"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Lifeforce Weightlifting Journal
- Thread starter Lifeforce
- Start date
"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.
Tack mannen! har du någon journal nånstans?
Hehe, det var verkligen inte meningen att låta överlägsen - det var ju någon som frågade vad det betydde... tänkte bara att man kunde hjälpa till genom att rätta stavningen.
Nej, jag har inte någon journal uppe... inte än iaf. Fortsätt med det du gör, ser ut att gå jävligt bra för dig
"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.
Det är typ en kille på gymmet som alltid maxar samtidigt som jag gör det, har haft otur med honom, först i knäböjen, sen i militärpressen och sen när jag bänkade, och han tog mer i allt. Fick lite samma känsla. När jag precis har pallat 150 kg så kommer du o drar mer... =D
Semag: It's the secret swedish brotherhood. We're after your toaster, beware! =D
It looks like you got the same "problems" as me - My legs are strong compared to the rest of my body, or at least it used to be so before my rows went way up these last couple of months. It's pretty sick - I squat 145kg for 3reps ass to grass and I barbell row 150kg for 10reps.
It's about time for my legs to become my "strong side" again. Going to take good care of my diet and rest a lot this summer and will strive for a squat @ 180kg. Hey, even if I won't reach my goals I might as well set high standards - reach for the sky baby :crackup: :cheer:
Guys, it's time to show people how it's supposd to be done
Squat 5x125 kg 275 lbs New Record
Squat 3+1assistx130 kg 286 lbs New Record
Squat 2x130 kg 286 lbs
Squat 3x125 kg 275 lbs
I think I was tired since yesterday. I also noticed I only go about 85° down instead of paralell, I will not up weights to 5x130 next week, instead I will go lower at 125 kg.
Speed SLDL: 3x60 kg 132 lbs perfect muscle contact
Speed SLDL: 3x80 kg 176 lbs too heavy
Speed SLDL: 3x60 kg 132 lbs
Speed SLDL: 3x60 kg 132 lbs
Speed SLDL: 3x60 kg 132 lbs
Push press 5x65 kg 142 lbs New Record
Farmer's walk 36 m 51.4 kg 113 lbs per db New Record
Farmer's walk 38 m 51.4 kg 113 lbs per db New Record
(got no heavier db)
Shrugs 5x51.4 kg 113 lbs <-- grip was dead after FW.
Throw db overhead 1x16.4 kg 40 lbs
Throw db overhead 1x18.9 kg 45 lbs
Throw db overhead 1x23.9 kg 55 lbs
Throw db overhead 1x26.4 kg 60 lbs
Throw db overhead 1x31.4 kg 70 lbs
Throw db overhead 0x34.2 kg 75 lbs
Throw db overhead 1x34.2 kg 75 lbs
(never tried before)
(stretching)
Weight: 79.8 kg 175 lbs with clothes, without shoes.
Felt like an OK workout.
Double: yes actually we do. I'm so emotional right now I could kill myself and everyone around me.
Slump: **** dude, are your barbell rows for real or do you mean deadlifts? Good luck with acheiving your goal!
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
i meant i think the movie is unrealistic. not because he is unbeatable but because he drinks beer, and you dont see him eat any protein. And with this body, come on some winstrol injecting would be a little bit more realistic than drinking beer with his old buddys
if the movies would be kept more realistic like the rock drinking a protein shake instead of beer, or brad pitt in troja eating ****loadz of meat than the people would understand much better the bodybuilding lifestyle and i wouldnt be faced with **** questions about the food im eating. ****ing unrealistic movies ruining everything for us!"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.