"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.

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Any Powerlifters in here?

Jvesti

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Any Powerlifters in here? Do you compete? What are your maxes?

I started being interested in powerlifting in febuary. (I did bodybuilding for about 2 years before that). I want to compete later this year. my stats right now are.

Wt: 187
Bench: 325
Squat: high 400's
Deadlift: 550

Does anyone do "westside barbell"? I have been using that program for the past month or so and have been getting awesome strength gains.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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If you are not ****ting us then your lifts are genuinely impressive as you are well past 1000. However, the way you said "westside barbell" and made it seem like a miracle makes your declarement sketchy. Are u past 18?
 

Jvesti

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Originally posted by California Love
If you are not ****ting us then your lifts are genuinely impressive as you are well past 1000. However, the way you said "westside barbell" and made it seem like a miracle makes your declarement sketchy. Are u past 18?
lol well as seen on my profile i am 22. And it is not a miracle i've just been getting solid gains from it over the past month or so.
 

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im a powerlifter. only because of the way i train. i started in january and im doing pretty good. im gonna meet my goal of a 200 pound bench by the end of may.
 

Jvesti

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Originally posted by Lt dan
im a powerlifter. only because of the way i train. i started in january and im doing pretty good. im gonna meet my goal of a 200 pound bench by the end of may.
You on any program or do you just do whatever?
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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chances are you wont find any powerlifters here. there are too many pencil necks with the same ol' acne and creatine questions.

try the bodybuilding.com or the teenbodybuilding.com forums over there.

theyve got a nice program overthere. i like it anyway:p
 

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Originally posted by Jvesti
You on any program or do you just do whatever?
ive made up my own program but it came from a few different ones.
monday on bench i do pyramids that go like this
5x105
5x105
4x125
4x125
3x145
3x145
2x165
2x165
1x185
1x185
then four sets of five reps on curls at 45, flys at 45, dips and pullups. the only things that change throughout the weeks are curls and bench.
wednesday bench and curls i do ten sets of my two rep max, same with curls. ill do one set of bench and then one set of curls back and fourth. the last time i did this i used 165 on bech and 50 on curls. ill probably use 170 on bench this week.
fridays are the same as mondays but ill throw in another lift. im not sure of the name but its an olympic lift where you start with the bar on the floor and in one smooth movement you put it over your head.
tuesdays and thursdays i do squats deads, weighted situps, weighted side bends, leg extension and leg curls, and usually some weighted box jumps.
 

Omega

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Yea, I powerlift as of 2 months ago. However, I've been bodybuilding for 3/4 of a year.

Squat: 215x4

Deadlift: 235x4

Bench: 190x3 (I want it at 205x4 by mid may)


Bodyweight = 175 RAW, 200 with food, and water in me. (Yes, I eat and drink alot)
 

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good numbers man, entering a few meets will be great for your training. ive been powerlifting for a few years now, my bests are

bench - 340
squat - 460
dead - 440
165 body weight, just a belt used on the squats and deads

i'm in med school now and the past few months were really rough on the training so my lifts are all down a little, but the school year is winding down a little and i've been picking it up the past week or 2, so hopefully i'll be able to get back near those numbers.

ive done the westside stuff in the past...it worked great for my squat but i had to play around with their bench stuff to get results. i still do speed work with the minis about every 2 weeks and alternate a bunch of more conventional stuff with their max effort work.
 

"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.

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