"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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Nothing crazy today, gonna be kind of a light training week...

Sunday, February 23rd. 2014
Week 7 - Dynamic Effort Bench Press

Speed Bench
45x3
65x3
75x3
85x3
------
8x3 x 95 (60%) (Alternating grips)

Seated Overhead Lockouts
95x3
105x3
115x3

Standing DB Military Press
15's x 10
20's x 10
25's x 10

DB Rear Laterals
3x12
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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Monday, February 24. 2014.
Week 7 - Max Effort Squat/Dead

Squat
45x3
70x3
95x3
120x3
145x3
170x3
195x3
225x3
245x3 Rep PR

Good Mornings
45 x 10
95 x 10
115 x 10

Barbell Lunges (Stationary)
40 x 10
40 x 10
50 x 10
*Found out I suck as these, started with weaker leg first, took long strides and worked on form.

Weighted Sit-Ups
3 x 10
 

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Wednesday, February 26th. 2014
Week 7 - Max Effort Bench

Close-Grip Bench
45x3
60x3
75x3
90x3
105x3
120x3
135x3 PR
*Suprised myself today, was stronger with a close grip than I thought. Index Fingers just outside the smooth.

Pull-Ups
5 x 4 x BW

Straight Bar Tricep Ext.
30 x 10
40 x 10
50 x 10
*Did these laying on a flat bench, think I turned them into a JM Press but, really hit my triceps

Seated DB Power Cleans
3x15

Hammer Curls
2x10
 

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Short and simple, light training day...

Friday, February 28. 2014
Week 7 - Dynamic Effort Squat/Dead

Speed Squat
10x2 x 140 (55%) *2 Second pause at the bottom

Speed Pulls
10x1 x 160 (55%)

SLDL
2x10

DB Side Bends
2x10

Hanging Leg Raises w/ Bent Knees
2x10
 

"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.

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Thanks Stig, 5 more weeks til I test for a new 1RM. See how things go and if the program is working.

Saturday, March 1st. 2014
Week 8 - Dynamic Effort Bench

Bench
45x5,5
60x5
75x5
90x3
------
8x3 x 95 (60%)

Seated Overhead Lockout
95 x 3
110 x 3
120 x 3 (+5lbs)

Standing DB Military Press
15's x 10
25's x 10
30's x 10 (+5lbs)
30's x 8

DB Rear Laterals
3x12

DB Curls
3x10
 

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Monday, March 3rd. 2014
Week 8 - Max Effort Squat/Dead

Squat
45x5
95x5
115x5
135x3
175x3
205x3
230x3
250x3 +5lbs Rep PR

Good Mornings
45 x 10
95 x 10
115 x 10

Barbell Lunges
30 x 10
40 x 10
40 x 10

Weighted Sit-Ups w/ Feet Anchored
BW x 10
3 x 10 w/ 10lb plate behind head
 

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Wednesday, March 5th. 2014
Week 8 - Max Effort Bench

Close-Grip Bench
45x5
65x3
85x3
95x3
110x3
125x3
140x3 +5lbs New 3RM

Pull-Ups
6 x 4 x BW

Tricep Extensions w/ Straight Bar
30 x 10
40 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 8

Seated DB Power Cleans
4x15
 

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Thanks Espi, cant make progress without it.

Thursday, March 6. 2014
Week 8 - Dynamic Effort Squat/Dead

Squat
45x3
95x3
115x3
135x2
------
10x2 x 155 (60%) 2 second pauses at the bottom*

Deadlift
135x5
------
10x1 x 175 (60%)

SLDL
70 x 10
90 x 10
110 x 10
110 x 10

DB Side Bends
60 x 10
70 x 10
80 x 10 (+5lbs)

Hanging Leg Raises w/ Bent Knees
3x10
 

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Sunday, March 9. 2014
Week 9 - Dynamic Effort Bench Press

Bench
45x5
65x5
75x5
90x3
-----
6x3 x 95 (60%)
1x1 x 110 (70%)
1x1 x 130 (80%)
1x1 x 145 (90%)

Seated OverHead Lockouts
95 x 3
115 x 3
130 x 3 (+10lbs) PR

Standing DB Military Press
15's x 10
20's x 10
25's x 10
25's x 10
30's x 8

DB Rear Laterals
4x12
 

"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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Tuesday, March 11. 2014
Week 9 - Max Effort Squat/Dead

Squat
45x3
95x3
115x3
135x3
185x3
205x3
225x3
260x3 PR!
*First 2 reps felt pretty good but last rep was a grinder...

