"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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Critique my Bulking Plan

Sin Verdad

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5'9''
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Body fat is like 8%.
I take down at least 3000 calories a day, over 200 grams of protien and carbs. Not sure about fats. Also at least 120 ounces of water a day. I've also cut out alcohol and have been getting a good amount of sleep.

I was 150 in January then got up to about 170 in May, then cut down over the summer. I'm bulking again because it's getting colder.

All exercises are 3 sets. All are 12,10,8.

Monday:
Bench 12, 10,8
Incline 12, 10, 8
Dumbell Press 12, 10, 8
Flys 12,10,8
Dips
Ticep Extension
Close Grip Bench

Wednesday:
Deadlifts
Upright Rows
Seated Rows
Pulls up or Lat Pulldowns
Preacher Curls
Hammer Curls

Friday:
Shoulder Press
Power Cleans
Shrugs
Lat Raises
Squats
Leg Press
Leg Curls

I've been doing this for three weeks. I've only gained two pounds but can see a noticable difference in my shoulders at least.

Any tips to help me gain?
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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progress is good enough. 1lb per week of muscle is MAX on ideal conditions.
if you want more weight, eat 3500
 

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Good job with the weight gain. A good way to gain weight slowly is bump up cals by 100-200 a week until you are seeing consistent gains.
 

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I got that off a bodybuilding forum Effort, but I've read your posts and trust your opinion. What would you reccomend? Should I do a three day split with more Squat Deadlifts Bench and Rows?
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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EFFORT

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Sin Verdad said:
I got that off a bodybuilding forum Effort, but I've read your posts and trust your opinion. What would you reccomend? Should I do a three day split with more Squat Deadlifts Bench and Rows?
yeah looks like a bb.com type of thing. Do yourself a favor and stay away from that place and go to places like ironaddicts.com, intensemuscle.com t-nation.com.

as for what you should be doing go here and follow the first 2 stickies

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=126233
 

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I would watch how many carbs you are consuming. 200+ is quite a lot. Are you using a carb cutoff?

I would cut the carbs down and bumb the protein to 250g+ a day and get in more calories from fats. Most people will stay leaner doing this.
 

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Read through IronAddicts last night and wow I feel like I know a lot more than before. I feel like I've been working out wrong for a long time.

What is everyone's opinions on squats and deadlifts? Alternate them or do them the same day or what?
 
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