"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.

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I'm so pissed. I've been going to my local gym (rather than my basement) for about two weeks now and gained a good 4lbs. So i'm finally into weightlifting, eating right and all that.

Now I go down there and they tell me due to a change in insurance policy I can't go in until i'm 16.

That's a month and a half away. That's another 5lbs that I could gain, that were just stolen from me. I mean I could use my basement, but all it is is a undersized (meant for like 12 year olds) bench and a few free weights.

Why does **** like this always happen when you're starting to make progress? :cry:

EDIT: I still want to gain weight. I don't care if it's fat, I'll worry about getting bigger now and turn it into muscle later. Yeah it's not the best thing to do, but it's really the only thing I can think of now.
 

"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.

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du pushups and buy a chin up bar.. should hold you over for a month so you can do squat-deadlift-bench at the gym
 

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I did a lot of sets with pushups, onearmpushups, chins, jumping jacks, onlegged squats, step-ups on a chair and rows lying on the floor and holding on to a table with some weight on my chest. Did this for one month three days a week while the gym was closed. I didn't lose any strenght. Just maintained.
 

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You're too young to stress out about bulking. In fact no one should stress about it, but YOU have plenty of time so you have less of an excuse.
 

"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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Play basketball and do some plyometrics, and bodyweight exercises for a month. Basketball for calves and cardio, plyometrics for strrength and endurance, and bodyweight for muscle.

Do stuff like pullups, chinups, those pushups on your head... etc.
 

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Why not just go to models or something and buy weights?? Lift em for a month then give em back! Or keep em!
 
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