"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 Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Military Presses 8x40 kg haha pathetic
Military Presses 6x40 kg 88 lbs
Push presses 8x57.5 kg 126 lbs
Push presses 6x57.5 kg 126 lbs
SLDLs 6x115 kg 253 lbs
SLDLs 4x115 kg 253 lbs
SLDLs 8+x105 kg 253 lbs
Tried some db lunges didn't feel good
squats 6x105 kg 231 lbs
squats 5x105 kg 231 lbs
squats 8x105 kg 231 lbs
Squats 1x135 kg 297 lbs
Hamstring curls 8x45 kg
Hamstring curls 4x50 kg dropset
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It'll be dumbbell kickbacks next mate.
"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.
Lunges are pretty cool if you do them heavy enough.
Semag,, haha.. didn't know you saw that thread. I guess there were to many "how much can you X raw"-threads when I wrote it. It actually took some time to modell that heavy db onto his hand.
here you go.
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=5568542#post5568542
I couldn't do back today because my hamstrings was beyond sour.
Bench pressing 5x72.5 kg
Bench Pressing 3x72.5 kg
Bench pressing 4x72.5 kg
Incline db pressing 8x26.4 kg
Incline db pressing 4x29 kg
Incline db pressing 2x29 kg
Bench pressing 60x20 kg (it was a bench competition, I won =)
Static holds 10x60 kg
Static holds 10x100 kg
Static holds 5x145 kg
Static holds 5x175 kg
Static holds 5x195 kg
Static holds 5x195 kg
didn't do biceps, saving it to blast my back.
"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.
You still rest/pausing bench? I went back to straight sets last night and my weights had gone up... good stuff.
I only do 4 sets of pressing, 2 flat and 2 incline, or 2 flat and 2 decline.... then 2 sets of dips and that's about it for my chest day.
2x6 flat (wide grip [index finger on rings])
2x6 decline (narrow grip [pinky on rings])
2x10 dips
nay.. I do ordinary bench presses at the moment. Do rest pauses at alot of other lifts.
Skull crushers 8x37.5 kg new record
Skull crushers 4x37.5 kg (15 breaths rest)
Skull crushers 5x37.5 kg
Bent over rows 6x70 kg
Bent over rows 5x70 kg
Power cleans 3x70 kg
Clean and jerk 1x70 kg
Deadlift 3x120 kg ....zZSAE"#¤E! Deadlift sucks.. dam it to hell.
chin ups 2x5 kg SDAoöj v1"#
chin ups 4xbw doöwfj sdal ½"!!!!!!!
Dips 12xbw
Dips 8x5 kg
Dips 9x7.5 kg new record I think
farmer's walk 51.4x1 lap.
db toss over head like 37 kg or something.. progressed up from 20 kg
I'm furious about this lousy workout.. I'm so glad to be out fropm this lousy ****ty gym which get hotter than hell at summer. I looked like someone had thrown a bucket of water of me after the "workout". If these lousy lifts even qualifies as a workout. My friend bailed after coming halv an hour late to the gym.
yeah... some new records.. but I'd expected to do some records on my back today... but anyway. Now I know what caused my pain last time. I went to the gym with inlines so the back was kind of stiff or something.
yeah.. but this gym is way to hot... you have no power or no energy once you get inside. Too damn hot.
"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.
Last 2 workouts:
Legs:
Leg presses 10x200 kg 440 lbs
Leg presses 10x240 kg 528 lbs
Leg presses 10x260 kg 572 lbs
Leg presses 8x260 kg 572 lbs
Leg presses 8x260 kg 572 lbs
(weights withoyt sledge)
Military Presses 8x45 kg 99 lbs
Military Presses 6x45 kg 99 lbs
Push presses 6x55 kg 121 lbs
Push presses 6x55 kg 121 lbs
Calf raises 8x115 kg 253 lbs
Calf raises 6x115 kg 253 lbs
machine sucked! (different gym)
Calf raises with bb 2x110 kg 242 lbs - aborted
Calf raises with bb 8x140 kg 308 lbs
Biceps curls 6x37.5 kg
Negatives 6x50 kg
SLDL warm up. I felt bad in the back so I backed off from this exercise.
Day 2
Bench presses 6x72.5 kg (wider grip)
Bench presses 2x72.5 kg (semi wide)
(guessing my delts were ****ed since the day before
(I'll bench press next workout after two days rest)
Dips 6xbw
Dips 6x13.6+1 kg 22 lbs new record
Dips 6x17.5+1 kg 38.5 lbs New Record
Dips 4x20+1 kg 44 lbs New Record
Skull crushers 4x40 kg 88 lbs
Skull crushers 8x35 kg 77 lbs
SLDLs 8x100 kg 220 lbs
SLDLs 8x100 kg 220 lbs
SLDLs 8x100 kg 220 lbs
SLDLs 7x100 kg 220 lbs (grip failed)
(kept it lighter to keep perfect form)
Calf raises 10x115 kg 253 lbs
Calf raises 5x115 kg (15 breath pause)
Calf raises 8x115 kg 253 lbs
Actually I think it was my inlines who ****ed my back up. Back seems to be alright now. I'll deadlift next session
But now:
Bench Press 5x75 kg (wide) new record
Bench Press 4x75 kg (semi wide) New recor
Negatives 6x80 kg (semi wide) New record
Db benchpresses (incline) 4x30 kg
Db benchpresses (incline) 6x26.4
Dips 10xbw
Dips 4x20 kg
Dips 6xbw
Skull crushers 6-8x35 kg
Skull crushers 6x35 kg
Static holds...
Wrist curls 8x35 kg
Wrist curls 6x35 kg
Wrist curls 4x35 kg
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.