"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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I think I have a bad w/o plan and that im underweight

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I was working my chest, bi's, tri's, and back twice a week.
Mon-Back, Chest, Bis
Tues-Shoulders, Tris, Legs
Thurs-Back, Chest, Bis
Fri-Shoulders, Tris, Legs

That is what my trainer told me to do. I guess I was doing it all wrong lol. For a while too. So I was thinking about separating the groups into a push/pull/legs split. Somebody in another post said it was where you do push exercises on monday
pull exercises on wednesday
legs on friday... etc.

The split is also known as chest/tris, back/bis, legs. How many exercises would I have to do, for example on the chest and tris day? Im skinny by the way. 5'9 and 150. How much more should I eat? Its May 29th I wanna make some gains so when i get back to school on aug. 9th people notice a good physical change of me
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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If you are hungry throughout the day you are not eating enough.

The only time you should ever feel hungry is when you wake up.. then have breakfast at most 30min after.

Eat more. If you do not eat you do not grow.
 

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Not to argue with your personal trainer, but I'm not seeing this working out. Back and chest on the same day? If you go hard, you will not be able to do this workout with much intensity.

Try going..

Monday Chest
Wednesday Legs
Friday Back

do assistance exercises, majority of which should be compound movements.
Focus on the big three my friend.
 

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Pull ups or Hammer Pulldown- 4x8
Squat- 2x6, 1x20


Wed

Decline Bench- work up to 1x3max
Incline Dumbbell Bench- 3x6
Skull Crusher-2x8
Lateral Raise- 3x10


Fri

Barbell Row- 4x10
Deadlift- work up to 1x3max, 1x15
Pullthrough- 3x10
Dumbbell Curl- 1x12

Diet

Protein- 330g
Carbs-300g
Fat-120

Supps

CEE 6g a day
Taurine 15g a day
Multi Vitamin
Green tea 3-6pills


Let the growing begin
 

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no wonder you're feeling underweight.
Where the **** is that back exercise?

Skilla and EFFORT should set you on the right track.
 

"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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Also, from the man upstairs:

Do your 1 x 15 on a rack deadlift (2" below knee level) and use straps so you don't pull unevenly.
 

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EFFORT said:
Mon

Pull ups or Hammer Pulldown- 4x8
Squat- 2x6, 1x20


Wed

Decline Bench- work up to 1x3max
Incline Dumbbell Bench- 3x6
Skull Crusher-2x8
Lateral Raise- 3x10


Fri

Barbell Row- 4x10
Deadlift- work up to 1x3max, 1x15
Pullthrough- 3x10
Dumbbell Curl- 1x12

Diet

Protein- 330g
Carbs-300g
Fat-120

Supps

CEE 6g a day
Taurine 15g a day
Multi Vitamin
Green tea 3-6pills


Let the growing begin
So all I have to do is this and I will get built?? Ive always thought I would have to do so much more than this. Especially because of my current routine where my list of exercises goes on and on.
 

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Less is more when it comes to weightlifting for the majority of people.
 

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'Tis true. My 'This is a good routine. May need work" thread is a good place to start. A few heavy compound movements will build a hell of a lot more mass than a butt load of isolation movements.
 
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