"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.

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my workout routine so far please critique

guayaballer

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well since the new year i have been following a 5 day split trying to prepare for spring break around march 30. but im not sure if i am doing to much or not enough. i will gladly take or add any excersises. i have 10 weeks till springbreak i would like to be as defined and put on as much muscle as i possibly can in those 10 weeks. im 6ft 160

all my exercises are 8 reps of 3 sets.

i start off with 4 minutes of hiit then
Mon Back
pullups 3x8
seated rows 3x8
seated high rows 3x8

lower back
deadlift 3x8
some type of machine that you push back on 3x8
weighted 45 degree hyperextension

abs

Tues shoulders no hiit all 3x8
military press
shoulder press
lateral raise
front raise
shrugs

wedns legs hiit
squats
DB lunges
leg curl
reverse leg curl
hip abductor machine
and calf machine

and abs

thurs chest
cable crossover
chest press
lever seated fly
incline DB press

Fri Arms Hiit
chin ups
preacher curls
hammer curls
barbell curls

skullcrushers
overhead triceps extension
dips

abs

my diet

6 30am 40g of whey protein and then 6 pancakes
10am two ham cheese lettuce tomato mustard on wheat bread
1pm two cans of tuna
post workout
3pm apple with protein shake 40 grams
5pm chicken breast
8pm protein shake
 

"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.

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EFFORT

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I don't like the routine at all. Your training way to much and it would be easier to just get on a routine thats proven to work then trying to fix this one.

Heres something you would do good on assuming your nutrition is good (following was Espi wrote out)

http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8050
 

cuzza

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I actually prefer the one on here, it seems quite good with a few certain tweaks. I'd possibly cut back the sets on a couple of lifts, but all in all seems good.
 
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