Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Can you suggest me a 4 days split

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Nothing wrong with working legs more frequently, I usually went back and forth between doing multiple leg days during the week and doing legs only once a week...

Typically when I was doing heavier compound movements like squats and deadlifts it was once a week and when I was doing leg presses and other stuff like hamstring curls and leg extensions I would split it up into quads and hamstrings/calves.
I think of leg day as testosterone day, I hit legs twice a week starting with Bulgarians, squats, lunges, hip thrust, calf raise (alternate seated and standing). RDL twice a week on pull day.

I was doing PPLPPLrest now I'm doing PPLrestPPL - I feel good going into each workout. I think full body 3x per week might be optimum but not sure I can hit all the muscles I want to hit in a full body, each work out already takes me 90 min.
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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I think of leg day as testosterone day, I hit legs twice a week starting with Bulgarians, squats, lunges, hip thrust, calf raise (alternate seated and standing). RDL twice a week on pull day.

I was doing PPLPPLrest now I'm doing PPLrestPPL - I feel good going into each workout. I think full body 3x per week might be optimum but not sure I can hit all the muscles I want to hit in a full body, each work out already takes me 90 min.
I was never a fan of longer workouts. I prefer shorter more intense ones with minimal rest periods. 45 minutes max was my goal, preferably 30-35 minutes.
 

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for years, I struggled to gain lean mass, only to find out that I was not resting enough. Several years ago, I had an injury that forced me to chill for about three months. When I started again, I did about half of the volume I used to I gained 15 pounds of lean mass in six months. Remember guys you need to rest.

I used to run Gironda 8x8's twice a day for 6 weeks at a time with 12 weeks off doing other lower rep workouts to prevent CNS burnout in between them for a year...very short rest periods of 15-30 seconds between the 2 back to back exercises you picked for each group.

Other than the Pro Football workouts my trainer had me doing for a while, definitely the most intense workouts I have ever done.
 

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for years, I struggled to gain lean mass, only to find out that I was not resting enough. Several years ago, I had an injury that forced me to chill for about three months. When I started again, I did about half of the volume I used to I gained 15 pounds of lean mass in six months. Remember guys you need to rest.
Gaining muscle was never the problem for me. I have a wide frame, huge shoulders and pack on muscle easily. I also hold onto muscle far better than most. Even after not lifting for a year or so when I was recovering from surgery, my shoulders still were big and much of the muscle mass I gained was still there.

Losing bodyfat is always the fight for me.

That's valid tho...people need to do what works for their bodytype.
 

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At 5’9” I’m hovering around 200lbs depending on what i ate and drank in the past 24 hours. This most likely puts me in the top 10% for my age. It’s a good place to be.

Gaining muscle was never the problem for me. I have a wide frame, huge shoulders and pack on muscle easily. I also hold onto muscle far better than most. Even after not lifting for a year or so when I was recovering from surgery, my shoulders still were big and much of the muscle mass I gained was still there.

Losing bodyfat is always the fight for me.

That's valid tho...people need to do what works for their bodytype.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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