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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Deadlifts..Deadlifts...Deadlifts!!

Mr.Positive

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Alright, Deadlifts everyone! I'm sold. Since I added them to my workout about a month or so ago, I'm noticing a huge difference. Deadlifts are my favorite exercise now. I seem to have gained a huge amount of just raw power from them. I'm amazed actually, deads seem to add strength to your entire body...has anyone else experienced this when first starting them?

I'm not even doing heavy weight yet. I started light to make sure my form was right, and to burn it into muscle memory. I'm just starting to add more weight. Last time I did 5x245. I'm doing them tomorrow and am going to shoot for 265, maybe 285. I'm fired up right now.

Anyway, enough rant... I wouldn't have discovered deadlifts if it wasn't for you guys here.

Thanks! and do deadlifts!! I love being the only guy in the gym doing them...
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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donjuanjovi

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Deads and rack pulls are my absolute favourites.
 

Being_the_Don

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Deadlifts are one of my favorite exercises, too. I was underestimating my progress on a lot of lifts until I found out that I should have been adding the Olympic bar to the total amount lifted. :eek: Now that I know how much I've really been lifting on my deadlifts, bench press, etc. I'm even more pleased with the progress I'm making. :up:
 

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Mr.Positive said:
Alright, Deadlifts everyone! I'm sold. Since I added them to my workout about a month or so ago, I'm noticing a huge difference. Deadlifts are my favorite exercise now. I seem to have gained a huge amount of just raw power from them. I'm amazed actually, deads seem to add strength to your entire body...has anyone else experienced this when first starting them?

I'm not even doing heavy weight yet. I started light to make sure my form was right, and to burn it into muscle memory. I'm just starting to add more weight. Last time I did 5x245. I'm doing them tomorrow and am going to shoot for 265, maybe 285. I'm fired up right now.

Anyway, enough rant... I wouldn't have discovered deadlifts if it wasn't for you guys here.

Thanks! and do deadlifts!! I love being the only guy in the gym doing them...
:up:
 

"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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ThreeStorms

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Has anybody tried dumbbell DLs? As a tall guy with very long legs, I found that they are a nice alternative, as my knees can't get in the way of the bar, which was always a problem for me.
 

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Deadlifts were my fav exercise.

Then I learned the Clean and Jerk. POWRAR :D
 

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Deadlifts changed my life for the better.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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