Say before you knew what was the right thing and the proper diet. Just one good learning exercise or a bunch of wasted time? Just since "properly" working out in late October I have put on more power+mass than I did for a long time doing stupid exercises with a bad diet n sleep
"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Anyone else feel like they wasted time?
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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.
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No I dont. Because its not results but the journey Im after. Sounds courney, but whatever. Just keep in mind whatever you doing is what you will be doing for the rest of your life, other wise you are REALLY wasting your time.
I get a lot of insparational crap after running at 5:30 am each morning, outside, rain or shine. Sounds crazy, but there is nothing like it. I only get off more when I race cars. You are first, nobody else is outside but cats, sprinklers spray on you and its nice, I got one spraying my a55 and I really gotten to love it. When its cold I just put the rest of addidas running suit and its fine. Women somehow notice you doing that, I bet some are up that early. You are set for the rest of the day, mahn, try it.
I get a lot of insparational crap after running at 5:30 am each morning, outside, rain or shine. Sounds crazy, but there is nothing like it. I only get off more when I race cars. You are first, nobody else is outside but cats, sprinklers spray on you and its nice, I got one spraying my a55 and I really gotten to love it. When its cold I just put the rest of addidas running suit and its fine. Women somehow notice you doing that, I bet some are up that early. You are set for the rest of the day, mahn, try it.
I only gained strength and barely any size the first 6 months I lifted. While I learned ALOT in that time I could have made 300% as much progress if I knew how to workout and diet better. I finally met some people with a physique I wanted,asked questions about their workouts and dieting and I haven't looked back since. Live and learn!
I sorta burned out my nervous system for a while going to failure or close to it on every set. I thought that was what I was supposed to do. It only worked for so long even with weeks off and only going 3 days a week. Now I only push my hardest to failure or close to failure on the last set.
Since then only a handful of times have I not gotten some sort of progress each time I repeat a lift. And i'm actually eating a bit less than I was before. More progress but less food? Gasp!
Since then only a handful of times have I not gotten some sort of progress each time I repeat a lift. And i'm actually eating a bit less than I was before. More progress but less food? Gasp!
donjuanjovi
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It's called L-E-A-R-N-I-N-G.danno1 said:Say before you knew what was the right thing and the proper diet. Just one good learning exercise or a bunch of wasted time? Just since "properly" working out in late October I have put on more power+mass than I did for a long time doing stupid exercises with a bad diet n sleep
"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.
I dont think it was ever wasted time, and never do so it that way. As said, it is a LEARNING experience. I never gained much at all the first year, but I did learn how to lift CORRECTLY, and that is huge. I learned how my body worked, what it really took to do this correctly, and still to this day keep learning. Nothing was ever wasted. If anything, it helped better me, and helped me to better others.
Its kind of like in a relationship. Some complain they wasted so much time with a girl, or cant believe the time wasted with so and so. I look at it like I gained something. Maybe it was more information about a particular type of girl, or learning how to react when you get let down like never before. You take everything you learn with you for the next round. It all made me stronger, as did the above with the lifting.
Just my .02 cents.
Its kind of like in a relationship. Some complain they wasted so much time with a girl, or cant believe the time wasted with so and so. I look at it like I gained something. Maybe it was more information about a particular type of girl, or learning how to react when you get let down like never before. You take everything you learn with you for the next round. It all made me stronger, as did the above with the lifting.
Just my .02 cents.
This is strange... it almost sounds like you are upset at yourself for improving. Very rarely do people start out doing everything correctly. There has to be some trial and error involved with learning. Some people go through many injuries and mistakes before they start to see good results. Be proud you have improved, even if it took a long time, it's worth it.
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It's imperative that you guys between 16 and 25 start out and maximise your gains while your natural test levels are still high, after that it gets harder and harder to grow. Especially your first two years of lifting when you can expect 40-50lbs of mass IF you do everything correctly. But if you run your body into the ground with routines out of Flex and poor nutrition, you're wasting your time, yes. Learn, learn and re-learn the basic principles of growing and maximise your early potential, and build a physique you can maintain throughout your 20's, 30's and 40's without much effort.. don't be that guy who wakes up at 35, had lifted for 20 years, paid a small fortune on supplements and gym memberships, and has NOTHING to show for it.