"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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Diesel Inspired Beginner Workout Plan - Need your help smart guys!

NatiL

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Ok I created my own workout after the MIGHTY Diesel.
Beginners you can steal it, experts please make suggestions.

Mondays [back]:
Deadlift: warmup. [8x 50%, 4 x 75%, 1 x 90%]
: sets: 2 x [4-8]
Pulldown and Bicep Curl: 2 x [4-8]
Chinups and Inclined Situps: 2 x [max]

Wednesdays[legs]:
Squats: warmup, [8x 50%, 4 x 75%, 1 x 90%]
: sets 2 x [4-8]
Prone Leg Curl, Rom Leg Extension: 2 x [4-8]
Angle Seated Calf: 2 x[4-8]

Friday[chest]
Incline Bench: warmup, [8x 50%, 4 x 75%, 1 x 90%]
: sets 2 x [4-8]
Flat Bench, Shoulder Press : 2 x [4-8]
Tricep Pulldown: 2 x [4-8]
Inclined Situps: 2 x [max]

It's probably not enough for abs and the exercises are a bit mishmash.
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
NatiL
 

"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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Never underestimate the effects that chin-ups and barbell squats have on the abs/core.
 

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I don't think the 1x90% will do much for you. Besides, newbies don't need to find their 1RM (1 rep max) & then try to figure out percentages (brain...hurting), they just need to warm up properly (highly underrated!), to then lift 5-8 reps in two sets, and come back to lift more next week.

Separate leg & back day by more than one day of rest. Easiest way to do that with this workout is to switch Wed & Fri.

You're also missing a set of 20 squats to round out leg day :D
 

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NatiL said:
Ok I created my own workout after the MIGHTY Diesel.
Beginners you can steal it, experts please make suggestions.

PRETTY GOOD START HERE THE CHANGES I'D MAKE

Mondays [back]:

PULLUPS- 3X6-8
ROW(ONE OF THESE BARBELL,HAMMER,CABLE)- 3X6-8
Deadlift: warmup, 2X6 THEN 1X10
PULLTHROUGH- 2X10-15


WEDNESDAY [chest]
FLAT BARBELL BENCH: warmup, 3X5 (I SAY START WITH FLAT BARBELL SO YOU CAN LEARN PROPER BENCHING FORM, I'M GONNA POST SOMETHING IN A SEC ON THE FORUM HERETHAT'LL HELP PEOPLE CORRECT THERE BENCHING FORM)
INCLINE DUMBBELL BENCH- 3X8
SKULL CRUSHER OR TRICEP PUSHDOWN- 2X10
LATERAL RAISE- 3X10
WEIGHTED ABS (HEAVY)- 3X8


FRIDAY [legs]:

BARBELL CURL- 2X8
Squats: warmup, 2X6, THEN 1X15-20 (WITH THIS SET START WITH A WEIGHT THAT YOU CAN GET 30 WITH)
GOODMORNING,GLUTE HAM, OR HYPER EXTENSION- 2X10
LEG PRESS CALVES- 1X10 THEN 1X30


It's prProbably not enough for abs and the exercises are a bit mishmash.
Any comments are greatly appreciated.
NatiL
THE CHANGES ARE IN CAPS
 

NatiL

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Ok I seperated Leg and Back day!

Set of 20 squats.. that sounds.. like... fun :|

How sore am I supposed to feel? some days i don't feel bad at all after.. feels like i'm being lazy! hate !
 

"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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Soreness shouldn't be used to judge the quality of a routine. It all depends on how quick you can get the lactic acid out and start the recovery process or whatever.

Somedays I'm sore as hell, somedays I'm not. Either way my numbers still go up.
 
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