Good Mornings
45 x 10
95 x 10
135 x 10

Weighted Sit-Ups
BW x 10
3 sets of 10 w/ 10lb plate behind head.

Skipped lunges today...
 

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Thanks Stig, lunges are brutal for me so said screw it! Already hit a rep pr anways ;)

Final week of Close-Grip presses, decided to go big or go home.

Thursday, March 13. 2014
Week 9 - Max Effort Bench Press

Close Grip Bench
45x5
60x3
75x3
90x3
105x3
120x3
135x3
150x1 +10lbs PB
*Index fingers just outside the smooth

Pull-Ups
7 sets of 4 by body weight

Tricep Extensions w/ Straight Bar
20 x 10
30 x 10
40 x 10
50 x 10
60 x 6 (+10lbs)
*Did these laying on a bench, lowering to the forehead. Think these are called Skull Crushers?

Seated DB Power Cleans
4x15
 

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Wasnt feeling squats today, but deadlifts felt good.

Friday, March 14th. 2014
Week 9 - Dynamic Effort Squat/Dead

Squat
45x5
95x3
115x3
135x3
-------
8x2 x 170 (65%)
1x1 x 190 (75%)
1x1 x 225 (85%)

Deadlift
135x5
155x3
------
8x1 x 190 (65%)
1x1 x 225 (75%)
1x1 x 250 (85%)

SLDL
65 x 10
95 x 10
105 x 10
115 x 10
135 x 10 (+15lbs) PB

DB Side Bends
55 x 10
65 x 10
75 x 10

Hanging Leg Raises w/ Bent Knees
3x10
 

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Sunday, March 16. 2014
Week 10 - Dynamic Effort Bench Press

Bench
45x5
60x3
75x3
90x3
------
8x3 x 95 (60%)

Dead Bench
115 for 8 singles

*Set the pins in the power rack so the bar was resting about 2 inches above my chest. Very short rest periods.

DB Bench Press
20's x 10
30's x 10
40's x 10
50's x 6 (+10lbs)

DB Bent-Over Rows
20's x 10
30's x 10
40's x 10
45's x 10 (+5lbs)

Tricep Pushdowns
4x12
 

"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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Monday, March 17. 2014
Week 10 - Max Effort Squat/Dead

Rack Pulls (Just below the knee)
135x3
165x3
195x3
225x3
255x3
285x3
315x3

Good Mornings
45 x 10
95 x 10
135 x 10

Barbell Lunges (Stationary)
30 x 10
30 x 10
50 x 10
*Skipped 4th set.

Weighted Sit-Ups
BW x 10
3x10 w/ 10lb plate behind head
 

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Wednesday, March 19th. 2014
Week 10 - Max Effort Bench Press

Illegal Wide Bench
45x6
60x6
75x6
90x6
105x6
120x6
*First time benching that wide, not very strong. Think I'll rotate these in next training cycle.

PullUps
6 x 4

Tricep Extensions w/ Straight Bar
30 x 10
40 x 10
50 x 10
50 x 10
*I do these laying on a flat bench, lowering bar to the forehead. Might be called skull crushers?

Seated DB Power Cleans
4 x 15

Barbell Curls
4 x 10
 

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Thursday, March 20th. 2014
Week 10 - Dynamic Effort Squat/Dead

Squat
8x2 x 155 (60%)

Deadlift
8x1 x 175 (60%)

SLDL
75 x 10
95 x 10
115 x 10
135 x 10
145 x 10 (+10lbs) PB

DB Side Bends
60 x 10
70 x 10
80 x 10

Hanging Leg Raises
3x10

*3rd phase of speed squats/deads. Felt like cardio but think my conditioning is getting better. Everything felt good, deadlifts moved pretty quick.
 

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Beginning to de-load so took it easy on the accessory lifts.

Saturday, March 22nd. 2014
Week 11 - Dynamic Effort Bench

Bench
45x5/5
60x5
75x5
90x3
------
8x3 x 95 (60%)

Dead Bench
125 x 6 singles (+10lbs)

DB Bench Press
15's x 10
25's x 10
30's x 10

DB Bent-Over Rows
15's x 10
25's x 10
35's x 10
 

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Good friend ended up coming over last night and got hammered. Think I still was still a lil drunk this morning

Sunday, March 23rd. 2014
Week 11 - Max Effort Squat/Dead

Deadlift
135x5
155x5
185x5
205x3
225x3
250x3 (85%)

GHR's
3x10 x BodyWt.

Weighted Sit-Ups (Hate these)
BWx10
2x10 w/ 10lb plate behind head
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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