"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.

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Basically this is my routine (started Monday June 4, had to take 3 days rest and worked out again Fri; did this Monday too and again doing on Thursday tomorrow needed a 2 day break this time).

Deadlift
Bench Press
Squat
Barbell Rows
A set of chinups, set of neutral pulls ? (where palms face each other), and set of pull ups
Dips

I do about 3 sets and 10 reps, or vary the reps sometimes (i.e. 10, 8, 10, or 8,9,10). Also take about 60-75 sec rest after each set.

One thing to add, usually I end up using the V-squat machine, when the squat racks are taken (and I'm not going for Smith machine), it is compound as well (according to machine's picture which shows you working quads, hams, and glutes).

Any opinions, suggestions, advice? I wanna follow this routine for a little while longer and see what happens, and then change it up a bit.
 
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"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.

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What are your goals?

Are you making progress?
 
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wheres the routine?
 
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donjuanjovi said:
What are your goals?

Are you making progress?
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Well, I wanna pack on some muscle mass, and get to 10% bodyfat (I'm at around 15-16 right now). This is my 2nd week only, so as for progress, I'm not sure, but I'll be able to tell in a week or two I'm sure.

Also, this may be a boring workout, but it's quick and effective (right?).

Should I remove BB rows?
 
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Zerix said:
Well, I wanna pack on some muscle mass, and get to 10% bodyfat (I'm at around 15-16 right now). This is my 2nd week only, so as for progress, I'm not sure, but I'll be able to tell in a week or two I'm sure.

Also, this may be a boring workout, but it's quick and effective (right?).

Should I remove BB rows?
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the routine has good ideas (compound moves, low-ish volume) but needs to be split into two or three days a week. doing the same lifts 2/3 times a week will just burn you out.
 

"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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but needs to be split into two or three days a week. doing the same lifts 2/3 times a week will just burn you out.
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Hm, kinda confused by what you mean.
 
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Hm, kinda confused by what you mean.
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you're doing all those exercises in one day and then repeating.

so you're doing:

Day 1
squat
dead
row
etc...

Day 3
squat
dead
row
etc...

Your body won't be able to keep up with this cycle. A better choice:

Day 1
Squats + squat accessory lifts

Day 3
Bench + bench accessory lifts

Day 5
Deadlift + deadlift accessory lifts

Or

Day 1
Upper

Day 3
Lower

Day 5
Upper

Day 8
Lower

etc..
 
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