yungahdubz
Senior Don Juan
Thats one sexy bench you got there.
"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.
HandyAndy's progress journal
- Thread starter HandyAndy
- Start date
"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.
Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
Clear your pm's, they are full.
Do what I said and take your weight and your chest and waist measurements. Then take them every two weeks. Do this now and post it in here!
Edit-Post exactly what cardio you do every week as well. Low intensity and/or HIIT...
Do what I said and take your weight and your chest and waist measurements. Then take them every two weeks. Do this now and post it in here!
Edit-Post exactly what cardio you do every week as well. Low intensity and/or HIIT...
7/1/08
Deadlifts
185x5 - ****in pissed off here i just want to give up on this exercize, i feel ****in weak doing these and i look like a jackass doing them
Bench
Couldnt do these my wrist is killing me for some reason, hurt during warmups...
Squats
150x5
150x5
150x5
20 mins cardio on elliptical
Deleted my rant
It was pointless and I shouldnt have wrote it in the first place
On the bright side, the scale read 245 lbs today, but wouldnt it have shown on the outside if i really went from 280 to 245?
Deadlifts
185x5 - ****in pissed off here i just want to give up on this exercize, i feel ****in weak doing these and i look like a jackass doing them
Bench
Couldnt do these my wrist is killing me for some reason, hurt during warmups...
Squats
150x5
150x5
150x5
20 mins cardio on elliptical
Deleted my rant
It was pointless and I shouldnt have wrote it in the first placeOn the bright side, the scale read 245 lbs today, but wouldnt it have shown on the outside if i really went from 280 to 245?
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Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
You didn't really look 280 in the pics you sent. Maybe the scale you were using was f****** or something.
You should also try and weigh yourself under the same conditions every two weeks. So first thing in the morning after you go to the toilet and before you eat, wearing only boxers.
So that was weight=245lbs
Chest-48"
Waist-44 and a half "
Round belly button- 50"
Now you have something to compare against in another two weeks.
Try and get videos of the squat and deadlift as well. And list your weekly cardio.
This is for your deadlift, READ AND APPLY:
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147274
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=141664
And keep it up, you are doing well.
Quagmire
PS-Remember that if you are carrying quite a bit of extra fat, that you will have to squat and deadlift a good percentage of that weight whilst you are lifting. So as the fat comes off, your lifting numbers will "artificially" get higher faster, than someone who is at say 10-12% bf-if you get what I mean.
You should also try and weigh yourself under the same conditions every two weeks. So first thing in the morning after you go to the toilet and before you eat, wearing only boxers.
So that was weight=245lbs
Chest-48"
Waist-44 and a half "
Round belly button- 50"
Now you have something to compare against in another two weeks.
Try and get videos of the squat and deadlift as well. And list your weekly cardio.
This is for your deadlift, READ AND APPLY:
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147274
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=141664
And keep it up, you are doing well.
Quagmire
PS-Remember that if you are carrying quite a bit of extra fat, that you will have to squat and deadlift a good percentage of that weight whilst you are lifting. So as the fat comes off, your lifting numbers will "artificially" get higher faster, than someone who is at say 10-12% bf-if you get what I mean.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
I use the same scale, which is the one at my gym.
I wish i could riase my deads and squats but I physically cant handle that weight without having terrible form (as if my form isnt bad enough)
And I do apply all the stuff I hear about deads, my back rounds no matter what, Im just going to lower the weight
I wish i could riase my deads and squats but I physically cant handle that weight without having terrible form (as if my form isnt bad enough)
And I do apply all the stuff I hear about deads, my back rounds no matter what, Im just going to lower the weight
Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
Don't read anything else on the deadlift, apart from the two articles in the deadlift article above. It is all you need.HandyAndy said:
And as I said above, your numbers appear lower because you are having to squat/deadlift more weight at 245, than if you were 180 say.
