I'd switch your squats over to hack squats instead of using the smith machine. Even if your gym doesn't have a power rack, if you can find a space to fit a barbell with weights then you can hack squat/deadlift your way to size.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Diet/Lifting Journal 2008/2009
- Thread starter macallik
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"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.
blew my shoulder out and haven't been to the gym in months. I'm gonna get a 3 month membership at the end of the month and make that last push for the summer season. Same routine but I have to substitute overhead presses for something. My shoulder cannot take it thanks to overexertion in my younger years trying to serve like Sampras
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Don Juan
macallik that sucks bro.. hope you come back motivated and ready to pull some PRs.macallik said:
Tennis is a ***** for the body.. I've learned it the hard way too, back's messed up because of the second serves behind the head, and yeah shoulders for sure.
But it's a sick sport
