"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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Can't Get My Arms To Grow

Quagmire911

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NOOOOOOOO, my arms are small because I am freaking 170-175 god damn it.

And I bet if you hadn't done all your fancy arm **** they'd still be 16"+.
 

"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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Quagmire911 said:
NOOOOOOOO, my arms are small because I am freaking 170-175 god damn it.

And I bet if you hadn't done all your fancy arm **** they'd still be 16"+.
Yes obviously they won't be big at your bodyweight, I was talking about your lifts. You're also mistaken to think that they could not be (much) bigger at 175 lbs as well. You're also mistaken to think my arms would be 16" without my direct arm work. My arms grew quickly when I started blasting them hard, and I am 100% sure that if I didn't work them hard they would be lagging.

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Quagmire911 said:
Why are Stallions 15" then :rolleyes:
So you think 15" is a good arm size and is achieved through the big compounds? There are guys with 15" arms in my gym and they have never done a squat or dead in their entire lives. Also, you should know that going from a start of 12-13" pre-training and adding 2 inches on the arms is a LOT easier than going from 15" to 17.5" +. I think your numbers and perceptions are a little skewed tbh.

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“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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Quagmire911 said:
I wrote the above to show you contradicting yourself.

Anyway, we are starting to go in circles now.

The fact of the matter is that we are both relatively inexperienced, so I'll leave it too guys that know what they are talking about:

http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15254&highlight=arm

As for numbers, I think it is yours that are a little screwed.

I'm out...
Two words; Tom Platz!

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EFFORT said:
Happy april fools day hope everyone had fun

I knew it was an April Fool's joke the minute I read who posted it. What's even more funny is how many of the H & F regulars on here fell for it! :p
 

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I am going to side with Charles Poliquin and IA...it just makes sense to me. When guys talk about Arm size and penis size it is always a very ridiculously exaggerated topic hahaha
 
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may i ask quagmire..what are you trying to achieve if you dont want to gain mass... at 170lbs most people who are training would be trying to improve their physique and gain some lean muscle...seems like a waste of time if all you want to do is get strong, unless you are training for a specific sport like mma!
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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Rampage1 said:
may i ask quagmire..what are you trying to achieve if you dont want to gain mass... at 170lbs most people who are training would be trying to improve their physique and gain some lean muscle...seems like a waste of time if all you want to do is get strong, unless you are training for a specific sport like mma!
Why does everyone want to get huge?
 

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I dont want to be huge, but I do want to be bigger, thats the point of bodybuilding is it not? gain muscle? if you just want to tone up then there should be no need for squats etc.
 

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so you think you need to do squats if you want to keep your body toned? squats are required for growth, that is all
 

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Rampage1 said:
so you think you need to do squats if you want to keep your body toned?
No. One of the best things you could do though.

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squats are required for growth, that is all
That is bs.
 

"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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Rampage1 said:
so you think you need to do squats if you want to keep your body toned? squats are required for growth, that is all
Ehh, squats are pre-dominantly a quad and posterior chain exercise (hamstrings+glutes)...so why are your legs not included in your body? They are. So why would you not do them...

No, they're not REQUIRED. You could do leg press instead.

(note also being 'toned' is having a bit of muscle [at least] and low bf%)
 

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hahaha ....
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
 

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wait, this was a joke right?
the other responders are taking it seriously.
 

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EFFORT, don't forget to drink your bodyweight in ounces of beer on training days. For me, that means 200 ounces of PBR :)
 

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CA, if you read the thread mate you'll see few people are taking it seriously... :)
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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