Get those videos, and do the mobility work.
chinwaggler
Senior Don Juan
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hey you said your doing a low carb diet, but on the 27th, there are no carbs?
this is a bad idea because low carbs is good, but 0 carbs is bad... and if you stick to an extremely low carb diet for over two weeks, bad stuff happens to your body.
this is a bad idea because low carbs is good, but 0 carbs is bad... and if you stick to an extremely low carb diet for over two weeks, bad stuff happens to your body.
Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
It is an anabolic diet. Usually five days no carbs and then a two days carb up. Or four days no carbs, one day carb up.chinwaggler said:
"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.
Quagmire911
Master Don Juan
You should be getting a lot more carbs on the weekend, and a lot less fat. Go to stronglifts.com and reread the anabolic diet. The carb up is too replenish glycogen stores.HandyAndy said:
So weekdays no carbs, lots of fat, and the weekend lots of carbs, low fats. High protein all the time, although a bit lower at the weekend.
I-tallionStallion
Master Don Juan
Dude...have you dropped 35 lbs?? Thats friggin awesome
Yeah according to the scale, but not judging by my size or clothes.I-tallionStallion said:Dude...have you dropped 35 lbs?? Thats friggin awesome
Surely if i lost 35 pounds the physical change would be drastic, so as of now, i dont know what the porblem is. The scale has definately changed, but I havnt.
I-tallionStallion
Master Don Juan
Get someone else to weigh themself on it to see if they are still the same. Or get weighed somewhere else. I highly doubt that you've made zero progress since you've started.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
well, since you've lost weight and also gained strength I'd say you've definitely lost some fat.
You gotta remember you still have quite a bit of fat so it might be a while before you notice it coming off.
You're doing awesome mate, keep it up!!
You gotta remember you still have quite a bit of fat so it might be a while before you notice it coming off.
You're doing awesome mate, keep it up!!
Thanks for the support dude, hopefully it keeps coming off
And edit: Ive been fvcking up this week, I went out twice in a row with friends that I could have turned down, I knew I should have went to the gym! Dont worry, no more of that..!
And edit: Ive been fvcking up this week, I went out twice in a row with friends that I could have turned down, I knew I should have went to the gym! Dont worry, no more of that..!
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Ok, I just wanted to double check my weight today, the scale read 265, seriously.....WTF?
Either that scale is ****ed or my weight is rapidly fluctuating somehow....im confused but i should measure by how my clothes fit and start retaking my measurements...
Another problem with me taking measurments is some days im bloated and im huge! and other days im normal size...
Either that scale is ****ed or my weight is rapidly fluctuating somehow....im confused but i should measure by how my clothes fit and start retaking my measurements...
Another problem with me taking measurments is some days im bloated and im huge! and other days im normal size...
Today
Squat
155x5
155x5
155x5 Doing better here
Bench
185x2 Couldnt do these my arms were trembling(from squats maybe?) and my wrist is still hurting
Deadlift
135x5 Lowered the weight to work on my form. Quag that video you gave me was extremely helpful but I just cant press my chest out! I bend over, grab the bar, lower my hips until my shins touch the bar, then when i try to straighten out my back I just cant for some reason, Im thinking maybe because im tall i have to bend over more than others and my shoulders are rolled forward, im thinking of putting the bar on a couple plates to raise it for me a little...
20 minutes elliptical
Meal 1 - Protein Shake
Meal 2 - Roasted chicken (no, not an entire chicken)
Meal 3 - Rice, potatos and chicken with protein shake and green tea (post workout carbs)
Meal 4 -
Meal 5 -
Meal 6 -
Squat
155x5
155x5
155x5 Doing better here
Bench
185x2 Couldnt do these my arms were trembling(from squats maybe?) and my wrist is still hurting
Deadlift
135x5 Lowered the weight to work on my form. Quag that video you gave me was extremely helpful but I just cant press my chest out! I bend over, grab the bar, lower my hips until my shins touch the bar, then when i try to straighten out my back I just cant for some reason, Im thinking maybe because im tall i have to bend over more than others and my shoulders are rolled forward, im thinking of putting the bar on a couple plates to raise it for me a little...
