"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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"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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HandyAndy

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Military Press

5x3 45lb dumbbells

Squat

5x3 135lb

God damn lower back pain doing these.

Back rows

5x3 140lb

14 mins on elliptical
 

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If your back is hurting, the most likely cause is it is rounding at the bottom of the lift. In this case you will have to work on flexibility and box squats whilst lowering the box over time.
 

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Or lower the weight and start from scratch till you can get your form perfect
 

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Yeah, its rounding at my lower back, Im going to lower the weight again and perfect my form.

4/9/08

Bench

5x1 175
5x1 175
5x1 175

Squat

5x1 135
5x1 135
5x1 135

Deadlift

5x1 185


Meal 1


Yogurt and water


Meal 2


Beef and beans


Meal 3


Chicken and veggies


Meal 4


Spaghetti and meatballs with salad, water and yogurt(post-workout)


Meal 5


Will be a few eggs


Meal 6


Most likely tuna.
 

"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.

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I just wanna update this real quick.

Bench
175x5
180x5
180x5 - Piece of cake!!!!!! HELL YEAH
210x2 - Just for the hell of it.

Last year it was my goal to max out at 180, Im now repping it, awesome..!
I outbench my 19 year old brother and his friend....sweet
 

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Nice Job, careful though....cuz I'm literally RIGHT behind you on the Bench Press

:up:
 

"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.

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Another quick update.

Today I weighed in at 284lbs. Im not sure if I made a mistake the last time, but I double checked this time, not sure why I came off as 300 a few weeks ago.
 

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Bench
180x5
180x5
180x5 :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

Squat

135x5
135x5
135x5 - Form looks better, inches away from parallel, my back still rounds just a little

Deadlift

185x5

Dips
8x1
8x1

16 mins on elliptical
 

"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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Hey HandyAndy, how is your workout program going for you? Do you notice a difference when you look in the mirror??
 

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Military Press
5x3 - 45lb dumbells, ill raise soon

Squats

5x3 135lb, im getting very confident doing these now, im parallel and my back is rounding less.

Bent-over Rows

5x3 60lb dumbells

16 mins cardio


not much to say here, I like my Mon and Fri workouts the best
 

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Why are you only going to parallel? Below parallel is universally better.
(edited out, pigswill)

Keep your back tight the whole time, your whole body must be tight.
Fill you stomach with air and then do them.
 
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"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.

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