"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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i thought you wanted to upp the carbs?
 

"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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na, i'm pretty sure if i keep the carbs low, i can keep the fat away from my stomach. my bottom two abs are nearly as good as the top ones now
 

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week3
weight: 70kg at 9.30am
legs and calves

45' leg press (maybe more like 90') - 45' is broken
182kg * 5
182kg * 5
182kg * 4

Squats
80kg * 6
80kg * 6

Leg curls
77kg * 6
77kg * 6

Stiff leg deads
65kg * 6
65kg * 6

Standing calf raises
105kg * 8
105kg * 8

Seated calf raises
50kg * 6
50kg * 6
 

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chest and abs
weight = 69.5kg

incline bench
60kg * 4
60kg * 4
60kg * 3

db bench
22kg * 6
22kg * 6
22kg * 5

decline bench
50kg * 6

cable leg raises
32kg * 15
36kg * 12
32kg * 13

crunch machine
57kg * 8
57kg * 8

+ 1 set of incline situps to failure (with obliques)
 

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back and traps

bent over bb rows
70kg * 6
70kg * 6

close grip lat pulldowns
22.5kg * 6
22.5kg * 6

pullups
0kg * 6
0kg * 4

cable rows
max * 7

deads
100kg * 4
70kg * 6 - good form

shrugs
115kg * 6
 

"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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good to see your doing incline bench, incline all the way!
 

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biceps
weight: 68.5kg lowest possible (**** all water, **** all food)

straight bar curls
36kg * 6
43kg * 6
43kg * 6

hammer curls
20kg * 6
20kg * 6

curl bar curls
35kg * 6
35kg * 6

i am absolutely fvcked just now; can't eat, can't drink mostly because my abs are absolutely killing me. i've had stomach cramps since 4 today
 

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legs
weight: 69kg after a long weekend of cardio ;)

45' leg press
190kg * 6
190kg * 6
190kg * 6

squats
85kg * 6
85kg * 6

leg curls
seated: 91kg * 6
prone: 57kg * 6

stiff leg deads
70kg * 6
(knee caps are sore)

standing calf raises
70kg * 8
70kg * 8

seated calf raises
60kg * 8
60kg * 8
 

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Good going. You got any before and after pics?
 

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Originally posted by gav

weight: 68.5kg lowest possible (**** all water, **** all food)

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i am absolutely fvcked just now; can't eat, can't drink mostly because my abs are absolutely killing me. i've had stomach cramps since 4 today

How's your eating been? Two weeks now and you're weighing in less than when you started. I thought you're goal was to bulk?

As for stomach cramps, been going regularly? I know if I was consuming 300g+ protein/day I'd be having some intestinal troubles, and I'm 25kg heavier than you.
 

"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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the stomach cramps are gone now; i was shagging all night thursday and all morning friday, which absolutely killed my whole body.

my goal was to bulk initially, but at the moment it is just to maintain my weight, while putting on extra muscle. since i'm getting so much cardio just now, those initial bulking goals are gone.

this morning on the scales without clothes i was 67kg. that is just fvcking unnacceptable.

back and traps

bent over bb rows
70kg * 6
70kg * 6

close grip pull downs
25kg * 6
25kg * 6

pull ups
0 * 4
0 * 4

deads
90kg * 6
90kg * 6

bb shrugs
110kg * 6
 

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Holy **** dude, did you ever find the reason why you had stomache cramps? If it's protein I might want to lower the amount I eat.

Your bent over rows look really good, 70 kg is a lot man.

Who's the girl you have training sessions with? =)
 

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Shoulders and Triceps
weight: 69.5kg

db shoulder press
20kg * 6
20kg * 6
20kg * 6

shoulder press machine
61kg * 4
59kg * 6
59kg * 5

db lateral raises
standing: 10kg * 8
seated: 8kg * 8

close grip pushdowns
17.5kg * 8
20kg * 8

skullcrushers
24kg * 6
20kg * 6

light cable golf swings - 1 handed
40lbs *20

heavy cable golf swings - 2handed
100lbs * 8
100lbs * 8

db one arm raise
10kg *6
 

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weight: 69kg with all 6abs in stunning form; there's a tiny bit of fat left below my belly - if i cut it off i might get an 8pack

45'leg press
190kg * 6
190kg * 6
190kg * 6

squats
90kg * 6
90kg * 6
110kg * 6
(sissy squats mainly)

straight leg deads
70kg * 6
70kg * 6

leg press seated
84kg * 8
84kg * 8

standing calf raises
110kg * 8
110kg * 8

seated calf raises
65kg * 10
65kg * 10
 

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WTF! you squat more than me. :mad: good work man
 

"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.

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4 weeks finished, here are new measurements

Left Forearm: 11inches (28cm)
Right Forearm: 11inches (28cm)
Right arm: 12.8inches (32.5cm) +1.5cm
Left arm: 11.8 inches (30cm) -1cm wtf?
Chest: 36.8inches (93.5cm) +0.5cm
Waist: 29.1inches (74cm) +1cm
Left Thigh: 19.7inches (50cm) -1cm
Right Thigh: 19.7inches (50cm) -1cm
Left Calf: 15inches (38cm) +1cm
Right Calf: 15inches (38cm) +1cm

a lot of minuses there. don't know what the fvck happened to my legs. i worked on them today at the gym; maybe they're just recovering

right arm has shot up. i have been using it a lot though - fingering my bytch, before you say anything :D
 

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doctor's measurements this morning (after one meal)

weight: 70kg
height: just over 6ft (183.5cm)
 

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You're tall gav. Good to see you back at gaining again.
 

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yeh cheers man,

chest and abs today
weight: 70kg

incline db bench
22kg * 6
22kg * 6
22kg * 6

flat bb bench
60kg * 4
60kg * 3
55kg * 5

decline db bench
22kg * 6

cable leg raises
12.5kg * 15
15kg * 12

ab crunch machine
60kg * 10
60kg * 10

incline side situps with 12kg db
1set to failure
 

"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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