20 minutes elliptical
Meal 1 - Protein Shake
Meal 2 - Roasted chicken (no, not an entire chicken)
Meal 3 - Rice, potatos and chicken with protein shake and green tea (post workout carbs)
Meal 4 -
Meal 5 -
Meal 6 -
7/7/08
Happy Monday :rock:
Bench
185x5
185x5 - Fail.
Today I was benching 185 and I couldnt get the last rep up, this guy worked in with me previously before I started my set. So im doing my bench and I cant get the weight up, and this jackass is just standing there looking around, meanwhile 185 pounds is about to come crashing down on my neck. He finally realizes im about to die and decides to help. Instead of going around the bench like a normal human being with a little bit of common sense, that retard lifts up one side on the barbell so the opposite side goes down, he then realized what a big idiot he is and begins to walk around and spot me properly (or so i think) So what he does he do? He lets go of the bar, and no he doesn't even walk all the way around, he takes 2 steps toward me, leans his body and stretches his arms all the way over me and grabs the bar from the middle. I felt like letting out a big " WHAT THE ****!!!!!" but good thing I didn't, everyone would have looked at me like I was crazy. I mean WTF, why would you do that, use your brain!
Squat
155x5
155x5
155x5 - These are tiring, thats why I love them, my form also look good, I realized that I needed to press my elbows back so my back doesn't round.
Deadlift
135x5 - Perfecting my form, props to Quag for the great video my form is 10x better.
20 minutes on the elliptical - 300+ calories. Im also hearing this myth
Meal 1: Chicken + Veggies + Beans and green tea
Meal 2: Sandwich: Lettuce, Avacadoes, green peppers, bacon, cheese (post workout carbs)
Meal 3: Awesome protein shake with chocolate flavor, 2 spoonfulls of peanut butter and a whole banana.
Meal 4: 3 scrambled eggs, more green tea and fish oil
Rest of the meals still to come
Meal 5: Chicken and Green beans with green tea
Happy Monday :rock:
Bench
185x5
185x5 - Fail.
Today I was benching 185 and I couldnt get the last rep up, this guy worked in with me previously before I started my set. So im doing my bench and I cant get the weight up, and this jackass is just standing there looking around, meanwhile 185 pounds is about to come crashing down on my neck. He finally realizes im about to die and decides to help. Instead of going around the bench like a normal human being with a little bit of common sense, that retard lifts up one side on the barbell so the opposite side goes down, he then realized what a big idiot he is and begins to walk around and spot me properly (or so i think) So what he does he do? He lets go of the bar, and no he doesn't even walk all the way around, he takes 2 steps toward me, leans his body and stretches his arms all the way over me and grabs the bar from the middle. I felt like letting out a big " WHAT THE ****!!!!!" but good thing I didn't, everyone would have looked at me like I was crazy. I mean WTF, why would you do that, use your brain!
Squat
155x5
155x5
155x5 - These are tiring, thats why I love them, my form also look good, I realized that I needed to press my elbows back so my back doesn't round.
Deadlift
135x5 - Perfecting my form, props to Quag for the great video my form is 10x better.
20 minutes on the elliptical - 300+ calories. Im also hearing this myth
Its probably garbage anyways..
Meal 1: Chicken + Veggies + Beans and green tea
Meal 2: Sandwich: Lettuce, Avacadoes, green peppers, bacon, cheese (post workout carbs)
Meal 3: Awesome protein shake with chocolate flavor, 2 spoonfulls of peanut butter and a whole banana.
Meal 4: 3 scrambled eggs, more green tea and fish oil
Rest of the meals still to come
Meal 5: Chicken and Green beans with green tea
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"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.