"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"

She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.

Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.

The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.

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awesome squat variation using a smith machine

"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.

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Luckily for him that was a smith machine,WHEW!
 

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Another reason why you shouldn't do squats in the coat rack..... er..ah... I mean smith machine.
 

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See, that's what happens when you go beyond parallel. :D
 

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See, that's what happens when you go beyond parallel.
even WORSE many in-experienced lifters don't realize your hamstrings pull on your glutes when you go to far below parallel and DAMAGE your lowerback. If your lower back feels like its getting punished from squatting your doing them wrong.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Also known in many weight-lifting circles as the pretzel-maker.
 

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Drum&Bass said:
even WORSE many in-experienced lifters don't realize your hamstrings pull on your glutes when you go to far below parallel and DAMAGE your lowerback. If your lower back feels like its getting punished from squatting your doing them wrong.
I was joking. Deep squatting is where its at.
 

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What's wrong with a Smith machine?

How about that one othermachine, the V Squat machine?
 
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