"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Fuglydude said:
Whatever helps, right? I use a very narrow stance when I deadlift. Should I reproduce this stance on leg press?
Yes sir!!! Quads are used in the very first part than hammies/glutes/erectors. So it only makes sense to use the same stance.

Loading up 6-7 pps and going deep for reps with a narrow stance is brutal :) widowmakers on those are fun too, as I've done 20+ reppers with 4pps
 

"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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I'd say I use around the same stance for both, but I'd have to check. Regardless, my stance is pretty narrow on both.

Footing on the the actual board is very important. I moved my feet higher on the board recently and my numbers have shot up. Common sense really, just making sure your pressing through your heal at the bottom of the movement.

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My stance is VERY narrow, like my feet are maybe 3-4 inches apart. This will be tough to reproduce on the leg press, but I'll have to try. Anyways, here's last WO:

May 28th: Push/Pull

Warm up w/ core work, stretches. Didn't have a lot of time to train today, so just had to do the basics and get out.

Incline dumbell press:

100 x 3 (man these were heavy, plus my shoulders are still really sore)
55 x 10 (focus on form)
55 x 10

Dumbell row:

100 x 10
55 x 12 (really focus on form and the contraction)
55 x 12

Reverse grip bench:

155 x 8
155 x 8
155 x 8

Pull/Chin ups (varied grip)

Hammer grip: BW x 20
Wide under hand grip: BW x 10
Narrow over hand grip: BW x 10

Overall felt pretty weak and tired today. I can see the importance of cycling intensity now!
 

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Haven't updated this thing in a while...

Did 2 sessions in the last 24 hours:

Interval session:

Front squat to warm up

5 x 185

Weighted Pull ups (narrow underhand grip) (BW + 90) x 6
... immediately followed by
Weighted Dips: (BW + 90) x 6
(this was tiring)
.... Did 2 iterations of this.

Unilateral leg press: 1 PPS x 15
immediately followed by BW chins: BW x 10
immediately followed by BW Dips: BW x 8
.... Did 2 iterations of this.

Seated dumbell bicep curl: 25 x 10/side
immediately followed by tricep push down: 15-20 reps
immediately followed by unilateral leg ext: 12-15 reps/side
immediately followed by standing calf raises: 12 reps.
... Did 2 iterations

Strength session, approximately 20 hours later:

Warm up w/ stretches.

Power clean:

135 x 5 (hang)
185 x 3
210 x 1

Jump squats:

225 x 5

Back squat (below parallel)

275 x 3
315 x 3
315 x 3
335 x 1

Front squat:

245 x 3
265 x 1

Back squat (ATG w/ narrow stance (heals 4-5 inches apart)

225 x 10
225 x 8

Weighted Pull up (narrow underhand grip)

(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 90) x 6

Weighted Dip:

(BW + 115) x 5
(BW + 90) x 6

Pistols:

22.5/side x 5
22.5/side x 5

Seated bicep curl:

22.5/side x 10
22.5/side x 10

BW wide grip chin up:

BW x 18

Seated leg curl:

Light weight x 15/side for 2 sets.

Finished w/ 1 set/side of leg adduction stuff.

Overall felt quite explosive and strong despite being really busy in the last week. I've worked close to 75 hours in the last week, and although I have been training diligently, I think my diet due to work, has been less than optimal.

BW is around 170.
 

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Update June 24th: Deads/Dips, etc...

Warm up w/ hang cleans, dumbell snatch and stretches.

Hang clean:

135 x 5
185 x 1

Dumbell snatch:

95 x 1 (each side)

Deadlift

315 x 1
415 x 3
415 x 3 (last rep felt horrible...)
325 x 10 (gassed after)
325 x 1 (40 second static hold)

Weighted Dips:

(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 115) x 5
(BW + 115) x 5
(BW + 90) x 7

Pistols:

30/side x 5
20/side x 5

Stiff leg deadlift:

135 x 8
135 x 8

Chin ups:

BW x 12 (more for the stretch)

Seated Leg curl (unilateral)

8-12/side x 3 sets

Hip adductor (unilateral)

8/side
...immediately followed by BW pistol:
BW x 5/side

Post WO weight = 173
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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June 25th:

Still pretty beat up from last night's WO. Today was an upper body day, but I took it pretty easy.

Warm up w/ hanging leg raises, reverse crunch, rotator cuff work.

Incline Dumbell press:

55 x 10 (really focus on contraction)... left shoulder is still giving me grief.
55 x 10
55 x 10

Dumbell row (really focus on contraction)

55 x 10
55 x 10
55 x 10

Reverse Grip Bench:

155 x 8
175 x 6
185 x 3

Finished w/ Pec deck and light shoulder press.

Cardio tonight during my break at work.
 

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Just finished night shift... been up for close to 24 hours.

Did deads/dips:

Was pretty tired, so didn't go all out.

- Warm up

Hang clean:

135 x 3
185 x 3

Deadlift:

365 x 5
365 x 5
365 x 5
365 x 5

These were comfortable sets.

Static hold

1 x 365 (25 second hold)

Weighted dips:

(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 90) x 6

Weighted pull ups (narrow underhand grip)

(BW + 90) x 6 (could have done more, but not going all out)
(BW + 90) x 5 (same as above)

Pistols:

17.5/side x 5

One arm dumbell snatch:

70/side x 5

Post WO wt = 169.

My weight has steadily been creeping down to below 170 the last few weeks. My strength hasn't suffered noticeably, so I think this is a good thing. Shoulders are still quite sore, preventing too much heavy push work. Left sternoclavicular/glenohumoral joints feel off... May have to visit the chiropractor for an adjustment.
 

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Haven't updated this thing in forever....

Update Aug. 4th:

Warm up:

Power clean:

135 x 5 (hang)
185 x 5

One dumbell snatch

90 x 1 (each side)

Deadlift:

315 x 6
405 x 3
415 x 1 (30 second static hold)
365 x 3 (last rep = 30 second static hold)
315 x 6
315 x 1 (30 second static hold)

Weighted Dip:

(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 100) x 6
(BW + 100) x 6

Weighted Pull up (narrow underhand grip)

(BW + 90) x 6
(BW + 90) x 6

Dip:

BW x 10
BW x 1 (25 seconds up/25 seconds down)

Chin up: varied grips:

BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10

Incline dumbell press:

75 x 8 (really focus on form)

Finished w/ tricep and hamstring work.

PO WO wt = 170
 
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