stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
23:45 5k tonight, first time breaking the 24 minute barrier
"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.
Fitness journal
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"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.
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
couple of 45 minute road runs this weekend. Am going to up my boxing to four days a week now.
I should be running another 2 mile try out race for boxing soon and think I should be able to crush the 14 minute time requirement for making the team
I should be running another 2 mile try out race for boxing soon and think I should be able to crush the 14 minute time requirement for making the team
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
just ran a 15 minute 2 mile with a lot of gas in the tank plus some asorted sprints. i have the running trial for boxing on monday and have to beat 14 minutes which i think is very doable
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
not an ideal result on the fitness test for boxing. I ran a 15:10 but ended up puking on the last lap which probably added a good 20 to 30 seconds on my time, would not have made the 14 mark anyway. I think it was my nerves, looks like I'll just have to train harder 
The good news is I can do about 77 push ups in a row now and 70 sit ups which are over the club minimum. I think I just need to start running more. It has been tapering off to about twice a week and it needs to be more like 4 times a week if I want to start improving more.
The good news is I can do about 77 push ups in a row now and 70 sit ups which are over the club minimum. I think I just need to start running more. It has been tapering off to about twice a week and it needs to be more like 4 times a week if I want to start improving more.
"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.
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
doing a lot of roadwork lately, trying to slowly work my weekly miles up
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
keeping running frequently (times getting better) and boxing, ive also started up with brazilian jiu jitsu which has been a lot of fun.
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
24:10 tonight and felt like i could easily break 24
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
23:50
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
have been doing more jiu jitsu lately but with a rib injury have started up a more serious running program. just ran a 23:30 yesterday still with some wind in the sails at the end
also my weight is down to 172ish, looking way more cut up
also my weight is down to 172ish, looking way more cut up
“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.
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
ran a 22:50 the other day but have been battling with shin splits and achilles issues
stephen_dedalus
Don Juan
my running times are getting better and I am running ~20 miles a week now. I was having trouble with shin splints but that seems to be behind me.
one other set back was i broke my hand with BJJ, will be back on the mats and lifting in about a month, just cleared by the doctor.
one other set back was i broke my hand with BJJ, will be back on the mats and lifting in about a month, just cleared by the doctor.