"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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Jahidi's Workout and Diet Journal

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TUESDAY

Incline Bench Press 3 x 5
155 x 5
165 x 5 PR
165 x 5

Calling it a PR because it's the best I've done using full range of motion.

Dumbbell Bench Press 4 x 8
65 x 10
65 x 9
65 x 8
65 x 8

Military Press 3 x 8
85 x 12
85 x 10
85 x 8

Tricep Pushdowns 3 x 10
110 x 10
110 x 10
110 x 10

Russian Twists 3 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10
 

"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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THURSDAY

Squat 3 x 5
255 x 5 PR
255 x 5
255 x 5

Hyperextensions 3 x 10
75 x 10 PR
75 x 10
75 x 10

Dumbbell Row 4 x 6
85 x 6
85 x 6
85 x 6
85 x 6

Dumbbell Curl 3 x 8
35 x 8
35 x 8
35 x 8

Leg Press Calfs 3 x 15
210 x 15
220 x 15 PR
220 x 15
 

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SATURDAY

I forgot that the gym closes at 6 on Saturdays, and I showed up at about 5:30 so my workout got cut short (it usually takes me about an hour to get through everything). I did the two bench presses and then I had about 5 minutes left and the power racks were all taken so I skipped military press and did triceps instead.

Barbell Bench Press 3 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 4

Not counting the last rep of the last set because my spotter didn't know how to spot and helped when it wasn't necessary. Not sure if I could have got the rep out on my own.

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press 4 x 8
65 x 8
65 x 8
65 x 8
65 x 8

Tricep Pushdowns 3 x 10
110 x 10
110 x 10
110 x 10
 

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TUESDAY

Deadlift 3 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5
315 x 5

Got it, and it was noticeably easier than the last 2 tries. On to 320...

Leg Press 2 x 10
360 x 10
380 x 10 PR

Chin-ups 4 x 6
bw x 6
bw x 6
bw x 6
bw x 6

Hammer Curls 3 x 8
35 x 8
35 x 8
35 x 8

Leg Press Calfs 3 x 15
230 x 15 PR
230 x 15
230 x 15

My weight is hovering around 140-141 right now btw, so I've gained just over 10 pounds so far.
 

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Whats that diet looking like
 

"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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Diet is going okay, I'm doing the simple starting diet but I've been slacking a bit. I need to eat more veggies and I sometimes miss the 6th meal in the diet because I'm too full and just go to bed. And I've never tried drinking olive oil yet.

I'm eating about 3500 calories per day, sometimes more if I'm hungry but I tend to get full easily and struggle to finish my meals.



7am - Wake up
7:30am - Shake (2 scoops whey, 4 raw eggs, 3/4 cup oats, 500ml milk)
10am - Banana (this is just a quick break at work so I can only eat something small)
12pm - Beef, potatoes, veggies
4pm - Shake ((2 scoops whey, 4 raw eggs, 500ml milk)
7pm - Beef, (I sometimes have veggies with it but I'm slacking with eating veggies. I know I need to eat more of them.)
9pm - Same shake as above
10pm - Chicken (this is the meal I sometimes miss)
11pm - Bed
 

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jahidi said:
Diet is going okay, I'm doing the simple starting diet but I've been slacking a bit. I need to eat more veggies and I sometimes miss the 6th meal in the diet because I'm too full and just go to bed. And I've never tried drinking olive oil yet.

I'm eating about 3500 calories per day, sometimes more if I'm hungry but I tend to get full easily and struggle to finish my meals.



7am - Wake up
7:30am - Shake (2 scoops whey, 4 raw eggs, 3/4 cup oats, 500ml milk)
10am - Banana (this is just a quick break at work so I can only eat something small)
12pm - Beef, potatoes, veggies
4pm - Shake ((2 scoops whey, 4 raw eggs, 500ml milk)
7pm - Beef, (I sometimes have veggies with it but I'm slacking with eating veggies. I know I need to eat more of them.)
9pm - Same shake as above
10pm - Chicken (this is the meal I sometimes miss)
11pm - Bed
Do you work everyday? You could do something called carb cycling which may make things easier for you. It can be setup many ways, for you i'd say 3high carb days, 2 moderate carb days and 2 low carb days. Its a lot to write out here just let me know if your interested i could set you something up.
 

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I work Monday-Friday 9-5. Just an easy desk job to pay the tuition for when I go back to university next month. By all means if you think carb cycling would be good for my situation, tell me what's involved and I'll do it.
 
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