Dead- 235
Week 8, Workout 2, A day
Squat - 215
Bench - 130
Rows - 115
Week 8, Workout 3, A day
Squat - 215
Press - 105
Dead- 235
AH909
Don Juan
Took two weeks off to help my body get used to the workouts I do with my recruiter for the Marines. Maxed out last night and i got 185x2 on bench and 225x8 on squat. Felt good knowing my weights have been going up. Im gonna start up again tommorow except im gonna do 3x5 on squat as the program recommends. Ill still do 5x5 on everything else and ill lower the weights and work back up.
"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.