"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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Just Dumbbells?

elmnick

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Is it possible to do effective workouts with only dumbbell's and a bench (and no roof space to lift above the head)?
What exercises would be the best to do?
 

“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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lots of things:
-Overhead Squats
-Dumbbell snatches
-Dumbbell swings
-Dumbbell presses
-Dumbbell rows
-Dumbbell Bench Press
etc...

Use your imagination. You can do any exercise one handed. It will be tougher, but when you come back to a barbell, you'll be much stronger.
 

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I love doing bulgarian/split squats with dumbells.
 

elmnick

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that's good then
unfortunately I can't lift anything above my head standing up :(, as I'm using a small area of loft space, oh well
 

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That's no excuse. You can still do bent over rows, dumbell bench, split squats, etc. Also, why can't you just take your weights outside? Don't think of reasons why you can't lift, think of ways you can.
 

"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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I know it's no excuse, I'll just need to use a little imagination, no problem
 

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Yeah, there's dumbbell exercises for a lot of things, as long as you have dumbbells heavy enough. For example, you could even do a 3day split with just dumbbells.

monday - legs
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goblet squats/dumbbell squats
dumbbell stiff-leg deadlift
calf raises (on raised edge)

wednesday - back+biceps
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dumbbell deadlifts
dumbbell rows
dumbbell pullovers
curls

friday - chest+shoulders
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incline dumbbell press
flat dumbbell press
db shoulder press
db skullcrushers

see..

obviously it'd be better if you had barbells, a pullup bar and a few machines (for pulldowns, calf raises et al). And you also need DB's heavy enough, which will be quite heavy eventually if you get pretty strong.

Any reason you can't get a barbell and some plates (and a power/squat rack), or join a gym?

-shaun
 
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