"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Krueg's 2014 Log
- Thread starter Krueg
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"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.
Krueg
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Sunday, March 30th. 2014
Week 12 - Test Bench
Warm Up
GHR's 3x6
Lat Pulls 2x10
Tricep Pushdowns 2x10
Bench
45x5
75x5
95x5
115x5
135x3
155x1
165x1 5lb PR
170x0
170x1 10lb PR!
*Form broke down first attempt, had to get my head screwed on right and got it the 2nd time.
PullUps
1x10
So far added 20 pounds to my total, think the westside method is the program for me. Deadlift next time, hope to get another increase.
"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.
DanZy
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Krueg
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Week 1 - Dynamic Effort Bench Press
Bench
45x5
65x3
75x3
90x3
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8x3 x 100 (60%)
Pin Press (Mid-Height)
100x3
125x3
140x3 (+5lbs)
DB Bench Press
20's x 10
30's x 10
40's x 10
DB Bent-Over Rows
20's x 10
30's x 10
45's x 10 (+5lbs)
Tricep Pushdowns
4x12
Krueg
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Week 1 - Max Effort Squat/Dead
Good Mornings
45x5
75x5
105x5
135x5
165x5
185x5
*Not a true 5RM just getting a guideline for the next couple weeks.
GHR's
3x10 w/ 25lb plate
DB Lunges
15's x 10
25's x 10
35's x 5
35's x 5
Hyperextensions
3x10 x BodyWt.
Weighted Sit-Ups
3x10 w/ weight behind head
Glad this workout is over, everything felt brutal and my conditioning just sucked. Probably doesnt help I'm a pack a day smoker either..
"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.
Krueg
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Thursday, April 10. 2014
Week 1 - Dynamic Effort Squat/Dead
Squat
45x5
75x5
95x5
115x5
135x3
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8x2 x 155 (55%)
Deadlift
135x3
155x1
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8x1 x 170 (55%)
*Decided to drop 10 sets to 8.
SLDL
95 x 10
115 x 10
135 x 10
DB Side Bends
55 x 10
65 x 10
75 x 10
Hanging Leg Raises w/ Bent Knees
3x10
Krueg
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Saturday, April 12th. 2014
Week 2 - Dynamic Effort Bench Press
Bench
45x10/5
65x5
75x5
90x5
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8x3 x 100 (60%) (Close,Medium,Wide)
Pin Press (Mid-Height)
115 x 3
135 x 3
145 x 3 (+5lbs PR)
DB Bench Press
20's x 10
25's x 10
30's x 10
40's x 10
DB Bent-Over Rows
15's x 10
20's x 10
25's x 10
35's x 10
Tricep Pushdowns
4x12
Have you tried a smolov jr. routine? I increased my squat 45% in one month on that routine, minimal cardio, 4500kcal per day.
If you have been doing high volume(8-10 reps) for a while, it's time to switch to 7x5 and then 10x3.
http://joshmahony.com/weights/smolov_jr.php
I won't see gains until I do a few sessions where I'm struggling with a spotter. Once you build size with the high rep exercises you need to train all the new fibers to work together at their maximum output(lots of weight, few reps, lots of sets).
Krueg
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Heard good things of about the Smolov routine, even know a few guys who ran it. Though I dont know if I could handle doing all 3 lifts in one day.
"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"
When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.
Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.
Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.
The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.
Krueg
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Week 2 - Max Effort Squat/Dead
Good Mornings
45x5
75x5
105x5
135x5
165x5
195x5 (+10lbs) PR
GHR's
4x10 w/ 25lb plate
DB Lunges (Walking)
BodyWt. x 10
10's x 10
15's x 10
20's x 10
Hyperextensions
4x10 x BodyWt.
Weighted Sit-Ups (Weight behind head)
BodyWt. x 10
1x10 x 5lb plate
2x10 x 10lb plate
How's that compared to 5/3/1? I seem to remember you changed to Westside because you didn't think 5/3/1 was getting you where you wanted to be, but did you make any gains on 5/3/1?Krueg said:
Now that my 1RM's are a bit higher I think I wanna run 5/3/1 soon. The reason I want to get my 1RM's high is because I know for 5/3/1 you start out with a training max of 90% of your true 1RM, and I want my training maxes to be as high as possible.
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Westside is more advanced, but anyone can use it because the training percents are the same for everyone. You just have to do your research to understand how it all works. Then you have to plug in the right exercises/training tools that will help you.
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Tuesday, April 15. 2014
Week 2 - Max Effort Bench
Incline Press
45x5
65x5
75x5
95x5
110x3
PullUps
8,6,5 x BodyWt.
3-Way Shoulder Raise
3x12
DB Tricep Ext.
25 x 10
30 x 10
40 x 10
55 x 6 (+5lbs) PB
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Week 2 - Dynamic Effort Squat/Dead
Squat
45x5
75x5
95x5
115x5
135x2
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8x2 x 170 (60%)
Deadlift
135x5
175x1
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8x1 x 190 (60%)
SLDL
95 x 10
115 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 10 (+10lbs) PB
DB Side Bends
65 x 10
75 x 10
85 x 10 (+5lbs) PB
Hanging Leg Raises w/ Bent Knees
3x10
"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.